Number of people use social media each day, so it's a fair question to ask, "How do social media companies make money while offering so many free services?" As of Dec. 2019, Facebook reports it has over 2.5 billion monthly active users, an increase of 8% year-over-year. Twitter reports it has 321 million monthly active users, while LinkedIn has about 260 million monthly active users. Such volume is the short answer to the question of how these companies are making money. But that doesn't tell the whole story....
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