Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns 9,2 percent of Twitter according to a archive που δόθηκε στη δημοσιότητα σήμερα, από το Bloomberg News. According to the publication, Musk bought the stake on March 14.
Musk has long been one of the users with more than 80 million followers. As of today, after the announcements, it is considered the largest shareholder of Twitter after buying 9,2% of the company's shares.
The world's richest man, worth about $273 billion, bought nearly 73,5 million shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. USA.
That means Tesla co-founder owns more than four times as many as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, who owns 2,25%.
The news naturally sent Twitter stock soaring more than 26% before the open Wall Street on Monday, meaning the company's stock is now worth about $3,6 billion, gaining $1,2 billion in three weeks.
Musk's share is worth about $ 2,89 billion, based on the market closing on Friday.
We should mention that recently Elon Musk even exercised review for freedom of speech on Twitter, through a poll that went viral.
In the poll, the members of the platform asked if they believe that there is freedom of speech on Twitter. 70% of the users answered no. Musk later tweeted that he was seriously considering setting up a new social networking platform.