The article reviews Q2 results for 5 social networking stocks, which beat analysts' revenue estimates by 4% as a group, yet shares have averaged a 1.3% decline since reporting. Meta was the weakest performer, with revenue up 28% to $60.8 billion and 3.6 billion daily active users, but its guidance slightly missed expectations, and the stock is still up 20.4% since reporting. Reddit had the biggest estimate beat, the fastest revenue growth (61.1% to $804.9 million) and the highest guidance raise, yet its stock fell 12.7%. Yelp showed the slowest revenue growth at 1.4%, and its shares dropped 20.5%. Pinterest (18.2% revenue growth) and Snap (18.9%) also posted solid results, with Snap's stock up 20.3%.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $1.9T |
| Close on 10/16/2026 | 709.33 |
| Change that session | -3.72% |
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