Facebook profits top $9bn amid whistleblower revelations
by Kari Paul from Technology | The Guardian on (#5R4PM)
The company reported a 6% increase in daily active users and a revenue that grew to $29.01bn thanks to online advertising
Facebook's profit topped $9bn during its most recent financial quarter, clearing investor predictions even as the company faces an onslaught of negative publicity over a major release of whistleblower documents.
The company revealed in its Monday earnings report that it saw a 6% year-on-year increase in daily active users, reaching an average of 1.93 billion for September 2021. Its revenue grew 35% to $29.01bn, thanks to a boom in online advertising.
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