Meta Platforms, Inc., operating as Meta, is a multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Founded on February 4, 2004, initially as TheFacebook, Inc., by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students, the company's original vision was to connect students. It has since evolved to connect people globally through its family of apps and technologies. Meta Platforms is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. These platforms boast billions of active users worldwide.
Mark Zuckerberg is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Meta. Other key executives include Javier Olivan, Chief Operating Officer; Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer; and Susan Li, Chief Financial Officer. Meta operates through two segments: Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). The FoA segment includes platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, and WhatsApp. The RL segment focuses on virtual and augmented reality products, including the Meta Quest devices. Meta is investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). In January 2026, Meta announced it would increase capital spending to between $115 billion and $135 billion to support AI infrastructure. Meta has partnered with Nvidia to build AI infrastructure. Meta is expected to deploy millions of Nvidia GPUs and CPUs in its data centers. As of February 20, 2026, Meta Platforms has a market capitalization of $1.66 trillion, and its stock price is $655.66.
