Meta Platforms, Inc. is a leading tecnologia[6] conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. It owns and operates a suite of popular digital platforms including Facebook[7], Instagram[8], Threads, and WhatsApp[10]. As one of the top American information technology[1] companies, Meta’s portfolio extends beyond redes sociais[4], with acquisitions in realidade virtual[3] (Oculus), mapping (Mapillary), brain-computer interface technology (CTRL-Labs), and a strategic investment in Jio Platforms. The company heavily relies on advertising[5] for revenue. It went public in 2012, raising $16 billion in one of the largest IPOs in US history. In recent years, Meta has shifted its focus towards building a metaverse[9], an integrated virtual environment, which led to its rebranding from Facebook in 2021. Despite facing challenges including data breaches, leadership changes, and changes in privacidade[11] regulations, the company continues to innovate in areas like inteligência artificial[2] and new app development.
Meta Platforms, Inc., doing business as Meta, and formerly named Facebook, Inc.e TheFacebook, Inc., is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, Califórnia. The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threadse WhatsApp, among other products and services. Meta ranks among the largest American information technology companies, alongside other Big Five corporations Alfabeto (Google), Amazon, Applee Microsoft. The company was ranked #31 on the Forbes Global 2000 ranking in 2023.
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Fundada | January 4, 2004Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | em
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Sede social | , EUA |
Área servida | Em todo o mundo |
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Proprietário | Mark Zuckerberg (13.68% equity; 61.2% voting) |
Número de empregados | 67,317 (2023) |
Divisions | Reality Labs |
Filiais | Novi Financial |
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Meta has also acquired Oculus (which it has integrated into Reality Labs), Mapillary, CTRL-Labs, and a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms; the company additionally endeavored into non-VR hardware, such as the discontinued Meta Portal smart displays line and presently partners with Luxottica through the Ray-Ban Stories series of smartglasses. Despite endeavors into hardware, the company relies on advertising for a vast majority of its revenue, amounting to 97.8 percent in 2023.
Parent company Facebook, Inc. rebranded as Meta Platforms, Inc. on October 28, 2021, to "reflect its focus on building the metaverse", an integrated environment linking the company's products and services.