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'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Meta''') is an American multinational technology conglomerate specializing in social media, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta is one of the world’s leading companies in the digital and social technology space. {{Company

'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Meta''') is an American multinational technology conglomerate specializing in social media, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta is one of the world’s leading companies in the digital and social technology space. {{Company|name=Meta Platforms, Inc.|logo=Meta Logo.jpg|logo_caption=Meta logo|type=Public|industry=Technology, Social Media|founded=February 4, 2004|founder=Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes|location=Menlo Park, California, U.S.|hq=Menlo Park, California, U.S.|area=Worldwide|services=Social networking services, virtual reality, advertising|products=Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus VR|phone=+1 650-543-4800|employees=86,482 (2023)|facebook=meta|instagram=meta|x=Meta|linkedin=meta|website=https://about.meta.com}}

| name = Meta Platforms, Inc.

| logo = Meta Logo.jpg

| logo_caption= Meta logo

| type = Public

| industry = Technology

| founded = February 4, 2004

| founder = Mark Zuckerberg

| location = Menlo Park, California, U.S.

| hq = Menlo Park, California, U.S.

| area = Worldwide

| services = Social networking services

| products = Facebook

| phone = +1 650-543-4800

| employees = 86,482 (2023)

| facebook = ~~https://www.facebook.com/~~meta

| instagram = ~~https://www.instagram.com/~~meta/

| ~~twitter~~ = ~~https://twitter.com/~~Meta

| linkedin = ~~https://www.linkedin.com/company/~~meta/

| website = https://about.meta.com

}}

== History ==

Meta was originally founded as '''Facebook, Inc.''' in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates. It began as a social networking website for Harvard students but quickly expanded globally. Facebook went public in 2012 and later acquired several popular platforms including Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.

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-'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Meta''') is an American multinational technology conglomerate specializing in social media, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta is one of the world’s leading companies in the digital and social technology space. {{Company
+'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Meta''') is an American multinational technology conglomerate specializing in social media, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta is one of the world’s leading companies in the digital and social technology space.  {{Company|name=Meta Platforms, Inc.|logo=Meta Logo.jpg|logo_caption=Meta logo|type=Public|industry=Technology, Social Media|founded=February 4, 2004|founder=Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes|location=Menlo Park, California, U.S.|hq=Menlo Park, California, U.S.|area=Worldwide|services=Social networking services, virtual reality, advertising|products=Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus VR|phone=+1 650-543-4800|employees=86,482 (2023)|facebook=meta|instagram=meta|x=Meta|linkedin=meta|website=https://about.meta.com}}
-| name        = Meta Platforms, Inc.
-| logo        = Meta Logo.jpg
-| logo_caption= Meta logo
-| type        = Public
-| industry    = Technology
-| founded     = February 4, 2004
-| founder     = Mark Zuckerberg
-| location    = Menlo Park, California, U.S.
-| hq          = Menlo Park, California, U.S.
-| area        = Worldwide
-| services    = Social networking services
-| products    = Facebook
-| phone       = +1 650-543-4800
-| employees   = 86,482 (2023)
-| facebook    = https://www.facebook.com/meta
-| instagram   = https://www.instagram.com/meta/
-| twitter     = https://twitter.com/Meta
-| linkedin    = https://www.linkedin.com/company/meta/
-| website     = https://about.meta.com
-}}
 == History ==
 Meta was originally founded as '''Facebook, Inc.''' in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates. It began as a social networking website for Harvard students but quickly expanded globally. Facebook went public in 2012 and later acquired several popular platforms including Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.