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Twitter to X: 140 Characters That Changed Communication

The Platform That Defined Real-Time

From a side project at a podcasting company to a global platform for breaking news and public discourse, Twitter revolutionized how we communicate. Now rebranded as X, explore the visual and functional evolution of the platform.

March 2006

First Snapshot

100M+

URLs Archived

9

Major Redesigns

Timeline of Key Changes
2006

Twitter launches

SMS-inspired 140-character limit

2007

SXSW breakthrough

Usage triples during conference

2009

Retweet feature added

Viral sharing mechanism introduced

2010

New Twitter design

Major UI overhaul

2012

Cover photos added

Profile customization expanded

2017

280 characters

Character limit doubled

2022

Elon Musk acquires Twitter

New ownership begins changes

2023

Rebrands to X

Blue bird logo replaced

Historical Screenshots

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2006

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2011

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2016

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2020

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