Meta

Summary

Meta is a public company^[1]. Meta ranks in the top 0.11% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,728 views/month, #1 of 929).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meta received the Big Brother Awards^[3].
• Meta was a member of DataCite^[4].
• Meta was a member of Computer & Communications Industry Association^[5].
• Meta was a member of OpenStreetMap U.S.^[6].
• Meta was a member of OpenStreetMap Foundation^[7].
• Meta is in the country of United States^[8].
• Meta's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• Meta's instance of is recorded as technology company^[10].
• Meta's instance of is recorded as online service provider^[11].
• Meta's instance of is recorded as business^[12].
• Meta's founder is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg^[13].
• Meta's founder is recorded as Eduardo Saverin^[14].
• Meta's founder is recorded as Dustin Moskovitz^[15].
• Meta's founder is recorded as Chris Hughes^[16].
• Meta's founder is recorded as Andrew McCollum^[17].
• Meta's item operated is recorded as Facebook^[18].
• Meta is owned by Mark Zuckerberg^[19].
• Meta is owned by Dustin Moskovitz^[20].
• Meta is owned by Eduardo Saverin^[21].
• Meta is owned by Mark Zuckerberg^[22].
• Meta is owned by Dustin Moskovitz^[23].
• Meta is owned by Eduardo Saverin^[24].
• Meta is owned by BlackRock^[25].
• metaverse is named after Meta^[26].
• Meta's headquarters location is recorded as Menlo Park^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Mark Zuckerberg^[13], Eduardo Saverin^[14], Dustin Moskovitz^[15], Chris Hughes^[16], and Andrew McCollum^[17]. July 29, 2004 marks the founding of Meta^[28]. Meta's location of formation is recorded as Cambridge^[29].

Identity

Part of include Big Tech (web)^[30], S&P 100^[31], S&P 500^[32], Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google^[33], Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[34], and Silicon Six^[35].

Leadership

Meta's chief executive officer is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg^[36]. Meta's chairperson is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg^[37].

Operations

Meta's headquarters location is recorded as Menlo Park^[27]. Subsidiaries include Reality Labs^[38], a business^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 2020^[41], headquartered in Irvine^[42]; Facebook (Israel)^[43], a business^[44], in Israel^[45], headquartered in Tel Aviv^[46]; WhatsApp LLC^[47], a business^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 2009^[50], headquartered in Mountain View^[51]; Facebook Ireland Limited^[52]; Facebook Israel^[53], a business^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 2010^[56], headquartered in Palo Alto^[57]; and Novi Financial^[58], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 2019^[61], headquartered in Menlo Park^[62].

Industry

Meta's industry is recorded as information technology^[63].

Ownership

Owners include Mark Zuckerberg^[19], a programmer^[64], b. 1984^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the California Hall of Fame^[67], specialised in computer programming^[68]; Dustin Moskovitz^[20], an entrepreneur^[69], b. 1984^[70], of United States^[71], specialised in entrepreneur^[72]; Eduardo Saverin^[21], an entrepreneur^[73], b. 1982^[74], of Brazil^[75], awarded the Asia's Most Influential Singapore^[76], specialised in Internet^[77]; and BlackRock^[25], a company^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 1988^[80], headquartered in New York City^[81]. Meta's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[82].

Recognition

Meta received the Big Brother Awards^[3].

Why It Matters

Meta ranks in the top 0.11% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,728 views/month, #1 of 929).^[2] Meta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] Meta is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

Meta is credited with the discovery of EdgeRank^[85], a Web feed algorithm^[86].

FAQs

What awards did Meta receive?

Honors received include Big Brother Awards^[3].

What did Meta discover?

Meta is credited as discoverer of EdgeRank^[85].