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▸ COMPANY PROFILE

Meta Platforms, Inc.

United States · Founded 2004

www.meta.com ↗
PIXPAUSE REPORT CARD#21 of 30 on the Hype Scoreboard →
3PixProofs filed
33%ended in "Bye the Hype"
Biggest hype missMeta MuseMeta's own staff found real security and reliability problems during internal testing before Muse's public launch — including the agent searching a user's private iCloud photos without being asked, and Meta's own CTO reporting repeated unexpected logouts. Meta shipped it anyway, less than two weeks after an $18 billion child-privacy settlement.Claim that held upMeta Quest 2The Quest 2's original foam facial interface was formally recalled by CPSC after 5,716 US reports of skin irritation, rashes, and hives out of roughly 4 million units sold, but Meta's response -- a sales pause and a free silicone-cover remedy for every affected owner -- addressed it properly.

Not a trust score: it covers only the claims we've checked, and small samples move a lot. Last PixProof Sep 22, 2026.

Quick facts

What is Meta Platforms, Inc.?
Meta Platforms, Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is an American multinational technology company and is one of the Big Tech companies.
Where is Meta Platforms, Inc. from?
United States. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Is Meta Platforms, Inc. a public company?
Yes — it's listed on Nasdaq: META.
When was Meta Platforms, Inc. founded?
In 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes.
How many people work at Meta Platforms, Inc.?
About 58,604 (as of 2020).
Where does the name "Meta Platforms, Inc." come from?
It's named after metaverse.
Source: Wikidata ↗

▸ ABOUT META PLATFORMS, INC.

Meta Platforms, Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is an American multinational technology company and is one of the Big Tech companies. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads. The company also operates an advertising network for its own sites and third parties; as of 2023, advertising accounted for 97.8% of its total revenue.

Terms explained:What is AI?What is an AI agent?What does "up to X hours" battery life really mean?What is an LLM?What does "open source" mean for software and AI?

▸ WHO OWNS WHAT

Subsidiaries & acquisitions on record
Reality LabsFacebook IsraelNovi FinancialPlayGigaBeat GamesMapillaryCassin Networks ApSFacebook AI Research

From Wikidata (see record). Lists can include companies since merged or closed.

▸ TRACK RECORD

Meta Platforms, Inc.'s history and the 3 marketing claims we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.

  1. 2004Facebook founded at Harvard University by Mark Zuckerberg with Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, and Chris Hughes.
  2. 2006Facebook opened to the general public, having previously been restricted to college and select networks.
  3. 2012Acquired Instagram.
  4. 2012Facebook's initial public offering (IPO), the same year Instagram was acquired.
  5. 2014Acquired WhatsApp.
  6. 2021Company renamed from Facebook, Inc. to Meta Platforms, Inc.
  7. Jul 27, 2021CLAIM · Meta Quest 2"The Quest 2's foam facial interface is comfortable and skin-friendly for extended wear."→ 🟢 BUY THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
  8. Sep 8, 2026CLAIM · Meta Muse"Muse can safely access your apps and accounts to complete tasks autonomously"→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
  9. Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · Meta Ray-Ban Display"Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses get up to 6 hours of battery life on mixed use."→ 🟡 QUESTION IT Read the PixProof →

Claim dates come from when the claim's own source was published; "Checked" means we couldn't date the claim, so it sits at the date we verified it.

▸ SOCIAL PRESENCE

476K subscribers

▸ VITAL STATS

Global Brand Rank#19 ($41.3B)Interbrand Best Global Brands 2025Ranked under the "Facebook" brand specifically, not "Meta" — Interbrand ranks individual product brands, and Instagram (also owned by Meta) ranks separately at #8 ($57.3B).

▸ CLIMATE COMMITMENT

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-validated climate target.✓ SBTi-validated

Real progress: Confirmed among the (as of late 2025) 10,000+ companies with SBTi third-party-validated targets.

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▸ SOURCES

Wikipedia — Meta PlatformsWikidata entity record