Meta

History

Founded in 2004, Meta Platforms, Inc. has evolved from a social networking site into a global technology leader. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.

Mission

Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

Vision

Facebook's (Meta's) vision is "To bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses."

Core Values

Meta's core values include: Build Social Value - striving to create products and services that benefit society as a whole. The meta-core values include "impact orientation, speed, courage, openness, and social added value."

Products & Services

The company's suite of products and services includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, connecting billions of people worldwide.

Financial Performance

As of April 2025, Meta continues to generate substantial revenue through advertising, augmented and virtual reality products. In 2024, Meta reported record-breaking revenue, driven primarily by its advertising segment and increasing adoption of its virtual reality technologies.

Open Source Commitment

Meta's Head of Open Source Kathy Kam said: "We now have over 600 public code repositories which have been forked more than 200,000 times, have 540,000 commits to them, and over a million followers."