
14/08/2025
In a bold and unexpected move, Aravind Srinivas’ Perplexity AI has offered $34.5 billion in cash to buy Google Chrome — even though Google hasn’t put the browser up for sale.
The offer is more than double Perplexity’s own $14 billion valuation, showing its ambition to grab a bigger share of the AI-powered search market. This isn’t the company’s first daring step — it once proposed merging with TikTok’s US arm to address concerns about Chinese ownership.
By targeting Chrome’s massive three-billion-user base, Perplexity is aiming for the scale it needs to take on AI giants like OpenAI.
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