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Jack became a billionaire in 2013 when Square was valued at more
than $3 billion. In 2014, Jack was estimated as being worth more than
$2 billion on his own. Part of the reason his worth jumped so quickly
is due to Twitter’s decision to be traded publicly. Although Jack did not
work directly for the company at the time, he still owned part of it. The
first
stocks
were expected to trade at $26 each during Twitter’s Initial
Twitter has only become more popular since Jack left the company, with new users
creating accounts everyday and millions of users tweeting all the time, including on new
mobile platforms like the iPad.