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Facebook is an online social networking service that allows its users to connect with friends and family as well as make new connections. It provides its users with the ability to create a profile, update information, add images, send friend requests and accept requests from other users. Its features include status update, photo tagging and sharing, and more. Facebook’s profile structure includes a timeline, information related to the user, images of the user, images added by friends of the user, notes, pages, groups and more. It enables its users to create pages related to entertainment, sports, business, finance, preferences, hobbies, culture, religion, causes, organizations and a number of other categories. Facebook also enables its users to join or create groups related to a vast number of categories.
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| HQ | Menlo Park, US | Map |
| Website | facebook.com |
Key People/Management at Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg
Founder & CEO
Dave Wehner
CFO
Mike Schroepfer
CTO
Sheryl Sandberg
COO
Chris Cox
CPO
Eduardo Saverin
Co-Founder
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Facebook Office Locations
Facebook has offices in Menlo Park, Detroit, Atlanta, Washington and in 25 other locations
Menlo Park, US (HQ)
MPK 15 1 Hacker Way
Atlanta, US
1000 Marietta St NW
Austin, US
300 W 6th St
Chicago, US
191 North Wacker 191 N Upper Wacker Dr
Detroit, US
2727 2nd Ave
Los Angeles, US
12777 W Jefferson Blvd
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Facebook Financials and Metrics
Facebook Revenue
Facebook's revenue was reported to be $55.84 b in FY, 2018 which is a 37.4% increase from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (FY, 2018) | 55.8b |
Revenue growth (FY, 2017 - FY, 2018), % | 37.4% |
Gross profit (FY, 2018) | 46.5b |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2018), % | 83.2% |
Net income (FY, 2018) | 22.1b |
EBIT (FY, 2018) | 24.9b |
Market capitalization (15-Feb-2019) | 463.8b |
Closing stock price (15-Feb-2019) | 162.5 |
Cash (31-Dec-2018) | 10.0b |
Facebook's current market capitalization is $463.8 b.
- Source: SEC Filings
Annual
| USD | FY, 2009 | FY, 2010 | FY, 2011 | FY, 2012 | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 | FY, 2017 | FY, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 777.0m | 2.0b | 3.7b | 5.1b | 7.9b | 12.5b | 17.9b | 27.6b | 40.7b | 55.8b |
Revenue growth, % | 154% | 88% | 37% | 55% | 58% | 44% | 54% | 47% | 37% | |
Cost of goods sold | 223.0m | 493.0m | 860.0m | 1.4b | 1.9b | 2.2b | 2.9b | 3.8b | 5.5b | 9.4b |
Gross profit | 554.0m | 1.5b | 2.9b | 3.7b | 6.0b | 10.3b | 15.1b | 23.8b | 35.2b | 46.5b |
Quarterly
| USD | Q1, 2011 | Q2, 2011 | Q3, 2011 | Q4, 2011 | Q1, 2012 | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q4, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q4, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q4, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q4, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q4, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q4, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 731.0m | 895.0m | 954.0m | 1.1b | 1.1b | 1.2b | 1.3b | 1.6b | 1.5b | 1.8b | 2.0b | 2.6b | 2.5b | 2.9b | 3.2b | 3.9b | 3.5b | 4.0b | 4.5b | 5.8b | 5.4b | 6.4b | 7.0b | 8.8b | 8.0b | 9.3b | 10.3b | 13.0b | 12.0b | 13.2b | 13.7b |
Cost of goods sold | 167.0m | 210.0m | 236.0m | 247.0m | 277.0m | 367.0m | 322.0m | 398.0m | 413.0m | 465.0m | 507.0m | 491.0m | 462.0m | 473.0m | 565.0m | 653.0m | 654.0m | 668.0m | 720.0m | 824.0m | 838.0m | 917.0m | 987.0m | 1.0b | 1.2b | 1.2b | 1.4b | 1.6b | 1.9b | 2.2b | 2.4b |
Gross profit | 564.0m | 685.0m | 718.0m | 884.0m | 781.0m | 817.0m | 940.0m | 1.2b | 1.0b | 1.3b | 1.5b | 2.1b | 2.0b | 2.4b | 2.6b | 3.2b | 2.9b | 3.4b | 3.8b | 5.0b | 4.5b | 5.5b | 6.0b | 7.8b | 6.9b | 8.1b | 8.9b | 11.4b | 10.0b | 11.0b | 11.3b |
Gross profit Margin, % | 77% | 77% | 75% | 78% | 74% | 69% | 74% | 75% | 72% | 74% | 75% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 88% | 84% | 83% | 82% |
- Source: SEC Filings
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 2.1b | 2.5b | 2.3b | 3.0b | 3.1b | 3.0b | 4.4b | 9.0b | 3.4b | 5.1b | 4.3b | 6.5b | 5.1b | 6.0b | 7.1b | 6.3b | 7.2b | 12.1b | 11.6b | 9.6b |
Accounts Receivable | 578.0m | 635.0m | 659.0m | 775.0m | 872.0m | 1.0b | 1.2b | 1.4b | 1.5b | 1.8b | 2.0b | 2.3b | 2.8b | 3.1b | 3.4b | 3.9b | 4.4b | 5.1b | 5.6b | 6.1b |
Prepaid Expenses | 634.0m | 631.0m | 485.0m | 387.0m | 342.0m | 425.0m | 411.0m | 502.0m | 1.1b | 1.0b | 1.3b | 843.0m | 916.0m | 1.1b | 1.2b | 1.5b | 1.5b | 1.3b | 1.9b | 1.9b |
Current Assets | 12.0b | 12.3b | 11.0b | 11.4b | 10.5b | 14.1b | 15.6b | 16.1b | 15.0b | 17.0b | 19.1b | 23.8b | 27.0b | 30.3b | 36.9b | 40.8b | 44.2b | 50.4b | 49.8b | 49.1b |
Annual
| USD | FY, 2009 | FY, 2010 | FY, 2011 | FY, 2012 | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 | FY, 2017 | FY, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 229.0m | 606.0m | 1.0b | 53.0m | 1.5b | 2.9b | 3.7b | 10.2b | 15.9b | 22.1b |
Depreciation and Amortization | 78.0m | 139.0m | 323.0m | 649.0m | 1.0b | 1.2b | 1.9b | 2.3b | 3.0b | 4.3b |
Accounts Payable | (7.0m) | 12.0m | 6.0m | 1.0m | 26.0m | 31.0m | 18.0m | 14.0m | 43.0m | 221.0m |
Cash From Operating Activities | 155.0m | 698.0m | 1.5b | 1.6b | 4.2b | 7.3b | 10.3b | 16.1b | 24.2b | 29.3b |
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 48.0m | (11.0m) | 219.0m | 552.0m | 977.0m | 642.0m | 1.4b | 2.2b | 512.0m | 1.2b | 2.1b | 1.7b | 4.0b | 6.6b | 3.1b | 7.0b | 11.7b | 5.0b | 10.1b | 15.2b |
Depreciation and Amortization | 249.0m | 425.0m | 241.0m | 463.0m | 737.0m | 264.0m | 521.0m | 810.0m | 457.0m | 916.0m | 1.4b | 552.0m | 1.1b | 1.7b | 671.0m | 1.4b | 2.2b | 949.0m | 2.0b | 3.1b |
Accounts Payable | (8.0m) | 20.0m | 1.0m | 2.0m | (17.0m) | (10.0m) | 69.0m | 12.0m | (15.0m) | 16.0m | 7.0m | 2.0m | (39.0m) | 20.0m | (10.0m) | (38.0m) | (7.0m) | 1.0m | 50.0m | 88.0m |
Cash From Operating Activities | 683.0m | 931.0m | 719.0m | 2.0b | 3.0b | 1.3b | 2.6b | 3.9b | 1.7b | 3.6b | 5.8b | 3.5b | 7.1b | 11.2b | 5.1b | 10.4b | 16.5b | 7.9b | 14.2b | 21.7b |
| USD | Y, 2018 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 1.8m |
Financial Leverage | 1.2 x |
Facebook Operating Metrics
Facebook's Monthly Active Users was reported to be 2.3 b in FY, 2018. Facebook's Daily Active Users was reported to be 1.5 b in FY, 2018.
Facebook Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| GrokStyle | February 08, 2019 | |
| Vidpresso | August 14, 2018 | |
| RedKix | July 26, 2018 | $100 m |
| Bloomsbury AI | July 03, 2018 | $25 m |
| Confirm.io | January 23, 2018 | |
| Dreambit | January 11, 2018 | |
| TBH | October 16, 2017 | |
| Fayteq AG | August 11, 2017 | |
| Ozlo | July 31, 2017 | |
| Source3 | July 24, 2017 |
Facebook Revenue Breakdown
Facebook revenue breakdown by business segment: 98.5% from Advertising and 1.5% from Other
Facebook revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 46.1% from US and Canada, 21.0% from Asia-Pacific, 24.4% from Europe and 8.5% from Rest of the World
Human Capital Metrics
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Facebook Online and Social Media Presence
13.44m Twitter followers
Facebook has 13.44m Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.2% month over month and decreased 0.7% quarter over quarter
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Facebook News and Updates
February 19, 2019
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February 19, 2019
Facebook Plans To Develop Its Own AI Chips
The news is likely to send a shiver down the spine of Nvidia's CEO.
February 19, 2019
Facebook has gambled away the right to regulate its own bad behaviour
All credit must go to Damian Collins MP and his colleagues at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee. Their report on fake news, published yesterday, does not pull its punches. Even a cursory read of the text reveals the extent to which Facebook has been operating irrespons…
February 19, 2019
Facebook accused of revealing sensitive health data
Facebook has been accused of failing to protect sensitive health data of users in its groups.
February 19, 2019
Facebook chief AI scientist joins $4.5 million round for algorithmic music startup Antescofo
Paris-based Antescofo announced it has raised $4.5 million of venture capital, a round that includes backing from Facebook's chief AI scientist Yann Le Cun.
February 18, 2019
The UK Parliament wants to regulate Facebook. So does everybody else.
The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee called Facebook a “digital gangster” — but it’s not the only group of regulators out for blood. The cries to regulate Facebook are getting louder and louder.
This week they’re coming from a familiar foe: The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media an…
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Facebook Company Life and Culture
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Facebook Frequently Asked Questions
When was Facebook founded?
Facebook was founded in 2004.
Who are Facebook key executives?
Facebook's key executives are Mark Zuckerberg, Dave Wehner and Mike Schroepfer.
How many employees does Facebook have?
Facebook has 35,587 employees.
What is Facebook revenue?
Latest Facebook annual revenue is $55.8 b.
What is Facebook revenue per employee?
Latest Facebook revenue per employee is $1.6 m.
Who are Facebook competitors?
Competitors of Facebook include Snapchat (Snap), Twitter and LinkedIn.
Where is Facebook headquarters?
Facebook headquarters is located at MPK 15 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park.
Where are Facebook offices?
Facebook has offices in Menlo Park, Detroit, Atlanta, Washington and in 25 other locations.
How many offices does Facebook have?
Facebook has 30 offices.