Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) digital services

Meta Platforms, Inc., originally founded as Facebook, Inc., is a global technology conglomerate based in the United States. While its primary products are digital services and applications—including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger—the company also manufactures hardware such as VR headsets (Meta Quest) and smart glasses. These physical products are primarily manufactured in China and other parts of Asia, while the software and data infrastructure are managed through data centers located globally across North America, Europe, and Asia.

The company was pioneered by Mark Zuckerberg and his co-founders at Harvard University. Over the two decades since its inception, it has evolved from a single social networking site into a massive platform ecosystem that defines the modern social media landscape and is currently heavily investing in the development of the metaverse.