Facebook Has
Spent $22
Billion on
Acquisitions. That's Equal to the GDP of Uganda.
Media juggernauts in today's tech**logy sector don't hold back when it comes to spending top dollars on rising startups
Facebook in particular has
Spent a whopping $22 billion-plus on disclosed acquisitions since its inception in 2004
WhatsApp,
Instagram and 45 other companies are **w under Facebook's belt. It didn't take Mark Zuckerberg very long to realize buying other companies is the best way to grow his own
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The folks at
Marketo created an infographic comparing the $22 billion-plus sum to the gross domestic products of countries, the net worth of celebrities, the price of making ****** and values of professional sports teams. Take a look below:
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