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Facebook's revenues grew 38% to $1.46bn (£938m) in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, boosted by a jump in advertising revenue, the company has reported.Facebook's revenues grew 38% to $1.46bn (£938m) in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, boosted by a jump in advertising revenue, the company has reported.
Advertising revenue was up 43% to $1.25bn, of which 30% came from mobile advertising.Advertising revenue was up 43% to $1.25bn, of which 30% came from mobile advertising.
Net profit rose to $219m from $205m a year earlier.Net profit rose to $219m from $205m a year earlier.
"We've made a lot of progress in the first few months of the year," said founder Mark Zuckerberg."We've made a lot of progress in the first few months of the year," said founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The social networking site said its monthly users were up 23% year-on-year to 1.11 billion. The social networking site said its monthly active users were up 23% year-on-year to 1.11 billion.
Facebook shares rose 3% in after-hours trading immediately after the results were out. That included 751 million mobile users, a rise of 54% on the year.
The comparative figures from last year were from when Facebook was still a private company.
It went public in May 2012 in a high-profile flotation.