What Is The Washington Post Worth?
The newspaper was sold Monday to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for $250 million. Alex Rodriguez, Snapchat, and a Cézanne painting are all worth more.
1/4th of Tumblr.
The Washington Post, one of our country’s greatest newspapers, just sold for 1/4 the price of Tumblr. http://t.co/Y8RHG2lOL9
Casey Newton
@CaseyNewton
The Washington Post, one of our country’s greatest newspapers, just sold for 1/4 the price of Tumblr. http://t.co/Y8RHG2lOL9
1/4th of Instagram.
washington post sold for 1/4 of an Instagram :(
Sam Biddle
@samfbiddle
washington post sold for 1/4 of an Instagram :(
1/3rd of Snapchat.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos just bought The Washington Post for $250 million, roughly 1/3 of Snapchat's valuation. #why http://t.co/gXsoSG8ItS
Abel Lin
@abel
Amazon's Jeff Bezos just bought The Washington Post for $250 million, roughly 1/3 of Snapchat's valuation. #why http://t.co/gXsoSG8ItS
3.5 Boston Globes.
That's three and a half Boston Globes! RT @romenesko: The Washington Post has been sold to Jeff Bezos for $250 million.
Jesse Spector
@jessespector
That's three and a half Boston Globes! RT @romenesko: The Washington Post has been sold to Jeff Bezos for $250 million.
$65 million less than the Huffington Post.
Perspective: Huffington Post sold in 2011 for $315m. Washington Post sold in 2013 for $250m.
Justin Duke
@justinmduke
Perspective:
Huffington Post sold in 2011 for $315m.
Washington Post sold in 2013 for $250m.
1/6th of the Washington Redskins.
Haha, the Washington Post is worth less than 1/6th of the Redskins. #Scoreboard
Dan Snyder Cares
@DanSnyderCares
Haha, the Washington Post is worth less than 1/6th of the Redskins. #Scoreboard
More than Nationals player Jayson Werths.
So, turns out The Washington Post is worth two Jayson Werths.
Adam Kilgore
@AdamKilgoreWP
So, turns out The Washington Post is worth two Jayson Werths.
Less than A-Rod.
Somehow, Alex Rodriguez is worth $275 million and the Washington Post is only worth $250 million.
Jeff Roberts
@TheJRob
Somehow, Alex Rodriguez is worth $275 million and the Washington Post is only worth $250 million.
More than several small countries.
In case you were wondering, @washingtonpost is worth more than the GDP of six countries.
Phillip Swarts
@PFSwarts
In case you were wondering, @washingtonpost is worth more than the GDP of six countries.
Less than this painting.
C�e9zanne "The Card Players" sold for $259 million two years ago. A painting is worth more than the Washington Post.
Eddy Elfenbein
@EddyElfenbein
C e9zanne "The Card Players" sold for $259 million two years ago. A painting is worth more than the Washington Post.
One percent of Jeff Bezos' net worth.
Fun fact, Jeff Bezos only spent about 1 percent of his net worth on the Washington Post.
Nick Visser
@nvisser
Fun fact, Jeff Bezos only spent about 1 percent of his net worth on the Washington Post.
One-half of a mogul.
The Washington Post is worth half of Jay Z.
Jesse Taylor
@jesseltaylor
The Washington Post is worth half of Jay Z.
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