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Twitter was founded on April 19, 2007. It is a Delaware corporation.[1] Its founders are Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams.[2]
Its headquarters are in San Francisco.[3][1][4][5] Its CEO is Elon Musk.[6] It had 29 employees in 2009.[7]
Financials
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Twitter is a public company[1]. Twitter ranks in the top 2% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,536 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Twitter was a member of Internet Association[3].
- Twitter is in the country of United States[4].
- Twitter is in the country of US[5].
- Twitter's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
- Twitter's instance of is recorded as privately held company[7].
- Twitter's founder is recorded as Jack Dorsey[8].
- Twitter's founder is recorded as Noah Glass[9].
- Twitter's founder is recorded as Biz Stone[10].
- Twitter's founder is recorded as Evan Williams[11].
- Twitter is owned by X Holdings I, Inc.[12].
- Twitter is owned by Morgan Stanley[13].
- Twitter is owned by BlackRock[14].
- Twitter is owned by Elon Musk[15].
- Twitter is owned by Jack Dorsey[16].
- Twitter is owned by The Vanguard Group[17].
- Twitter's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[18].
- Twitter's chief executive officer is recorded as Dick Costolo[19].
- Twitter's chief executive officer is recorded as Jack Dorsey[20].
- Twitter's chief executive officer is recorded as Parag Agrawal[21].
- Twitter's chief executive officer is recorded as Elon Musk[22].
- Twitter's child organization or unit is recorded as Whisper Systems[23].
- Twitter's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[24].
- Twitter's review score is recorded as 3.2[25].
- Twitter's industry is recorded as Internet industry[26].
- Twitter's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300I8RX485XMK6836[28]
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Registered legal name: Twitter, INC.[29]
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Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[30]
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GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]
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Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ[32]
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Entity status: ACTIVE[33]
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LEI registration status: LAPSED[34]
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Entity created: 2007-04-19[35]
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LEI first registered: 2013-10-17[36]
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LEI last updated: 2024-02-07[37]
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LEI next renewal: 2024-02-06[38]
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Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[39]
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Registration authority: RA000602[40]
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Authority entity ID: 4337446[41]
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Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[42]
Body
Founding
Founders include Jack Dorsey[8], Noah Glass[9], Biz Stone[10], and Evan Williams[11]. Recorded inception include April 19, 2007[43] and 2007-04-19[44].
Identity
Twitter's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Twitter, Inc.'}[45].
Leadership
Chief executives include Dick Costolo[19], a businessperson[46], b. 1963[47], of United States[48]; Jack Dorsey[20], an entrepreneur[49], b. 1976[50], of United States[51]; Parag Agrawal[21], a business executive[52], b. 1984[53], specialised in computer science[54]; and Elon Musk[22], a programmer[55], b. 1971[56], of South Africa[57], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[58], specialised in tech entrepreneurship[59]. Board members include Mimi Alemayehou[60], a businessperson[61], b. 1969[62], of Ethiopia[63], awarded the Distinguished Honor Award[64]; Omid Kordestani[65], a computer scientist[66], b. 1963[67], of Iran[68]; Martha Lane Fox[69], an entrepreneur[70], b. 1973[71], of United Kingdom[72], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[73]; Fei-Fei Li[74], a computer scientist[75], b. 1976[76], of United States[77], awarded the J. K. Aggarwal Prize[78], specialised in computer science[79]; and Bret Taylor[80], a businessperson[81], b. 1980[82], of United States[83].
Operations
Twitter's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[18]. Twitter's child organization or unit is recorded as Whisper Systems[23].
Industry
Twitter's industry is recorded as Internet industry[26].
Ownership
Owners include X Holdings I, Inc.[12]; Morgan Stanley[13], a business[84], in United States[85], founded in 2008[86], headquartered in New York City[87]; BlackRock[14], a company[88], in United States[89], founded in 1988[90], headquartered in New York City[91]; Elon Musk[15], a programmer[92], b. 1971[93], of South Africa[94], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[95], specialised in tech entrepreneurship[96]; Jack Dorsey[16], an entrepreneur[97], b. 1976[98], of United States[99]; and The Vanguard Group[17], a business[100], in United States[101], founded in 1975[102], headquartered in Malvern[103]. Twitter's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[24]. Products include X[104], Vine[105], and Periscope[106].
Dissolution
Twitter was dissolved in April 2023[107].
Why It Matters
Twitter ranks in the top 2% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,536 views/month).[2] Twitter has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[108] Twitter is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[109]