Meta

Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, is an American multinational technology conglomerate that owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and other products and services.

Meta ranks #6 among the web technology companies we track.
The company's technologies are present on 65.9% of websites.

🔍 Overview

🏠 Website
- meta.com #203
💼 Legal name
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
🏤 Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California, United States
🗓️ Founded
- 4 January 2004 (22 years ago)
🏷️ Previous name
- Facebook, Inc.
🔗 Links
- Wikipedia

📁 Technology Categories

Ad trackingAppsAuthenticationClassified adsCommenting systemsCustomer reviewsDatabasesFrontend frameworksInstant messaging ²JavaScript libraries ³Legacy ³MarketplacesOnline collaborationPlatformsProgramming languagesSemantic markupSocial media ⁴Social sharing ²Standards ²Static site generatorsURL shortenersWeb serversWebmaster toolsWidgets ⁴

⚡ Technologies

We track 28 technologies owned or developed by Meta Platforms, Inc. that are used across the web.

#	Technology	Reach
1	Open Graph A web metadata standard that defines how webpages are described as structured objects for use in social graphs and enables their consistent representation.	51%
2	Facebook A social media platform owned by Meta. Free	40.4%
3	Instagram A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms. Free	31%
4	Facebook SDK A library that provides client-side tools for Social Plugins, Login, and Graph API calls. Free	10.8%
5	Meta Pixel A tracking tool that allows advertisers to measure visitor activity and conversions from ads on Facebook and Instagram.	6.9%
6	React A popular open-source JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces, created by Facebook. FreeOpen source	6.1%
7	Meta Domain Verification Allows companies to claim ownership of their domains in Meta Business Suite or Business Manager. Free	4.3%
8	WhatsApp An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	4.1%
9	Regenerator A JavaScript library from Facebook that allows the use of ES6 generators in older browsers. FreeOpen source	3.7%
10	Facebook Share Lets people add a personalized message to links before sharing on their timeline, in groups, or to their friends via a Facebook Message.	2.5%
11	Facebook Apps Third-party software applications that integrate with Facebook and use its APIs to access data and interact with its social features. Free	2.4%
12	Facebook Page Plugin Lets you easily embed and promote any public Facebook Page on your website.	1.3%
13	GraphQL A data query and manipulation language for APIs typically used for remote client-server communications.	1%
14	Facebook Like A widget that can be integrated into a website to enable visitors to "Like" posts on Facebook.	0.9%
15	Messenger An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	0.8%
16	Messenger Customer Chat The website chat widget from Meta that was retired in May 2024. Legacy	0.4%
17	Threads A microblogging and social media platform from Meta designed for sharing text updates and participating in public conversations. Free	0.3%
18	Facebook Like Box A plugin that allowed admins to promote their Facebook Pages and embed a simple feed of content from a Page into other sites. Legacy	0.2%
19	Facebook Login A convenient way for Facebook's billions of global users to log into your app or website. Free	0.1%
20	Facebook Reviews A review platform integrated into Facebook Pages that allows users to recommend businesses and share feedback on products or services. Free	0.06%
21	Fb.me A Facebook URL shortener that can be used for profiles and pages.	0.06%
22	Facebook Comments A website plugin that lets visitors post and reply to comments using their Facebook accounts. Free	0.03%
23	Docusaurus A static site generator for React-powered documentation websites that uses MDX and a React-based theme system. FreeOpen source	0.02%
24	RocksDB An embeddable, persistent key-value store that is optimized for fast, low-latency storage, such as flash drives and high-speed disk drives. FreeOpen source	0.001%
25	Facebook Marketplace A digital marketplace within the Facebook platform where users can buy and sell items.	0.001%
26	HHVM An open-source virtual machine designed to execute programs written in the Hack programming language, originally developed for Facebook and still used by Meta.	0.001%
27	Hack A PHP-based programming language designed for the HHVM virtual machine and developed by Meta to build large-scale web applications with improved type safety.	0.001%
28	Workplace Meta's all-in-one business communication platform that combines chat, video, and groups. $4/user/monthLegacy	0.001%

When interpreting and using the results, please read our methodology and disclaimer.