FACEBOOK'S BIGGEST ACQUISITIONS
BY-HEMAJA BURUD
01
WhatsApp
Year of acquisition
Industry
Cost
- messaging service
- $22 billion
- 2014
02
Oculus VR
Year of acquisition
Industry
Cost
-virtual reality headsets
$2.3 billion
- 2014
03
Instagram
Year of acquisition
- 2012
Industry
social platform
Cost
- $1 billion
04
CTRL-labs
Year of acquisition
-2019
Industry
-augmented reality glasses
Cost
- $1 billion
05
LiveRail
Year of acquisition
- 2014
Industry
-ad-tech
Cost
- $500 million
06
Onavo
Year of acquisition
Industry
-mobile analytics and data compression app
Cost
- $200 million
- 2013
07
Face.com
Year of acquisition
Industry
-facial recognition software
-2012
Cost
- $100 million
08
RedKix
Year of acquisition
Industry
-messaging platform
Cost
- $100 million
- 2018
09
Parse
Year of acquisition
Industry
-back-end tools provider
Cost
-$85 million
-2013
10
PlayGiga
Year of acquisition
Industry
- video gaming
Cost
-$78 million
- 2019
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