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Meta Platforms, Inc. (commonly known as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It owns and operates some of the worldâs most widely used platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
Founded in 2004 as *Facebook, Inc.* by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates, the company rebranded to Meta in 2021 to emphasize its long-term vision of building the metaverse.
Meta is one of the worldâs most valuable corporations, with a market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion at its peak. It is part of the âBig Techâ group alongside Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Metaâs core business model is built on digital advertising, but it has also invested heavily in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and next-generation social technologies.