Meta Platforms, Inc.
NASDAQ Global SelectCapital Structure
•
in mil. unless spec.Working Capital
•
in mil. unless spec.Growth Rates
•
in mil. unless spec.Quarterly Revenue
•
in mil. unless spec.Quarterly Earnings Per Share
•
in mil. unless spec.Quarterly Dividends Per Share
•
in mil. unless spec.Company Description
- CEO
- Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
- Full Time Employees
- 75,472
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Address
- 1 Meta Way Menlo Park CA United States of America 94025
- IPO Date
- May 18, 2012
- CIK
- 0001326801
- Website
- meta.com
- Similar Companies
- Business
- Meta Platforms, Inc. Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) operates as a technology company focused on social media, communication services, and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence and the metaverse; it owns and operates leading platforms such as Facebook, which provides social networking, groups, events, marketplace, video streaming, and advertising tools; Instagram, offering photo and video sharing, stories, reels, direct messaging, and advertising; WhatsApp, delivering encrypted cross-platform messaging, voice/video calls, and a business platform for customer service and commerce; Messenger, for messaging and communication; and Threads, a text-based conversation app; additional products and services include Meta Quest virtual reality headsets, Meta Horizon Worlds for virtual experiences, Reality Labs hardware and software for augmented and virtual reality; Shops for commerce; Meta Spark for augmented reality effects; Audience Network for third-party app and website advertising; Meta AI models such as Llama for generative AI; and a comprehensive advertising network leveraging user data for targeted ads across its ecosystem, which generates nearly all revenue. Headquartered at 1 Meta Way in Menlo Park, California, the company was founded in 2004 and maintains global operations across more than 10 countries with offices including major hubs in New York, Austin, and Dublin, serving billions of monthly active users worldwide through its family of apps and technologies. Recent developments include a $14.8 billion investment in June 2025 acquiring a 49% nonvoting stake in Scale AI along with its CEO to bolster AI capabilities and establish a new AI research lab; a $27 billion joint venture announced in November 2025 with Blue Owl Capital for the Hyperion AI data center campus in Louisiana, marking Meta's largest infrastructure project with Meta holding a 20% stake; advanced talks reported in June 2025 to acquire AI voice startup PlayAI for talent and technology; launch of AI models like Movie Gen in October 2024 for video and audio generation; and a federal court ruling in November 2025 defeating a U.S. antitrust challenge to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Company News
Meta Continues to Trade Jobs for AI: Robots Are “Coming For Us All”
Meta Child Safety Deal Puts Rivals on Notice
The U.S. Took the Tech Lead From China. Trump’s New Chip Tariffs Could Hand It Back
Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears
How Meta's $18B teen safety settlement could reshape social media regulation
How Meta's $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Just Open-Sourced Its Most Powerful AI Model to Take on OpenAI and Anthropic. Should Investors Watch Meta's AI Spending Closely?
Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Acquired by Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC
Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Stock Holdings Boosted by Diversify Wealth Management LLC
Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Sold by First National Trust Co
Bulltick Wealth Management LLC Buys 5,627 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META
Meta's $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who's next on the firing line?
Massive News for Meta Stock Investors
Opinion | The Meta Settlement Makes Big Tech Bigger
Angelo Zino on META $16.7B Trial Settlement & Uncertain AI ROI Path
Will TikTok and YouTube follow Meta's new rules for teens?
Ca$htag$: Meta's AI Bet Not Showing Returns, Yet
Meta's $18 Billion Settlement Complicates Brand-Creator Deals On Social Media
META's Closed-Loop Cooling Gains Ground: Can it Fuel AI Expansion?
Why Is Meta Platforms (META) Up 6% Since Last Earnings Report?