Company

Companies of New York

Meta Platforms
Subscribe to the company
Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms

Computers and software

Connections 29

Subscribe To favorites

Description

Meta Platforms is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company based in Menlo Park, California. It is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries. It is one of the world's most valuable companies and is considered one of the Big Tech companies in U.S. information technology, alongside Amazon, Google (Alphabet), Apple, and Microsoft. The company generates a substantial share of its revenue from the sale of advertisement placements to marketers.

Meta offers other products and services, including Facebook, Messenger, Facebook Watch, and Facebook Portal. It has also acquired Oculus, Giphy and Mapillary, and has a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms.

In October 2021, media outlets reported that the parent company of Facebook planned to change its name to "reflect its focus on building the metaverse", it was rebranded as Meta later that month on October 28. The word "meta" comes from the Greek language and means "beyond", indicating the futuristic motive.

Website

https://about.facebook.com

Rating GlobalNY.biz

Mentions in the news View all

Subordinate organizations View all

  • Threads

    Threads

    Threads is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app is intended to work adjacent to Instagram: users ne

    #2893

Quotes

All

Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams Addresses Arya Stark Spinoff Rumors and Possible Return

WILLIAMS Margaret
WILLIAMS Margaret

I don’t know, really. She would have to be developed in some way because I feel like I’ve changed so much

Mariska Hargitay Honors Gloria Steinem in Emotional Emmys Speech for ‘My Mom Jayne’

HARGITAY Mariska
HARGITAY Mariska

I just want that invitation to go out, especially to women

Primetime Director Responds to Chris Hansen’s Criticism of Robert Pattinson Film

OPPENHEIM Lance
OPPENHEIM Lance

I’m excited for him to ‘have a seat’ and watch the movie in a movie theater, if that’s where he chooses to watch it.

Taylor Frankie Paul Confirms She Accepted ‘Bachelorette’ Proposal Before Reuniting With Dakota

PAUL Frankie Taylor
PAUL Frankie Taylor

[I said,] ‘Yes.’ Yes, I did [get engaged]

Sandra Bullock Recalls ‘Practical Magic’ Box Office Bomb: ‘It Got Quiet’

BULLOCK Sandra
BULLOCK Sandra

We thought, ‘This is going to be such an amazing film. People are going to love it.’ And then it got quiet. It got quiet

Buy this ad slot 240×400 slot is free Write →