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18. Yes, I was talking revenue. Market cap is the money held in shares (IIRC) and reflects

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 06:08 PM

Oct 2022

perceived future value in growth stocks. And that is why when growth falls, or is expected to fall, market cap craters.

Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has dropped $71 billion this year
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-net-worth-lost-70-billion-metaverse/

Sep 20, 2022
The stock market rout of 2022 has reduced the personal worth of plenty of tech billionaires, but none more than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The founder of the company formerly known as Facebook,...

Twitter is the "beneficiary" of arbitrage, to the extent that anyone can figure out what is going on, as companies are usually bought at a premium to market price.

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Question: Why is Twitter worth 44 Billion-It's a forum like DU? [View all] Blueplanet Oct 2022 OP

Pretty sure it has a lot more users too TheRealNorth Oct 2022 #1

Um, it might have something to do with the fact Twitter has more than 200 million daily users. BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #2

200 Million daily users Blueplanet Oct 2022 #6

But DU has Jerry2144 Oct 2022 #8

I'm afraid it's not worth much then! BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #11

Well, for a start 396 MILLION registered users worldwide... hlthe2b Oct 2022 #3

Wow! Blueplanet Oct 2022 #7

Well, clearly it's not worth $44 billion, otherwise musk would not be stalling unblock Oct 2022 #4

Reach nt Gore1FL Oct 2022 #5

Because data is a commodity Mike_in_LA Oct 2022 #9

It's Not ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #10

aah! Very interesting. Blueplanet Oct 2022 #13

Well, I Checked! ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #15

One word. ADVERTISING usonian Oct 2022 #12

Fascinating. I will check the link. Blueplanet Oct 2022 #14

Revenues Are 11% Of Capitalization ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #17

Yes, I was talking revenue. Market cap is the money held in shares (IIRC) and reflects usonian Oct 2022 #18

We Agree On Most Of That ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #20

Here's a goodie. I am busy, and won't post separately. Interesting though. usonian Oct 2022 #21

I may be wrong, but most of these things has gone DOWN....eventually. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #16

Companies are famously bought. (and your privacy agreements are void, and your data is theirs) usonian Oct 2022 #19