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Pinterest, Inc.: Business Overview, Financials & Competitive Analysis

Pinterest operates as a visual search and discovery platform allowing people to find ideas such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The platform generates revenue through a...

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Pinterest is a challenging near-term investment facing macro headwinds, but long-term recovery potential exists if tariff impacts...

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Industry Internet Content & Information / Digital Advertising / Social Media
4 named competitors
3 recent developments
11 analyst dimensions
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Cyborg Score recalibrated: June 15, 2026
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Pinterest, Inc. Overview

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Pinterest operates as a visual search and discovery platform allowing people to find ideas such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The platform generates revenue through advertising products that help advertisers reach users at relevant moments.

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Pinterest is facing significant challenges following disappointing Q4 results and weak outlook for Q1, with reduced advertising demand due to tariff impacts and increased competition. For Q1 2026, Pinterest projects revenue between $951M-$971M (11-14% growth) and adjusted EBITDA of $166M-$186M, with long-term EBITDA margin targets of 30-34%.

Competitive Landscape

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Pinterest competes with social media and discovery platforms including Meta (Instagram, Facebook), TikTok, Etsy for commerce, and Google for visual search. The company differentiates through its focus on visual inspiration and shopping for home, fashion, and lifestyle categories rather than social networking features.

Industry Context

Pinterest, Inc. operates in Internet Content & Information / Digital Advertising / Social Media.

Key facts

Founded: 2008 · Headquarters: San Francisco, US · Employees: 5,265 · Revenue: $4.05B · Market cap: $10.3B

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InstagramSocial media and visual discovery→TikTokShort-form video and discovery platform→EtsyMarketplace for handmade and vintage goods→Google LensVisual search engine→

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What does Pinterest, Inc. do?+
Pinterest operates as a visual search and discovery platform allowing people to find ideas such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The platform generates revenue through a...
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Pinterest, Inc. has a Cyborg Score of 4/10 (Mixed). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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