Acquisition closed
Alphabet acquires Waze (2013)
Alphabet completed the acquisition of Waze on 11 June 2013 for $1.1 billion.[1]
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.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $1.1 billion (equity value)
- Buyer
- Alphabet
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Waze
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
Who owns Waze today?
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Google to acquire Waze — Alphabet Inc., Official press release, published 11 June 2013; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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