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who created twitter

Quick Scoop

Twitter was created by **Jack Dorsey**, **Evan Williams**, **Biz Stone**, and **Noah Glass** in 2006. The service was first launched publicly on July 15, 2006, and the original project name was “Twttr.”[1][7][9]

Who did what

  • Jack Dorsey is widely credited with proposing the core idea and sending the first tweet, “just setting up my twttr,” on March 21, 2006.
  • Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass were also key early founders and collaborators through Odeo, the podcasting company where Twitter began.
  • Noah Glass is often associated with the name “Twttr.”

In short

If you want the simplest answer: **Jack Dorsey is usually the name most people give as Twitter’s creator, but Twitter was actually built by a small founding team.**

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