Facebook revenues for the first quarter increased by 42%

Facebook has published the first quarter 2015 earnings report . Compared to last year, revenues increased by 42% - from $ 2.5 to $ 3.56 billion. Facebook receives most of its revenue from advertising - $ 3.32 billion. This year, it increased by 46%. The share of mobile advertising has grown even more - from 59% to 73%.

It was expected that profit growth would be more significant. However, the company has invested a large amount of money in the construction of a new office . In addition, there were costs for data centers and long-term projects. So the company's expenses grew by 83% - to $ 2.61 billion, and its net profit decreased by 20%.

Nevertheless, the head of the company, Mark Zuckerberg, said that Facebook will continue to invest. In particular, in areas such as virtual reality and the development of solar-powered drones.
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The number of unique active users of the social network reached 1.44 billion. Last year it was 1.39 billion. Every day, 936 million users visit Facebook.

The audience of Facebook Messenger has reached 600 million. The number of users of previously acquired WhatsApp and Instagram applications was 800 million and 300 million, respectively.