This statistic shows the most expensive acquisitions of Amazon as of June 2018. In March 2017, the retail platform acquired Dubai-based Souq.com for 580 million U.S. dollars. Amazon acquired social gaming video platform Twitch for 970 million U.S. dollars in August 2014. Amazon's most expensive acquisition to date was grocery retailer Whole Foods Market in June 2017 for 13.7 billion U.S. dollars. This acquisition was a move to expand the company's online grocery business, one of the fastest growing online shopping trends in the United States.
Most expensive acquisitions by Amazon as of June 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
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CB Insights. (June 28, 2018). Most expensive acquisitions by Amazon as of June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192309/price-of-selected-acquisitions-by-amazon-since-1999/
CB Insights. "Most expensive acquisitions by Amazon as of June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192309/price-of-selected-acquisitions-by-amazon-since-1999/
CB Insights. (2018). Most expensive acquisitions by Amazon as of June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192309/price-of-selected-acquisitions-by-amazon-since-1999/
CB Insights. "Most Expensive Acquisitions by Amazon as of June 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192309/price-of-selected-acquisitions-by-amazon-since-1999/
CB Insights, Most expensive acquisitions by Amazon as of June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192309/price-of-selected-acquisitions-by-amazon-since-1999/ (last visited July 03, 2020)
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