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  "claim": "Pinterest had 640 million monthly active users in Q2 2026",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"How many people use Pinterest?\" / \"Pinterest has 600 million users\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
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    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
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  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Pinterest, Inc.",
    "title": "Pinterest Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results (Aug. 4, 2026)",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "Global Monthly Active Users (\"MAUs\") increased 11% year over year to 640 million.",
  "method": "Company-reported global monthly active users.",
  "drift": [
    "Pinterest's own 'About' page still says 'over 600 million people' in one place and 640 million in another"
  ],
  "interest": "Company-reported figure in its own earnings release; the company sells advertising against these users.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Pinterest reported 640 million global monthly active users for Q2 2026, up 11% year over year.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Pinterest — Q2 2026 results",
      "url": "https://s204.q4cdn.com/369458543/files/doc_earnings/2026/q2/earnings-result/Q2-2026-Press-Release.pdf",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Pinterest Newsroom — Company",
      "url": "https://newsroom.pinterest.com/company/",
      "primary": true
    }
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  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "Q2 2026",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}