Twitter's IPO Created 1,600 New Millionaires And A $2.2 Billion Tax Bill, Analyst Says

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Market research analyst PrivCo has uncovered an amazing stat about Twitter's IPO: It created 1,600 new millionaires, mostly from rank-and-file employees, it said in a blog post.

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PrivCo keeps detailed records on private companies and calculated the new millionaires based on the shares held by insiders a day after the IPO, when shares closed at about $40.

Just for fun, PrivCo calculated the tax bill this IPO created, too: $2.2 billion:

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  • Total Twitter millionaires created: 1,600
  • Total Twitter IPO California State Tax Windfall : $479 Million
  • Total Twitter IPO IRS Tax Windfall: $1.72 Billion