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X's competitors and similar companies include WhatsApp and LinkedIn.

	X X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	LinkedIn LinkedIn is a company that develops a social networking platform.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2003
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology platform social networks
Locations	Locations San Francisco, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Dublin, IE Tokyo, JP Seoul, KR Mexico City, MX Singapore, SG see more	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE	Locations Sunnyvale, US HQ Melbourne, AU Sydney, AU Graz, AT Sao Paulo, BR Toronto, CA Beijing, CN see more
Employees	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 2,9114% increase	Employees 23,705
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $17.8b (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Trademark Applications (US)	Trademark Applications (US) 55 (Jan, 2024)	Trademark Applications (US) N/A	Trademark Applications (US) 7 (Jul, 2024)
Trademarks (US)	Trademarks (US) 100 (Jan, 2024)	Trademarks (US) N/A	Trademarks (US) 71 (Jul, 2024)
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 319.8m

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Menlo Park, US

WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.

Sunnyvale, US

LinkedIn is a company that develops a social networking platform.

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