If you sell a pig to yourself for $72Bn, does that make it worth $72Bn?
It was valued at $20Bn in 2017 based on a $4.4Bn investment from SoftBank (where they were the sole investor). It was then valued at $45Bn in 2018 based on another $3Bn investment from SoftBank (when SoftBank was already the largest investor -- by far). Then, SoftBank made ANOTHER $1Bn investment later in 2018 "valuing" WeWork at $47Bn.
WeWork was ever valued at $72Bn. Maybe you're thinking of Uber.
It was valued at $20Bn in 2017 based on a $4.4Bn investment from SoftBank (where they were the sole investor). It was then valued at $45Bn in 2018 based on another $3Bn investment from SoftBank (when SoftBank was already the largest investor -- by far). Then, SoftBank made ANOTHER $1Bn investment later in 2018 "valuing" WeWork at $47Bn.
WeWork was ever valued at $72Bn. Maybe you're thinking of Uber.