As the Q2 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the social networking industry, including Yelp (NYSE: YELP) and its peers.

Businesses must meet their customers where they are, which over the past decade has come to mean on social networks. In 2020, users spent over 2.5 hours a day on social networks, a figure that has increased every year since measurement began. As a result, businesses continue to shift their advertising and marketing dollars online.

The 5 social networking stocks we track reported a strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 4% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 1.1% above.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 7% since the latest earnings results.

Yelp (NYSE: YELP)

Founded by PayPal alumni Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons, Yelp (NYSE: YELP) is an online platform that helps people discover local businesses through crowd-sourced reviews.

Yelp reported revenues of $375.5 million, up 1.4% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 2.3%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and full-year EBITDA guidance meeting analysts’ expectations.

Yelp delivered the slowest revenue growth among its peers. Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 10.5% since reporting and currently trades at $22.41.

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Best Q2: Reddit (NYSE: RDDT)

Founded in 2005 by two University of Virginia roommates, Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) facilitates user-generated content across niche communities (called subreddits) that discuss anything from stocks to dating and memes.

Reddit reported revenues of $804.9 million, up 61.1% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 9.9%. The business had a stunning quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Reddit achieved the biggest analyst estimate beat, highest guidance raise, and fastest revenue growth of the whole group. The company reported 53.2 million daily active users, up 5.8% year on year. Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 16.8% since reporting. It currently trades at $148.11.

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Weakest Q2: Meta (NASDAQ: META)

Famously founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) operates a collection of the largest social networks in the world - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, along with its metaverse focused Reality Labs.

Meta reported revenues of $60.8 billion, up 28% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 1%. Still, it was a slower quarter as it posted revenue guidance for next quarter slightly missing analysts’ expectations.

Meta delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates and weakest guidance update among its peers. The company reported 3.6 billion daily active users, up 3.4% year on year. As expected, the stock is down 2.3% since the results and currently trades at $572.05.

Read our full analysis of Meta’s results here.

Snap (NYSE: SNAP)

Founded by Stanford University students Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy, and originally called Picaboo, Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP) is an image centric social media network.

Snap reported revenues of $1.60 billion, up 18.9% year on year. This number topped analysts’ expectations by 3.8%. It was an exceptional quarter as it also produced a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The stock is up 9.6% since reporting and currently trades at $5.53.

Read our full, actionable report on Snap here, it’s free.

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS)

Created with the idea of virtually replacing paper catalogues, Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is an online image and social discovery platform.

Pinterest reported revenues of $1.18 billion, up 18.2% year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 2.8%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also recorded a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and EBITDA guidance for next quarter topping analysts’ expectations.

The company reported 640 million monthly active users, up 10.7% year on year. The stock is down 15.1% since reporting and currently trades at $21.73.

Read our full, actionable report on Pinterest here, it’s free.

Market Update

Over the past year, investors have been forced to repeatedly answer the same question: what is the market’s biggest risk? The answer has changed several times, and each shift has reshaped market leadership.

Late in 2025 and early 2026, artificial intelligence became the market’s primary uncertainty. Investors questioned whether AI would erode software pricing power and weaken competitive moats as AI made it easier to replicate once-differentiated products.

By the spring, technology took a back seat to geopolitics. The U.S. conflict with Iran briefly became the market’s dominant narrative, raising concerns about oil prices, inflation, and global growth. But as energy markets remained orderly and fears of a prolonged supply disruption faded, investors quickly turned their focus back to fundamentals.

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