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Twitter ad revenue slides 23%, user base hits 186mn in Q2

By IANS | Published: July 23, 2020 5:52 PM

San Francisco, July 23 Recovering from the biggest hack yet, Twitter on Thursday reported 19 per cent decrease in ...

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San Francisco, July 23 Recovering from the biggest hack yet, Twitter on Thursday reported 19 per cent decrease in total revenue (year-on-year) in the Covid-hit second quarter as its user base went up 34 per cent to reach 186 million average monetizable daily active users (mDAU).

The sales were $683 million in Q2, reflecting moderate recovery in advertising demand relative to the last three weeks of March.

Total advertising revenue was $562 million, a decrease of 23 per cent (year over year).

Total costs and expenses grew 5 per cent year over year to $807 million, as the company continued to balance targeted headcount growth with further reducing lower priority investments, resulting in an operating loss of $124 million.

Total ad engagements were up 3 per cent (year-on-year) and cost per engagement dropped 25 per cent.

The good news came on the users' front.

"mDAU grew 34 per cent year over year to 186 million, driven by global conversation around current events and ongoing product improvements," Twitter said in a statement.

The company said that the growth continued to be broad-based, with double-digit growth rates in all top 10 markets.

"We grew US mDAU by 24 per cent and international mDAU by 37 per cent".

In the letter to shareholders, Twitter said it suffered a very public and disappointing security issue last week.

"We understand our responsibilities and are committed to earning the trust of all of our stakeholders with our every action, including how we address this security issue. We will continue to be transparent in sharing our learnings and remediations," said the company.

"We saw a gradual, moderate recovery relative to March levels throughout most of Q2, with the exception of late May to mid-June, when many brands slowed or paused spend in reaction to US civil unrest".

During the last three weeks of June, advertising revenue declined 15 per cent year over year. Demand gradually improved once brands returned after the protests subsided, said the company.

 

( With inputs from IANS )

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