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Free social network for friends, groups, video and Marketplace, funded by advertising from millions of businesses.
Social networkSince 2004Menlo Park, USA
How it started
The app that started Meta.
2004the year it started
Facebook began as a student network in 2004 and grew into the company, which renamed itself Meta in October 2021 while keeping Facebook as its flagship app.
How big it is
How big is Facebook?
3.07BMonthly active usersDec 2023
2.11BDaily active usersDec 2023
Its place in Meta
Meta's original app and ad engine.
Facebook is the core of Meta's advertising business and the base from which Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger grew.
Who it competes with
What Meta does not disclose
- Facebook revenue or profit (Meta reports only Family of Apps)
- Facebook daily and monthly users after December 2023 (Meta now reports only Family daily active people: 3.60B, June 2026)
- Facebook share of Meta advertising revenue
The group behind itMeta
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Sources
Every number on this page comes from Meta's own reports.
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