SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, (APP/AFP) – Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit tripled to $1.5 billion as the ranks of people using the leading social network continued to climb.
Profit soared as revenue in the recently ended quarter jumped to $5.4 billion from $3.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. “We had a great
start to the year,” said Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.