Meta

American technology company
Organization public_company Q380
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Meta was founded on July 29, 2004[1][2] and operates as a Delaware corporation[1]. Mark Zuckerberg serves as its CEO.

The company's product portfolio includes software, Messenger, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta pixel[3]. In 2015, Meta employed 10,000 people[4].

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 16 annual filings
Revenue
$200.97B
▲ 22.2% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$60.46B
▼ 3.1% YoY FY2025
Assets
$366.02B
▲ 32.6% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$23.49
▼ 1.6% YoY FY2025
$0.00$55.27B$110.53B$165.80B$221.06B FY2010: $1.97B · NI $606.00M (30.7% margin)FY2011: $3.71B · NI $1.00B (26.9% margin)FY2012: $5.09B · NI $53.00M (1.0% margin)FY2013: $7.87B · NI $1.50B (19.1% margin)FY2014: $12.47B · NI $2.94B (23.6% margin)FY2015: $17.93B · NI $3.69B (20.6% margin)FY2016: $27.64B · NI $10.22B (37.0% margin)FY2017: $40.65B · NI $15.93B (39.2% margin)FY2018: $55.84B · NI $22.11B (39.6% margin)FY2019: $70.70B · NI $18.48B (26.1% margin)FY2020: $85.97B · NI $29.15B (33.9% margin)FY2021: $117.93B · NI $39.37B (33.4% margin)FY2022: $116.61B · NI $23.20B (19.9% margin)FY2023: $134.90B · NI $39.10B (29.0% margin)FY2024: $164.50B · NI $62.36B (37.9% margin)FY2025: $200.97B · NI $60.46B (30.1% margin) '10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0001628280-26-003942

Meta

Summary

Meta is a public company[1]. Meta ranks in the top 0.11% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,492 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 is in the country of FR[9].
  • Meta's instance of is recorded as public company[10].
  • Meta's instance of is recorded as technology company[11].
  • Meta's instance of is recorded as online service provider[12].
  • Meta's instance of is recorded as business[13].
  • Meta's founder is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg[14].
  • Meta's founder is recorded as Eduardo Saverin[15].
  • Meta's founder is recorded as Dustin Moskovitz[16].
  • Meta's founder is recorded as Chris Hughes[17].
  • Meta's founder is recorded as Andrew McCollum[18].
  • Meta's item operated is recorded as Facebook[19].
  • Meta is owned by Mark Zuckerberg[20].
  • Meta is owned by Dustin Moskovitz[21].
  • Meta is owned by Eduardo Saverin[22].
  • Meta is owned by Mark Zuckerberg[23].
  • Meta is owned by Dustin Moskovitz[24].
  • Meta is owned by Eduardo Saverin[25].
  • Meta is owned by BlackRock[26].
  • metaverse is named after Meta[27].

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Founding

Founders include Mark Zuckerberg[14], Eduardo Saverin[15], Dustin Moskovitz[16], Chris Hughes[17], and Andrew McCollum[18]. Recorded inception include July 29, 2004[28] and 2018-01-29[29]. Meta's location of formation is recorded as Cambridge[30].

Identity

Part of include Big Tech (web)[31], S&P 100[32], S&P 500[33], Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google[34], Dow Jones Global Titans 50[35], and Silicon Six[36].

Leadership

Meta's chief executive officer is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg[37]. Meta's chairperson is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg[38].

Operations

Meta's headquarters location is recorded as Menlo Park[39]. Subsidiaries include Reality Labs[40], a business[41], in United States[42], founded in 2020[43], headquartered in Irvine[44]; Facebook (Israel)[45], a business[46], in Israel[47], headquartered in Tel Aviv[48]; WhatsApp LLC[49], a business[50], in United States[51], founded in 2009[52], headquartered in Mountain View[53]; Facebook Ireland Limited[54]; Facebook Israel[55], a business[56], in United States[57], founded in 2010[58], headquartered in Palo Alto[59]; and Novi Financial[60], a business[61], in United States[62], founded in 2019[63], headquartered in Menlo Park[64].

Industry

Meta's industry is recorded as information technology[65].

Ownership

Owners include Mark Zuckerberg[20], a programmer[66], b. 1984[67], of United States[68], awarded the California Hall of Fame[69], specialised in computer programming[70]; Dustin Moskovitz[21], an entrepreneur[71], b. 1984[72], of United States[73], specialised in entrepreneur[74]; Eduardo Saverin[22], an entrepreneur[75], b. 1982[76], of Brazil[77], awarded the Asia's Most Influential Singapore[78], specialised in Internet[79]; and BlackRock[26], a company[80], in United States[81], founded in 1988[82], headquartered in New York City[83]. Meta's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[84].

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 (39,492 views/month, #1 of 929).[2] Meta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[85] Meta is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[86]

Meta is credited with the discovery of EdgeRank[87], a Web feed algorithm[88].

FAQs

What awards did Meta receive?

Honors received include Big Brother Awards[3].

What did Meta discover?

Meta is credited as discoverer of EdgeRank[87].

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