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# Despite Controversies Facebook Adds 48 Million Users
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/despite-controversies-facebook-adds-48-million-users/
- Published: 2018-04-26T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-26T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: Even the combination of hacked user data, Russian election interference and a trensing #DeleteFacebook campaign didn't stop Facebook from adding 48 million new daily active users for a total of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/04/despite-controversies-facebook-adds-48-million-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Social Media, Advanced persistent threat, Apple Inc., Business Insider, Cambridge Analytica, Elections in Russia, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, User information, WhatsApp, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![Facebook wide logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224df2dee00200b-200wi "Facebook wide logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224df2dee00200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Even the combination of hacked user data, Russian election interference and a trensing #DeleteFacebook campaign didn't stop Facebook from adding 48 million new daily active users for a total of 1.449 billion DAUs in the last 3 months.That's up 3.42% and more than the 2.18% growth last quarter. Q1 2018 revenue also beat analysts expectations, hitting $11.97 billion.

[![FB 1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224e034eb5f200d-500wi "FB 1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224e034eb5f200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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