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Lockwood: Google Makes Up to $50 Per User Annually, Facebook $12–$18

Kelvin Lockwood · Getting 1m Users Fast with Kelvin Lockwood · Jan 28, 2016 · at 9:56

Kelvin Lockwood, founder of Bundle, compares his app's revenue projections against annual revenue per user metrics of major tech platforms.

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“I think, ah, Google make as much as, like, 50 bucks a year per user. Facebook it was around about, sort of, 12, 18 maybe. Twitter a bit smaller.”

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The claim, plainly

Google generates as much as $50 per user annually, Facebook generates around $12 to $18 per user, and Twitter generates less.

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Assessment

All three components of Kelvin Lockwood's 2016-01-28 statement are consistent with FY 2015 public filings and contemporary estimates. First, Facebook reported FY 2015 revenue of $17.928 billion across 1.59 billion MAUs, representing an annual worldwide ARPU of $11.96 (and a Q4 2015 annualized run rate of $14.92), matching the stated '$12 to $18' range. Second, Twitter generated $2.218 billion in FY 2015 across 305-320 million MAUs, yielding an annual ARPU of roughly $6.93 to $7.27, which is substantially lower than Facebook's. Third, Alphabet/Google reported FY 2015 consolidated revenue of $74.989 billion across an estimated unique user base of 1.4 to 1.5 billion, yielding an annual revenue per unique user of approximately $45 to $50, directly aligning with 'as much as $50 per user annually'.

Facebook Form 10-K (FY 2015): Full-year worldwide ARPU was $11.96 and Q4 2015 annualized ARPU was $14.92 on $17.928B total revenue and 1.59B MAUs.
Twitter Form 10-K (FY 2015): Full-year revenue of $2.218B across 305-320M MAUs resulted in an ARPU of ~$6.93 to $7.27, confirming it was smaller than Facebook's.
Alphabet Form 10-K (FY 2015): Consolidated revenue of $74.989B against estimated unique global user bases of 1.4B to 1.5B placed annual revenue per unique user at approximately $45 to $50.

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[1] adgully.com [2] sec.gov [3] socialmediatoday.com [4] dazeinfo.com [5] adgully.com [6] sec.gov [7] venturebeat.com [8] sec.gov

"average revenue per user" "Twitter" "2015" "10-K" OR "earnings" Twitter ARPU 2015 revenue per user 10-K earnings Facebook ARPU 2015 full year Q4 2015 earnings Facebook 2015 annual ARPU average revenue per user 10-K earnings "Twitter" "MAUs" "2015" "10-K" "revenue" Google revenue per user 2015 50 dollars ARPU "Alphabet" "annual report" 2015 revenue "74,989" OR "74.99" OR "74.5"

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