Meta (Facebook)
Owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp; connects people over the internet.
📖 Its story
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg made a website from his dorm room at Harvard University so students could get to know each other. It was called “TheFacebook,” and it soon spread to other schools and then to the whole world. In 2021 the company changed its name to Meta.
💵 How it makes money
By showing ads to the people who use Facebook and Instagram.
🤯 Fun fact
At first, only Harvard students could sign up.
👍 The good part
Billions of people use its apps every day, including WhatsApp, which is very popular in Mexico.
⚠️ The risk
It gets criticism and fines over how it protects the privacy and safety of its users, especially young people.
🧠 Did you get it?
What was Facebook called at the beginning?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 2004
- Founded by: Mark Zuckerberg with Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Andrew McCollum
- Home: Menlo Park, California, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for META stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters META.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
🎮 Buy it in the game
Soon you'll be able to invest your Monis in Meta (Facebook). Ask your mom or dad to join the list.
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