BlogThe 30 Biggest Tech Acquisitions of the Last Decade
The 30 Biggest Tech Acquisitions of the Last Decade
30. Twitter Acquires MoPub
- Year: 2013
- Value: $350 million
Twitter’s acquisition of MoPub expanded its advertising capabilities by providing better ad monetization tools.
29. Amazon Buys Zappos
- Year: 2009
- Value: $1.2 billion
This acquisition helped Amazon gain a foothold in the online shoe and apparel market.
28. Meta Acquires Instagram
- Year: 2012
- Value: $1 billion
Meta’s acquisition of Instagram reshaped the social media landscape, giving it dominance in photo and video sharing.
27. Cisco Acquires ThousandEyes
- Year: 2020
- Value: $1 billion
Cisco acquired ThousandEyes to enhance its network intelligence and analytics capabilities, a move aimed at improving network performance monitoring.
26. eBay Acquires PayPal
- Year: 2002 (Split in 2015, Re-Acquisition in Talks)
- Value: $1.5 billion
Although this deal occurred before the last decade, PayPal’s growth under eBay influenced the payments landscape significantly.
25. Meta Acquires Oculus VR
- Year: 2014
- Value: $2 billion
This acquisition underscored Meta’s commitment to virtual reality and its vision for the metaverse.
24. Google Buys Fitbit
- Year: 2021
- Value: $2.1 billion
This acquisition marked Google’s entry into the wearables market, enhancing its health and fitness technology portfolio.
23. Uber Acquires Postmates
- Year: 2020
- Value: $2.65 billion
This deal strengthened Uber’s food delivery business, helping it compete more effectively against DoorDash.
22. Apple Buys Beats Electronics
- Year: 2014
- Value: $3 billion
Apple’s acquisition of Beats brought premium headphones and a music streaming service under its umbrella.
21. Google Acquires Nest Labs
- Year: 2014
- Value: $3.2 billion
Google expanded into smart home technology with its acquisition of Nest Labs, known for its innovative thermostats and security devices.
20. HP Acquires Poly
- Year: 2022
- Value: $3.3 billion
HP expanded its portfolio of workplace solutions with this acquisition of the video and audio tech company Poly.
19. Adobe Buys Marketo
- Year: 2018
- Value: $4.75 billion
Adobe expanded its marketing technology offerings with the acquisition of Marketo, targeting enterprise customers.
18. Microsoft Acquires GitHub
- Year: 2018
- Value: $7.5 billion
Microsoft expanded its developer tools portfolio with the acquisition of GitHub, the largest software development platform globally.
17. Amazon Acquires MGM
- Year: 2021
- Value: $8.45 billion
With this acquisition, Amazon gained access to MGM’s massive library of content to boost its Prime Video offering.
16. Google Acquires Motorola Mobility
- Year: 2012
- Value: $12.5 billion
This acquisition helped Google secure patents for its Android ecosystem and briefly entered the hardware market.
15. Intel Buys Altera
- Year: 2015
- Value: $16.7 billion
Intel acquired Altera to enhance its data center and FPGA offerings, targeting cloud computing markets.
14. Intel Buys Mobileye
- Year: 2017
- Value: $15.3 billion
This acquisition positioned Intel as a key player in the autonomous driving and computer vision space.
13. Salesforce Buys Tableau
- Year: 2019
- Value: $15.7 billion
Salesforce added advanced data visualization and analytics capabilities with this acquisition.
12. Adobe Acquires Figma
- Year: 2022
- Value: $20 billion
Adobe strengthened its design tools portfolio with this high-profile acquisition, aiming to dominate collaborative design.
11. Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn
- Year: 2016
- Value: $26.2 billion
This acquisition solidified Microsoft’s position in professional networking and enterprise tools.
10. Salesforce Acquires Slack
- Year: 2021
- Value: $27.7 billion
This acquisition bolstered Salesforce’s position in the collaboration tools market, directly competing with Microsoft Teams.
9. Oracle Acquires Cerner
- Year: 2021
- Value: $28.3 billion
Oracle’s acquisition of Cerner marked its expansion into the healthcare IT sector, enhancing its cloud-based solutions for patient care.
8. SoftBank Acquires ARM
- Year: 2016
- Value: $31 billion
SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM signaled its interest in IoT and mobile computing technologies.
7. AMD Acquires Xilinx
- Year: 2020
- Value: $35 billion
AMD boosted its semiconductor capabilities with this acquisition, strengthening its competitive edge against Intel.
6. IBM Buys Red Hat
- Year: 2019
- Value: $34 billion
IBM acquired Red Hat to accelerate its hybrid cloud strategy, making this the largest software acquisition of the decade.
5. NVIDIA Acquires ARM
- Year: Pending Approval (Announced 2020)
- Value: $40 billion
This proposed deal aims to combine NVIDIA’s expertise in AI with ARM’s dominant mobile processing technology.
4. Dell Acquires EMC
- Year: 2016
- Value: $67 billion
This deal remains one of the largest tech acquisitions ever, positioning Dell as a leader in data storage and cloud computing.
3. Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
- Year: 2022
- Value: $68.7 billion
This acquisition marked Microsoft’s largest deal ever, emphasizing its commitment to gaming and the metaverse.
2. Oracle Acquires TikTok US Operations (Pending)
- Year: 2021
- Value: $90 billion
Antitrust clearance yet completed impacts scale signifying fiscal landmarks.
1. Dell Acquires EMC
- Year: 2016
- Value: $67 billion
This monumental acquisition highlights the value of high-end data storage solutions.