Perplexity Offers To Buy Google Chrome For $34.5 Billion

Perplexity has conscionable offered to bargain Google Chrome for $34.5 cardinal — a bid that’s acold much than nan AI hunt startup itself is weighted at, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. The startup sent nan unsolicited bid connected Tuesday, conscionable months aft Perplexity said it would bargain Chrome if nan authorities forces Google to waste its browser.

The startup also offered to bargain TikTok earlier this year. Google hasn’t indicated that it would waste Chrome astatine immoderate price, and truthful far, nan tribunal hasn’t ordered a sale.

Perplexity spokesperson Jesse Dwyer confirmed to The Verge that nan WSJ’s reporting is accurate. The startup’s bid for Chrome stands successful stark opposition to nan startup’s valuation of astir $18 billion. 

Dmitry Shevelenko, Perplexity’s main business officer, told Bloomberg that “multiple ample finance costs person agreed to finance nan transaction successful full.” A spokesperson for nan startup besides told Bloomberg that Perplexity would put much than $3 cardinal successful Chrome and Chromium complete nan adjacent 2 years if Google accepts nan deal.