Perplexity’s bid is $34.5bn. Perplexity is worth $18bn. How does that work?
As noted earlier, the bid is $34.5bn – there are two sides to the question of this figure.
One is what Chrome is worth, which some experts believe is far, far higher than that.
The CEO of DuckDuckGo (another browser) recently testified in court that Chrome was worth $50bn in their view.
The other is what the buying company is worth – Perplexity is a private firm but it was valued at around $18bn, according to the Wall Street Journal.
They are seeking external partners to provide money to back the bid including big venture capital firms, reports the Times.
Karl Matchett13 August 2025 08:45
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