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Elon Musk Causes Searches For 'Buy Twitter Stock' To Explode By 1,147%, Following The Recent Offer To buy Twitter

Twitter Inc. Elon Musk

By JohnSlots

New analysis of Google search data shows online searches for the ‘Buy Twitter Stock' surged by 1,147% worldwide on the 14th of April, following Elon Musk’s recent announcement of an offer to buy the social media platform, Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) for more than $40 billion.

Entertainment experts JohnSlots discovered searches to buy stocks in Twitter have risen more than twelve times the average search volume, according to Google Trends data.

These findings highlight how the CEO of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX continues to have an impact on the tech and media world with his high-power status. Not only does Musk continue to have incredible influence over major companies and corporations, but also on consumers and users alike.”

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