Evan Williams to announce shock retirement from business?
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Sad news for Williams fans. Speculation had been rife that Twitter's founder is about to announce his retirement from business, at age 53, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 22/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a business man isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a business man just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouEvan
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouEvan was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Evan Williams was unlike any other business man we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouEvan”
— @universalObserver, 21 May 2025
“Didn't Evan Williams retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 21 May 2025
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