{"id":684702,"date":"2025-08-12T21:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/perplexity-makes-34-5-billion-longshot-bid-for-google-chrome\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:10:20","slug":"perplexity-makes-34-5-billion-longshot-bid-for-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/perplexity-makes-34-5-billion-longshot-bid-for-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Perplexity makes $34.5 billion longshot bid for Google Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2025\/08\/google-perplexity-cash-offer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Google Perplexity Cash Offer\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>AI search startup Perplexity today made an unsolicited $34.5 billion all-cash offer to buy Google\u2019s Chrome browser, nearly double its own $18 billion valuation.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perplexity told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/perplexity-ai-google-chrome-offer-5ddb7a22?st=7gNiSR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> that multiple large venture capital funds have agreed to finance the deal. <\/li>\n<li>Google hasn\u2019t indicated any willingness to sell Chrome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a><\/strong>. Google&#8217;s parent company, Alphabet, is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ealing a 2024 court ruling that it illegally monopolized search.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bid comes as U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta considers whether to force Google to divest Chrome to restore competition in search.<\/li>\n<li>Chrome has about 3.5 billion users and more than 60% global browser market share.<\/li>\n<li>Perplexity said it would keep Chromium open source, invest $3 billion over two years, and maintain Google as Chrome\u2019s default search engine (though users could change it).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Chrome is one of the most powerful gateways to search. Chrome gives Google a massive data advantage, which helps shape everything from ad targeting to SERP features. A new owner could upend default search deals, disrupt traffic patterns, and rewrite the rules for how audiences are tracked, targeted, and monetized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, but. <\/strong><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Analysts say the sale is unlikely. In the meantime, Perplexity will grab some attention and make<\/span> some headlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture. <\/strong>Perplexity recently launched a new browser, Comet. Perplexity believes browsers are strategic control points for the next era of agentic search and online advertising.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/perplexity-bid-google-chrome-460683\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI search startup Perplexity today made an unsolicited $34.5 billion all-cash offer to buy Google\u2019s Chrome browser, nearly double its own $18 billion valuation. Perplexity told The Wall Street Journal that multiple large venture capital funds have agreed to finance the deal. Google hasn\u2019t indicated any willingness to sell Chrome. Driving the news. 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