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Twitter Acquires Atebits

Announced April 9, 2010

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What happened

Maker of Tweetie, a popular iOS/macOS Twitter client, later renamed Twitter for iPhone.

Acquirer
Twitter
Target
Atebits
Announced
April 9, 2010
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Tweetie

By the numbers

Twitter's acquisition history
4th of 70 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
11 of 70 Twitter deals
Twitter's average disclosed price
$135.7M
Twitter's largest disclosed deal
TellApart ($479M)
Tracked acquisitions in 2010
115 across all acquirers
Twitter in Tweetie
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Twitter acquire Atebits?

Twitter acquired Atebits on April 9, 2010. This was Twitter's 4th publicly tracked acquisition out of 70 we have on record.

How much did Twitter pay for Atebits?

The price Twitter paid for Atebits was not publicly disclosed. Only 11 of Twitter's 70 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Atebits do?

Maker of Tweetie, a popular iOS/macOS Twitter client, later renamed Twitter for iPhone.

What other Tweetie companies has Twitter acquired?

Atebits is Twitter's only publicly tracked acquisition in Tweetie so far.

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