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what monopoly did they create? it seems they have competitors in everything they do.

• JKCalhoun 3mo ago
  Ads, obviously. I understand Meta has an ad business as well—but no one I know uses their sites.
  • WarmWash 3mo ago
    Instagram makes ~$28/user/mo from ads, which is wild. They couldn't even sell a premium ad-free membership without losing money on those people. (Who the hell would pay $28/mo for instgram?)
    • monk_grilla 3mo ago
      I tried to verify that figure and I'm pretty sure you mean ~$28/user/year. Instagram's global ad revenue ~$83.6B in 2025. [1] Instagram passed 3 billion monthly active users in September 2025. [2] $83.6B ÷ 3B ≈ $27.9 per user per year ≈ $2.30/month. 1: https://resourcera.com/data/social/instagram-revenue/ https://resourcera.com/data/social/instagram-revenue/ 2: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/instagram-now-has-3-billion-monthly-active-users.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/instagram-now-has-3-billion-...