Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc., originally founded as Facebook, Inc., is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The brand originated in 2004 as a social networking site created by Mark Zuckerberg and his roommates at Harvard College. Since its inception, the company has grown into one of the world's most valuable technology firms, acquiring major platforms such as Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.

While Meta is primarily a software and services company, its hardware products, such as Meta Quest VR headsets and Ray-Ban Meta glasses, are manufactured through a global supply chain, primarily in China and other parts of Asia. The company's digital services are powered by a massive global network of data centers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Today, Meta remains a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ, led by founder Mark Zuckerberg.