Acquisition closed
Microsoft acquires GitHub (2018)
Microsoft completed the acquisition of GitHub on 26 October 2018 for $7.5 billion.[1]
Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock. The European Commission cleared the deal unconditionally in October 2018, finding no risk that the buyer would degrade the platform for rival developer tools.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $7.5 billion (equity value)
- Buyer
- Microsoft
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- GitHub
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
Who owns GitHub today?
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Microsoft Corporation Form 10-Q — GitHub acquisition disclosure — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 30 January 2019; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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