Reality Labs has lost $80B+, but it still makes all of Meta's hardware, and reflects Mark Zuckerberg's wish to run a business without Google or Apple middlemen
Meta reports Reality Labs Q4 revenue of $955M, vs. $940.8M est., and a $6.02B operating loss, vs. $5.67B est.; Reality Labs now has $75B+ in losses since 2020
stock down ahead of Q4 results, AI spending biggest worry
Meta reports Reality Labs Q4 revenue of $955M vs. $940.8M est. and a $6.02B operating loss vs. $5.67B est.; Reality Labs now has $75B+ in losses since late 2020
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Meta reports Reality Labs Q3 revenue of $470M, above $316M est., and a $4.4B operating loss, below $5.1B est.; Reality Labs has lost $70B+ since 2020
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Meta's Reality Labs Q2: revenue up 5% YoY to $370M, vs. $381M est., and a $4.53B operating loss, vs. $4.99B est.; Reality Labs has lost nearly $70B since 2020
Analysis: Meta has invested $80B+ in AR and VR since 2014 when it bought Oculus, and is on track to top $100B in 2025; a source says it sold 1M Ray-Bans in 2024
Tech group reveals it put $19.9bn into its Reality Labs division, which develops its smart glasses and headsets, last year
In an internal memo, Andrew Bosworth says Meta's Reality Labs beat nearly all its sales and user targets for 2024, growing sales “>40% YoY overall”
He did NOT say Meta grew sales “>40% YoY” BTW. — He actually says “growing *RL sales* >40% YoY”. — I.E., VR/XR sales in stores. Which isn't impressive if (as likely) 2023 was slow for retail. … X...
Meta's Reality Labs posts Q3 revenue up 29% YoY to $270M, vs. $310.4M est., and a $4.4B operating loss, vs. $4.68B est.; Reality Labs has lost $58B+ since 2020
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Meta's Reality Labs posts Q2 revenue up 28% YoY of $353M, vs. $371M est., and a $4.48B operating loss, vs. $4.55B est.; Reality Labs has lost ~$50B since 2020
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Meta's stock drops 10%+ on weak Q2 revenue guidance and increasing FY 2024 capital expenditures from $30B-$37B to $35B-$40B due to AI infrastructure investments
should investors consider buying? Kathleen Gallagher / Business Post : Shares in Meta plummet as it forecasts spending spree TJ Denzer / Shacknews : Facebook (META) issues Q2 2024 revenue guidance bel...