Home Technology Application Snapchat is adding more users, topping 750 million a month For the year through April 2022, the monthly count rose 20 per cent by Bloomberg February 20, 2023 Snapchat’s social-media app is adding users at a faster clip, reaching more than 750 million per month, Snap chief executive officer Evan Spiegel said. That’s 25 per cent more than the 600 million monthly users the app, known for its disappearing photo messages, was attracting 10 months ago. For the year through April 2022, the monthly count rose 20 per cent, the company said. Spiegel announced the numbers to an audience of investors at a meeting in Santa Monica, California. Those investors will be listening for signs that the company’s plan to shift its strategy is paying off. Snapchat in 2022 Snap last year said it was scaling back operations and narrowing its focus to three priorities: adding users and getting them to spend more time on Snapchat; jump-starting revenue growth; and investing in augmented reality technology. The numbers disclosed signal that the app can continue to expand its user base, which may help counter major declines in its digital ad business. In the first quarter, analysts expect the company’s revenue to post the first-ever drop from a year earlier, while the amount of money Snap makes per user is projected to fall to the lowest in almost three years. At our second ever Investor Day, we announced that the Snapchat community has grown to over 750 million monthly active users! Missed the big day? Take a look at the full event here: https://t.co/sV3Qy2BDOE pic.twitter.com/DyVWarD66t — Snap Inc. (@Snap) February 18, 2023 The company has already said that the slide in digital marketing spending that’s hurt the industry for the past year is leveling off. Meanwhile, Snap is making changes to its ad offerings this year that may drag on revenue in the first quarter. While Snapchat isn’t the biggest social media app — Meta Platform’s Facebook and Instagram see about three billion and two billion users a month, respectively — it’s known for being especially popular among young people. In recent years, its been competing for the attention of younger users with TikTok, the fast-growing video app owned by ByteDance, which has more than one billion people logging in every month. Read: Snapchat introduces 3D Bitmoji to enhance digital avatars Tags Application Snapchat Technology 0 Comments You might also like Insights: How UAE is enabling network transformation in the AI age Industry insights: How Saudi Arabia’s fintech scene is evolving How Dubai is leveraging technology to enhance guest experiences Are internet outages a wake-up call for B2B eCommerce platforms?