On March 4, 2022, Elon Musk announced that he had purchased 73.5 million shares of Twitter, or 9.2% of the company. 21 days later, on March 25, 2022, Twitter formalized its takeover by the American billionaire. A historic operation, worthy of a stroke of genius.
At the end of 2022, Elon Musk will become the boss of Twitter. In just under a month, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX has pulled off one of the most impressive “coups” in the history of tech. He first invested, then agreed to an out-of-court settlement, betrayed him, announced his intention to buy the company, intensified the pressure and, finally, won. An extraordinary story, worthy of a film, which we tell you in our latest video on Numerama:
Few takeovers are so quick, and even less so publicized. Between the moment of the first announcement and the formalization of the takeover, only 21 days have passed. Numerama has covered this story very carefully. Here is the list of our articles in chronological order:
In the history of tech, this takeover should leave its mark. We imagine many companies protecting themselves to make themselves less vulnerable. In the meantime, Numerama will continue to closely follow Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.