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💸 Perplexity Chrome Bid: $34.5B Play for Google’s Browser

Updated: Aug 16


Perplexity logo, featured in NewBits Digest article on perplexity chrome bid, highlighting $34.5B offer and Comet browser launch.

In a move straight out of left field, AI startup Perplexity has made an unsolicited perplexity chrome bid worth $34.5B for Google’s Chrome browser — reported by the Wall Street Journal and Reuters — right as Google faces an antitrust storm that could force remedies impacting Chrome.


🔎 The Details


  • 💬 Perplexity submitted an unsolicited, all-cash offer for Chrome.


  • 💸 The offer is more than 2× Perplexity’s latest valuation of about $14B.


  • 🌍 Chrome commands roughly 68% of the global browser market with around 3.5B users.


  • 🚀 Meanwhile, Perplexity launched Comet, its AI-first browser, in July 2025.


⚖️ The Legal Backdrop


A U.S. judge (Amit Mehta) is expected to rule this month on remedies in the Google search antitrust case; one option under discussion is a forced Chrome divestiture.


💡 Why the Perplexity Chrome Bid Matters


On paper, this feels more like headline theater than a real takeover attempt. (And yes… we’re writing about it, so it’s working. ✅)


Still, Perplexity is carving out an early-mover advantage in AI-powered browsing with Comet. Google, for its part, is unlikely to let go of Chrome anytime soon — especially as it weaves Gemini deeper into its browser ecosystem.


👀 Bottom line: Perplexity just made one of the boldest bids in tech — even if it never closes, the startup has everyone talking.



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