NRI Aravind Srinivas Offers $34.5B to Acquire Google Chrome in AI Race
Los Angeles/ Aug 12, 2025
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NRI Aravind Srinivas, Entrepreneur, CEO of Perplexity AI, has reportedly offered $34.5 billion to acquire Google Chrome, the world’s most widely used web browser with an estimated 3 billion users.
Industry analysts see this as a strategic play by Perplexity AI to rapidly scale its user base and strengthen its position in the escalating artificial intelligence race against major players like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic. Control over Google Chrome would give Perplexity AI direct access to one of the largest online user ecosystems, potentially enabling seamless integration of AI-driven search, browsing, and personalization tools.
While Google has not officially commented on the reported offer, the move highlights the growing ambition of AI companies to acquire established platforms rather than building audiences from scratch. Analysts caution, however, that such a deal would face intense regulatory scrutiny given Chrome’s dominance in the browser market.
Biography...
- Arvind Srinivas born June 7, 1994 in Madras/Chennai, India, NRI technologist and entrepreneur widely known for his role in revolutionizing AI-powered research.
- He currently serves as the CEO and co-founder of Perplexity AI, a fast-growing "answer engine" that provides accurate, context-supported answers using advanced AI models.
- Srinivas completed dual degrees (B.Tech and M.Tech) in Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras, graduating at the top of his class.
- He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley. Working under Peter Abel and focusing on areas such as representation learning, reinforcement learning, and control systems.
- Srinivas gained invaluable exposure through research internships at DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google Brain, connecting with machine learning and AI frameworks that would form the foundation of his startup vision.
- In August 2022, Srinivas co-founded Perplexity AI in San Francisco with Dennis Yarts, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski.
- The company’s mission: to build a trusted, AI-powered search engine that goes beyond traditional results by providing conversational, context-rich answers.
- Perplexity’s rapid growth includes a $14–$18 billion valuation in 2025 and a partnership with Airtel in India, which made Perplexity Pro freely accessible to millions of people.
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