Where is Meta located?

Meta is headquartered in Menlo Park, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Meta?

Kunal Shah of Meta. They have also founded 3 companies and are angel investors in 309 startups, including Newtap Finance and Qed Innovation.

How many employees does Meta have?

As of Oct 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Meta is 27865.

What is the annual revenue of Meta?

Annual revenue of Meta is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Where does Meta rank among its competitors?

Meta ranks 1st amongst 396 active competitors, of which 79 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was VRChat, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Meta?

Meta's top competitors include Oculus, VRChat and Decentraland. Among them, VRChat secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Meta - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Developer of social media, messaging, and virtual reality technology platforms. Offers digital platforms enabling communication, content sharing, and community interaction through social networking applications. Provides messaging services supporting real-time communication across devices. Develops augmented and virtual reality technologies for immersive digital experiences. Also delivers tools and infrastructure supporting online content distribution and user engagement.

Website: www.meta.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2004

Location

Menlo Park, United States

Stage

Public

Investors

Alcor Fund & 7 more

Ranked

1^st among 396 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

27,865 as on Oct 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Conductor & 33 more

Similar Companies

Oculus & 413 more

Exit Details

Public

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Meta is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Meta Platforms, Inc. CIN: 3835815 , United States, Active	Jul 29, 2004	-	-	-
Meta Platforms, Inc. CIN: 20-1665019 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2014	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025)	74067 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
FACEBOOK INDIA ONLINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900TG2010FTC068332 , India, Active	May 07, 2010	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	442 (As on Aug 01, 2025)

Meta got listed on May 18, 2012.

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Meta is a funded company. Meta has 8 institutional investors.

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The founders of Meta are Skylar Woodward, Annie Obama, Cluny Nichols, Rob Newlan, Misty Walsh, Michael Glucopyranose, Chris Hughes and Bas Westland. Kunal Shah is the CEO of Meta.

Here are the details of Meta's key team members:

Skylar Woodward: Tech Lead & Co-founder, Mobile Financial Services of Meta and founder of 2 other companies, Yahoo and Puddle.
Annie Obama: Co-Founder of Meta.
Cluny Nichols: Founder of Surf Nova Scotia of Meta.
Rob Newlan: Co-Founder Facebook Creative Shop and Regional Director, EMEA of Meta.
Misty Walsh: Founder/Director of Meta.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Meta's employee count trend

Meta has 27,865 employees as of Oct 26. Here is Meta's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Meta include Oculus, VRChat and Decentraland. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Meta, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Meta 2004, Menlo Park (United States), Public	Developer of social media, messaging, and virtual reality technology platforms	-	Alcor Fund, Access Industries & 6 others	79/100
2nd	Oculus 2012, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired	Provider of VR-based head-mounted displays	$107M	Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 11 others	77/100
3rd	VRChat 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a VR-based social platform	$96M	HTC Corporation, Anthos Capital & 8 others	69/100
4th	Decentraland 2017, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Series B	NFT-based platform for virtual world games	$25M	Animoca Brands, http://pinup-online.in & 36 others	65/100
5th	Avakin 2013, Nottingham (United Kingdom), Series A	Developer of a social application offering customizable avatars and virtual environments	$27.8M	Tencent, Novator Partners & 6 others	62/100
6th	Pico 2015, Beijing (China), Acquired	Provider of a standalone 5G enabled VR headset and software development services	$67.2M	CCB International, GF Securities & 3 others	60/100
7th	Status 2024, Long Island City (United States), Series B	Developer of an AI-powered platform for role-playing and social interaction	$17M	Union Square Ventures, Creator Ventures & 4 others	60/100
8th	ZEPETO 2018, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series B	Metaverse social platform offering 3D character creation	$155M	SoftBank Vision Fund, JYP Entertainment & 7 others	58/100
9th	IMVU 2004, Mountain View (United States), Series E	Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network	$77M	AllegisCyber Capital, Bridgescale & 8 others	58/100
10th	Vive 2015, Taipei (Taiwan), Unfunded	Provider of a VR headset for room-scale virtual reality experience	-	-	58/100

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Meta has made 14 investments in companies including AGERpoint and CRED. Meta has also acquired 20 companies including Conductor and Sundial.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Nov 04, 2026	Acquisition	Conductor	2025	San Francisco (United States)
Oct 23, 2026	Acquisition	Sundial	2019	Los Angeles (United States)
Jul 30, 2026	Investments	AGERpoint	2012	Orlando (United States)