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Snap’s latest financial results reveal the latest growth for its Snapchat app. It had 946 million monthly active users in Q4 2025, up 6% year-on-year – so 51 million more users. That means Snapchat is closing in on the milestone of 1bn monthly active users. Or is it? There were some less positive figures revealed in the financial results when it comes to daily active users. Snapchat averaged 474 million of those last quarter, which was up 5% year-on-year. However, it was actually a small dip from Q3, when it had 477 million, including declines in North America and Europe. That’s a trend to keep an eye on. But more positive metrics include Snap’s revenues ($1.72bn in Q4, up 10% year-on-year), while the company narrowed its net losses from $697.9m in 2024 as a whole to $460.5m in 2025. Snap’s investor letter has more, invariably-positive stats on how people are interacting with Snapchat. More than 700 million people have engaged with its GenAI-powered lenses over 17bn times, for example, while the number of people playing games in Snapchat every month has nearly doubled to 200 million.

Cases A man befriended schoolboys through a messaging app then coerced them to perform sex acts in exchange for Xbox codes.  Date published 03 Feb 2026 Ross Brogan, 31, from Glasgow, bombarded four teenage victims with indecent communications and obscene videos then offered payment if they would reciprocate.  The High Court in Glasgow heard that the software engineer befriended the boys – all aged under 16 - via the social media app, Snapchat - and quickly tried to exploit their ‘friendships’ for his own gratification.  Prosecutors told how he demanded intimate images and videos of the victims in return for Xbox or PlayStation codes which allow users to make purchases via their games console.  He also left sex toys at a pre-arranged drop off point, instructing that they be used in indecent photos and footage which should be sent to him.   He threatened to hurt the family of one boy if he didn’t obey.  Brogan pled guilty to six sexual offences charges, all involving schoolboys, at a hearing last month.  Returning to court for sentencing today (3 Feb), he was given 10 years and six months imprisonment, with a further three-year sentence extension during which time he will be subject to close monitoring and supervision.  His name was added to the sex offenders register indefinitely.   It is a priority for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) to tackle this kind of offending against children.  Procurator Fiscal Faye

It was later learned that Stratford police had previously arrested Reyes on charges related to the “extortion of females while using Snapchat,” the ...

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Snapchat had been deleted off the devices, but detectives reloaded the app and discovered a “constant thread of communication” between Lah Say and the ...

Updated / Monday, 2 Feb 2026 10:24 Platforms including Snapchat, Meta, TikTok and YouTube must stop underage users from holding accounts under the legislation, which came into effect on 10 December Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company has said, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology. The platform urged the Australian authorities to oblige app stores to check users' ages as an "additional safeguard" for the world-first crackdown. Platforms including Snapchat, Meta, TikTok and YouTube must stop underage users from holding accounts under the legislation, which came into effect on 10 December. Companies face fines of Aus$49.5 million (€28.6m) if they fail to take "reasonable steps" to comply. Australia's eSafety online regulator reported last month that tech giants had already blocked 4.7 million accounts, delivering "significant outcomes". As of the end of January, Snapchat said it had blocked or disabled 415,000 Snapchat accounts in Australia belonging to under-16s. "We continue to lock more accounts daily," it said in an online statement. But the law leaves "significant gaps", Snapchat said, arguing that age estimation technology was only accurate to within two to three years. "In practice, this means some young

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Snap was written off as dead money. Now the stock is ripping again and Gen Z is back on Snapchat. Is this a real comeback or just another hype cycle you’ll regret buying into? The internet is losing it over Snap Inc – but is it actually worth your money, your screen time, or both? Between Snapchat’s surprise glow-up, new AI tricks, and a stock chart that suddenly woke up, Snap just went from “fallen fave” to “wait, should I buy this?” The Hype is Real: Snap Inc on TikTok and Beyond Snapchat isn’t just that yellow app you forgot in a folder. It quietly stayed glued to Gen Z while everyone else chased Reels and Shorts. Now the receipts are starting to show up in one place you definitely trust: your For You Page. Creators are posting “Snapchat is back” breakdowns, showing off new AR filters, private-story drama, and how Snap’s AI is creeping into everyday chats. It’s not as loud as TikTok, but the people still using Snap? They’re using it hard. On TikTok, Snap content leans into real-life chaos: streak flexes, spotlight payout stories, and “I made this whole video in Snapchat” edits. On YouTube, finance and

NEW DELHI: An ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a bill to ban social media for children, as the world’s biggest market for Meta and YouTube joins a global debate on the impact of social media on young people’s health and safety. “Not only are our children becoming addicted to social media, but India is also one of the world’s largest producers of data for foreign platforms,” lawmaker L.S.K. Devarayalu said. “Based on this data, these companies are creating advanced AI systems, effectively turning Indian users into unpaid data providers, while the strategic and economic benefits are reaped elsewhere,” he said. Australia became the first country in December to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates. France’s National Assembly this week backed legislation to ban children under 15 from social media, while Britain, Denmark and Greece are studying the issue. Published in Dawn, February 1st, 2026

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