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Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.) is a technology company that has acquired 91 other companies, including WhatsApp. The WhatsApp acquisition closed at a steep $16 billion; more than $40 per user of the platform. Meta also purchased the defunct company ConnectU in a court settlement and acquired intellectual property formerly held by rival Friendster. The majority of the companies acquired by Meta are based in the United States, and in turn, a large percentage of these companies are based in or around the San Francisco Bay Area. Meta has also made investments in LuckyCal and Wildfire Interactive.
Most of Meta's acquisitions have primarily been "talent acquisitions" and acquired products are often shut-down. In 2009, Meta (as Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a question on Quora, titled "What startups would be good acquisitions for Facebook?", receiving 79 answers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/What-startups-would-be-good-acquisitions-for-Facebook|title=What startups would be good acquisitions for Facebook?|website=Quora}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/profile/Mark-Zuckerberg|title=Mark Zuckerberg|website=Quora}}</ref> He stated in 2010 that "We have not once bought a company for the company. We buy companies to get excellent people... In order to have a really entrepreneurial culture one of the key things is to make sure we're recruiting the best people. One of the ways to do this is to focus on acquiring great companies with great founders."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBDyItD0Ak |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OlBDyItD0Ak |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Why Facebook buys startups|website=YouTube|date=18 October 2010 |access-date=2010-10-30}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Instagram acquisition, announced on April 9, 2012, appears to have been the first exception to this pattern.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion/|title=Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion|date=9 April 2012 |access-date=2012-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411095346/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion/|archive-date=2012-04-11}}</ref> While continuing with a pattern of primarily talent acquisitions, other notable product focused acquisitions include the $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition and the $2 billion Oculus VR acquisition.
==Acquisitions== {{sticky header}}{{sort under}} {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under" |- ! scope="col" | Number ! scope="col" | Company ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Acquired on ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Acquired for (USD) ! scope="col" | Talent acquired ! scope="col" | Related to ! scope="col" | Used as / integrated with ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Reference column heading}} |- |1 | facebook.com domain name |{{flag|USA}}, Boston, Massachusetts | August 23, 2005 | align="right"| 200,000 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | name change from Thefacebook.com | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |access-date=June 13, 2008|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/01/facebook_domain_dispute/| title=Facebook wins Manx battle for face-book.com |work =The Register | location = London |date=October 1, 2007|author=Williams, Chris }}|</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=1391 |title=thefacebook.com becomes facebook.com for $200,000 |date=August 23, 2005 |work=Timeline of Facebook.com |publisher=Xtimeline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006093601/http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=1391 |archive-date=October 6, 2011 }}</ref> |- |2 | Parakey |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California | July 19, 2007 | align="center"| — |Blake Ross, Joe Hewitt | Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital | Facebook Mobile | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2007/07/19/facebook-buys-parakey/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708190749/http://gigaom.com/2007/07/19/facebook-buys-parakey/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|title=Facebook buys Parakey|publisher=Gigaom|date=2007-07-19|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |3 |ConnectU |{{flag|USA}}, Cambridge, Massachusetts | June 23, 2008 | align="right"| 31,000,000 | align="center"| — | i2Hub | (Court settlement) | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202446331523|title=Judge Blocks Rival's Effort to Learn Value of Facebook's Stock|newspaper=New York Law Journal|date=2010-03-17|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/02/11/the-ap-reveals-details-of-facebookconnectu-settlement-with-best-hack-ever/|title=The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU Settlement With Greatest Hack Ever|work=TechCrunch|date=2009-02-11|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |4 |FriendFeed |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California | August 10, 2009 | align="right"| 47,500,000 |Paul Buchheit, Bret Taylor, Jim Norris, Sanjeev Singh, 8 others | Benchmark Capital, ex-Google |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/10/facebook-acquires-friendfeed/|title=Facebook Acquires FriendFeed|work=TechCrunch|date=2009-08-10|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |5 | Octazen |{{flag|Malaysia}}, Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur | February 19, 2010 | align="center"| — | 2 engineers (remote workers) | align="center"| — | Websluths | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/19/octazen-what-the-heck-did-facebook-just-buy-exactly-and-why/|title=Octazen: What The Heck Did Facebook Just Buy Exactly, And Why?|work=TechCrunch|date=2010-02-19|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |6 |Divvyshot |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | March 2, 2010 | align="center"| — | Sam Odio, Paul Carduner | Y Combinator, AngelList | Facebook Photos | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/02/facebook-buys-up-divvyshot-to-make-facebook-photos-even-better/|title=Facebook Buys Up Divvyshot To Make Facebook Photos Even Better|work=TechCrunch|date=2010-04-02|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |7 |Friendster patents |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California / {{flag|Malaysia}}, Kuala Lumpur | May 13, 2010 | align="right"| 40,000,000 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2010/08/04/facebook-buys-friendster-patents-for-40m/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806102633/http://gigaom.com/2010/08/04/facebook-buys-friendster-patents-for-40m/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2010|title=Facebook buys friendster patents for 40m|publisher=GigaOm|date=2010-08-04|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |8 | ShareGrove |{{flag|USA}}, San Mateo, California | May 26, 2010 | align="center"| — | Kent Libbey, Adam Wolff | Elm Street Ventures | Facebook Groups | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2010/05/26/facebook-acquires-sharegrove/|title=Facebook Acquires ShareGrove|publisher=Mashable|date=2010-05-26|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |9 | Zenbe |{{flag|USA}}, New York, NY, New York | July 6, 2010 | align="center"| — | Tom Alison, Will Bailey, Robert Kieffer | align="center"| — | Facebook Messenger | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-zenbe-2010-11|title=Facebook Buys Yet Another NYC Startup -- Why Doesn't It Just Open An Engineering Office Here Already?|website=Business Insider|date=2010-11-16|access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref> |- |10 | Nextstop |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | July 8, 2010 | align="right"| 2,500,000 | Charles Lin, Carl Sjogreen, Adrian Graham | ex-Google |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/07/08/facebook-acquires-social-travel-recommendation-site-nextstop/|title=Facebook acquires social travel-recommendation site Nextstop|work=TechCrunch|date=2010-07-08|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |11 | Chai Labs |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California | August 15, 2010 | align="right"| 10,000,000 | Gokul Rajaram, Giri Rajaram, others | Merus Capital, ex-Google |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367828,00.asp|title=Facebook Acquires Chai Labs, Gains 'Godfather of Google Adsense'|publisher=PCMag|date=2010-08-15|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |12 | Hot Potato |{{flag|USA}}, Brooklyn, New York | August 20, 2010 | align="right" data-sort-value="10000000"| ~10,000,000 | Saadiq Rodgers-King, Justin Shaffer, 6 others | RRE Ventures | Facebook Places | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2010/08/20/facebook-acquires-hotpotato/|title=Facebook acquires Hot Potato|publisher=Mashable|date=2010-08-20|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |13 |Drop.io |{{flag|USA}}, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York | October 29, 2010 | align="right" data-sort-value="10000000"| ~10,000,000 | Sam Lessin | RRE Ventures |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/29/facebook-acquires-drop-io-nabs-sam-lessin/|title=Facebook Acquires Drop.io, Nabs Sam Lessin|work=TechCrunch|date=2010-10-29|access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref> |- |14 |FB.com domain name |{{flag|USA}}, Washington, D.C. | November 15, 2010 | align="right"| 8,500,000 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=FB.com acquired by Facebook |url=http://namemon.com/news/1-latest-news/115-fbcom-acquired-by-facebook |date=January 11, 2011 |work=NameMon News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204210357/http://namemon.com/news/1-latest-news/115-fbcom-acquired-by-facebook |archive-date=February 4, 2011 }}</ref> |- |15 | Rel8tion |{{flag|USA}}, Seattle, Washington | January 25, 2011 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Peter Wilson | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://emoney.allthingsd.com/20110125/facebook-acquires-mobile-advertising-company-out-of-stealth-mode/|title=Facebook Acquires Mobile Advertising Company Out of Stealth Mode|publisher=AllThingsD|date=2011-01-25|access-date=2011-01-25}}</ref> |- |16 | Beluga |{{flag|USA}}, Palo Alto, California | March 2, 2011 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Jonathan Perlow, Lucy Zhang, Ben Davenport | align="center"| — | Facebook Messenger | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/01/facebook-beluga/|title=Facebook Acquires Group Messaging Service Beluga In A Talent AND Technology Deal|work=TechCrunch|date=2011-03-01|access-date=2011-03-01}}</ref> |- |17 |Snaptu |{{flag|Israel}}, Tel Aviv | March 20, 2011 | align="right"| 70,000,000 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/20/facebook-reportedly-acquires-snaptu-for-an-estimated-60-70-million/|title=Confirmed: Facebook Acquires Snaptu (For An Estimated $60 – $70 Million)|work=TechCrunch|date=2011-03-20|access-date=2011-03-20}}</ref> |- |18 | RecRec |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | March 24, 2011 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center"| — | Dogpatch Labs | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/27/facebook-acq-hires-daytum/|title=Facebook Acq-hires Data Organization Startup Daytum|date=27 April 2011 }}</ref> |- |19 | DayTum |{{flag|USA}}, SoHo, New York City | April 27, 2011 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Nicholas Felton, Ryan Case | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.designtaxi.com/news/34630/Daytum-s-Dataviz-Wizards-Nick-Felton-and-Ryan-Case-Join-Facebook/|title=Daytum's Dataviz Wizards, Nick Felton and Ryan Case, Join Facebook|publisher=DesignTaxi|date=2011-04-27|access-date=2011-04-27}}</ref> |- |20 | Sofa |{{flag|Netherlands}}, Amsterdam | June 9, 2011 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Koen Bok, Dirk Stoop, Jasper Hauser, Hugo van Heuven, Jorn van Dijk |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/facebook-sofa/|title=Facebook Buys Sofa, A Software Design Team That Will Help Make Facebook More Beautiful|work=TechCrunch|date=2011-06-09|access-date=2011-06-09}}</ref> |- |21 | MailRank |{{flag|USA}}, New York, New York | June 9, 2011 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Bryan O'Sullivan and Bethanye McKinney Blount | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/tech/facebook-buys-e-mail-prioritiser-mailrank-132586.html|title=Facebook buys e-mail prioritiser MailRank|publisher=FirstPost|date=2011-11-16|access-date=2011-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117142346/http://www.firstpost.com/tech/facebook-buys-e-mail-prioritiser-mailrank-132586.html|archive-date=2011-11-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |22 | Push Pop Press |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | August 2, 2011 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Co-founders Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://pushpoppress.com/about/ |title=Push Pop Press acquired by Facebook |date=2 August 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012 |first1=Mike|last1=Matas|first2=Kimon|last2=Tsinteris|publisher=Push Pop Pres}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20087032-17/facebook-buys-digital-bookmaker-push-pop-press/ |title=Facebook buys digital bookmaker Push Pop Press |first=Don |last=Reisinger |website=CNET |date=2 August 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/08/facebook-buys-apple-ipad-book-maker-push-pop-press.html |title=Facebook buys iPad book maker Push Pop Press [Updated] |date=2 August 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Nathan |last=Olivarez-Giles}}</ref> |- |23 | Friend.ly |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California | October 10, 2011 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="left"| Co-founder/CEO Ed Baker | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-acquires-q-a-service-friendly/4489 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012141147/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-acquires-q-a-service-friendly/4489 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 12, 2011 |title=Facebook acquires Q&A service Friend.ly |first=Emil |last=Protalinski |work=ZDNet |date=11 October 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220696/Facebook_acquires_start_up_friend.ly |title=Facebook acquires start-up friend.ly |date=10 October 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012 |first=Sharon |last=Gaudin |magazine=Computerworld |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144606/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220696/Facebook_acquires_start_up_friend.ly |archive-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook--131532863.html |title=Facebook Acquires Startup Friend.ly |first=Barbara E. |last=Hernandez |publisher=NBC Bay Area |date=13 October 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> |- |24 | Strobe |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | November 8, 2011 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Founder and CEO Charles Jolley, other Strobe employees |align="center"| — |Mobile engineering team | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/08/facebook-acquires-html5-app-delivery-network-strobe-sproutcore-lives-on/ |title=Facebook Acquires Team Behind HTML5 App Platform Strobe; SproutCore Lives On |work=TechCrunch |first=Robin |last=Wauters |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-strobe-idUSTRE7A75A220111108 |work=Reuters |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012 |first=Alexi |last=Oreskovic |title=Facebook hires mobile tech developer team}}</ref> |- |25 |Gowalla |{{flag|USA}}, Austin, Texas | December 2, 2011 | Co-founders Josh Williams and Scott Raymond; Keegan Jones, Adam Michela, Sherry Birk, Thorben Primke| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://taxandbusinessonline.villanova.edu/blog/facebooks-acquisitions-on-its-journey-to-perfection/|title=Facebook's Acquisitions on its Journey to Perfection|date=December 10, 2015|website=Villanova University}}</ref> |- |26 | Caffeinatedmind |{{flag|USA}}, California | February 20, 2012 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — |- |27 |Instagram |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | April 9, 2012 | align="right"| 1,000,000,000 | align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — |- |28 |Tagtile |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | April 13, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Tagtile's founders |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-13/facebook-acquires-team-behind-customer-loyalty-app-tagtile-1-.html |publisher=Bloomberg News |date=14 April 2012 |access-date=5 May 2012 |first=Douglas |last=MacMillan |title=Facebook Acquires Team Behind Customer-Loyalty App Tagtile}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://tagtile.com/so-that-happened.php |title=We are joining Facebook! |publisher=Tagtile |author=The Tagtile Team |date=12 April 2012 |access-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504115645/http://tagtile.com/so-that-happened.php |archive-date=4 May 2012 }}</ref> |- |29 | Glancee |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | May 5, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Andrea Vaccari, Alberto Tretti, Gabriel Grisé | align="center"| — |align="center"| Facebook Nearby Friends | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-acquires-location-based-social-discovery-startup-glancee/12566 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508012258/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-acquires-location-based-social-discovery-startup-glancee/12566 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |title=Facebook acquires location-based social discovery startup Glancee |first=Emil |last=Protalinski |date=5 May 2012 |access-date=5 May 2012 |work=ZDNet}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/255090/facebook_acquisition_points_to_future_of_more_phone_tracking.html |title=Facebook Acquisition Points to Future of More Phone Tracking |magazine=PCWorld |date=5 May 2012 |access-date=5 May 2012 |first=Christina |last=DesMarais |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505170659/http://www.pcworld.com/article/255090/facebook_acquisition_points_to_future_of_more_phone_tracking.html |archive-date=5 May 2012 }}</ref> |- |30 |Lightbox.com |{{flag|UK}}, London, England | May 15, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Thai Tran, Nilesh Patel, Five employees | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/15/facebook-lightbox/|title=Facebook Hires Team From Android Photosharing App Dev Lightbox To Quiet Mobile Fears|date=15 May 2012 }}</ref> |- |31 | Karma |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | May 21, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Lee Linden, Ben Lewis | align="center"| — | Facebook Gifts | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/facebook-stumbles-buys-startup-karma/story-e6frgakx-1226361795547|title=Facebook stumbles, buys startup Karma}}</ref> |- |32 |Face.com |{{flag|Israel}}, Tel Aviv | June 18, 2012 | align="right"| 100,000,000 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/19/BUHV1P413T.DTL&type=tech |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619123827/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/19/BUHV1P413T.DTL&type=tech |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |title=Facebook acquires Face.com — stock up 4.7 percent |newspaper=San Francisco Gate |first=Ari |last=Levy |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=19 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://face.com/blog/facebook-acquires-face-com/ |title=Awesome News – Facebook Acquires Face.com |publisher=Face.com |author=Gil |date=18 June 2012 |access-date=19 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619170605/http://face.com/blog/facebook-acquires-face-com/ |archive-date=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |33 |Spool |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | July 14, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Avichal Garg, Curtis Spencer, Six employees |align="center"| — | Mobile engineering team | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57472471-93/facebook-acquires-mobile-bookmarking-service-spool/ |title=Facebook acquires mobile-bookmarking service Spool |website=CNET |date=14 July 2012}}</ref> |- |34 | Acrylic Software |{{flag|Canada}}, Vancouver, British Columbia | July 20, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | Two employees |align="center"| — | Facebook's design team | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57476876-93/facebook-acquires-mac-ios-developer-acrylic-software/ |title=Facebook acquires Mac, iOS developer Acrylic Software |website=CNET |date=20 July 2012}}</ref> |- |35 | Threadsy |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | August 24, 2012 |data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/24/facebook-threadsy/ |title=Facebook Acquires Threadsy, Maker of Social Marketing Tool Swaylo |publisher=Techcrunch |date=24 August 2012}}</ref> |- |36 |Atlas Solutions |{{flag|USA}}, Seattle, Washington | February 28, 2013 | align="right" data-sort-value="99999999"| <100,000,000 | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/28/facebook-acquires-atlas/ |title=Facebook Confirms It Will Acquire Atlas Advertiser Suite From Microsoft To Close The Ad Spend Loop |publisher=Techcrunch |date=28 February 2013}}</ref> |- |37 | osmeta |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, CA | data-sort-value="March 1, 2013" | March 2013 | align="center"| — | 17 engineers |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/10/has-facebook-quietly-acquired-osmeta-a-stealth-mobile-software-startup/ |title=Confirmed: Facebook Has Acquired Osmeta, A Stealth Mobile Software Startup |publisher=TechCrunch |date=10 April 2013}} </ref> |- |38 | Storylane (Mixtent) |{{flag|USA}}, Palo Alto, CA | data-sort-value="March 1, 2013" | March 2013 | align="center"| — | Jonathan Gheller, 5 engineers |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/03/08/facebook-acquires-storylane-a-brand-new-bloggingsharing-platform/ |title=Facebook acquires Storylane, a brand-new blogging/sharing platform |publisher=venturebeat |date=8 March 2013}} </ref> |- |39 | Hot Studio |{{flag|USA}}, New York, New York, San Francisco, California | March 14, 2013 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-design/welcoming-the-talented-team-behind-hot-studio/10151320205982793 |title=Welcoming the Talented Team Behind Hot Studio |publisher=Facebook |date=29 March 2013}} </ref> |- |40 | Spaceport |{{flag|USA}}, Burlingame, California | April 23, 2013 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/23/facebook-acqhires-part-of-team-from-html5-game-platform-spaceport-io-but-co-founder-will-keep-running-it/ |title=Facebook Acqhires Team From HTML5 Game Platform Spaceport.io, Which Will Keep Running |publisher=TechCrunch |date=23 April 2013}} </ref> |- |41 |Parse |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | April 25, 2013 | align="right"| 85,000,000 | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2013/04/25/welcoming-parse-to-facebook/ |title=Welcoming Parse to Facebook |publisher=Facebook |date=25 April 2013}} </ref> |- |42 | Monoidics |{{flag|UK}}, London, England | July 18, 2013 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.monoidics.com/uncategorized/facebook-to-acquire-monoidics-assets |title = Facebook to Acquire Monoidics' Assets! |publisher = Monoidics |date = 18 July 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130718144452/http://www.monoidics.com/uncategorized/facebook-to-acquire-monoidics-assets |archive-date = 18 July 2013 }} </ref> |- |43 |Jibbigo |{{flag|USA}}, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | August 12, 2013 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/facebook-acquires-mobile-technologies-speech-recognition-and-jibbigo-app-developer/ |title=Facebook Acquires "Mobile Technologies", Developer Of Speech Translation App Jibbigo |publisher=TechCrunch |date=12 August 2013}} </ref> |- |44 |Onavo |{{flag|Israel}}, Tel Aviv | October 13, 2013 | align="center"| — | align="center"| Guy Rosen, CEO |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/13/facebook-buys-mobile-analytics-company-onavo-and-finally-gets-its-office-in-israel/ |title=Facebook Buys Mobile Data Analytics Company Onavo, Reportedly For Up To $200M... And (Finally?) Gets Its Office In Israel |publisher=TechCrunch |date=14 October 2013}} </ref> |- |45 | SportStream |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | December 17, 2013 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.woolor.com/thetechbook/sporty-facebook-acquires-a-san-francisco-based-startup/ |title=Sporty Facebook acquires a San Francisco-based startup |publisher=Woolor |date=17 December 2013}} </ref> |- |46 | Little Eye Labs |{{flag|India}}, Bengaluru, Karnataka | January 8, 2014 | align="right"| 15,000,000 | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.nextbigwhat.com/facebook-acquires-little-eye-labs-297/ |title = It's Official, Bengaluru Based Little Eye Labs Acquired by Facebook |publisher = NextBigWhat |date = 8 January 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108070251/http://www.nextbigwhat.com/facebook-acquires-little-eye-labs-297/ |archive-date = 8 January 2014 }} </ref><ref name=TC>{{cite news|title=Indian Startup Little Eye Labs Confirms Its Acquisition By Facebook, Deal Worth $10-$15M|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/07/little-eye-labs-acquisition/|access-date=26 March 2014|newspaper=TechCrunch|date=7 January 2014}}</ref> |- |47 | Branch |{{flag|USA}}, New York, New York | January 13, 2014 | align="right"| 15,000,000 | align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/13/facebook-acquires-branch/ |title=Facebook Acquires Branch Media Team To Lead New "Conversations" Group |work=TechCrunch |date=13 January 2013}} </ref> |- |48 |WhatsApp |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California | February 19, 2014 | align="right"| 19,000,000,000 | Co-founder and CEO Jan Koum |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 February 2014|title=Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp|publisher=Facebook|url=http://newsroom.fb.com/News/805/Facebook-to-Acquire-WhatsApp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224184730/http://newsroom.fb.com/News/805/Facebook-to-Acquire-WhatsApp|archive-date=2014-02-24}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Etherington |first1=Darrell |title=Facebook Closes WhatsApp Acquisition, Jan Koum To Match Zuckerberg's $1 Annual Salary |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/06/facebook-closes-whatsapp-acquisition/ |access-date=8 October 2025 |work=TechCrunch |date=6 October 2014}}</ref> |- |49 |Oculus VR |{{flag|USA}}, Irvine, California | March 25, 2014 | align="right"| 2,000,000,000 | Co-founders Palmer Luckey and Brendan Iribe, Engineer Chris Dycus, and CTO John D. Carmack |align="center"| — | align="center"| Reality Labs | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971?stream_ref=1 <!--robots.txt prevents Internet Archive action --> |title=Facebook acquires Oculus VR |publisher=Facebook |date=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=king2014>{{cite web | first=Rachael | last=King | format=blog | title=Facebook's latest multi-billion buy: 3D gaming company Oculus | date=25 March 2014 | work=Between the Lines | publisher=ZDNet | location=United States | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebooks-latest-multi-billion-buy-3d-gaming-company-oculus/ | url-status=live | archive-date=26 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326000013/http://www.zdnet.com/facebooks-latest-multi-billion-buy-3d-gaming-company-oculus-7000027710/ }} </ref> |- |50 | Ascenta |{{flag|UK}}, Somerset, England | March 27, 2014 | align="right"| 20,000,000 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | align="center"| — | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.ascenta-hale.co.uk/ |title=Facebook to Acquire Ascenta |publisher=Facebook |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128213206/http://www.ascenta-hale.co.uk/ |archive-date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |51 |Salorix |{{flag|USA}}, Palo Alto, CA |April 14, 2014 |align="center"| undisclosed |Santanu Bhattacharya |align="center"| — |align="center"| Facebook Ads | |- |52 | ProtoGeo Oy |{{flag|Finland}}, Helsinki | April 24, 2014 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | Moves mobile app; discontinued in July 2018 | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news|title=With App Acquisition, Facebook Enters Fitness Tracking Market |first=Reed |last=Albergott |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/24/with-app-acquisition-facebook-enters-fitness-tracking-market/ |work=Digits |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=April 24, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425224456/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/24/with-app-acquisition-facebook-enters-fitness-tracking-market/ |archive-date=April 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|date=2014-04-24|title=Facebook Acquires Fitness And Activity Tracking App Moves|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/facebook-acquires-activity-tracking-app-moves/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wagner|first=Kurt|title=Moves App Backtracks, Shares User Data With Facebook|url=https://mashable.com/2014/05/06/moves-data-sharing-facebook/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Mashable|date=6 May 2014|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-02|title=Hello. tbh, We're Moving On|url=https://about.fb.com/news/2018/07/hello-tbh-moving-on/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=About Facebook|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |53 |PrivateCore |{{flag|USA}}, Palo Alto, California | August 7, 2014 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title = Facebook Buys Secure Server Technology Provider PrivateCore |first = Sarah|last = Perez|url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/07/facebook-buys-secure-server-technology-provider-privatecore/|work = TechCrunch |date = August 7, 2014 |access-date = August 7, 2014}}</ref> |- |54 | LiveRail |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California | August 14, 2014 | align="right" | 400,000,000 - 500,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |title = Facebook's $400M-$500M Acquisition Of Video Ad Tech Startup LiveRail Is Now Official |first = Josh|last = Constine|url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/14/facebooks-400m-500m-acquisition-of-video-ad-tech-startup-liverail-is-now-official/|work = TechCrunch |date = August 14, 2014 |access-date = September 24, 2015}}</ref> |- |55 |WaveGroup Sound |{{flag|USA}}, Burlingame, California | August 26, 2014 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/26/facebook-acquires-a-sound-studio-to-help-power-its-app-factory/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity | title=Facebook Acquires A Sound Studio To Help Power Its App Factory | work=TechCrunch | access-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> |- |56 | Wit.ai |{{flag|USA}}, Palo Alto, California | January 6, 2015 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | url=https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2015/01/05/facebook-acquires-speech-recognition-startup-wit-ai/ | title=Facebook acquires speech recognition startup Wit.ai | work=The Next Web | date=January 5, 2015 | access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> |- |57 | Quickfire Networks |{{flag|USA}}, San Diego, California | January 8, 2015 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | title=Facebook Acquires QuickFire Networks, A 'Pied Piper' For Video | url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/facebook-acquires-quickfire-networks-a-pied-piper-for-video/ | work=TechCrunch | date=January 8, 2015 | access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> |- |58 |TheFind, Inc. |{{flag|USA}}, Mountain View, California | March 14, 2015 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | title=Facebook Buys And Shuts Down Shopping Site TheFind To Boost Commerce In Ads | url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/13/to-boost-commerce-in-ads-facebook-buys-and-shuts-down-shopping-site-thefind | work=TechCrunch | date=March 13, 2015 | access-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref> |- |59 | Surreal Vision |{{flag|UK}}, London, England | May 26, 2015 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="verge-surrealvision">{{cite news|title=Oculus acquires 3D mapping company Surreal Vision to turn reality into a video game|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/26/8662107/oculus-acquires-surreal-vision-computer-vision-company|access-date=27 May 2015|work=The Verge}}</ref> |- |60 | Endaga |{{flag|US}}, Oakland, California | October 3, 2015 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="techcrunch-endaga">{{cite news|title=Facebook Hires Founders Of Cellular-Network-In-A-Box Company Endaga|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/05/facebook-hires-founders-of-cellular-network-in-a-box-company-endaga/|access-date=6 October 2015|work=Techcrunch}}</ref> |- |61 | Pebbles |{{flag|Israel}}, Kfar Saba | July 16, 2015 | align="right" | 60,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | title=Facebook's Oculus to Pay About $60 Million for Gesture-Control Firm Pebbles | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/07/16/facebook-to-pay-about-60-million-for-gesture-control-firm-pebbles/ | work=Wall Street Journal | date=July 16, 2015 | access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> |- |62 | MSQRD (Masquerade) |{{flag|Belarus}}, Minsk | March 9, 2016 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |CEO, Eugene Nevgen, Sergey Gonchar, Eugene Zatepyakin (co-founders) | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | title=Facebook acquires video filter app Msqrd | url=http://www.techinsider.io/facebook-buys-popular-msqrd-face-swapping-app-2016-3/ | work=Wall Street Journal | date=March 9, 2016 | access-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/as-dicaprio-honed-oscar-speech-a-snapchat-competitor-mobilized|title=Leonardo DiCaprio Helped Make This Belarusian App Go Viral|last=Khrennikov|first=Ilya|website=Bloomberg.com|date=3 March 2016 |access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> |- |63 |Two Big Ears |{{flag|UK}}, Scotland |May 23, 2016 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.twobigears.com|title=Two Big Ears|website=www.twobigears.com|access-date=2016-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526222942/http://www.twobigears.com/|archive-date=2016-05-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |64 |Nascent Objects |{{flag|US}}, California |Sep 19, 2016 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techwyse.com/blog/infographics/facebook-acquisitions-the-complete-list-infographic|title=Facebook Acquisitions complete list|website=www.techwyse.com|access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref> |- |65 |Infiniled |{{flag|Ireland}}, Cork |October 10, 2016 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | |- |66 |CrowdTangle |{{flag|USA}} |November 11, 2016 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | title=Facebook buys CrowdTangle, the tool publishers use to win the internet | url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/11/13594338/facebook-acquires-crowdtangle | work=The Verge | date=November 11, 2016 | access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/technology/facebook-data.html Inside Facebook’s Data Wars] The New York Times. 2021</ref> |- |67 |Faciometrics |{{flag|USA}}, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |November 16, 2016 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Fernando De la Torre |Carnegie Mellon University | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news | title= Facebook acquires FacioMetrics to add 'fun effects' to photos and videos | url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/16/facebook-acquires-faciometrics-to-add-fun-effects-to-photos-and-videos/ | work=VentureBeat | date=November 16, 2016 | access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> |- |68 |Zurich Eye |{{Flag|Switzerland}} |{{Date table sorting|2016|November}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus VR | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eepw.com.cn/article/201611/340360.htm|title=Facebook收购计算机视觉公司Zurich Eye|website=www.eepw.com.cn|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> |- |69 |Ozlo |{{flag|USA}}, Palo Alto, California |July 31, 2017 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | Facebook Messenger | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/video/298180|title=Facebook Acquires AI Startup Ozlo|date=4 August 2017|work=Entrepreneur|access-date=11 August 2017}}</ref> |- |70 |Fayteq AG |{{Flag|Germany}} |{{Date table sorting|2017|August}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Facebook Live | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/164465790_599244|title=Facebook收购Fayteq，将在直播中植入AR技术|date=2017-08-14|website=www.sohu.com|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> |- |71 |tbh |{{flag|USA}}, Oakland, California |October 16, 2017 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |CEO Nikita Bier, CTO Erik Hazzard, Kyle Zaragoza, Nicolas Ducdodon | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/10/16/technology/business/facebook-tbh/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017041315/http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/16/technology/business/facebook-tbh/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2017|title=Facebook acquires beloved teen app 'tbh'|last=O'Brien|first=Sara Ashley|date=16 October 2017|work=CNNMoney|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> |- |72 |Confirm |{{flag|USA}}, Boston, Massachusetts |January 23, 2018 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Bob Geiman, Ralph Rodriguez, Walt Doyle | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Wagner |first=Kurt |url=https://www.recode.net/2018/1/23/16925312/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-acquisition-confirm-security-drivers-licenses |title=Facebook bought a startup that specializes in verifying government IDs |work=Recode |date=2018-01-23 |access-date=2018-01-24 }}</ref> |- |73 |Bloomsbury AI |{{flag|UK}}, London, England |{{Date table sorting|2018|July}} | align="right" | 30,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/239617148_118778|title=Facebook收购Bloomsbury AI，以提高自然语言处理能力打击假新闻|date=2018-07-06|website=www.sohu.com|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> |- |74 |Redkix |{{flag|Israel}}, Tel Aviv |July 26, 2018 | align="right" | 100,000,000 |Oudi Antebi, Roy Antebi | align="center" | — | Workplace by Facebook | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-facebook-acquires-israeli-co-redkix-for-100m-1001247773 |title=Facebook acquires Israeli co Redkix for $100m |work=Globes |date=2018-07-26 |access-date=2018-07-29 }}</ref> |- |75 |Vidpresso |{{flag|USA}}, Ogden, Utah |August 13, 2018 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Randall Bennett, Justin Carter, Pauli Ojala, Hassan Salahuddin |Y Combinator | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Constine|first=Josh|date=2018-08-14|title=Facebook buys Vidpresso's team and tech to make video interactive|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/13/facebook-vidpresso/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=TechCrunch}}</ref> |- |76 |Dreambit |{{flag|USA}}, Seattle, Washington |{{Date table sorting|2016|September}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Eli Shlizerman | align="center" | University of Washington | align="center" | Reality Labs | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Allen School News » UW's Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman and Eli Shlizerman to timeshare with Facebook|url=https://news.cs.washington.edu/2016/11/01/uws-ira-kemelmacher-shlizerman-and-eli-shlizerman-to-timeshare-with-facebook/|access-date=2022-02-03|language=en}}</ref> |- |77 |Chainspace |{{flag|UK}}, London, England |{{Date table sorting|2019|February}} | align="center" | — |George Danezis, Shehar Bano, Alberto Sonnino |University College London |Facebook Blockchain | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cheddar.com/videos/facebook-blockchain-acquisition-chainspace |title=Facebook Makes First Blockchain Acquisition With Chainspace: Sources |work=Cheddar (TV channel) |date=2019-02-04 |access-date=2019-02-05 }}</ref> |- |78 |GrokStyle |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California |February 8, 2019 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Kavita Bala, Sean Bell | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/08/facebook-picks-up-retail-computer-vision-outfit-grokstyle/|title=Facebook picks up retail computer vision outfit GrokStyle|website=TechCrunch|date=8 February 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> |- |79 |Servicefriend |{{flag|Israel}}, Tel Aviv |{{Date table sorting|2019|September}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed |Ido Arad, Shahar Ben Ami | align="center" | — |Novi | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/21/facebook-servicefriend/|title=Facebook has acquired Servicefriend, which builds 'hybrid' chatbots, for Calibra customer service|website=TechCrunch|date=21 September 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> |- |80 |CTRL-labs |{{flag|USA}}, New York City, New York |{{Date table sorting|2019|September}} | data-sort-value="750,000,000" | undisclosed, but reportedly between $500 million and $1 billion |Thomas Reardon, Patrick Kaifosh | align="center" | — |Reality Labs | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-brain-computer-startup|website=Futurism|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-24|title=Facebook just bought a brain-computer interface startup|date=24 September 2019 }}</ref> |- |81 |Packagd |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California |{{Date table sorting|2019|September}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Facebook Marketplace | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-acquires-video-commerce-startup-packagd-to-help-boost-in-stream/569542/|website=Social Media Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-22|title=Facebook Acquires Video Commerce Startup 'Packagd' to Help Boost In-Stream Buying Options}}</ref> |- |82 |Beat Games |{{flag|Czech Republic}}, Prague |{{Date table sorting|2019|November}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/facebook-buys-the-vr-studio-behind-beat-saber/|website=Techcrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-26|title=Facebook buys VR studio behind Beat Saber|date=26 November 2019 }}</ref> |- |83 |Atlas ML |{{flag|UK}}, London, England |{{Date table sorting|2019|December}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/10/facebook-quietly-acquired-atlast-ml/|website=Techcrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2024-11-29|title=Facebook quietly acquired another UK AI startup and almost no one noticed |date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/13-acquisitions-highlight-big-techs-ai-talent-grab-in-2020/|title=13 acquisitions highlight Big Tech's AI talent grab in 2020|date=2020-12-25|website=VentureBeat|language=en|access-date=2024-02-25}}</ref> |- |84 |PlayGiga |{{flag|Spain}}, Madrid |{{Date table sorting|2019|December}} | align="right" | 70,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finsmes.com/2019/12/facebook-acquires-cloud-gaming-company-playgiga.html|website=Finsems|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-22|title=Facebook Acquires Cloud Gaming Company PlayGiga|date=19 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/18/facebook-acquires-spanish-cloud-video-gaming-company-playgiga.html|title=Facebook acquires Spanish cloud video gaming company PlayGiga|last=Rodriguez|first=Salvador|date=2019-12-18|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> |- |85 |Sanzaru Games |{{flag|USA}}, Foster City, California |{{Date table sorting|2020|February}} | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/facebook-acquires-vr-studio-behind-lone-echo/|title = Facebook acquires VR studio behind 'Lone Echo'| date=22 June 2020 }}</ref> |- |86 |Scape Technologies |{{flag|UK}}, London, England |{{Date table sorting|2020|February}} | align="right" data-sort-value="40000000" | ~40,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Reality Labs | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-09|title=Facebook reportedly acquires computer vision startup Scape Technologies|url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/02/09/facebook-acquires-computer-vision-startup-scape-technologies/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=SiliconANGLE|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |87 |Giphy |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, New York |May 15, 2020 | align="right" |400,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Instagram | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facebook is buying Giphy and integrating it with Instagram|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/15/21259965/facebook-giphy-gif-acquisition-buy-instagram-integration-cost|last=Gartenberg|first=Chaim|date=2020-05-15|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Facebook buys popular GIF platform Giphy for $400 million|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/facebook-buys-giphy-for-400-million/|date=May 15, 2020|website=Digital Trends|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> |- |88 |Mapillary |{{Flag|Sweden}}, Malmö |June 18, 2020 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mapillary, the crowdsourced database of street-level imagery, has been acquired by Facebook|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/18/mapillary-facebook/|access-date=2020-06-18|website=TechCrunch|date=18 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |89 |Ready at Dawn |{{flag|USA}}, Irvine, California |June 22, 2020 | data-sort-value="0" | undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" /> |- |90 |Lemnis Technologies | {{flag|Singapore}}, Singapore |September 18, 2020 |undisclosed |Pierre-Yves Laffont | align="center" | — |Reality Labs | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-22|title=Facebook may have acquired Lemnis Technologies for its varifocal tech|url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/75300/facebook-may-have-acquired-lemnis-technologies-for-its-varifocal-tech/index.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=TweakTown|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |91 |Kustomer |{{flag|USA}}, New York, New York |November 30, 2020 | align="right" |1,000,000,000 | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Salvador|date=2020-11-30|title=Facebook acquires Kustomer, a CRM start-up|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/facebook-acquires-kustomer-a-crm-start-up.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> |- |92 |Downpour Interactive |{{flag|USA}}, San Francisco, California |April 30, 2021 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Jay|date=2021-04-30|title=Facebook acquires the developers of VR military simulator Onward|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412882/facebook-oculus-studios-onward-developer-downpour-interactive-acqusition|access-date=2021-04-30|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref> |- |93 |Unit 2 Games |{{flag|UK}}, Leamington Spa |June 4, 2021 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Facebook Gaming | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Facebook buys studio behind Roblox-like Crayta gaming platform|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/04/facebook-buys-studio-behind-roblox-like-crayta-gaming-platform/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=TechCrunch|date=4 June 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |94 |BigBox VR |{{flag|USA}}, Seattle, Washington |June 11, 2021 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|first1=Mike|last1=Verdu|title=Welcoming BigBox VR to Facebook|url=https://www.oculus.com/blog/welcoming-bigbox-vr-to-facebook/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.oculus.com|language=en}}</ref> |- |95 |AI.Reverie |{{flag|USA}}, New York, NY, New York |October 11, 2021 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-12|title=Facebook quietly acquires synthetic data startup AI.Reverie|url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/11/facebook-quietly-acquires-synthetic-data-startup-ai-reverie/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |96 |Within |{{flag|USA}}, Los Angeles, California |October 29, 2021 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Meta (Facebook) is buying Within, creators of the 'Supernatural' VR fitness app|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/29/meta-facebook-is-buying-within-creators-of-the-supernatural-vr-fitness-app/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=TechCrunch|date=29 October 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |97 |Twisted Pixel Games |{{flag|USA}} |November 1, 2021 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" | <ref name="Protocol">{{cite web |last1=Statt |first1=Nick |title=Meta acquires three new VR game developers for Oculus Studios |url=https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/meta-oculus-studios-game-developer |website=Protocol.com |publisher=Protocol |access-date=12 October 2022 |language=en |date=11 October 2022}}</ref> |- |98 |Presize |{{flag|Germany}}, Munich |April 8, 2022 |~100,000,000 |Leon Szeli, Tomislav Tomov |Technical University of Munich |Facebook Shops, Instagram Shopping |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Die Höhle der Löwen: Facebook-Konzern Meta kauft "Presize" - Mega-Deal für Gründer |url=https://www.tz.de/tv/hoehle-der-loewen-facebook-konzern-meta-kauft-presize-millionendeal-fuer-gruender-vox-zr-91484361.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.tz.de |language=de}}</ref> |- |99 |Lofelt |{{flag|Germany}}, Berlin |{{Date table sorting|2022|September}} | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/meta-acquires-berlin-startup-to-boost-virtual-reality-ambitions-11662147631|title=Meta Acquires Berlin Startup to Boost Virtual-Reality Ambitions|website=Wall Street Journal|date=September 2, 2022|author=Salvador Rodriguez|access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref> |- |100 |Armature Studio |{{flag|USA}} |October 11, 2022 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" |<ref name="Protocol"/> |- |101 |Camouflaj |{{flag|USA}} |October 11, 2022 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" |<ref name="Protocol"/> |- |102 |Luxexcel |{{flag|Netherlands}} |December 30, 2022 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Oculus Studio | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=December 30, 2022 |title=Meta acquires smart lensmaker Luxexcel as it works toward AR glasses goal |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/30/23532567/meta-acquires-lensmaker-luxexcel-ar-glasses |website=The Verge}}</ref> |- |103 |Play AI |{{flag|USA}} |July 11, 2025 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Meta Superintelligence Labs | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Kurt |date=July 11, 2025 |title=Meta Acquires Voice AI Startup PlayAI, Continuing to Add Talent |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/meta-acquires-voice-ai-startup-playai-continuing-to-add-talent |publisher=Bloomberg News}}</ref> |- |104 |WaveForms |{{flag|USA}} |August 8, 2025 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |Meta Superintelligence Labs | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huang |first=Kalley |date=August 8, 2025 |title=Meta Acquires AI Audio Startup WaveForms |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-acquires-ai-audio-startup-waveforms |website=The Information}}</ref> |- |105 |Rivos |{{flag|USA}} |September 30, 2025 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | Meta Training and Inference Accelerator | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wagner |first1=Kurt |last2=Griffin |first2=Riley |date=September 30, 2025 |title=Meta Is Said to Acquire Chips Startup Rivos to Push AI Effort |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/meta-is-said-to-acquire-chips-startup-rivos-to-push-ai-effort |work=Bloomberg News}}</ref> |- |106 |Limitless |{{flag|USA}} |December 5, 2025 |undisclosed |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanian |first=Jonathan |date=2025-12-05 |title=AI wearable company Limitless says it has been acquired by Meta |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/meta-limitless-ai-wearable.html |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> |- |107 |Manus AI |{{flag|Singapore}} |December 29, 2025 | align="left" |>2,000,000,000 | align="center"|— | align="center"|— | align="center"|— | align="center"|<ref name="wsj">{{cite news |date=December 30, 2025 |title=Meta Buys AI Startup Manus for More Than $2 Billion |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-buys-ai-startup-manus-adding-millions-of-paying-users-f1dc7ef8 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> |- |108 |Moltbook |{{flag|USA}} |March 10, 2026 | align="left" |undisclosed | align="left" | Matt Schlicht, Ben Parr | align="center" | — |Meta Superintelligence Labs | align="center" |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Silberling |first1=Amanda |title=Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts |url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts/ |work=TechCrunch |date=10 March 2026}}</ref> |}
== See also == * List of largest mergers and acquisitions * Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers
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