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    Pinterest Has 640 Million Users and a Working AI Shopping Tool. Growth Is Still the Problem.

    "AI is at the heart of our momentum and is a clear accelerant for our business."

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    Pinterest Has 640 Million Users and a Working AI Shopping Tool. Growth Is Still the Problem.

    Pinterest reported Q2 2026 results on August 4, 2026. In the call, they said that the AI shopping pivot is working with revenue up 18%, Performance+ carrying 30% of lower-funnel ad revenue, and Pinterest Assistant live for most US users.

    The core market growth is stalling with flat user additions in the US and Canada, two million users lost in Europe, and three consecutive quarters of mostly stagnant usage in the regions that generate the platform's highest revenue per user, according to the release.

    The company is converting its existing 640 million user base into a more commercially valuable audience, ad revenue per user is rising, large retailers are spending more, and small businesses are adopting automated shopping campaigns. But it is not adding new users in the markets where that conversion is most financially meaningful.

    "AI is at the heart of our momentum and is a clear accelerant for our business," said CEO Bill Ready. "It is trained on our unique human curation of style and taste, making Pinterest more personalized and actionable for users, while improving performance for advertisers and creating more opportunities to monetize over the long term."

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    Sachin Mohan

    Sachin is a Senior Writer at AIM Media House. He is a tech enthusiast and holds a very keen interest in emerging technologies and how they fare in the current market. He can be reached at sachin.mohan@aimmediahouse.com

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