Technology
Meta.
The technology company developed from Facebook, connecting Mark Zuckerberg’s founding story with a wider family of communication platforms.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Visit MetaPEOPLE IN THIS STORY
Mark ZuckerbergEXPLORE THE FIELD
Technology
WHAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS
The work behind
the name.
Social platforms
Services through which people publish and interact.
Messaging
Products supporting direct communication.
Advertising
Tools for businesses to reach audiences using the platforms.
01 / THE BUSINESS IN FOCUS
A network develops into a family of services.
Meta’s corporate history is connected to the Facebook service that Mark Zuckerberg helped establish. A social network became the starting point for a wider company with multiple products and different forms of communication.
Users encounter places to share, message and follow others. Businesses encounter advertising tools within those environments. The corporate name and the individual product names therefore serve different purposes. Zuckerberg’s biography follows the person behind the early network, while this portrait identifies the company that developed around and beyond it.
THE REFERENCE DESK
Read the
underlying record.
Official sources accompany this portrait. Company descriptions record the business’s own account of its offering and development.
- about.meta.comMeta: official website
Brand image: Meta — image source.
Our editorial approachBEHIND THE BUSINESS