Twitter has filed to become a publicly traded company . May we present seven years of famous , and infamous , tweets and Twitterers : . The first tweet was sent in 2009 ; co-founder Ashton Kutcher called it `` Twttr '' In 2009 , Ashton Kutcher beat Weiner 's breaking news feed to 268,000 followers . This year 's `` Arab Spring '' peaked at 268,000 tweets per minute .
Twitter has filed to become a publicly traded company . The first tweet was sent in 2009 ; co-founder Ashton Kutcher called it `` Twttr '' In 2009 , Ashton Kutcher beat Weiner 's breaking news feed to 268,000 followers . This year 's `` Arab Spring '' peaked at 268,000 tweets per minute .