US IT giants Apple and Facebook announced their financial results for the three months until December last month, and sales increased against the backdrop of increased work from home due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and both sales increased significantly. Profit increased.
On the 27th, Apple and Facebook announced their financial results from October to December last year.
Of these, Apple's iPhone sales were strong, and sales of PCs and tablet terminals increased against the backdrop of increased work from home, resulting in sales of $ 111,439 million and approximately 11.59 trillion yen. It became a yen and reached a record high for the quarter.
The final profit also increased by 29% compared to the same period of the previous year, to about 3 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
In addition, Facebook's online advertising business was strong against the backdrop of so-called increased demand for nesting, and sales increased by 33%, and final profit also increased by approximately 53%, resulting in a significant increase in sales and profits.
Facebook has indicated that sales for the six months to June will be about the same as or slightly higher than the previous year.
It has been criticized that American IT giants are using their monopoly position to hinder competition, and social media operators are discussing how much to check user posts, and their business performance is While strong, there is a lot of interest in whether regulations will be introduced for each company.