Meta
(FB) Meta Platforms
Last updated:
March 18, 2022 at 02.27pm
Company Overview:
Established in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg together with his fellow roommates while they were students at Harvard College, Facebook is a major technology conglomerate which develops products that enable people to connect and share with others their opinions, ideas, photos, videos and several other activities online through mobile devices, personal computers and in-home devices.
Beyond its social networking platform, Facebook also offers other products and services, such as Facebook Messenger, Facebook Watch and Facebook Portal, while it has acquired well-known brands like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus VR, Giphy and Mapillary, as well as 9.9% stake in Jio Platforms. Facebook is ranked in Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations by revenue, with most of it coming from advertising.