# Meta

> Meta Platforms is the company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads - a Family of Apps used by more than 3 billion people daily. Founded as Facebook in 2004 and renamed Meta in 2021, it runs one of the world's largest digital advertising businesses while pouring tens of billions into artificial intelligence (the open-weight Llama models and Meta AI assistant) and wearable computing (Quest headsets and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses). In 2025 it reported roughly $201 billion in revenue.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Menlo Park, California, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Zuckerberg (Co-founder, Chairman & CEO), Dustin Moskovitz (Co-founder), Eduardo Saverin (Co-founder), Chris Hughes (Co-founder), Andrew McCollum (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~77,000 employees (with significant 2026 restructuring and layoffs underway)
- **Products:** Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads
- **Notable:** Grew to more than 3 billion daily users across its Family of Apps., Acquired Instagram (2012), WhatsApp (2014), and Oculus (2014)., Released the open-weight Llama models, reshaping the open-source AI landscape.

## Products & services

- **Facebook** — The original social network for connecting with people, groups, marketplace, and communities.
- **Instagram** — Photo and video sharing app built around feeds, Stories, Reels, and creators.
- **WhatsApp** — End-to-end encrypted messaging and calling used by billions worldwide, plus a business platform.
- **Messenger** — Messaging app tied to Facebook for chat, calls, and video.
- **Threads** — Text-based conversation app launched in 2023, linked to Instagram, positioned against X/Twitter.
- **Meta AI** — AI assistant powered by the Llama models, embedded across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook.
- **Llama** — Family of open-weight large language models released for developers and researchers.
- **Meta Quest** — Virtual and mixed reality headsets from Reality Labs, including the Quest line.
- **Ray-Ban Meta** — AI smart glasses built with EssilorLuxottica, including a Display model with a built-in screen.
- **Meta Ads** — Self-serve advertising platform across the Family of Apps - the company's core revenue engine.

## Achievements

- Grew to more than 3 billion daily users across its Family of Apps.
- Acquired Instagram (2012), WhatsApp (2014), and Oculus (2014).
- Released the open-weight Llama models, reshaping the open-source AI landscape.
- Open-sourced PyTorch and React, now industry-standard developer tools.
- Sold more than 2 million Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses since late 2023.
- Reported roughly $201 billion in revenue in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Unveiled the $799 Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses, its first consumer smart glasses with a built-in display.
- **2026-01** — Reported ~$201B in 2025 revenue, up about 22% year over year.
- **2026-04** — Q1 2026 revenue of ~$56.3B; Reality Labs posted another multi-billion-dollar operating loss.
- **2026-05** — Began roughly 8,000 layoffs across Reality Labs, recruiting, and other org as it redirects spending toward AI.
- **2026-01** — Raised 2026 AI capital-expenditure guidance to roughly $125B-$145B.

## Links

- Website: https://meta.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meta
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meta
- GitHub: https://github.com/facebook
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@meta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meta
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Meta

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Last updated: 2026-06-08