Twitter Inc said it has agreed to sell mobile ad company MoPub to AppLovin Corp for $1.05 billion in cash, as the microblogging platform looks to focus more on advertisements on its own app and website.
MoPub, which generated about $188 million in annual revenue for Twitter last year, allows companies to keep track of ad inventory in real-time, similar to Google's DoubleClick.
"The sale of MoPub positions us to concentrate more of our efforts on the massive potential for ads on our website and in our apps," Twitter Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said.
Twitter said it will focus on its core business by accelerating the development of new products and features to achieve its goal of doubling its revenue in 2023 to $7.5 billion.
The MoPub deal comes months after Apple updated the mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads to make it hard for digital advertisers, including social media platforms and mobile game developers, to track users on Apple mobile devices. read more
The sale will allow Twitter to invest in "the core products that position it for long-term growth," Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday.
The social media company bought MoPub for nearly $350 million in 2013.
This year, Twitter has made a series of deals for privately held tech firms, including podcast app Breaker and email newsletter startup Revue, as it looks to reach its 2023 revenue goal. read more
Twitter's board unanimously approved the sale to AppLovin.
AppLovin, which recently went public in April, is a mobile gaming company with a portfolio that includes more than 200 free-to-play mobile games, such as "Word Connect," "Slap Kings," and "Bingo Story."
The company's shares were up 9% at $84 in extended trading, while Twitter rose 2% to $62.57
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