Twitter Profitability

Comments center on Twitter's financial struggles, debating its profitability, revenue versus losses, historical profits, and paths to becoming a viable business.

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Sample Comments

tptacek Aug 23, 2012 View on HN

Twitter needs cash? Aren't they profitable?

codeulike Mar 30, 2023 View on HN

Revenue not the same thing as profitTwitter has only made a profit in 2 out of the last 11 yearshttps://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=twitter+profits+per+yea...

sfeng Feb 28, 2017 View on HN

How is any of this gonna result in Twitter making more money?

atomical Nov 8, 2012 View on HN

Is Twitter running out of money?

xytop Oct 13, 2015 View on HN

I heard that Twitter has no revenue only loses.. is that changed recently?

thecopy Nov 16, 2016 View on HN

How will this help Twitter turn a profit?

cwyers Jul 27, 2017 View on HN

Could Twitter be profitable if they weren't spending so much money on new customer acquisition?

cdnsteve Mar 24, 2016 View on HN

Maybe this will make Twitter finally profitable?

philliphaydon Feb 3, 2023 View on HN

Other than Twitter losing money every year?

davidcbc Mar 9, 2025 View on HN

Twitter was profitable before the takeover and now it is not