For any tech giant across industries, success and growth are possible with strategic acquisitions. Likewise, Facebook has also acquired several companies since its debut in 2004. From its modest beginnings in Harvard University by Mark Zuckerberg along with a few dorm roommates, it has grown exponentially into one of the most valuable tech companies in the world.
As of December last year, Facebook is the most popular social networking site in the world with more than 1.6 billion daily active users across the world. Moving beyond social media, Facebook started acquiring businesses such as WhatsApp and Instagram to keep up its pace with the messaging industry. Also, it made numerous strategic acquisitions to increase its features and functionality and rope in talented individuals. Detailing on the same, here we list 10 noteworthy European tech startup acquisitions made by Facebook.