Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms Facebook is an American social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with his Harvard College roommates and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The name Facebook derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Wikipedia's most-read article for 2 days in a row: 837,755 views in all, peaking at 543,422 on January 23, 2025. Thu, Jan 23: 543,422 views Fri, Jan 24: 294,333 views Wiki link