Facebook

Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a part of millions of people’s ... more

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  • Feb 2004

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  • facebook.com

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Founders

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American billionaire and entrepreneur best known for co-founding the popular social networking site Facebook....

Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin Moskovitz co-founded the social networking website Facebook along with Mark Zuckerberg and Chris Hughes. Born in Washington, D.C., Moskovitz attended...

Chris Hughes

Chris R. Hughes (born November 26, 1983 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) co-founded and served as spokesperson for the online social directory, Facebook, with...

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Facebook Headquarters

Dublin Ireland

Facebook Headquarters

156 University Avenue
Palo Alto California 94301

Revenue:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 300,000,000
  • 2008

Companies acquired:

Company acquired Date
  • Jun 2007
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  • 2004

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