Meta Platforms

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Meta Platforms
Meta
FormerlyFacebook, Inc.
Company typePublic company
Industry
FoundedOctober 28, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-28) in California, United States
Founders
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide (except blocked countries)
Key people
Brands
RevenueIncrease US$85.97 billion (2020)
Increase US$32.67 billion (2020)
Increase US$29.15 billion (2020)
Total assetsIncrease US$159.32 billion (2020)
Total equityIncrease US$128.29 billion (2020)
OwnerMark Zuckerberg (controlling shareholder)
Number of employees
60,654 (March 31, 2021)
DivisionsFacebook Reality Labs
SubsidiariesNovi Financial
Websitewww.meta.com
Footnotes / references
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Meta Platforms, Inc., known before 2021 as Facebook, Inc., is an American multinational Internet corporation which owns Facebook. It was owned by Mark Zuckerberg, other founders and the shared ownership given to its employees but it went public on February 1, 2012, and was headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta, Inc. started to be publicly negotiated on May 18, 2012.

It owns several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads. It owns Reality Labs, a virtual reality company.

References

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  2. ↑ "Facebook is getting more serious about becoming your go-to for mobile payments". The Verge. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Our History". Facebook. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Shaban, Hamza (January 20, 2019). "Digital advertising to surpass print and TV for the first time, report says". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "FB Income Statement". NASDAQ.com.
  6. ↑ "FB Balance Sheet". NASDAQ.com.
  7. ↑ "Stats". Facebook. June 30, 2019. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Facebook - Financials". investor.fb.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

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