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'''[[Meta Platforms, Inc.]]''' (commonly known as '''Meta''') is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California.  
It owns and operates some of the world’s most widely used platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[WhatsApp]], and [[Messenger]].  

Founded in 2004 as *Facebook, Inc.* by [[Mark Zuckerberg]] and his college roommates, the company rebranded to Meta in 2021 to emphasize its long-term vision of building the [[metaverse]].  

Meta is one of the world’s most valuable corporations, with a market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion at its peak. It is part of the “Big Tech” group alongside [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Google]], [[Amazon]], and [[Microsoft]].  

Meta’s core business model is built on digital advertising, but it has also invested heavily in [[virtual reality]], [[artificial intelligence]], and next-generation social technologies.  

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