Which social-media company changed its corporate name from Facebook to Meta in 2021?

Meta Platforms changed its corporate name from Facebook to Meta in 2021.

Facebook announced the corporate rebrand to Meta Platforms in October 2021. The change signaled that the company wanted to emphasize a broader future involving virtual and augmented reality, rather than being identified only with its original social network.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger remained major products under the new corporate structure. Meta’s Reality Labs division develops hardware and software related to virtual and augmented reality, while the company’s advertising business remains its principal source of revenue.

The rebrand did not turn Facebook into a new social network. Facebook continued as the name of the flagship platform, while Meta became the parent-company name. Corporate names, product names, and stock-market ticker symbols can therefore refer to different layers of the same business.