Meta

Meta Platforms, founded in 2004, builds technologies that help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. Its family of apps comprises Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads, spanning social networking and messaging. The company also develops products beyond its apps, including Meta Quest headsets, AI glasses and Meta AI, together with marketing and advertising tools for businesses using Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.

The company's stated mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible. Its work touches people and businesses across social media, digital advertising, artificial intelligence, consumer electronics and wearables, and business tools, and it describes its platforms as a means of connecting individuals to the interests and experiences that matter to them while supporting communities and business growth.

Meta's technical domains include social networking technology, communication platforms, virtual reality hardware, AI-powered wearables and advertising and marketing technology. Further information is available at https://www.meta.com/.