It is rumored and further "confirmed"[0][1] that Google did offer to buy Snapchat for $4bn, in an effort to outbid Facebooks $3bn. 0. http://www.theverge.com/2

It is rumored and further "confirmed"[0][1] that Google did offer to buy Snapchat for $4bn, in an effort to outbid Facebooks $3bn. 0. http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5106950/google-snapchat-4-billion-buyout-rumor http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5106950/google-snapchat-4... 1. "Confirmed" in quotes because Valleywag cites an unnamed source, and I typically find Valleywag, and Gawker Media on a whole, dubious and not entirely worthy of trust. However, this may have been more solidly confirmed elsewhere as well.