ɪn lˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, tʃaɪnˈiːz tɛknˈɑːlədʒi kˈʌmpəni tˈɛnsənt mˌeɪd ɐ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.wˈʌn bˈɪliən bˈɪd tə bˈaɪ sˈɑːɡuː, wɪððə dᵻsˈɪʒən tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ænd ɹˈɛɡjʊlətˌoːɹi pɚmˈɪʃənz stˈɪl pˈɛndɪŋ.
In late July 2020, Chinese technology company Tencent made a $2.1 billion bid to buy Sogou, with the decision to accept and regulatory permissions still pending.