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. 967,374 views on January 21, 2025 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Donald Trump, JD Vance, Usha Vance, Elon Musk. Wiki link