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Explanations of where the figures on this site come from, which definition each one uses, and how to verify any of them against the original filing or dataset.
What a per-second figure can and cannot tell you
Dividing an annual total by 31,536,000 is arithmetic, not measurement. The result inherits every weakness of the number you started with — and adds two of its own.
· 6 min read
How Meta makes its money: a breakdown of the filings
Meta took $200.97 billion in revenue in 2025 and its profit went down. The explanation is in four tables of the annual report, and it is more interesting than the headline.
· 9 min read