Meta Platforms owns and operates social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads used by billions of monthly active users worldwide for communication and content sharing. It sells consumer hardware products such as Meta Quest VR headsets including Quest 3S and Quest 3, and AI-enabled smart glasses like Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta. The company develops AI technologies comprising the Llama series of open-source large language models, Meta AI assistant, and custom AI inference chips produced in partnership with Broadcom. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, and Eduardo Saverin, with Zuckerberg as current founder, chairman, and CEO. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with global offices and data centers. The company completed its initial public offering in 2012, raising $16 billion.