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Tokyo billionaire says 'free cash' tweet most shared of all time

January 08, 2019 00:00:00


TOKYO, Jan 07 (AFP): Billionaire Japanese tycoon and future space tourist Yusaku Maezawa said on Monday his tweet promising a cash giveaway of nearly $10,000 was the most retweeted ever.

The 43-year-old Maezawa posted a tweet on Saturday promising one million yen ($9,250) in cash each to 100 randomly selected followers who had retweeted it by Monday.

The tweet-now retweeted more than 4.3 million times-is the most shared in history, according to the entrepreneur.


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