Meta Platforms (META)

Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is a leading global technology company founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard University dorm room. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta operates some of the world’s largest social media and digital platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, connecting billions of people worldwide for communication, sharing, and community building. The company is also at the forefront of the metaverse and immersive technologies through its Reality Labs division, investing heavily in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality hardware and software. With a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence, Meta is advancing open-source AI models such as Llama and integrating AI across its family of apps to enhance user experiences, advertising, and content moderation. Publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker META, the company remains focused on building the future of social connection, digital interaction, and the next generation of internet experiences while navigating the evolving landscape of technology, privacy, and regulation.