Facebook
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Social networking service owned by Meta, launched in 2004 and one of the largest social platforms by user numbers.

Facebook is a social networking service owned by [Meta](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/meta.html), created on 4 February 2004 at Harvard University by Mark Zuckerberg and others; it was initially limited to students and opened to the public in 2006.

People can post updates, photos and videos, join groups and events, and interact through Messenger and the feed; the platform's revenue comes mainly from advertising. After the parent company was renamed Meta in 2021, Facebook remained one of its core products.

Updated: 2026-10-30

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- Published by: Meta https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/meta.html

Sources:
- About Facebook https://about.meta.com/technologies/facebook-app/
- Meta Investor Relations https://investor.atmeta.com/