Meta Statistics 2026
By Axis Intelligence Research
Co-author: Alex Rivera | Last updated: July 26, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0
Meta Platforms closed 2025 with $200.97 billion in total revenue — the fifth US technology company ever to cross $200 billion in a single fiscal year — and entered 2026 posting $56.31 billion in its first quarter alone. Across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, 3.56 billion unique individuals used at least one Meta product every day in March 2026.
Quick Answer
Meta generated $200.97 billion in revenue in full-year 2025 (up 22% year-over-year) and $56.31 billion in Q1 2026 (up 33%). Its Family of Apps reached 3.56 billion daily active people in March 2026, a 4% annual increase. According to Axis Intelligence Research’s Revenue-Capex Efficiency Ratio, Meta earned $2.78 per dollar of capital expenditure in 2025, down from $4.19 in 2024, as AI infrastructure spending accelerates sharply.
Key Findings
- According to Axis Intelligence Research, Meta’s Family of Apps generated $26.90 billion in operating income in Q1 2026, translating to $7.56 in operating income per daily active person per quarter — a figure derived by dividing Q1 2026 Family of Apps operating income ($26,900M) by the reported DAP count of 3.56 billion.
- According to Meta’s Q4 and Full Year 2025 earnings release (January 28, 2026), Reality Labs has accumulated $83.55 billion in cumulative operating losses since 2020, generating only $11.8 billion in revenue over that same period — a loss-to-revenue ratio of more than 7:1.
- According to Emarketer (April 13, 2026), Meta is projected to reach $243.46 billion in worldwide net digital ad revenue in 2026, surpassing Google’s projected $239.54 billion — the first time in 14 years of Emarketer tracking that Google would not hold the top position.
- According to Axis Intelligence Research, Meta’s Revenue-Capex Efficiency Ratio (RCER) has compressed from 4.19x in 2024 to 2.78x in 2025, and is on a trajectory toward an estimated 1.74x in 2026 if full-year revenue reaches approximately $235 billion against $135 billion in capex guidance (midpoint). The metric is computed as annual revenue divided by annual capital expenditure, using confirmed SEC-filed figures for historical years and Meta’s Q1 2026 guidance midpoint for the 2026 projection.
- According to Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings release (April 29, 2026), Meta raised its full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $125–$145 billion — nearly double the $72.22 billion spent in 2025 — citing higher component pricing and data center costs to support future AI capacity under Meta Superintelligence Labs.
How Many People Use Meta’s Apps?
Family Daily Active People (DAP)
Meta’s primary user metric is the Family Daily Active People count, which measures unique individuals — not total sessions — who used at least one of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or WhatsApp on a given day. Meta’s machine-learning models de-duplicate accounts across products, meaning a person using both Instagram and WhatsApp is counted once, not twice.
According to Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings release filed with the SEC on April 29, 2026, Family DAP reached 3.56 billion in March 2026, up 4% year-over-year. This represents a slight sequential decline from the 3.58 billion reported for December 2025. Meta attributed the quarter-over-quarter dip specifically to internet disruptions in Iran and a restriction on WhatsApp access in Russia — two events that temporarily removed significant user populations from the count.
Meta itself notes a margin of error of approximately 3% on its DAP estimates, acknowledging that attribution of multiple accounts to individual users involves judgment and machine-learning models calibrated against user surveys. The company also disclosed in Q4 2025 that less than 5% of its worldwide DAP consisted solely of “violating” accounts — a figure it expects to update annually.
| Quarter | Family DAP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 3.43 billion | +6% |
| Q2 2025 | 3.35 billion | — |
| Q3 2025 | 3.29 billion | — |
| Q4 2025 | 3.58 billion | +7% |
| Q1 2026 | 3.56 billion | +4% |
Source: Meta Platforms Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation, investor.atmeta.com, retrieved July 2026.
Individual Platform Users
Meta discontinued reporting platform-specific DAU and MAU for Facebook in 2024, consolidating its user metrics into the Family measures above. The most recent platform-level disclosures, combined with announcements across earnings calls and product events:
- Facebook: 3.07 billion monthly active users, last officially disclosed as of December 31, 2023 (Q4 2023 earnings). Meta has not issued a revised Facebook-specific MAU figure since transitioning to Family metrics.
- Instagram: More than 3 billion monthly active users, as announced by Meta in September 2025.
- WhatsApp: More than 3 billion monthly active users across 180+ countries, announced by Meta in September 2025.
- Threads: Approximately 400 million monthly active users as of Q3 2025, per Statista, representing 100% growth from 200 million in Q3 2024. Threads recorded 141.5 million daily active users on iOS and Android in January 2026, according to Similarweb data reported by TechCrunch — surpassing X (formerly Twitter)’s 125 million daily mobile active users.
According to Axis Intelligence Research, if Meta’s four flagship platforms were measured additively rather than deduplicated, their combined monthly-active-user counts would approach 12.07 billion accounts. The 3.56 billion DAP figure reflects the actual unique-person count after cross-platform overlap is removed — a structural distinction that matters when comparing Meta’s metrics to platforms that report individual-product MAU.
Meta AI User Adoption
Meta AI, the company’s AI assistant integrated across all four flagship apps, has grown faster than any technology Meta has previously deployed at scale. According to Meta’s October 2025 earnings call, Meta AI surpassed 1 billion monthly active users by October 2025. By Q1 2026, independent analysis from multiple sources estimated the figure had grown to approximately 1.2 billion monthly active users, with 63% of interactions occurring on WhatsApp — reflecting WhatsApp’s dominance in international markets, particularly India, where an estimated 142 million users interact with Meta AI monthly.
The growth trajectory: 400 million MAU (September 2024), 500 million MAU (October 2024), 700 million MAU (March 2025), 1 billion MAU (October 2025), ~1.2 billion MAU (Q1 2026). That 3x increase in under 18 months is the fastest user-adoption ramp for an AI assistant in recorded history. Meta AI’s distribution advantage is structural: it ships pre-installed across platforms that users already open multiple times daily, bypassing the acquisition friction that limits standalone AI apps.
Meta Revenue Statistics
How Much Revenue Does Meta Make?
According to Meta’s full-year 2025 earnings release filed with the SEC on January 28, 2026, Meta Platforms generated $200.97 billion in total revenue in 2025, a 22% increase over the $164.50 billion recorded in 2024. This milestone made Meta the fifth US technology company to exceed $200 billion in annual revenue, joining Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon.
| Year | Total Revenue | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $116.61 billion | -1% |
| 2023 | $134.90 billion | +16% |
| 2024 | $164.50 billion | +22% |
| 2025 | $200.97 billion | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.31 billion | +33% (vs. Q1 2025) |
Source: Meta Platforms SEC filings (10-K and 8-K earnings releases), investor.atmeta.com, retrieved July 2026.
Q1 2026 accelerated to 33% growth, the fastest quarterly pace since 2021. Revenue on a constant-currency basis would have grown 29%, with a roughly 4% tailwind from foreign exchange movements. Meta guided Q2 2026 total revenue in the range of $58–$61 billion.
Advertising Revenue: The Engine
Advertising is, and has always been, Meta’s business. According to Meta’s FY2025 earnings release, the company generated $196.18 billion in advertising revenue in 2025, representing approximately 97.6% of total revenue. The remaining $2.58 billion came from other sources, principally business messaging on WhatsApp.
Q1 2026 advertising revenue reached $55.02 billion, up 33% year-over-year. Ad impressions delivered across the Family of Apps increased 19% year-over-year in Q1 2026, while the average price per ad rose 12%. Both the volume and price levers moved together — a combination that has characterized Meta’s advertising business since the AI-driven targeting overhaul beginning in 2023.
| Metric | Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total advertising revenue | $55.02 billion | $41.39 billion | +33% |
| Ad impressions growth | +19% YoY | +17% YoY | — |
| Average price per ad | +12% YoY | +6% YoY | — |
Source: Meta Platforms Q1 2026 Earnings Release (Exhibit 99-1), SEC EDGAR, retrieved July 2026.
According to Emarketer’s April 13, 2026 forecast, Meta is on track to reach $243.46 billion in worldwide net digital ad revenue in 2026, which would give it a 26.8% share of global digital ad spending and surpass Google’s projected $239.54 billion — a reversal of an order that has stood since digital advertising became a measurable market. Meta’s projected growth rate of 24.1% in 2026 is more than double Google’s 11.9%.
The mechanism driving that gap is Advantage+, Meta’s AI-powered ad automation suite, which generates creative variations, identifies audiences, and allocates budget across placements without manual campaign management. Advertisers running Advantage+ campaigns report higher measured ROAS than manually managed equivalents, and Meta has made it the default entry point for new campaigns since 2024.
Revenue by User Geography (Q1 2026)
According to Axis Intelligence Research’s analysis of Meta’s Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation, revenue is heavily concentrated in two geographies: the US & Canada accounts for 42.8% of total Q1 2026 revenue despite representing a small fraction of the global user base, while Asia-Pacific — home to the majority of Meta’s users — contributes only 19.4%.
| Region | Q1 2026 Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $24.08 billion | 42.8% |
| Europe | $13.50 billion | 24.0% |
| Asia-Pacific | $10.91 billion | 19.4% |
| Rest of World | $7.82 billion | 13.9% |
| Total | $56.31 billion | 100% |
Source: Meta Platforms Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation, investor.atmeta.com, retrieved July 2026. Note: revenue apportioned based on estimated geographic location of users at the time of the revenue-generating activity, which differs from Meta’s GAAP geographic revenue disclosure.
The US & Canada ARPP (average revenue per person) in Q1 2026 was approximately $68 per person per quarter — roughly 8–9x the Asia-Pacific figure. That monetization gap is the central tension in Meta’s growth story: most of its future user growth will come from regions where ARPP is lowest.
Average Revenue per Person (ARPP)
According to the Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation filed at investor.atmeta.com, Family ARPP for Q1 2026 was $15.66 — computed as Family of Apps revenue divided by the average of DAP at the beginning and end of the quarter. This is up from $13.65 in Q1 2025, a 14.7% year-over-year improvement, driven by higher ad pricing and the initial contribution of WhatsApp paid messaging.
Meta Operating Income and Margins
According to Meta’s SEC-filed Q1 2026 earnings release, Family of Apps generated $26.90 billion in operating income in Q1 2026, on $55.91 billion in Family of Apps revenue — an operating margin of 48.1% at the segment level. Total company operating income was $22.87 billion, with the difference absorbed by Reality Labs’ $4.03 billion quarterly loss.
Full-year 2025 operating income was $83.28 billion, on a 41% operating margin — a figure that places Meta’s profitability comfortably ahead of most large technology companies. The $83.28 billion in operating income on $200.97 billion in revenue means Meta converted 41 cents of every revenue dollar into operating profit in 2025.
The Axis Revenue-Capex Efficiency Ratio (RCER)
According to Axis Intelligence Research, Meta’s capital efficiency is undergoing a structural compression that is distinct from the headline revenue growth story. The Axis Revenue-Capex Efficiency Ratio is computed as annual total revenue divided by annual capital expenditure (including principal payments on finance leases), using figures sourced directly from Meta’s SEC filings.
Formula: RCER = Annual Total Revenue ÷ Annual Capex (including finance lease principal payments)
Inputs and computation:
| Year | Revenue (source: Meta SEC filing) | Capex (source: Meta SEC filing) | RCER |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $164.50 billion | $39.23 billion | 4.19x |
| FY2025 | $200.97 billion | $72.22 billion | 2.78x |
| FY2026 (est.) | ~$235 billion (Axis est.) | $135 billion (Meta guidance midpoint) | ~1.74x |
FY2026 revenue estimate: Axis Intelligence Research derived this figure from Meta’s Q1 2026 actuals ($56.31B), the Q2 2026 revenue guidance midpoint ($59.5B), and an extrapolation assuming moderate sequential deceleration in H2 2026 consistent with Meta’s historical Q3–Q4 patterns. This is an estimate, not a confirmed figure. The capex figure uses the midpoint of Meta’s Q1 2026 guidance range of $125–$145 billion, sourced from Meta’s April 29, 2026 earnings release.
Limitation: RCER measures revenue efficiency relative to capital investment but does not account for the multi-year nature of infrastructure assets. Capex spent in 2026 generates returns across 2027–2030+, so the ratio will compress before it recovers. A lower RCER is not inherently bad; it reflects a deliberate investment cycle. The ratio’s value is in tracking whether revenue growth eventually re-accelerates past the capex curve.
The compression from 4.19x to an estimated 1.74x in two years is the most significant financial signal in Meta’s 2026 story. Revenue is growing at 33% annually; capex is nearly doubling. The bet is that AI infrastructure — ranking, recommendations, Meta AI, and Advantage+ — generates returns that close the gap. The market will deliver its verdict when H2 2026 and FY2026 actuals are reported.
Reality Labs: The Metaverse Balance Sheet
How Much Has Meta Lost on Reality Labs?
Reality Labs is the segment housing Meta’s virtual reality, augmented reality, and wearable hardware businesses, including Quest headsets, Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, and the Horizon platform. It has never recorded an annual operating profit.
According to Axis Intelligence Research’s compilation of Meta’s SEC-filed annual earnings releases, Reality Labs has accumulated $83.55 billion in cumulative operating losses from 2020 through year-end 2025. Q1 2026 added a further $4.03 billion operating loss, bringing the running total to approximately $87.58 billion as of March 31, 2026.
| Year | RL Operating Loss | RL Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.62 billion | ~$1.14 billion |
| 2021 | $10.19 billion | $2.27 billion |
| 2022 | $13.71 billion | $2.16 billion |
| 2023 | $16.12 billion | $1.90 billion |
| 2024 | $17.72 billion | $2.15 billion |
| 2025 | $19.19 billion | $2.21 billion |
| Q1 2026 | $4.03 billion | $0.40 billion |
Source: Meta Platforms annual and quarterly earnings releases, SEC EDGAR, investor.atmeta.com, retrieved July 2026.
The pattern is unambiguous: annual losses increase every year, revenue grows slowly, and the gap between them never closes. Q4 2025 revenue actually declined 12% year-over-year, attributed to timing effects around the Quest 3S launch cycle. On the 2025 earnings call, CFO Susan Li said Reality Labs operating losses were expected to continue growing in 2026, with wearables devices identified as the primary cost driver.
According to Axis Intelligence Research, the cumulative loss-to-revenue ratio for Reality Labs since 2020 is approximately 7.1:1 — for every dollar of revenue the division has generated, it has lost seven dollars of operating income. No segment this size sustains that ratio for six consecutive years at a profitable company unless leadership believes the long-run payoff justifies it. Zuckerberg has been consistent that it does. The market gets to reassess each quarter.
Meta AI and the AI Infrastructure Bet
Meta AI: Scale and Competitive Position
Meta AI launched in September 2023 and crossed 1 billion monthly active users by October 2025, a pace that exceeds the user-acquisition curve of every previous Meta product. The growth is distribution-driven rather than acquisition-driven: Meta AI is integrated directly into WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger interfaces that users already open daily. It does not require a separate download or sign-up.
As of Q1 2026, the assistant operated in more than 60 countries across 13+ languages. According to multiple tracking sources, approximately 63% of Meta AI interactions occur on WhatsApp, consistent with WhatsApp’s dominance in international markets where Meta’s user growth is concentrated.
Competitive context: By Q1 2026, ChatGPT reported 900 million weekly active users (OpenAI, February 2026); Google’s Gemini app surpassed 900 million monthly active users (Google I/O, May 2026). Meta AI’s 1.2 billion monthly figure, if confirmed, would make it the largest AI assistant by monthly users — though methodologies differ materially between Meta’s “monthly active users across integrated apps” and the standalone-app figures reported by competitors.
The $125–$145 Billion Infrastructure Commitment
According to Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings release (April 29, 2026), the company raised its full-year 2026 capex guidance to $125–$145 billion, up from an already elevated prior range of $115–$135 billion. The revision, attributed to higher component pricing and data center costs for future-year capacity, sent Meta’s stock down approximately 6% in after-hours trading on the day of announcement.
To contextualize the number: Meta’s 2026 capex midpoint of $135 billion exceeds its combined capital expenditure for 2024 ($39.23 billion) and 2025 ($72.22 billion). Multi-year infrastructure commitments increased by $107 billion in Q1 2026 alone, signaling lock-in with suppliers through 2027 and beyond.
The spending funds Meta Superintelligence Labs, the AI research division launched under CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2025 and led by former Scale AI chief executive Alexandr Wang. On the Q1 2026 earnings call, Zuckerberg described the lab releasing a “significantly upgraded” Meta AI model and stated the company is “on track to deliver personal superintelligence to billions of people.”
Full-year 2026 total expenses are guided to $162–$169 billion, with the majority of growth driven by infrastructure costs — depreciation, third-party cloud spend, and infrastructure operating expenses — and the second-largest contributor being employee compensation tied to technical AI hires.
Meta Headcount and the AI Restructuring
Employees and the 2026 Layoffs
According to Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings release, headcount was 77,986 as of March 31, 2026, a 1% year-over-year increase from 78,865 at year-end 2025. The sequential decline from Q4 2025 reflects the first stages of a larger restructuring.
In May 2026, Meta notified approximately 8,000 employees — roughly 10% of its global workforce — that they were being laid off, beginning May 20, 2026. The company simultaneously cancelled approximately 6,000 open job requisitions, bringing the effective headcount reduction to approximately 14,000 positions. Additional rounds were indicated for H2 2026.
The May 2026 round was the third wave of 2026 cuts: January 2026 saw approximately 1,000–1,500 Reality Labs positions eliminated, including the closure of several VR game studios; March 2026 brought approximately 700 cuts across sales, recruiting, and global operations. Including earlier rounds, Zuckerberg has overseen the elimination of approximately 33,000 positions since 2022.
The financial logic is explicit: the May cuts were framed as a way to “offset the other investments” — in the words of Meta’s HR lead — redirecting labor cost into AI infrastructure and AI engineering. Separately, Meta announced that upward of 7,000 workers would be redirected into newly created AI-focused teams, including Applied AI Engineering and Agent Transformation Accelerator.
According to Axis Intelligence Research, Meta’s revenue per employee reached $2,548,279 in 2025, up from approximately $2,211,022 in 2024 — a 15.2% increase. Formula: FY2025 revenue ($200.97 billion) divided by end-of-year headcount (78,865 employees, as reported in Meta’s Q4 2025 earnings release). For FY2024, the denominator is the implied headcount derived from the 6% year-over-year increase stated in the same release.
| Year | Revenue | Headcount | Revenue per Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $164.50 billion | ~74,400 (implied) | ~$2,211,000 |
| FY2025 | $200.97 billion | 78,865 | $2,548,279 |
Note: FY2024 headcount is estimated as 78,865 ÷ 1.06, consistent with the 6% year-over-year growth stated in Meta’s Q4 2025 earnings release. This is an Axis Intelligence Research estimate, not an independently disclosed figure.
Meta’s Competitive Position in Digital Advertising
Meta vs. Google: The Shift at the Top
The digital advertising market is undergoing its first major power transfer since Google established dominance in the mid-2000s. According to Emarketer’s April 13, 2026 forecast — the most recent published projection — Meta is on track to generate $243.46 billion in worldwide net digital ad revenue in 2026, narrowly ahead of Google’s projected $239.54 billion.
In market share terms: Meta at 26.8%, Google at 26.4%, Amazon at 9.0%. Together, the three platforms are projected to account for 62.3% of all global digital advertising in 2026, up from 59.9% in 2025. Emarketer has tracked this market for 14 years; this would be the first year Google did not hold the top position.
The numbers that explain the shift: Meta’s ad revenue grew 22.1% in 2025 and is projected to accelerate to 24.1% in 2026. Google’s projected growth rate holds at 11.9%. At those rates, the gap closes mechanically. Meta’s 2025 ad revenue of $196.17 billion (Emarketer figure, which adjusts for traffic acquisition costs) was already 91.6% of Google’s $214.06 billion — a ratio that would have been inconceivable in 2020.
The driver, in both Meta’s own characterization and external analyst consensus, is AI-powered advertising automation. Meta’s Advantage+ suite applies machine learning to audience selection, creative testing, and budget allocation in ways that manual campaign management cannot replicate at scale. A higher measured ROAS on Advantage+ campaigns has pushed advertisers to shift budget away from competitors.
Important framing: These are Emarketer forecasts published April 13, 2026. Full-year 2026 actuals will not be known until Meta and Alphabet both report Q4 2026 earnings in early 2027. The most recent confirmed full-year actuals are from 2025, where Google ($214.06B) still led Meta ($196.17B).
WhatsApp Business Monetization
WhatsApp’s commercial revenue trajectory is one of the few genuinely new data points in Meta’s 2026 story. According to Meta’s Q4 2025 earnings disclosures, WhatsApp paid messaging reached a $2 billion annualized revenue run rate by Q4 2025 — a milestone that validates the thesis that Meta can monetize WhatsApp through business-to-consumer commerce channels without disrupting the user experience that made WhatsApp valuable.
The mechanism: WhatsApp Cloud API, which Meta confirmed powers 70,000 Indian businesses every month. Business messaging charges apply when companies initiate conversations with users — customer support, delivery notifications, and promotional messages — while user-to-business replies remain free. India leads adoption by volume, consistent with WhatsApp’s near-total penetration of the Indian mobile market.
Methodology
Data collection: All statistics in this article were gathered from primary sources during the production session (July 2026). The principal sources are: Meta Platforms Q1 2026 Earnings Release (SEC EDGAR filing, April 29, 2026); Meta Platforms Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation (investor.atmeta.com, April 29, 2026); Meta Platforms Q4 and Full Year 2025 Earnings Release (SEC EDGAR filing, January 28, 2026); Emarketer press release on digital advertising forecasts (April 13, 2026); and Meta product announcements cited inline with the specific announcement date.
Axis Revenue-Capex Efficiency Ratio (RCER): Computed as annual total revenue divided by annual capital expenditure including principal payments on finance leases. Historical figures (FY2024, FY2025) use confirmed SEC-filed data. The FY2026 projection uses: (a) Meta’s guidance midpoint of $135 billion for capex (from the Q1 2026 earnings release), and (b) an Axis Intelligence Research revenue estimate of approximately $235 billion, derived from Q1 2026 actuals ($56.31B) plus Q2 2026 guidance midpoint ($59.5B) plus an H2 2026 extrapolation based on Meta’s historical Q3–Q4 seasonal patterns and stated revenue growth trajectory. This projection carries material uncertainty; actual FY2026 figures will differ.
Operating income per DAP: Q1 2026 Family of Apps operating income ($26,900 million, from SEC filing) divided by Q1 2026 DAP (3.56 billion, from the same filing). This metric measures the profitability of the advertising business on a per-user basis for a single quarter; it is not annualized and does not net out Reality Labs losses.
Cumulative Reality Labs losses: Summed from Meta’s annual earnings releases for each year from 2020 through 2025, with Q1 2026 added from the Q1 2026 release. Individual year figures are operating losses as reported in Meta’s SEC filings. The 2019 pre-separation figure ($4.5 billion) is excluded from the cumulative count; the $83.55 billion figure covers 2020–2025 only.
Revenue per employee: Annual revenue divided by end-of-year headcount as reported in Meta’s earnings releases. FY2024 headcount is estimated as 78,865 ÷ 1.06, consistent with the 6% year-over-year headcount growth stated in Meta’s Q4 2025 earnings release. This is an Axis Intelligence Research estimate.
Platform-specific user counts: Facebook MAU (3.07B) is the last officially disclosed figure from Meta’s Q4 2023 earnings; Meta stopped reporting platform-specific MAU in 2024. Instagram and WhatsApp 3B+ MAU figures are from Meta’s September 2025 announcements. Threads figures are from Statista (MAU) and Similarweb via TechCrunch (DAU). These figures are not updated in real time and may not reflect current platform size.
Limitations: Meta’s DAP metric relies on machine-learning attribution models with an estimated error margin of approximately 3%. Geographic revenue figures use estimated user location at the time of the ad impression, which may not match actual user location. Emarketer’s advertising forecasts are projections and subject to revision. All figures carry their original as-of dates and should not be extrapolated beyond their stated period.
About This Dataset
This dataset documents Meta Platforms, Inc.’s key financial and operational metrics through Q1 2026, drawn from SEC filings, investor relations disclosures, and verified third-party forecasts. It covers revenue by segment and geography, DAP user trends, advertising metrics, Reality Labs loss history, headcount, capex trajectory, and Axis Intelligence Research’s proprietary computed metrics (RCER, operating income per DAP, revenue per employee).
The dataset is updated when Meta reports quarterly earnings or issues material product disclosures. The next scheduled update trigger is Meta’s Q2 2026 earnings release, expected late July 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Axis Intelligence Research, “Meta Statistics 2026,” 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much revenue did Meta make in 2025?
Meta generated $200.97 billion in total revenue in full-year 2025, a 22% increase over the $164.50 billion recorded in 2024. This made Meta the fifth US technology company to cross $200 billion in annual revenue. Advertising accounted for approximately $196.18 billion of that total, or 97.6%.
How many daily active users does Meta have in 2026?
Meta does not report individual-platform DAU figures for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger separately. Its official metric is the Family Daily Active People (DAP) count, which measured 3.56 billion unique individuals in March 2026, up 4% year-over-year. A slight quarter-over-quarter decline from 3.58 billion in December 2025 was attributed to internet disruptions in Iran and WhatsApp access restrictions in Russia.
How much is Meta spending on AI in 2026?
Meta’s full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance, as of its Q1 2026 earnings release on April 29, 2026, is $125–$145 billion — nearly double the $72.22 billion spent in 2025. The spending is directed primarily at AI infrastructure: data centers, custom chips, GPU clusters, and facilities for Meta Superintelligence Labs. Meta also announced 8,000 layoffs in May 2026, with the cost savings explicitly framed as offsetting the increased infrastructure investment.
Will Meta overtake Google in advertising in 2026?
According to Emarketer’s April 2026 forecast, Meta is projected to reach $243.46 billion in worldwide net digital ad revenue in 2026 versus Google’s projected $239.54 billion — which would be the first time Google has not held the top position in the 14 years Emarketer has tracked this market. These are projections, not confirmed actuals. The most recent confirmed full-year figures are from 2025, when Google ($214.06B) still led Meta ($196.17B).
How many users does Meta AI have?
According to Meta’s October 2025 earnings disclosures, Meta AI surpassed 1 billion monthly active users by October 2025. Multiple sources tracking Q1 2026 estimated the figure at approximately 1.2 billion. The majority of interactions — approximately 63% — occur on WhatsApp. Meta AI operates in more than 60 countries and 13+ languages.
How much has Reality Labs lost?
According to Axis Intelligence Research’s compilation of Meta’s SEC-filed earnings releases, Reality Labs has accumulated $83.55 billion in cumulative operating losses from 2020 through year-end 2025. Including Q1 2026’s $4.03 billion loss, the running total reaches approximately $87.58 billion. Annual losses have increased every year, from $6.62 billion in 2020 to $19.19 billion in 2025.
What is Meta’s operating margin?
Meta’s full-year 2025 operating margin was 41%, generating $83.28 billion in operating income on $200.97 billion in revenue. The Q1 2026 operating margin held at 41% ($22.87 billion operating income on $56.31 billion revenue). At the Family of Apps segment level, the operating margin reached 48.1% in Q1 2026.
What happened to Facebook’s monthly active user count?
Meta stopped reporting Facebook-specific monthly active users in 2024, transitioning to the Family Daily Active People metric that covers all four apps combined. The last officially disclosed Facebook MAU figure was 3.07 billion as of December 31, 2023 (reported in Meta’s Q4 2023 earnings). Instagram and WhatsApp each surpassed 3 billion monthly active users, announced by Meta in September 2025.