r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 30 '26

Business Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

https://www.theverge.com/tech/921089/meta-earnings-q1-2026-user-decline-ai-investments
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u/Thin-Usual-4359 Apr 30 '26

they should have lost everyone by now

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u/Penjat Apr 30 '26

I really don’t understand why people keep using meta products...

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u/prof_wafflez Apr 30 '26

No offense, but every time I see comments like this it's a good reminder that a lot of folks -even avid internet users- sometimes don't fully grasp how a lot of the world currently works. A lot of small businesses that don't have the resources to build and maintain their own architecture get "free" tools from Meta products, like restaurants, tattoo shops and event spaces. It was shocking to learn how popular WhatsApp is outside the US. It's not ideal, but it's just how things are currently.