French mobile app developer Voodoo, the owner of Gen-Z social media app BeReal, has reported €623m in revenues for 2024 — a 20% growth from the previous year.
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May 19, 2025
BeReal owner Voodoo reports another year of profitability — and says it isn’t over for the Gen Z app yet
The French unicorn acquired Gen-Z social media app BeReal in a cash and earnout deal last year
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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