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BEIJING, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Weibo (NASDAQ:) Corporation (“Weibo” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WB and HKEX: 9898), a leading social media in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

“We had a solid quarter,” said Gaofei Wang, CEO of Weibo. “On the user front, we continued to focus on the acquisition and engagement of high quality users. On the monetization front, our advertising business has exhibited a stabilized trend this quarter. We are pleased to see robust growth of ad revenues from certain key sectors, mainly driven by ad demand during the Summer Olympics. Our value-added services business also delivered strong momentum this quarter, benefiting from the upgrade of membership services catering to users’ social interactions on the platform.”

 Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Net revenues were US$464.5 million, an increase of 5% year-over-year or an increase of 3% year-over-year on a constant currency basis [1].
  • Advertising and marketing revenues were US$398.6 million, an increase of 2% year-over-year or flat year-over-year on a constant currency basis [1].
  • Value-added services (“VAS”) revenues were US$65.9 million, an increase of 25% year-over-year or an increase of 23% year-over-year on a constant currency basis [1].
  • Income from operations was US$141.3 million, representing an operating margin of 30%.
  • Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders was US$130.6 million and diluted net income per share was US$0.50.
  • Non-GAAP income from operations was US$164.5 million, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 35%.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders was US$139.2 million and non-GAAP diluted net income per share was US$0.53.
  • Monthly active users (“MAUs”) were 587 million in September 2024.
  • Average daily active users (“DAUs”) were 257 million in September 2024.

 

[1]  We define constant currency (non-GAAP) by assuming that the average exchange rate in the third quarter of 2024 had been the same as it was in the third quarter of 2023, or RMB7.23=US$1.00.

Third  Quarter 2024  Financial Results

For the third quarter of 2024, Weibo’s total net revenues were US$464.5 million, an increase of 5% compared to US$442.2 million for the same period last year.

Advertising and marketing revenues for the third quarter of 2024 were US$398.6 million, an increase of 2% compared to US$389.3 million for the same period last year. Advertising and marketing revenues excluding advertising…

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