Facebook trounces Twitter in Q2 earnings

Facebook says it now has 1.5 billion monthly users – equal to half of the estimated three billion people who use the internet worldwide
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SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS, 2015

Facebook Monthly active users 1.49bn (Up 13% year-on-year)

Daily active users: 968m (Up 17%)

316m Twitter Monthly active users (Up 15%)

Total revenue $502m(Up 64%)

Advertising revenue: $452m

Total revenue$4.04bn(Up 39%)

Advertising revenue: $3.83bn
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REVENUE PER VISIT (Generated by traffic referrals to e-commerce sites)

Facebook $0.91 (Down 17%)

Twitter $0.65 (Up 62.5%)
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Sources: Facebook, Twitter, Adobe Digital Index, wire agencies

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