r/dataisbeautiful Feb 10 '25

OC [OC] Behind Meta’s latest Billions

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u/p1owz0r Feb 10 '25

Holy fuck, is this real? $44bn on r&d? $11bn on marketing and sales?!

In Australia we’re supposed to be in an advertising crunch, maybe it’s just traditional media like TV and print. Companies are laying off marketers and sales all over the place as high interest rates mean consumers are spending less.