Acquisition closed
Alphabet acquires YouTube (2006)
Alphabet completed the acquisition of YouTube on 13 November 2006 for $1.65 billion.[1]
Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock, twenty months after the video site was founded and while it still had no meaningful revenue. The price was widely criticised as reckless at the time.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $1.65 billion (equity value)
- Buyer
- Alphabet
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- YouTube
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
Who owns YouTube today?
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Google Inc. Form 8-K — completion of acquisition of YouTube, Inc. — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 13 November 2006; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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