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Ha: Advertising makes up 80% of Disqus revenue

Daniel Ha · 990 How Commenting App Disqus Makes $20m+ Annually · Apr 10, 2018 · at 6:25

Disqus co-founder and CEO Daniel Ha explains the breakdown between advertising and SaaS subscription revenue on Nathan Latka's podcast.

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“So advertising and software are two businesses and advertising makes up 80% of our business.”

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Advertising accounts for 80% of Disqus's total revenue, with software subscriptions making up the remainder.

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advertising Disqus software

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Disclosure

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“And team is under a hundred people.”

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