Private company

Zagat

Rating company

The Zagat Survey (, zÉ™-GAT), commonly referred to as Zagat (stylized in all caps), is an organization which collects and correlates the ratings of restaurants by diners, established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1979Founded1

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • The Infatuation

Owners

Former owners and parents

  • Google Sep 8, 2011 to Mar 5, 2018

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 9, 2021Acquired Acquired by JPMorgan Chase1
  2. Mar 5, 2018Acquired Acquired by The Infatuation1
  3. Sep 8, 2011Acquired Acquired by Google1
  4. 1979Founded Founded1

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