VK's revenue for the third quarter increased to 47 billion rubles.
VK's revenue in the third quarter of 2026 increased by 21% and amounted to 47 billion rubles. This follows from the VK report published on October 28.
EBITDA for July–September increased by 22%, amounting to 6.2 billion rubles. Revenues from online advertising increased by 18%, to 28.2 billion rubles, including from large advertisers — by 29%, to 18 billion rubles. Revenue from in-stream video advertising increased by 48% and reached 2.7 billion rubles. The social commerce segment brought in 1.2 billion rubles, showing an increase of 81% compared to the previous quarter.
In nine months, VK's revenue reached 128 billion rubles, an increase of 15% year-on-year. EBITDA increased by 30%, to 20.2 billion rubles, and the margin on this indicator was 16%. Net operating cash flow reached 17.4 billion rubles after a negative value for the same period in 2025. At the same time, the company's net debt decreased by 11% compared to the end of last year, to 73.3 billion rubles.
Among the main growth areas, VK noted an increase in VK Tech's revenue by 35%, to 14.4 billion rubles, and educational services for children by 26%, to 6.8 billion rubles. Revenues from social commerce for nine months amounted to 2.1 billion rubles, exceeding the result of the entire 2025 by 65%.
In addition, from July to October, the revenue of the MAX messenger exceeded 700 million rubles due to the launch of monetization tools and business services. The average daily audience of VK services reached 90.8 million users in September. Service usage time increased by 62%.
In August, it was reported that VK recorded an increase in financial performance in all operating segments following the results of the second quarter and the first half of 2026. In the second quarter, VK's revenue increased by 17% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 43.5 billion rubles. EBITDA increased by 41% to 7.6 billion rubles.
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