Google’s Hulu Bid ‘In the Range of $4 Billion’ Google made the highest bid for streaming video site Hulu, reportedly around $4 billion, more than double what it paid for YouTube. However, Google was also bidding on some as-yet unspecified extras that didn’t meet the conditions of Hulu’s owners. Google made the highest bid for streaming video site Hulu, reportedly around $4 billion, more than doubl