Pinterest profile
Visual discovery and saved collections of ideas.
An idea can become a collection, then a shopping journey.
Where the money comes from
Advertising and shopping-related commercial activity support the service.
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- Pinterest, Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they made last year
Pinterest, Inc.: USD 4.22 billion revenue in the year ended 2025-12-31. Net income: USD 416.9 million. Group/company figures.
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- Pinterest, Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much they keep
9.87% net margin for the year ended 2025-12-31: reported net income divided by revenue.
Sources (4)
- Pinterest, Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they’re worth
Pinterest, Inc. (PINS), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 21.91 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 12.41B.
Sources (5)
- Pinterest, Inc. — dated market snapshotSecondary market data · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest, Inc. — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
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- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Where the money is heading
Advertising works close to purchasing intent: people often arrive with an unfinished project and leave with a shortlist of things to buy.
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- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
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- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who runs it
Pinterest, Inc.
Pinterest’s share structure gives co-founders Benjamin Silbermann and Paul Sciarra substantial voting influence. Public Class A holdings and founder voting power use different measures.
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- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Selected dated shareholder disclosures
Benjamin Silbermann
An individual director and substantial Class B beneficial holder identified in Pinterest’s proxy; his disclosed trust holdings carry enhanced voting rights.
- Share-class percentage — Class B
- 46.32%
- Voting power
- 35.33%
- Disclosure as of
- 27 March 2026
Class B percentage and total voting power are not percentages of all economic equity.
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- Pinterest, Inc. — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
Paul Sciarra
An individual Class B beneficial holder identified through disclosed trust/LLC arrangements. His voting authority differs from an ordinary Class A shareholder’s.
- Share-class percentage — Class B
- 40.9%
- Voting power
- 31.19%
- Disclosure as of
- 27 March 2026
Trust/LLC beneficial authority; not a total economic-equity percentage.
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- Pinterest, Inc. — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
BlackRock
An investment-management group reporting voting or investment authority over shares held through managed portfolios. The position is not all the manager’s own economic wealth.
- Share-class percentage — Class A
- 12.01%
- Voting power
- 2.85%
- Disclosure as of
- 27 March 2026
- Underlying position date
- 31 December 2025
The proxy cites a January 2026 filing reporting the December 2025 position.
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- Pinterest, Inc. — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
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- Pinterest, Inc. — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
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Photo credits
- Pinterest, Inc. — Simple Icons contributors; Pinterest, Inc. brand mark. CC0 1.0. Original monochrome SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
- Ben Silbermann — Anya. CC BY 2.0. Face crop (340, 100, 1040, 800); resized to 168 × 168 pixels and encoded as WebP. Adapted image retains the source licence.
- BlackRock — BlackRock. Public domain. Original SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
What AI does here
Visual search understands objects and styles inside images. Generative AI expands discovery and shopping, while Ask Pinterest experiments with conversational visual assistance.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who supplies the brains
Pinterest develops its Taste Graph and visual-discovery systems. Merchants and creators supply many of the images and destinations.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
What it learns from you
Searches, saved Pins and interactions describe tastes and intentions, helping personalise discovery and advertising.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who checks its work
Pinterest moderates Pins and commercial content; merchants control the products at the destination. A saved image is an idea, not a quality inspection.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
How much choice you have
Shape boards deliberately, edit recommendations and notifications, and follow the original source before treating a Pin as a buying guide.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
What they say vs what they do
Pinterest connects visual inspiration with shopping. A beautiful Pin can be a route into somebody else’s commercial website.
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- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they know—and what they do with it
Searches, saved Pins and interactions describe tastes and intentions, helping personalise discovery and advertising.
Sources (4)
- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Quality vs Quantity
Visual relevance is the organising principle. A useful image, an advertisement and a reliable product recommendation are different things.
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- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much control you really have
Shape boards deliberately, edit recommendations and notifications, and follow the original source before treating a Pin as a buying guide.
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- Pinterest — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest: Lifestyle Ideas — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who does it better
Comparison priority: inspiration, a real purchase or a project plan. Saving another appealing image is different from moving the project forward.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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Reinforcement— The reward
Finding the right look rewards another scroll. Saving Pins lets a growing board feel like progress towards a future room, outfit or life.
Sources (3)
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Prompts & Cues— The trigger
Recommended Pins, board updates and notifications reopen unfinished ideas.
Sources (3)
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Response Effort— The easy path
Visual search moves from an image to similar looks and products without requiring the right search words.
Sources (3)
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Social Influence— The crowd
Shared boards, popular styles and creator collections provide ready-made signals of what looks desirable.
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- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Loss Aversion & Scarcity— The pressure
Aspirational boards keep a gap visible between what you have and what you imagine. Seasonal ideas and shopping offers add a time-sensitive reason to act.
Sources (3)
- Introducing new visual search features for a more personalized discovery experience | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Pinterest unveils new AI tools for ads and personalized shopping | Pinterest NewsroomPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Edit notification settings | Pinterest helpPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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