Meta’s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street expectations as its AI investments rise by billions

We've had a strong start to an important year', Zuckerberg said as company posts $42.35bn in revenue for first quarter

Meta reported earnings on Wednesday, beating Wall Street's expectations for yet another quarter even as it lavishes billions on artificial intelligence.

Meta posted $42.32bn in revenue in the first quarter of 2025, beating both its own quarterly revenue goals of $41.8bn at the higher end and Wall Street expectations of $41.38bn.