Babayigit: 35% of early Facebook mobile revenue came from three Russian developers
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Akin Babayigit, co-founder of Tripledot Studios and former Facebook employee, reflects on the early performance and adoption of Facebook's mobile app ad formats.
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“There was a period of time when I think 30 Five percent of Facebook's mobile revenue was coming from like three developers in Russia at the time”
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