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Oct 10, 2016 · Tech. A Decade Ago, Google Bought YouTube — and It Was the Best Tech Deal Ever. Here’s to another 10 years. By Victor Luckerson Oct 10, 2016, 8:30am EDT. Ringer illustration. Ten years ago this...
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Sep 2, 2021 · Nearly 15 years ago, Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOGL, GOOG) Google purchased YouTube for the hefty sum of $1.65 billion. The actual date the news hit was Oct. 9, 2006.
Oct 9, 2006 · The price makes YouTube Inc., a still-unprofitable startup, by far the most expensive purchase made by Google during its eight-year history. Last year, Google spent $130.5 million buying a total ...
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Oct 10, 2016 · Ten years ago today, Google snapped up YouTube for a then-hefty $1.65 billion. In the intervening years, our concept of what constitutes a “big startup acquisition” has been turned on its head ...
Tech. News & Analysis. 10 years ago Google bought YouTube and everything changed. Rehan Hooda October 10, 2016, 11:40:18 IST. 9 October 2006, Google announced that it would acquire YouTube in an all-stock $1.65 billion deal. This deal is considered among one of the most iconic deals in the Tech world. Advertisement.
Jun 1, 2020 · Noah Berger/AP Photo; YouTube; Paul Sakuma/AP Photo; Samantha Lee/Business Insider. YouTube's sale to Google for $1.65 billion in October 2006 altered the course of Silicon Valley history. In...
On October 9, 2006, Google announced that they had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock. The deal was finalized on November 13, 2006. Google's acquisition launched newfound interest in video-sharing sites; IAC, which now owned Vimeo, focused on supporting the content creators to distinguish itself from YouTube.
