Facebook Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as more businesses used its digital advertising tools to tap a surge in online traffic during the coronavirus pandemic.
Shares of the world's biggest social network jumped 4% in extended trading.
Revenue growth at Facebook, the world's second-biggest seller of online ads after Alphabet's Google, had been cooling even prior to the pandemic as its business matured, although it still came in at more than 20% throughout 2019.
Total revenue rose to $18.69 billion from $16.89 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, beating analysts' estimate of $17.40 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Monthly active users rose to 2.70 billion in the quarter, ahead of estimates of 2.62 billion.
Net income came in at $5.18 billion, or $1.80 per share, compared with $2.62 billion a year earlier, which included a $2 billion charge related to Facebook's privacy settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
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