{"id":1885,"date":"2022-12-19T01:11:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T01:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/meta-reality-labs-loses-3-7-billion-in-q3-nft-news-today\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T01:11:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T01:11:59","slug":"meta-reality-labs-loses-3-7-billion-in-q3-nft-news-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/meta-reality-labs-loses-3-7-billion-in-q3-nft-news-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Reality Labs Loses $3.7 Billion in Q3 &#8211; NFT News Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/about.meta.com\/realitylabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meta\u2019s Reality Labs<\/a> dealt a heavy financial blow in Q3, with losses surpassing an astonishing $3.7 billion! Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s ambitious plan for creating the metaverse has clearly come at no small cost \u2013 but it seems like the Meta CEO is confident these investments will eventually turn around large profits.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a year since Mark Zuckerberg made the bold move to take Facebook into a digital world. And with billions of dollars invested and his business restructured around Web3, it\u2019s clear that he is serious about making Meta not only relevant but essential within our rapidly changing global economy.<\/p>\n<p>In that time the Facebook, or Meta (META) stock price has fallen more than 60%. This isn\u2019t down to the switch towards the Metaverse of course, but it will be interesting to see how it fairs with inflation soaring and investors keeping an eye on costs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meta earnings: Reality Labs division loses $3.7 billion in Q3\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DFfZpBLzpx8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-mark-zuckerberg-remains-bullish-on-the-metaverse\">Mark Zuckerberg Remains Bullish on The Metaverse<\/h2>\n<p>Some investors have argued that Meta should reign in the purse strings on its metaverse projects, but Zuckerberg insists such a move would be a \u2018mistake\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A lot of people might disagree with this investment,\u2019 said Zuckerberg. \u2018But from what I can tell, I think that this is going to be a very important thing, and I think it would be a mistake for us to not focus on any of these areas, which I think are going to be fundamentally important to the future.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Meta CEO also admitted that he expected to see losses will grow in 2023, though he remains hopeful the investment will pay off.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We do anticipate that Reality Labs operating losses in 2023 will grow significantly year-over-year. Beyond 2023, we expect to pace Reality Labs investments such that we can achieve our goal of growing overall company operating income in the long run.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2>Facebook and Instagram Continue to Grow<\/h2>\n<p>While Meta might be eating money, the company\u2019s 2 main applications <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnewstoday.com\/2022\/09\/01\/facebook-and-instagram-users-can-post-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook and Instagram<\/a> continue to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook remains one of the world\u2019s most popular social media networks, with almost two billion daily active users and nearly three billion monthly. Even more impressive is the 50% growth in plays on their Reels on both Facebook and Instagram in just six months.<\/p>\n<p>And Meta\u2019s WhatsApp has grown exponentially since 2014. Back then the text messaging app had around 430 million users, whereas in 2022 there are over 2 billion users.<\/p>\n<p>This shows the appetite for their Web2 applications is just as strong, and as Meta\u2019s Metaverse rolls out you can be sure Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp will transition onto it.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>With Reality Labs hemorrhaging money for Meta, many investors are starting to wonder whether it was a wise move for Zuck to go all in on the Metaverse.<\/p>\n<p>But prices have tumbled in all tech stocks, so the fault can\u2019t be solely put on Meta\u2019s Web3 investment. He created Facebook, and with it one of the world\u2019s biggest brands, so it would take a brave man to bet against Mark Zuckerberg in the long run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nftnewstoday.com\/2022\/12\/19\/meta-reality-labs-loses-3-7-billion-in-q3\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=meta-reality-labs-loses-3-7-billion-in-q3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta\u2019s Reality Labs dealt a heavy financial blow in Q3, with losses surpassing an astonishing $3.7 billion! Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s ambitious plan for creating the metaverse has clearly come at no small cost \u2013 but it seems like the Meta CEO is confident these investments will eventually turn around large profits. 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