Google to Buy Cybersecurity Firm Wiz for $32 Billion in Cash, Its Biggest Acquisition Ever

Google clinched a deal for its biggest-ever acquisition, announcing it will buy cloud-security platform Wiz for about $32 billion in cash.

The acquisition of Wiz is expected to close in 2026, subject to usual closing conditions including regulatory approvals, according to Google. Once closed, New York-based Wiz will join Google Cloud.

Google said the Wiz acquisition will accelerate two major trends in the AI era: improved cloud security and the ability to use multiple clouds. The internet giant said cybersecurity has become “increasingly important in defending against emergent risks and protecting national security.”

Related Stories

VIP+

How Creators Are Licensing Content to Train AI Video Models

Super Bowl: Tubi Attracted One-Third of Streaming Viewership for 2025's Big Game, Per Nielsen

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and parent company Alphabet, said in announcing the deal: “From its earliest days, Google’s strong security focus has made us a leader in keeping people safe online. Today, businesses and governments that run in the cloud are looking for even stronger security solutions, and greater choice in cloud computing providers. Together, Google Cloud and Wiz will turbocharge improved cloud security and the ability to use multiple clouds.”

Previously, Google’s largest acquisition was its purchase of mobile device maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, which closed in 2012.

Last year, Google had proposed buying Wiz for $23 billion but CEO Assaf Rappaport at the time rejected the offer and said his company would pursue an IPO. The original deal also reportedly fell apart over concerns that Google’s deal for Wiz would not get regulatory approval, amid the U.S. government’s two antitrust cases against Google.

According to Google, Wiz’s products will continue to work and be available across all major cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. In addition, Google Cloud will “continue to offer customers wide choice” through a variety of partner security solutions available in the Google Cloud Marketplace.

In a message aimed at both customers and regulators in the Trump administration, Wiz’s Rappaport underscored the promise that under Google’s ownership. “Wiz and Google Cloud are fully committed to continue supporting and protecting customers across all major clouds, helping keep them safe and secure wherever they operate.”

Wiz was founded in 2020. In May 2024, the company announced that it raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation, bringing the company’s total funding to $1.9 billion. Investors in Wiz include Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital, Greylock, Wellington Management, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, Howard Schultz, Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Advent International.