Alphabet has completed 4 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 2006 to 2021.
| Date | Type | Assets | Counterparty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | Acquisition | Fitbit | — | $2.1bn |
| Feb 2014 | Acquisition | Google Nest | — | $3.2bn |
| Jun 2013 | Acquisition | Waze | — | $1.1bn |
| Nov 2006 | Acquisition | YouTube | — | $1.65bn |
Google acquired Fitbit for about $2.1 billion after a review lasting more than a year. The European Commission cleared it only against binding commitments not to use Fitbit health data for advertising and to keep rival wearables working with Android.
Google acquired Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash, buying a thermostat company founded by two former Apple engineers. The price startled the industry and marked Google's entry into hardware inside the home.
Google acquired the Israeli navigation app Waze for about $1.1 billion, keeping it as a separate product rather than folding it into Google Maps. Both apps still run side by side more than a decade later.
Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock, twenty months after the video site was founded and while it still had no meaningful revenue. The price was widely criticised as reckless at the time.
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