US EditionSearch.com Tops Perplexity Bid with $35B Bid for Chrome
Perplexity AI's $34.5 billion bid aims to acquire Chrome amid antitrust pressure on Google, with Chrome holding nearly 68% global browser market share, according to StatCounter.
- On May 20, 2025, Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion all-cash offer to buy Google's Chrome browser, a week before the 20th IPO anniversary.
- Amid the antitrust case, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta last year ruled Google illegally monopolized search and is expected soon to decide on forcing Chrome's sale.
- StatCounter data shows Chrome has over 60% of the global browser market with 3.5 billion users, and Raymond James values it at $50 billion based on 2.25 billion users.
- The company told Reuters that several investment funds have offered to fully back the deal, though their names remain undisclosed, as Google urged the judge to reject the divestment.
- Owning Chrome would give Perplexity AI immediate access to over three billion users and the growing AI-powered browsers market, should regulators permit the deal.
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