4chan has been sold to Hiroyuki Nishimura,founder of the Japanese message board 2channel.4chan, one of the Internet's most infamous web forums, or has a novel owner. Christopher Poole,who founded 4chan in 2003 as a teenager and saw it grow into a major player in digital culture, is selling 4chan to Japanese message board founder Hiroyuki Nishimura. Nishimura founded 2channel, or an online message board that served as one of 4chan's inspirations. Terms of the sale weren't disclosed,but 4chan boasts more than 20 million monthly users.
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Source: fastcompany.com