Which company owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp?

Meta Platforms owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company was founded as Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes in 2004.

Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta Platforms in October 2021. The rebranding emphasized the company’s interest in building the metaverse, while Facebook remained the name of its flagship social-network service.

Meta’s other major products include Messenger and Threads. A common mix-up is treating Facebook as the parent company; Facebook is the social network, whereas Meta Platforms is the corporate entity that owns it and its related services.