Who is the CEO of Meta Platforms (Facebook) as of 2025?

Mark Zuckerberg was the CEO of Meta Platforms, the company formerly known as Facebook, as of 2025.

Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in February 2004 while he was a student at Harvard University. The social network initially spread through college campuses before expanding to the public and becoming one of the world’s largest online platforms. Zuckerberg has remained the company’s chief executive throughout its corporate history.

Facebook’s parent company changed its name to Meta Platforms in October 2021. The rebrand reflected a broader focus on virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and the company’s long-term metaverse ambitions. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger remained major products under the Meta umbrella.

A common mix-up is confusing Meta’s other prominent executives with its CEO. Sheryl Sandberg was chief operating officer until 2022, while Andrew Bosworth became chief technology officer. Chris Cox has held senior product leadership roles. Zuckerberg is also Meta’s founder and chairman, giving him unusually concentrated influence over the company’s strategy and voting control.