8 Ways To Measure Twitter’s Worth

Twitter finally began trading today, and it’s now worth about $25 billion before options and restricted stock units. So, what is that really worth?

$80.5 million per page of Hatching Twitter, the biography of Twitter's early tumultuous years.

$80.5 million per page of Hatching Twitter , the biography of Twitter's early tumultuous years.

The book is 305 pages long.

Brendan Mcdermid / Reuters

$490 million for every year of the life of Dick Costolo, the grown-up that turned Twitter into a real company.

$490 million for every year of the life of Dick Costolo, the grown-up that turned Twitter into a real company.

He's 50 years old.

Eduardo Munoz / Reuters

$175 million for every character in a 140-character long Tweet.

$175 million for every character in a 140-character long Tweet.

Dado Ruvic / Reuters

About $244 for each user that checks Twitter every single day.

About $244 for each user that checks Twitter every single day.

Twitter has about 100 million daily active users.

Regis Duvignau / Reuters


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