Key facts

Founded
2004
HQ
Menlo Park, United States
Employees
66,775
Website
Funding stage
Public · Nasdaq: META
LinkedIn
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Further facts
  • Models: In October 2026 Meta released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, frontier models for personal and professional agent tasks.
  • Investment: Meta guided 2026 capital expenditure of US$135bn to US$145bn, including principal payments on finance leases.

Focus areas

Foundation models Large language models Agentic AI Generative AI

About

Meta Platforms, Inc. owns Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp and is listed on Nasdaq under META. It is based in Menlo Park, California, and Mark Zuckerberg is founder and CEO; headcount was 66,775 at 30 September 2026. Its AI investment runs through Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), and Meta launched Muse and Muse Wonder, its first frontier model, in the third quarter of 2026. Third-quarter 2026 revenue was US$64.6bn, of which US$63.1bn came from advertising. Meta trains and releases its most capable models under its Meta Superintelligence Scaling Framework.

How they use AI

Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full are built for long-running agent tasks in domains including law, finance and health, as well as coding. Active Memory carries context across conversations, and Active Focus keeps an agent working on a goal, recovering from errors and checking in before important steps. Developers reach Muse Wonder through the Meta Model API and Muse Code, and Meta credits its AI investment with better recommendations and ad monetisation across its apps.

Products and services

  • Muse Wonder — Frontier model for personal and professional agents
  • Muse Wonder Full — Higher-capability model for Muse Code subscribers
  • Meta Model API — Developer access to Meta models
  • Muse Code — Coding product built on Muse models
  • Muse — Meta consumer AI product, rolling out Muse Wonder to subscribers first

Key people

  • Mark Zuckerberg — Founder and CEO