Meta
Meta Platforms, Inc. (commonly known as Meta) is an American multinational technology conglomerate founded in 2004 as Facebook, rebranded in 2021 to reflect its vision for building the “metaverse” via its flagship platforms—Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and emerging VR/AR through Reality Labs—under the leadership of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. As one of the “Big Five” tech giants, Meta reported $164.5 billion in revenue for 2024 and is aggressively investing in generative AI and global datacenter infrastructure, while facing recent legal scrutiny including a landmark $8 billion shareholder privacy lawsuit settlement.