Meta Platforms, Inc., is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company owns and operates several major products and services, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. In addition to its social media offerings, Meta is heavily investing in the Extended Reality (XR) market and is focused on building the metaverse, aiming to create immersive digital environments that enhance social interaction and collaboration.
The Mark Zuckerberg-led company was founded in early 2004 in Cambridge, Massachusetts where the four co-founders attended Harvard.