Facebook revenue for the II quarter increased by 39%, and expenses - by 82%

For the II quarter of 2015, Facebook 's revenue increased by 39%. For the period from April to June, the company earned $ 4.04 billion, with a forecast of $ 3.98 billion. At the same time, the company's costs increased by 82% in annual terms.

Facebook's net profit fell by 9.1% and dropped to $ 719 million. In the same period last year, this figure was $ 791 million. For the first half of the year, the net profit of the social network decreased by 14% to $ 1.224 billion, and revenue grew by 40% to $ 7.586 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal.

The number of active users of the social network at the end of the second quarter was 1.49 billion. This is 13% more than last year. Mobile audience reached 1.31 billion people, and its growth over the year was 23%. The number of daily active users of the social network increased by 17% and reached 968 million.
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After the publication of the quarterly report , Facebook shares fell 3.4%. Earlier, on Wednesday afternoon, their price increased by 1.8%.

Facebook's net profit last year was $ 2,940 billion. The company is increasing revenues due to the growth of mobile advertising sales. In the fourth quarter of 2014, it brought 69% of total revenue, which was a record figure in the company's history.