Microsoft may become the new owner of photo hosting Pinterest

It has become known that Microsoft may become the new owner of Pinterest photo hosting.Thus, according to the published

According to the Financial Times, negotiations have not yet begun, but the American company is interested in buying.

It should be noted that at the moment, the market value of Pinterest photo hosting is estimated at almost $53 billion.So, if Microsoft decides to make a deal, this purchase will be one of the largest in the company's history.

Recall that Microsoft has previously shown interestto Pinterest. In particular, the company implemented photo hosting in its proprietary Edge browser back in 2020. At the same time, it is assumed that now is not the best time to buy Pinterest, since the number of users of the service has increased during the pandemic, which also affected the company's market capitalization.