How many acquisitions has Chegg made so far?

Chegg has completed 16 acquisitions so far, with an average acquisition amount of $82.2M.

Which countries does Chegg usually acquire in?

Chegg has made acquisitions in 3 countries with the most activity in United States and United Kingdom.

Which sectors does Chegg target for acquisitions?

Most of Chegg's acquisitions are in Higher Education Tech (8) and K-12 EdTech (5).

In which year did Chegg make the most acquisitions?

Chegg was most active in 2011, with 4 acquisitions completed in that year.

List of 16 Acquisitions by Chegg (Apr 2026)

Q: Which is Chegg's latest acquisition?

Chegg's most recent acquisition is Busuu, a Mobile-based platform providing social networking solutions for learning languages, acquired in November 2021 for $436M.

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Chegg has completed 16 acquisitions. Peak activity occurred in 2011 with 4 acquisitions, followed by 2 each in 2018 and 2016. These acquisitions spanned 7 sectors, primarily Higher Education Tech (8), K-12 EdTech (5), and HRTech (2). Geographically, the acquisitions occurred in 3 countries, primarily the United States (14), with 1 each in the United Kingdom and Germany. Over the last five years (2020–2025), the average number of acquisitions per year has been 0.2, and no acquisitions have been completed in the current calendar year. The most recent acquisition was Busuu, a mobile-based platform providing social networking solutions for learning languages, founded in 2008 in London, and acquired in November 2021 for $436M.

Here's the year on year acquisition history of Chegg:

Number of Total Acquisitions

Year	# Acquisitions
2021	1
2020	1
2019	1
2018	2
2017	1
2016	2
2014	2
2013	1
2011	4
2010	1

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Recent acquisitions by Chegg

Chegg's most recent acquisition - Busuu is a Mobile-based platform providing social networking solutions for learning languages, founded in 2008 and located in London. Chegg acquired it in November 2021 for a price of $436M.

Here is the list of all acquisitions by Chegg sorted by the latest acquisition date:

Acquired on	Acquired Company	Acquisition Price	Facilitators	Stake Acquired	Acquisition Multiple
Nov 29, 2021	Busuu	$436M	GP Bullhound, Cooley	13	158
Jun 04, 2020	Mathway	$100M	Horizon Partners	78	173
Sep 04, 2019	Thinkful	$80M	-	74	455
Jul 02, 2018	StudyBlue	$20.8M	Vista Point Advisors	74	328
May 16, 2018	WriteLab	$15M	-	35	405

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