Meta Platforms Inc (Meta), formerly Facebook Inc, is a provider of social networking, advertising, and business insight solutions. Through its major products, Facebook, Instagram, Oculus, Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp, the company connects people with their friends, families, and co-workers across the world, and helps them discover new products and services from local and global businesses. It enables people to share their opinions, ideas, photos, videos, and other activities through mobile devices and personal computers. Meta sells advertising placements for marketers to reach people based on factors including age, gender, location, interests, and behavior. The company’s business operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Meta is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the US.