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Prediction: An Activist Will Force Snap to Spin Off Specs
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Scott builds the bull case for Snap's core business before making his activist call. The social network has 1 billion monthly active users, over $6 billion in revenue, subscription revenue of $1 billion growing at 60%, and — if re-rated to Reddit's forward multiples — could be worth 3.5 times its current market cap. [1] — Scott Galloway "Snap: $6B+ revenue, growing 10%/yr: Snap has over $6 billion in annual revenue still growing 10% per year, with subscription revenue of $1 …" 1:03:52 The problem is the Specs division, which has consumed $3.5 billion over a decade for essentially zero return. Scott argues that a disciplined activist taking 5-10% of the company could force Evan Spiegel to either spin Specs into a separate entity or shut it down entirely, unlocking the core business's real value. He frames the broader IPO market backdrop — predicting 20 new hedge funds from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI employees heading to Europe this summer with fresh wealth — as context for why activists will be flush and aggressive.
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Snap has spent $3.5 billion on Specs hardware over a decade — about a third of its adjusted EBITDA per year — with no real return. The core business has $6B in revenue growing 10% and $1B in subscription revenue growing 60%. Scott predicts an activist will take 5-10% of the company in the next 3 months and force a spin-off or shutdown of Specs.
Snap has spent $3.5 billion over the past decade on Specs hardware, representing roughly a third of adjusted EBITDA annually, with no meaningful return.
Snap has 1 billion monthly active users and is one of only 4 scaled social networks, giving its core platform significant strategic value.
Snap has over $6 billion in annual revenue still growing 10% per year, with subscription revenue of $1 billion growing 60% per year — making its core business attractive despite the Specs distraction.
Snap's subscription revenue of approximately $1 billion is growing at 60% per year, demonstrating a valuable core business that the Specs division is overshadowing.
If Snap achieved Reddit's forward revenue multiples, it would be worth 3.5 times its current market cap, suggesting significant undervaluation of its core business.
