The annual research and development expenditure of Snap Inc in 2021 was 1.56 billion U.S. dollars, up from over 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. This is an increase of over 460 million U.S. dollars in R&D for the camera and social media company. The last time the company spent roughly the same amount on R&D was in 2017.
Annual research and development expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Snap Inc.. (February 3, 2022). Annual research and development expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668089/annual-snap-research-spend/
Snap Inc.. "Annual research and development expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668089/annual-snap-research-spend/
Snap Inc.. (2022). Annual research and development expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668089/annual-snap-research-spend/
Snap Inc.. "Annual Research and Development Expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668089/annual-snap-research-spend/
Snap Inc., Annual research and development expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668089/annual-snap-research-spend/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Annual research and development expenditure of Snap from 2015 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Snap Inc., February 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668089/annual-snap-research-spend/