Meta Platforms, Inc.
Company7 list appearances
Meta Platforms, Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is an American multinational technology company and is one of the Big Tech companies. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads. The company also operates an advertising network for its own sites and third parties; as of 2023, advertising accounted for 97.8% of its total revenue.
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Does Meta Platforms, Inc. deserve the #4 spot on “Top 10 Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time”?
#4 Meta Platforms, Inc.?
Verified Entity DossierRanked #4 in Top 10 Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time
Best Rank
#4
across all lists
Avg Position
#6.7
across 7 lists
Community
Divisive Pick
ranked #4 to #10
Most divisive on “Apple Inc. vs. Nvidia Corporation? Top 10 Largest Companies in the World by Market Cap (November 2026)” — ranked #10 thereStrongest in Business — avg #5 across 2 lists
Community Weigh-In & Debate
Should Meta Platforms, Inc. rank higher than #4 in Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time?
Ranked #4 on "Top 10 Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time". Cast your vote to back or challenge this spot.
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Most Argued About
“Apple Inc. vs. Nvidia Corporation? Top 10 Largest Companies in the World by Market Cap (November 2026)”
Ranks as high as #4 on some lists — but only #10 here. Fans are divided.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s highest community ranking?⌄
Meta Platforms, Inc. is ranked #4 on "Top 10 Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time" — its best placement across 7 lists on top10grid.com.
How many top-10 lists feature Meta Platforms, Inc.?⌄
Meta Platforms, Inc. appears in 7 lists on top10grid.com, spanning categories including TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, FINANCE.
Is Meta Platforms, Inc. a controversial ranking?⌄
Yes — community opinion on Meta Platforms, Inc. varies widely. It ranks as high as #4 on some lists and as low as #10 on others, a spread of 6 positions, making it one of the more debated picks on top10grid.com.
What category is Meta Platforms, Inc. most known for on top10grid.com?⌄
Meta Platforms, Inc. appears most frequently in the TECHNOLOGY category, most notably in "Top 10 Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time".
What the internet says
Structured Facts & Specifications
Verified highlightsFinancials & Market
Ticker
META (Class A Common Stock, 1 vote/share; formerly FB prior to June 2022); METAM (applied Nasdaq symbol for 6.50% Series A Depositary Shares offered October 26, 2026); Class B Common Stock (10 votes/share, 341,768,886 shares as of Oct 16, 2026) is unlisted; previously announced Class C Common Stock expected to commence trading ahead of Q1 2027 ATM program
Exchange
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Leadership & Organization
Headquarters
1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
Founders
Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, Andrew McCollum
Key Specifications
Parent
None (publicly traded ultimate parent entity)
Segments
Two reportable segments: (1) Family of Apps (FoA) ($198.76B FY2025 revenue; $47.04B Q3 2026 segment costs & expenses); (2) Reality Labs (RL) (~$2.21B FY2025 revenue; $4.57B Q3 2026 segment costs & expenses)
Competitors
Alphabet Inc. (Google Search, YouTube, Gemini); ByteDance Ltd. (TikTok); Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon Ads); Apple Inc. (Vision Pro, iMessage, iOS privacy/AI); Snap Inc. (Snapchat); Pinterest, Inc. & Reddit, Inc.; X Corp.; OpenAI, Anthropic & Microsoft Corporation (Frontier AI models & assistants)
Legal Status
Active — Delaware Corporation (EIN: 20-1665019; Fiscal Year End: December 31; Large Accelerated Filer)
Name (legal)
Meta Platforms, Inc. (styled in uppercase as META PLATFORMS, INC. in statutory LEI records and condensed financial statement headers)
Social Profiles
(standalone verified corporate LinkedIn/social URLs NOT FOUND in surfaced SEC/IR snippets)
Registered Office
c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States (Delaware Registration Authority Entity ID: 3835815)
Customer Pulse & Public Ratings
2 verified benchmarksApp Store4.5/5 (228,985 ratings)Hacker News2199 points
Meta Platforms public ratings verified live across App Store & Hacker News: App Store 4.5/5 (228,985 ratings); Hacker News 2199 points.
Appears in 7 lists Divisive Pick
- #4
Top 10 Most Successful Tech Startups of All Time
Technology - #4
Top 10 Worst Layoff Announcements
Business - #6
Apple vs. Nvidia? Top 10 Richest Companies in the World by Market Cap in 2026 — Ranked by Actual Wealth
Business - #6
Top 10 US Tech Giants by Market Capitalization 2026
Technology - #7
Apple vs. NVIDIA? Top 10 Most Valuable Companies in the World 2026
Finance - #10
Apple Inc. vs. Nvidia Corporation? Top 10 Largest Companies in the World by Market Cap (November 2026)
Finance - #10
Top 10 Most Influential Tech Companies of All Time
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