Facebook sets record stock meltdown

Facebook lost as much as $120 billion in value as its share price plunged by more than 19 percent, following low user growth – the biggest one-day wipeout of a listed company in U.S. history

Global daily active users (DAUs, millions) 
% Growth (year-on-year)


372  526 662 802 936  1,090 1,284 1,449 1,471

41.4% 26.4% 20.6% 16.7% 16.5% 17.8% 12.9%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017     18

2018, Q2: U.S. and Canadian DAUs flat at 185m per quarter. European DAUs fall from 282m to 279m after data leaks and fake news scandals


Biggest one-day market value meltdowns (not adjusted for inflation) 

Facebook Jul 26, 2018 -$120bn
Intel            2000 -$91bn
Faangs*          2018 -$86.6bn
Microsoft        2000 -$77.2bn
Apple            2013 -$59.6bn
Exxon Mobil      2008 -$52.5bn

*Faangs: Collective loss  of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google’s parent company on April 24, 2018


Sources: Bloomberg, CNBC, Facebook © GRAPHIC NEWS