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Facebook operates as an online social networking platform that enables people to connect, share, discover and communicat... Read more

Based on data from Facebook's latest SEC filings

Annual Revenue

Based on data from Facebook's latest SEC filings

Employees

Mark Zuckerberg's photo - Chairman & CEO of Facebook

Chairman & CEO

Mark Zuckerberg

CEO Approval Rating

74/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2004

Headquarters:

Menlo Park, California

Status:

PublicNYSEFB

Industry Sector:

Internet Software,
Application Software

SIC Code:

7372NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Facebook and Facebook's Competitors

April 2, 2020

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April 3, 2020

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April 3, 2020

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Google is one of Facebook's top rivals. Google was founded in Mountain View, California} in 1998. Google is in the Data Processing Services industry. Compared to Facebook, Google generates $90B more revenue.

Snap is Facebook's #2 competitor. Snap was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Like Facebook, Snap also competes in the Internet Software space. Snap generates $69B less revenue vs. Facebook.

Twitter is a top competitor of Facebook. Twitter's headquarters is in San Francisco, California, and was founded in 2006. Like Facebook, Twitter also operates in the Internet Software space. Twitter generates 4.89% of Facebook's revenue.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Mark Zuckerberg

Chairman & CEO

- -
35,587
$31.8B
$70.7B
1

Sundar Pichai

CEO

87/100
118,899
$1.7B
$160.7B
2

Evan Spiegel

Co-Founder & CEO

67/100
2,884
$6.1B
$1.7B
3

Jack Dorsey

Co-Founder & CEO

83/100
3,920
$3B
$3.5B
4

Jeff Weiner

CEO

80/100
16,000
$693.6M
$7.5B
5

Susan Wojcicki

CEO

68/100
1,121
$8M
$15B
6

Ma Huateng

CEO

65/100
1,373
- -
$24.1M
7

Jeffrey P. Bezos

Chairman & CEO

80/100
647,500
$56M
$280.5B
8

Ben Silbermann

Co-Founder & CEO

81/100
2,217
$2.8B
$1.1B
9

Satya Nadella

CEO

84/100
144,000
$61M
$134.2B
10

Timothy Cook

CEO

75/100
132,000
$1B
$267.7B
The top 10 competitors in Facebook's competitive set are Google, Snap, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, WeChat, Amazon, Pinterest, Microsoft and Apple. Together they have raised over 15.4B between their estimated 1.2M employees. Facebook has 35,587 employees and is ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 100,500.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$70.7B

Facebook's revenue is the ranked 5th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 85.7B. Over the last four quarters, Facebook's revenue has grown by 39.8%. Specifically, in Q4 2019's revenue was $21.1B; in Q3 2019, it was $17.7B; in Q2 2019, it was $16.9B; in Q1 2019, Facebook's revenue was $15.1B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Plessey Semiconductors Limited

Mar 2020

Source »
undisclosed
Plessey is a developer and manufacturer of micro-LED displays for AR, wearable devices and optical instruments.
Sanzaru Games, Inc.

Feb 2020

Source »
undisclosed
Sanzaru is a game development studio that develops VR games for mobile and desktop applications.
Scape Technologies Ltd.

Feb 2020

Source »
$40M
Scape is a cloud-based vision engine that allows camera devices to map the visual positioning of the environment.
DeepTide Ltd.

Dec 2019

Source »
$40M
Atlas ML develops an AI-based platform that allows software developers to run, track and evaluate machine learning experiments.
Playgiga S.L.

Dec 2019

Source »
$78M
PlayGiga is a cloud gaming platform that allows users to play premium videogames on PC, Mac and TV.

These are all the companies that Facebook has acquired. Facebook has acquired 70 companies and its latest acquisition was Plessey Semiconductors Limited in Mar 2020. Plessey is a developer and manufacturer of micro-LED displays for AR, wearable devices and optical instruments.

Facebook Funding History

Since Facebook was founded in 2004, it has participated in 11 rounds of funding. In total Facebook has raised $31.8B. Facebook's last funding round was on Oct 2014 for a total of $13.8B

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Equity
Oct 2014
$13.8B
-
IPO
May 2012
$16B
-
Equity
Jan 2011
$1.5B
Equity
May 2008
$100M
-
Equity
Mar 2008
$60M
-

Total Funding: $31.8B

Since Facebook was founded in 2004, it has participated in 11 rounds of funding. In total Facebook has raised $31.8B. Facebook's last funding round was on Oct 2014 for a total of $13.8B

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Unacademy is an online learning platform that offers educational courses for students.
$110M
Feb 18, 2020
Series E
-
Meesho designs and develops a mobile-based application that enables users to resell apparel and home decor products on social media platforms.
$125.1M
Aug 07, 2019
Series D
-
Meesho designs and develops a mobile-based application that enables users to resell apparel and home decor products on social media platforms.
$25M
Jun 12, 2019
Series D
-
HopBucket is an online cross platform that allows users to plan, manage and save their itinerary and travel experiences.
$40K
Feb 13, 2017
Grant
-
FINPIN is an online platform that provides financial planning and investment navigator services.
$40K
Feb 05, 2017
Grant
-

These are all the companies that Facebook has invested in. Facebook has invested 70 companies and its latest investment was Plessey Semiconductors Limited in Mar 2020. Plessey is a developer and manufacturer of micro-LED displays for AR, wearable devices and optical instruments.

Facebook News

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Facebook Blogs

April 20, 2018Facebook Blog

How Condé Nast Built Communities Using Facebook Groups Across Eight Publications

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April 20, 2018Facebook Blog

Inside The Local News Subscriptions Accelerator: How The Boston Globe Used Cliffhangers to Generate Email Leads

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April 20, 2018Facebook Blog

Spotlight on Local News: A Local Swedish Paper Connects Commuters and Affects Change Through Facebook Groups

By John Severinson, News Partnerships Upsala Nya Tidning (UNT), a Swedish paper serving the city of U... See more »
April 20, 2018Facebook Blog

A Diverse Music Community is a Very Good Thing

By Tamara Hrivnak, Head of Music Business Development and Partnerships, Facebook Independent artists ... See more »
April 16, 2018Facebook Blog

How CrowdTangle Became the Colts' 12th Man

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April 16, 2018Facebook Blog

Inside the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator: How to Optimize Your Website to Drive Subscriptions

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April 14, 2018Facebook Blog

Webedia's 5-Step Process to Maximizing the Branded Content Filter in CrowdTangle

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Facebook Press Releases

February 1, 2020Newswire

Facebook Ads Strategies Course Concrete Blueprint Training Webinar Released

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January 31, 2020O'Dwyer's PR News

Facebook's Unholy Alliance with Trump

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January 31, 2020O'Dwyer's PR News

Facebook Lobbies for 6 GHz

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January 29, 2020MarketersMedia

Facebook Ads University Affiliate Marketing Lead Generation Training Launched

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January 28, 2020PR Daily

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January 21, 2020StreetInsider

The Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation with Facebook Partners for the 18th Annual HBCU Festival on Saturday, January 25 at the National Harbor

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January 20, 2020Black PR Wire

Facebook Partners with the Alfred Street Baptist Church and its Foundation for the Third Year to Support its 18th Annual HBCU College Festival on Saturday, January 25th at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland

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Facebook Videos

February 6, 2020Facebook Youtube Channel

"Facebook Groups: Ready to Rock? I Super Bowl 2020" on YOUTUBE

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February 6, 2020Facebook Youtube Channel

"Facebook Groups - Kazoo at the Barbershop: with the International Kazoo Players Association" on YOUTUBE

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January 29, 2020Facebook Youtube Channel

"Facebook Groups - Kazoo: with the International Kazoo Players Association and Big Freedia" on YOUTUBE

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December 19, 2019Facebook Youtube Channel

"Where We Build: Facebook Seattle" on YOUTUBE

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December 12, 2019Facebook Youtube Channel

"Facebook Groups: 'A Perfect Christmas' - More Together" on YOUTUBE

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November 22, 2019Facebook Youtube Channel

"What To Do If Your Facebook Account Gets Disabled" on YOUTUBE

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November 12, 2019Facebook Youtube Channel

"Facebook Groups: 'Mama Claus' - More Together" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is an online social networking service headquartered at 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, California (CA), that currently has over 1B monthly active users. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, D...

CEO

Facebook's Chairman & CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, currently has an approval rating of 74%. Facebook's primary competitors are Google, Snap & Twitter.

Website

facebook.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Facebook

  1. When was Facebook founded?

    Facebook was founded in 2004

  2. Who is Facebook's CEO?

    Facebook's CEO is Mark Zuckerberg

  3. How much revenue does Facebook generate?

    Facebook generates $70.7B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Facebook have?

    Facebook has historically raised $31.8B in funding

  5. Where is Facebook's headquarters?

    Facebook's headquarters is in Menlo Park California, USA

  1. How many employees does Facebook have?

    Facebook has 35,587 employees

  2. What sector does Facebook operate in?

    Facebook is in Internet Software, Application Software

  3. Who are Facebook's competitors?

    Facebook's top competitors are Google, Snap, Twitter

  4. Who has Facebook invested in?

    Facebook's has invested in companies such as Unacademy, Meesho, Meesho
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