When someone asks what is the networth of facebook, they usually want a single big number, but a company has several different “worths”. Facebook is owned by Meta Platforms, a listed company, so the numbers are public. The question is which one you mean, and here is how each works.
Facebook is part of Meta
Facebook the app is one of several products owned by Meta Platforms, which also owns Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, along with virtual reality and artificial intelligence projects. The company changed its name from Facebook, Inc. to Meta in 2021. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol META, and it reports results every quarter.
The four numbers people mean
Market capitalisation
This is the share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue, and it is what the stock market says the company is worth at the moment. Meta’s market value has been in the region of one to two trillion dollars during 2025, moving each day with the share price. It is the headline number most people want.
Shareholders’ equity
This is the accounting version of net worth: total assets minus total liabilities, as shown on the balance sheet. For Meta it has been in the region of one hundred and fifty billion dollars at the end of 2024, according to its annual report. It is far smaller than the market value because the stock market values future earnings, while the balance sheet records what the company owns now.
Revenue
Revenue is the money coming in from sales, mostly advertising. Meta reported revenue of about one hundred and sixty-five billion dollars for 2024, a rise on the previous year.
Profit
Net income, or profit after costs and tax, was about sixty-two billion dollars for 2024 according to the company’s results. Profit is what is left for shareholders.
What is the networth of facebook as an app, without Meta?
There is no separate figure, because the company does not report Facebook as a stand-alone business with its own balance sheet. It does publish some information about the “family of apps”, which includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger together, and about users, which exceed three billion people each month across the family. Analysts sometimes estimate the value of each app, but those are opinions.
Why the numbers differ so much
- Market value looks forward. Investors price in expected growth and risks.
- Accounting looks back. The balance sheet records costs and cash, not brand power.
- Different dates. The share price changes each trading day, while equity changes quarterly.
The founder’s share
Do not confuse the company’s worth with Mark Zuckerberg’s personal fortune, which Forbes and Bloomberg have estimated at over two hundred billion dollars in 2025, mostly from his shares in Meta. He is a separate case, with his own estimate that moves with the share price.
How to find the latest numbers
- Look up META on a stock quote page for the current market value.
- Read the latest annual report or quarterly results on the company’s investor relations site for equity, revenue and profit.
- Write down the date, since all of these change.
Our guide to how estimates work for Elon Musk’s wealth shows how a founder’s fortune links to a company’s share price, and the piece on what Apple is worth follows the same approach for another large company. Meta’s filings are at investor.atmeta.com.
Why Meta spends so much on things that do not pay yet
Part of the gap between market value and book value comes from large investments in projects such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and data centres. The company has said it is spending tens of billions of dollars a year on these areas, and investors weigh whether the payoff will justify the cost. Their views change quickly, which is why the share price can move sharply after earnings announcements, even when revenue and profit are strong.
The short answer
So, what is the networth of facebook? As part of Meta, its market value has been around one to two trillion dollars in 2025, its book equity around one hundred and fifty billion, with profit of about sixty-two billion for 2024. Check the latest filings for current figures.
Figures are rounded and as reported at the time. This is not investment advice.
