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Chrome for sale: Perplexity AI makes $34.5B bid for Google Chrome

August 13, 2025 0

In an unexpected and ambitious move, Perplexity AI has put forward a $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome web browser. The offer, revealed in a letter of intent on Tuesday, comes amid mounting antitrust pressure on Google, which could face a court-ordered divestiture of Chrome. The proposed price is almost twice Perplexity’s own estimated $18 billion valuation from its …