Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook.
February 4, 2004
Facebook moves to Palo Alto, California.
June 1, 2004
Launch of the Facebook Wall, giving people a place to post messages to their friends.
September 1, 2004
1 million people are now active on Facebook.
December 1, 2004
thefacebook.com officially drops the “the” and becomes Facebook.
September 20, 2005
Launch of Facebook Photos.
October 1, 2005
Facebook for Mobile launches.
April 1, 2006
First version of the Facebook API is introduced.
August 1, 2006
Launch of News Feed.
September 5, 2006
Facebook expands registration so anyone can join.
September 26, 2006
Facebook Platform launches.
May 24, 2007
Facebook Video launches.
June 22, 2007
Facebook launches self-service Ads Platform and Pages.
November 6, 2007
Facebook Chat launches.
April 6, 2008
Facebook Connect is announced.
May 9, 2008
Facebook for iPhone launches.
July 10, 2008
New Facebook launches.
July 21, 2008
Introduction of the Like button.
February 9, 2009
New Facebook home page launches.
March 11, 2009
500 million people are now active on Facebook.
July 21, 2010
Launch of Facebook Places.
August 18, 2010
New Groups are introduced.
October 6, 2010
Launch of the new profile.
December 5, 2010
Opening of our first, custom-built data center in Prineville, Oregon.
April 15, 2011
Messenger is introduced.
August 9, 2011
Timeline is introduced at f8.
September 22, 2011
Instagram acquisition is announced.
April 9, 2012
Facebook holds its initial public offering.
May 18, 2012
More than one billion people are active on Facebook.
October 4, 2012
More than 100 million people use Instagram every month.
February 26, 2013
Video on Instagram launches.
June 20, 2013
Internet.org is announced.
August 20, 2013
Instagram Direct launches.
December 12, 2013
Donate launches
December 15, 2013
WhatsApp acquisition is announced.
February 19, 2014
Connectivity Lab is announced.
March 17, 2014
Oculus acquisition is announced.
March 25, 2014
Safety Check is introduced.
October 15, 2014
Messenger Platform launches at F8.
March 25, 2015
Video Calling in Messenger launches.
April 27, 2015
Oculus Rift is introduced.
June 11, 2015
Instagram’s new Search and Explore launch.
June 23, 2015
One billion people use Facebook in a single day.
August 24, 2015
Facebook Live is introduced.
December 3, 2015
Facebook launches Reactions globally.
February 24, 2016
WhatsApp announces end-to-end encryption.
April 5, 2016
WhatsApp’s desktop app is introduced.
May 10, 2016
Introducing a new look for Instagram’s icon and app design.
May 11, 2016
More than 1 billion people use Messenger every month.
July 20, 2016
Instagram Stories launches.
August 2, 2016
Facebook Marketplace is introduced.
October 3, 2016
Workplace is introduced.
October 10, 2016
WhatsApp introduces video calling.
November 14, 2016
WhatsApp Status launches.
February 20, 2017
Instagram Shopping is introduced.
March 21, 2017
New company mission is introduced at first Facebook Communities Summit.
June 22, 2017
2 billion people use Facebook every month.
June 27, 2017
1 billion people use WhatsApp every day.
July 26, 2017
Facebook Watch is introduced.
August 9, 2017
Facebook Community Boost program launches.
November 9, 2017
Messenger Kids is introduced.
December 4, 2017
WhatsApp Business App launches.
January 18, 2018
The first Community Standards Enforcement Report is released.
May 15, 2018
1 billion people use Instagram every month.
June 20, 2018
Instagram introduces Video Chat, a new Explore and new camera effects for Stories
June 26, 2018
New tools to manage your time on Facebook and Instagram are introduced.
August 1, 2018
Oculus Quest is introduced at OC5.
September 26, 2018
Messenger 4 launches.
October 23, 2018
Mark shares his vision for a privacy-focused social platform.
March 6, 2019
Checkout is introduced on Instagram.
March 19, 2019
Oculus Rift S, a new PC VR headset, is introduced.
March 20, 2019
Facebook Pay launches.
November 12, 2019
Messenger Rooms launches.
April 24, 2020
Facebook Shops is introduced.
May 19, 2020
WhatsApp launches payments.
June 15, 2020
Instagram Reels launches.
August 5, 2020
Oculus Quest 2, an all-in-one VR headset, is introduced.
September 16, 2020
A new Messenger experience is introduced on Instagram.
September 30, 2020
Oversight Board selects its first cases to review.
December 1, 2020
A $1 billion investment in creators is announced.
July 14, 2021
Horizon Workrooms is introduced.
August 19, 2021
Ray-Ban Stories launches.
September 9, 2021
The XR Programs and Research Fund is introduced to help build the metaverse.
September 27, 2021
Meta, our new company brand, is introduced.
October 28, 2021
Meta’s supercomputer for AI research is introduced.
January 24, 2022
Meta Store, our first retail space for our hardware products, opens.
May 9, 2022
The Meta Avatars Store is introduced.
June 20, 2022
The PyTorch Foundation is created to accelerate progress in AI research.
September 12, 2022
Meta Quest Pro, a mixed reality headset designed for productivity, is introduced.
October 11, 2022
Facebook reaches 2 billion daily actives.
February 2, 2023
Threads, a new text-sharing app built by the Instagram team, launches.
July 5, 2023
Llama 2, our open source large language model, is introduced.
July 18, 2023
The next generation of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are introduced.
September 27, 2023
Meta Quest 3, the first mass-market mixed reality headset is introduced.
September 27, 2023
Meta AI, an advanced conversational assistant, and AI characters are introduced.
September 27, 2023
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