By Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Facebook said it saw “a significant reduction in the demand for advertising” over the last three weeks of the first quarter of 2020, although the social giant said that had stabilized to flat growth in the first part of April.
For Q1, Facebook reported $17.74 billion in revenue, up 17%, and earnings per share of $1.71. Analysts had expected Facebook to post revenue of $17.48 billion and earnings of $1.74 per share.
The company said Facebook monthly active users increased by 10% year over year, to 2.6 billion worldwide. After the initial steep decrease in advertising revenue in March, “we have seen signs of stability reflected in the first three weeks of April, where advertising revenue has been
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