Acquisition History / Twitter / Highly

Twitter Acquires Highly

Announced April 17, 2019

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What happened

A highlight sharing application, acquired as an acqui-hire.

Acquirer
Twitter
Target
Highly
Announced
April 17, 2019
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Highlight sharing application

By the numbers

Twitter's acquisition history
56th 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 2019
63 across all acquirers
Twitter in Highlight sharing application
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Twitter acquire Highly?

Twitter acquired Highly on April 17, 2019. This was Twitter's 56th publicly tracked acquisition out of 70 we have on record.

How much did Twitter pay for Highly?

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

What does Highly do?

A highlight sharing application, acquired as an acqui-hire.

What other Highlight sharing application companies has Twitter acquired?

Highly is Twitter's only publicly tracked acquisition in Highlight sharing application so far.

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