X (Twitter)

X, also known as Twitter, is a privately owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 2006, the company operates with an estimated 7,070 employees and reported $2.5B in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in search, social, and retail media, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It operates a social networking service where users can share short text messages, images, and videos in posts (formerly "tweets") and like or repost/retweet other users' content. The service also includes direct messaging, video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists and communities, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Additionally, users can vote on context added by approved users using the Community Notes feature.