In Pics | Famous companies that changed their names

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has renamed Twitter as X.com but this is not the first time that a brand has changed its name. There are a few other big brands that rebranded themselves. Here we take a look at some of them.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who bought Twitter last year, renamed the social platform X.com and replaced the bird logo with a stylised version of the 24th letter of the Latin alphabet. Credit: Reuters Photo

In 2022, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be renamed as Meta. The name change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference on October 28. Credit: Reuters Photo

Not many know that the popular dating application Tinder actually began as 'Matchbox'. However, the founders officially renamed it in 2012 after consulting a thesaurus. Credit: DH Pool Photo

American multinational e-commerce company, eBay, was initially launched as 'Auctionweb'. The founders decided to rename it after finding the word 'eBay' much cooler and more captivating. Credit: Getty Images

One of the most popular search engines in the world, Yahoo was earlier known as 'Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web'. The name was later shortened to Yahoo after the founders found the name very lengthy. Credit: Keshav G Zingade

In January 2020, 'UrbanClap' stated that it is renaming the startup as Urban Company after deciding to go global. Credit: Facebook/@urbancompany

Google was called 'BackRub' when it was launched in 1996. The founders decided to rename after realising that the name is unable to create any impact. Credit: Reuters Photo

The food directory Zomato was launched in 2010 as 'Foodiebay'. The makers decided to rename the startup to avoid a possible lawsuit from eBay over the use of the name 'Foodiebay'. Credit: Reuters Photo

Not many know that Instagram was initially called 'Burbn'. The app saw its failure which made the founders rethink and rework the app, including the brand name. Credit: Reuters Photo