Facebook adopted the corporate name Meta Platforms in October 2021.
The company announced the change at its Connect conference on October 28, 2021, and adopted Meta Platforms as its corporate name. The Facebook social-networking service kept the Facebook name, so the change applied to the parent company rather than the flagship app.
Meta said the new identity reflected a broader focus on building the metaverse, a concept involving persistent digital environments, virtual reality, augmented reality, and social interaction. The company’s other major platforms include Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
The rename is often confused with a change to Facebook’s product name. Facebook remained a service operated by Meta Platforms, whose public shares continued trading under the ticker META after the transition.