company
X
X is a social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. It launched on July 15, 2006, and Musk announced in July 2023 that it would be rebranded as X. xAI acquired X in March 2025, and SpaceX acquired xAI in February 2026.
Key facts
- Launched
- July 15, 2006source
- Created
- March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone and Evan Williamssource
- Rebrand
- Musk announced in July 2023 that Twitter would be rebranded to X; the rebrand was completed by May 2024source
- Acquisition
- In March 2025, X Corp. was acquired by xAI in an all-stock transaction that valued X at $33 billionsource
- Chief executive
- Linda Yaccarino was CEO from June 5, 2023 until she stepped down in July 2025source
- Owner
- In February 2026, xAI, the platform's owner, was acquired by SpaceXsource
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