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Meta Platforms, Inc., [10] doing business as Meta, [11] and formerly named Facebook, Inc., and TheFacebook, Inc., [12] [13] is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California.
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) builds technologies that help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. We're moving beyond 2D screens and into immersive experiences like virtual and augmented reality, helping create the next evolution of social technology.
Oct 28, 2021 · What is Meta? Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world.
Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.) is a technology company that has acquired 91 other companies, including WhatsApp. The WhatsApp acquisition closed at a steep $16 billion; more than $40 per user of the platform.
Oct 29, 2021 · After plenty of speculation, Facebook, the company that owns platforms including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, rebranded as Meta on 28 October.
In October 2021, owner Facebook, Inc. changed its company name to Meta Platforms, Inc., or simply "Meta", as it shifts its focus to building the "metaverse". This change does not affect the name of the Facebook social networking service itself, instead being similar to the creation of Alphabet as Google 's parent company in 2015.
Meta’s leaders are guiding our company as the metaverse evolves, helping to create the next evolution of digital connection. Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Learn more about our culture, employees, and leadership team.
