Twitter, Inc.

Detailed Description

Twitter, Inc. operates as a platform for public self-expression and conversation in real-time. The company offers Twitter, a platform that allows users to consume, create, distribute, and discover content. It also provides promoted products and services, such as promoted ads and Twitter amplify, follower ads, and Twitter takeover; Tips to directly send small one-time payments on Twitter using various payment methods, including bitcoin; Super Follows, a paid monthly subscription, which includes bonus content, exclusive previews, and perks as a way to support and connect with creators on Twitter; and Ticketed Spaces to support creators on Twitter for their time and effort in hosting, speaking, and moderating the public conversation on Twitter Spaces. In addition, the company offers Twitter Audience platform, an advertising offering that enables advertisers to extend advertising campaigns; Twitter Developer Platform, a platform that enables developers to build tools for people and businesses using its public application programming interface; and paid access to Twitter data for partners with commercial use cases. Twitter, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Key People

Founder(s): Jack Dorsey Noah Glass Biz Stone Evan Williams

Bret Taylor (Chair) Parag Agrawal (CEO) Ned Segal (CFO)

Financials

Revenue: US$ 3.72 billion (2020)

Operating income: US$ 27 million (2020)

Net income: US$ −1.14 billion (2020)

Total assets: US$ 13.37 billion (2020)

Total equity: US$ 7.97 billion (2020)