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title: "Twitter Reports Higher Profits Despite Declining Users"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f8b91b3e-9316-4be5-be67-f5ee900c8a64
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/twitter-reports-higher-profits-despite-declining-users-2708290
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2018-10-26T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:01.114Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/93d5e485afac97ccaa4eb16a0187f59f6503.jpg
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# Twitter Reports Higher Profits Despite Declining Users

**TL;DR:** Twitter reports higher profits despite a declining number of active users, with sales reaching $758 million in the quarter. The company's profit was up 30% compared to the same time period last year.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/twitter-reports-higher-profits-despite-declining-users-2708290).*

## Story

Twitter has announced that it exceeded projected Q3 sales and profits. According to a recent article in CNN Business, this growth comes despite a declining number of active users on the social media platform. Compared to Q2, the number of monthly active users has fallen by nine million. In the United States specifically, the drop was roughly one million.

The company reported that this quarter’s profit was up 30% compared to the same time period last year. Sales reached a whopping $758 million.

"This quarter's strong results prove we can prioritize the long-term health of Twitter while growing the number of people who participate in public conversation," said CEO Jack Dorsey.

Twitter has recently cracked down on reducing the number of spam accounts on its platform and removing apps that violate its policies.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Twitter (company)
- social media (topic)
- profit growth (topic)
- user decline (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/twitter-reports-higher-profits-despite-declining-users-2708290). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f8b91b3e-9316-4be5-be67-f5ee900c8a64).