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
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