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Global Tech M&A Volume by Year ($B)

Meritech CapitalJanuary 2026
Global Tech M&A Volume by Year ($B)
Chart by Meritech Capital. Source: meritech.substack.com

This chart shows global tech M&A volume for deals over $50M alongside the average deal size from 2015 to 2025. Tech M&A volume peaked in 2025 at $587 billion with an average deal size of $1.8 billion.

LabelValue shown on the chart
2015$397B
2016$308B
2017$180B
2018$338B
2019$318B
2020$455B
2021$469B
2022$480B
2023$202B
2024$228B
2025$587B

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