Meta Platforms, Inc. Company Profile & Data: stocks, market cap, financials, digital and more

                        
Company
MetaOfficial Name: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Headquarters: Menlo Park, 
                        CA, United States
                    
Founded: January 4, 2004
Employees: 71,970
CEO: Mr. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

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                                    NASDAQ: META
                                
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Market Cap$319.89 Billion

                        USD as of Jan. 1, 2023
                    
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Meta Categories

United States Communication Services Internet Content & Information

United States Communication Services

United States Internet Content & Information

Company Description

Facebook, Inc. is an online social media and social networking service. Originally limited to students, Facebook has gradually opened its services to anyone above 13 years old, reaching now more than 2 billion across the world. It can be accessed through any device connected to the internet and allows users to customize profiles, post text, photos, and multimedia which is shared with their friends on Facebook. They can also join interest groups, receive messages and notifications, and use various other embedded applications.

Meta market capitalization evolution

Evolution of Meta Platforms, Inc. market cap in the past 5 years

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Market Cap History of Meta Platforms, Inc.

Top Competitors by Market Capitalization

Industry: Internet Content & Information

Company	Market Cap (USD)
Alphabet	$1.158 T
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Prosus	$220.56 B
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NetEase, Inc.	$52.09 B

Sector: Communication Services

Company	Market Cap (USD)
Alphabet	$1.158 T
Tencent	$422.35 B
Prosus	$220.56 B
T-Mobile US	$174.18 B
Verizon	$165.47 B

Detailed Description

Meta Platforms, Inc. develops products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables, and in-home devices worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment's products include Facebook, which enables people to share, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices through chat, audio and video calls, and rooms; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising virtual reality hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.