{"id":13826,"date":"2022-07-15T11:06:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=13826"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:06:37","slug":"who-owns-twitter-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now","title":{"rendered":"Who Owns Twitter Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1c4d0147e88\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1c4d0147e88\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1c4d0147e88\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now\/#Who_Owns_Twitter_Now\" title=\"Who Owns Twitter Now?\">Who Owns Twitter Now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now\/#Elon_Musk\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now\/#Jack_Dorsey\" title=\"Jack Dorsey\">Jack Dorsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now\/#Morgan_Stanley\" title=\"Morgan Stanley\">Morgan Stanley<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now\/#State_Street_Corporation\" title=\"State Street Corporation\">State Street Corporation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-owns-twitter-now\/#Vanguard\" title=\"Vanguard\">Vanguard<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Owns_Twitter_Now\"><\/span>Who Owns Twitter Now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; max-height:280px; margin:0px 10px; max-width:30%\" align=\"left\" alt=\"who owns twitter now\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/5s7tZjg.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>So, who owns Twitter now? Elon Musk? Jack Dorsey? Morgan Stanley? State Street Corporation? Or maybe a combination of all three? Those are some of the questions that have plagued the board of Twitter since it was founded 16 years ago. Here&#8217;s a look at some of the big players in the company&#8217;s ownership. What does this mean for the future of Twitter? Who is going to control the company?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musk\"><\/span>Elon Musk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen plenty of news reports about Elon Musk&#8217;s acquisition of Twitter. His shares are many times higher than the average Twitter shareholder&#8217;s, so he could easily buy the whole company. But would he? Given his reputation for remaking and reinventing things, we think not. But who knows, maybe Musk will just do it. If he wanted to buy Twitter, he&#8217;d do it.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups are already voicing concerns about Musk&#8217;s ownership of Twitter. While Twitter&#8217;s 217 million daily users are impressive, the company may return to its roots as a cesspool of hate if Musk&#8217;s management isn&#8217;t careful about how it treats users. Without a moderator, the site could slink back towards a cesspool of hate speech. In the meantime, Twitter&#8217;s creators are likely to continue to re-invent the product to ensure its users remain happy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jack_Dorsey\"><\/span>Jack Dorsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has received a lot of criticism for his&#8217;selfishness&#8217;. He is rarely seen at Twitter&#8217;s headquarters, and in fact, has only visited about thirty offices during his tenure as CEO. He also has a history of controversy, extolling the virtues of ice baths and spartan living, and has testified before Congress on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Before creating Twitter, Jack Dorsey was an instant messaging co-founder and was very interested in the potential of text messaging. He and Biz Stone created a working prototype of Twitter in two weeks, and soon after it grew to popularity. In fact, Twitter was so popular that it gained the investment of Evan Williams, another co-founder of Odeo. Founder of Blogger, Williams had left Google in 2005.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morgan_Stanley\"><\/span>Morgan Stanley<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this year, it was reported that Twitter is in talks with private equity firm Morgan Stanley to buy the company. While a deal with these two banks is far from a sure thing, many analysts are predicting that Twitter will eventually close &#8211; at least in the short term. The company is currently under the ownership of Musk, who owns 9.6 percent of Twitter. Other shareholders include Dorsey, who owns 2.4 percent, and Morgan Stanley.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk has reportedly filed an SEC filing claiming to raise $46.5 billion to buy Twitter. The bank is one of the &#8220;commitment parties&#8221; that is providing that money. They will provide Morgan Stanley with $25.5 billion in debt and another $21 billion in equity. Twitter is yet to decide whether to accept the offer, and the deal remains unclear. Morgan Stanley&#8217;s involvement in the deal has raised a number of questions, notably why Elon Musk is seeking to buy the company.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"State_Street_Corporation\"><\/span>State Street Corporation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, and State Street Corporation now own more than ten percent of Twitter. Morgan Stanley, an investment banking and financial services firm, currently holds 67 million Twitter shares, representing 8.4% of the company&#8217;s outstanding shares. State Street Corporation, an American bank holding company, holds 36.4 million shares of Twitter, representing four percent of the company&#8217;s outstanding shares. The Vanguard Group also owns more than a million shares of Twitter, amounting to about 4.5% of the company&#8217;s total stock value.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Facebook, Twitter is not owned by a single entity. Instead, Twitter is owned by a variety of investment funds. BlackRock&#8217;s funds include the iShares ETF line, which holds shares of publicly traded companies. Twitter shares are held in these funds by many BlackRock customers, mostly under the iShares Evolved US Media and Entertainment ETF. The IEME Fund holds 53 million shares, or 6.5% of the company&#8217;s outstanding shares.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vanguard\"><\/span>Vanguard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After Elon Musk, Vanguard Group has become the largest shareholder of Twitter. On March 14, Vanguard disclosed that it owns 10.3% of the company. As a result, Vanguard now has a stake worth $3.78 billion, a lot more than Musk&#8217;s 9.1% stake. Regardless of the reasons behind the change, it&#8217;s clear that the company is enjoying high profits and is now an important player in the investment world.<\/p>\n<p>However, Vanguard does not endorse the opinions expressed by its followers. This makes it difficult to know what to trust. However, Vanguard does take an &#8220;active&#8221; role in voting, and the opinions expressed by its followers are not necessarily those of the company. This is the most important thing to keep in mind. 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