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.
Founded2004
FoundersMark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes
HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, U.S.
Websitewww.meta.com/
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▸ VITAL STATS
Global Brand Rank #19 ($41.3B) Interbrand Best Global Brands 2025 Ranked under the "Facebook" brand specifically, not "Meta" — Interbrand ranks individual product brands, and Instagram (also owned by Meta) ranks separately at #8 ($57.3B).
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▸ 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.
Source▸ TIMELINE
2004 Facebook founded at Harvard University by Mark Zuckerberg with Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, and Chris Hughes.
2006 Facebook opened to the general public, having previously been restricted to college and select networks.
2012 Acquired Instagram.
2012 Facebook's initial public offering (IPO), the same year Instagram was acquired.
2014 Acquired WhatsApp.
2021 Company renamed from Facebook, Inc. to Meta Platforms, Inc.
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