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Kylie Jenner 'sooo over' Snapchat - and Wall Street panics | Kylie Jenner 'sooo over' Snapchat - and Wall Street panics |
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Reality TV star Kylie Jenner wiped $1.3bn (£1bn) off Snap's stock market value after tweeting that she no longer used its Snapchat messaging app. | |
Celebrity Kim Kardashian's half-sister posted: "sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad." | Celebrity Kim Kardashian's half-sister posted: "sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad." |
Snap's shares sank after Ms Jenner's tweet about Snapchat's re-design to her 24.5 million Twitter followers. | |
One million people signed a petition demanding Snap roll back the change. | One million people signed a petition demanding Snap roll back the change. |
After dropping almost 8%, shares in Snap closed 6% down on Wall Street, and are now back near the $17 price at which the shares were listed when the company floated on the stock market. | After dropping almost 8%, shares in Snap closed 6% down on Wall Street, and are now back near the $17 price at which the shares were listed when the company floated on the stock market. |
Snapchat is facing intense competition from Facebook's Instagram - especially for celebrity users - and Ms Jenner's attack comes at a time when investors are already worried. | Snapchat is facing intense competition from Facebook's Instagram - especially for celebrity users - and Ms Jenner's attack comes at a time when investors are already worried. |
Ms Jenner later tweeted a follow-up: "still love you tho snap... my first love". | Ms Jenner later tweeted a follow-up: "still love you tho snap... my first love". |
Snap has rejected complaints about November's re-design to its messaging app, with its boss Evan Spiegel saying earlier this month that users just needed time to get used to it. | |
Mr Spiegel had something to soften the blow, though, with news on Thursday that his total pay last year was a staggering $637.8m. | Mr Spiegel had something to soften the blow, though, with news on Thursday that his total pay last year was a staggering $637.8m. |
It is thought to be the third-highest annual package ever received by a company's chief executive. | It is thought to be the third-highest annual package ever received by a company's chief executive. |
The remuneration was, however, heavily boosted by the award of shares when the company listed on the stock market. | The remuneration was, however, heavily boosted by the award of shares when the company listed on the stock market. |
Mr Spiegel's basic salary for last year was a more modest $98,078. | Mr Spiegel's basic salary for last year was a more modest $98,078. |
The package trails the 2007 and 2008 compensation for Daniel Och, head of hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management. | The package trails the 2007 and 2008 compensation for Daniel Och, head of hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management. |
He received annual packages of $918.9m in 2007 and $1.19bn in 2008. | He received annual packages of $918.9m in 2007 and $1.19bn in 2008. |