Meta
Founded in 2004 and rebranded from Facebook to Meta in 2021, Meta Platforms builds technology that helps people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Its mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible. More than 3.5 billion people use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads every day to stay in touch, discover what's happening in the world, and share what matters to them. Meta's family of apps forms one of the largest advertising and commerce ecosystems in the world, giving brands the reach and targeting to connect with customers at scale. Beyond its apps, Meta is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and the metaverse — including its Reality Labs hardware and AI assistant products — betting on these as the next computing platforms after the smartphone.