(Reuters) – Facebook Inc crushed quarterly profit and revenue estimates on Wednesday as the social media giant’s push into video ads helped bolster its fast-growing mobile ad business.The company’s shares were up 1.4 percent at $168 after the bell. Through Wednesday’s close, the stock had climbed nearly 44 percent this year.Facebook said about 2.01 billion people were using its service monthly as of June 30, up 17 percent from a year earlier.The social media giant said in June it had surpassed the 2-billion user mark.Mobile ad revenue accounted for 87 percent of the company’s total advertising revenue of $9.16 billion in the latest quarter, up from 84 percent a year earlier.
Källa: Facebook profit, revenue smash estimates as mobile ad sales soar
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