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Perplexity Seeks to Acquire Google Chrome With $34.5 Billion Offer

Perplexity secures financing for its unsolicited $34.5 billion bid, pledging $3 billion to develop Chromium under a pending DOJ divestiture review.

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Overview

  • Google has not indicated any willingness to sell Chrome, and Sundar Pichai has warned that a forced divestiture could introduce cybersecurity and operational risks.
  • The offer arrives amid a Department of Justice remedies phase following a court finding that Google holds an unlawful search monopoly.
  • Perplexity’s $34.5 billion bid far exceeds its own $14–18 billion valuation, with the company citing commitments from undisclosed investment funds for financing.
  • The startup promises to maintain Chromium as open source and invest $3 billion in browser development, aligning the move with its Comet AI-driven browsing strategy.
  • Analysts view the proposal largely as a high-profile publicity play to spotlight Perplexity’s AI browser in the face of daunting legal and technical separation hurdles.