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title: "Meta Platforms: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: ", 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."
canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-meta-platforms
type: Organization
wikidata: Q380
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
website: https://www.meta.com/
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
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# Meta Platforms

> , 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.

Read on the web: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-meta-platforms

## Facts

- Category: Artificial intelligence
- Country: United States
- Founded: 2004-07-29
- Headquarters: Menlo Park
- Status: public
- Website: https://www.meta.com/
- Employees: 58,604 (as of 2020-12-31)
- Industries: information technology

## Accounts

- x: https://x.com/Meta
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meta
- github: https://github.com/facebook
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC04FyDIvYXNecpbG8gyOw4A
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Meta
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meta

## Key people

- Dustin Moskovitz, founder (American computer/Internet entrepreneur)
- Chris Hughes, founder (American entrepreneur)
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder (American Internet entrepreneur)
- Andrew McCollum, founder (co-founder of Facebook and an angel investor)
- Drew Houston, founder (American Internet entrepreneur)
- Marc Andreessen, founder (American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer)
- Eduardo Saverin, founder (Brazilian entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Facebook)
- Peggy Alford, founder (US business executive)
- Tracey Travis, founder (American businessperson and corporate director. executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Companies)
- Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive (American Internet entrepreneur), since 2004-02-04
- Mark Zuckerberg, chair (American Internet entrepreneur), since 2004-02-04
- Javier Olivan, chief technology officer (Spanish-American business executive), since 2022-08-01
- Nancy Killefer, board member (American government consultant), since 2020-03-01
- Robert M. Kimmitt, board member (US official), since 2020-03-01
- Sheryl Sandberg, board member (American technology executive, activist, and author), since 2012-01-01
- Mark Zuckerberg, board member (American Internet entrepreneur), since 2004-01-01
- Tan Hock Eng, board member (CEO Of Broadcom, Inc), since 2024-02-14
- Drew Houston, board member (American Internet entrepreneur), since 2020-02-01
- Marc Andreessen, board member (American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer), since 2008-01-01
- John D. Arnold, board member (philanthropist), since 2024-02-14
- Tony Xu, board member (Chinese American entrepreneur, CEO of DoorDash), since 2022-01-01
- Peggy Alford, board member (US business executive), since 2019-01-01
- Tracey Travis, board member (American businessperson and corporate director. executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Companies), since 2020-03-01
- Mark Zuckerberg, director (American Internet entrepreneur)
- Yann LeCun (American-French computer scientist (born 1960))
- Kent Beck (American software engineer)
- Paul Buchheit (American computer engineer; created Gmail)
- Palmer Luckey (American founder of Oculus VR and inventor of the Oculus Rift)
- Blake Ross (American software developer)
- Adam D'Angelo (American businessman)
- Adam Mosseri (American businessman)
- Vladimir Vapnik (Russian-American mathematician (born 1936))
- Mary Lou Jepsen (American scientist and entrepreneur (born 1965))
- Ruchi Sanghvi (Computer engineer)
- Mike Schroepfer (American businessman)
- Jason Rubin (American video game director, comic book creator and Internet company founder)

## Investors

- [Goldman Sachs](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-goldman-sachs.md)
- [Elevation Partners](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-elevation-partners.md)

## Revenue

- undated: USD 2 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 3.7 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 5.1 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 7.9 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 12.5 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 17.9 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 27.6 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 40.7 billion (SEC filing)
- 2010-01-01: USD 2 billion (Wikidata)
- 2011-01-01: USD 3.7 billion (Wikidata)
- 2012-01-01: USD 5.1 billion (Wikidata)
- 2013-01-01: USD 7.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2014-01-01: USD 12.5 billion (Wikidata)
- 2015-01-01: USD 17.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2016-01-01: USD 27.6 billion (Wikidata)
- 2017-01-01: USD 40.7 billion (Wikidata)
- 2018-01-01: USD 55.8 billion (Wikidata)
- 2019-01-01: USD 70.7 billion (Wikidata)
- 2020-01-01: USD 86 billion (Wikidata)
- 2021-01-01: USD 117.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2022-01-01: USD 116.6 billion (Wikidata)
- 2023-01-01: USD 134.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2024-01-01: USD 164.5 billion (Wikidata)
- 2025-01-01: USD 201 billion (Wikidata)

## Ownership

Subsidiaries: [Reality Labs](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-reality-labs.md), [Mapillary](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-mapillary.md), [Facebook Israel](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-facebook-israel.md), [Facebook AI Research](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-facebook-ai-research.md), [Facebook (Israel)](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-facebook-israel-q29123981.md), [WhatsApp LLC](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-whatsapp-llc.md), [Facebook Ireland Limited](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-facebook-ireland-limited.md), [Novi Financial](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-novi-financial.md), [Beat Games](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-beat-games.md), [PlayGiga](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-playgiga.md), [Cassin Networks ApS](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-cassin-networks-aps.md), [Facebook International Operations Limited](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-facebook-international-operations-limited.md), Meta Spark Studio, [Facebook Overseas, Inc](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-facebook-overseas-inc.md), [Instagram, LLC](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-instagram-llc.md)

## Products

- Facebook
- software
- Messenger
- Instagram
- WhatsApp
- Meta pixel
- Facebook Custom Audience

## Coverage on the Monitor

Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Meta Platforms, dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-meta-platforms#connections

## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
- Filings: SEC EDGAR, https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001326801

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