Ziff Davis has completed 4 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 2013 to 2024.
| Date | Type | Assets | Counterparty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | Acquisition | CNET | — | undisclosed |
| Feb 2021 | Acquisition | Mashable | — | undisclosed |
| Oct 2017 | Acquisition | Humble Bundle | — | undisclosed |
| Feb 2013 | Acquisition | IGN | — | undisclosed |
Ziff Davis acquired CNET from Red Ventures. CNET was among the first technology news sites, was owned by CBS for over a decade, and had drawn criticism shortly before the sale for publishing articles generated by artificial intelligence without labelling them clearly. Press reports put the price near $100 million; neither party disclosed a figure.
Ziff Davis acquired Mashable, which had been started by a nineteen-year-old in Scotland, grown into a large digital publisher, and sold in 2017 for a fraction of its peak valuation. Neither party disclosed the price.
Ziff Davis acquired Humble Bundle, which sells collections of games at a price the buyer chooses and splits the money between developers, charity and the platform. The price was not disclosed, and the charitable model has continued under the new owner.
Ziff Davis, then owned by j2 Global, acquired IGN from News Corp. IGN had been assembled from a network of console-specific sites in the 1990s, and its review scores carry enough weight to be quoted in publishers marketing. The price was not disclosed.
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