What you need to know<\/h2>\n\n- Meta reports record earnings growth for Q1 2026, with the company reporting revenue of $56.31 billion, an increase of 33% year-over-year.<\/li>\n
- Meta spending also increased 35% from last year, with $33 billion spent from January 1 to March 31, 2026.<\/li>\n
- Meta indicated that its expenses will continue to rise due to global component issues, now estimated at between $125 billion and $145 billion for the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Meta makes a lot of money, and the first quarter of 2026 is the highest ever inflow into the company’s coffers. Meta’s family of apps, which includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, raked in a staggering $55.9 billion. Meanwhile, Meta’s Reality Labs products, such as Sales of Meta Quest, Ray-Ban AI glasses and the game alone brought in $402 million. Meta’s Q4 2025 earnings are the highest ever at $59.89 billion.<\/p>\nThe huge increase in revenue over the past year can be directly attributed to the company’s use of AI in its advertising business, which helps target specific customers for ads. CEO Mark Zuckerberg cites this as one of the biggest reasons the company is spending so much on its AI development and infrastructure, and while it’s clearly paying off in the quarterly statements, investors still seem somewhat cautious about the future.<\/p>\n
At the time of the earnings call, Meta shares were down about 6%<\/a>Because the company had reported its earnings much before the public call.<\/p>\nArticle continues below
Meta makes a lot of money, and the first quarter of 2026 is the highest ever inflow into the company’s coffers. Meta’s family of apps, which includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, raked in a staggering $55.9 billion. Meanwhile, Meta’s Reality Labs products, such as Sales of Meta Quest, Ray-Ban AI glasses and the game alone brought in $402 million. Meta’s Q4 2025 earnings are the highest ever at $59.89 billion.<\/p>\n The huge increase in revenue over the past year can be directly attributed to the company’s use of AI in its advertising business, which helps target specific customers for ads. CEO Mark Zuckerberg cites this as one of the biggest reasons the company is spending so much on its AI development and infrastructure, and while it’s clearly paying off in the quarterly statements, investors still seem somewhat cautious about the future.<\/p>\n At the time of the earnings call, Meta shares were down about 6%<\/a>Because the company had reported its earnings much before the public call.<\/p>\n Article continues below