Facebook profit jumps as user ranks grow


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 27 Jul 2017

FILE PHOTO: An illustration photo shows a man holding a smart phone with a Facebook logo as its screen wallpaper in front of a WhatsApp messenger logo February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic /Illustration/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on July 26 reported a surge in profits in the past quarter, fuelled by strong growth in money-making ads to its more than two billion users. 

Net profit in the second quarter leapt 71% from a year ago to US$3.9bil (RM16.67bil) while revenue climbed 45% to US$9.3bil (RM39.76bil). 

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