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Largest Technology Acquisitions of All Time

The biggest corporate acquisitions in the technology industry ranked by deal value in billions of USD. Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023 became the largest gaming deal and one of the largest tech acquisition...

About: Largest Technology Acquisitions of All Time

Overview of the data behind this chart
The biggest corporate acquisitions in the technology industry ranked by deal value in billions of USD. Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023 became the largest gaming deal and one of the largest tech acquisitions in history. AI-assisted data.

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset
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Microsoft / Activision Blizzard leads with 69 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 65  ·  median: 65.
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2023 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2023: Microsoft / Activision Blizzard is 1.1× larger than Broadcom / VMware.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Client
Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  6 years
Top Value
69
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard
Deal Value (Billion USD) · 2023
Metrics
1
Deal Value (Billion USD)
Period
2012 – 2023
6 years of data

Category Rankings

Ranked by 2023 value · vs. 2012
# Category 2023 2012 Change
🥇 Microsoft / Activision Blizzard 69
🥈 Broadcom / VMware 61
Statistical Summary — 2023
69
Maximum
61
Minimum
65
Average
65
Median

What This Data Shows

Auto-generated trend summaries per category
Google / Motorola Mobility
Recorded 12 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2012.
Facebook / WhatsApp
Recorded 22 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2014.
Dell / EMC
Recorded 67 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2016.
Microsoft / LinkedIn
Recorded 26 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2016.
Salesforce / Slack
Recorded 28 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2021.
Amazon / MGM
Recorded 8 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2022.
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard
Recorded 69 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2023.
Broadcom / VMware
Recorded 61 Deal Value (Billion USD) in 2023.

Full Data Table

8 records across 6 years
8 sourced
Category Metric 2012 2014 2016 2021 2022 2023 Source
Google / Motorola Mobility Deal Value (Billion USD) 12
Facebook / WhatsApp Deal Value (Billion USD) 22
Dell / EMC Deal Value (Billion USD) 67
Microsoft / LinkedIn Deal Value (Billion USD) 26
Salesforce / Slack Deal Value (Billion USD) 28
Amazon / MGM Deal Value (Billion USD) 8
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard Deal Value (Billion USD) 69
Broadcom / VMware Deal Value (Billion USD) 61

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