Microsoft took 44 years to achieve this feat, Facebook accomplished in just 17 years, it is about…
Microsoft is currently the most valuable company in the world, boasting a market capitalization of $3.26 trillion, surpassing the GDP of several nations. Bill Gates and his associates co-founded this tech giant. However, the company took 44 years to reach a $1 trillion valuation. In contrast, Apple, famous for revolutionizing smartphones with the iPhone, took 42 years to reach the $1 trillion mark. Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, accomplished the feat in just 24 years, while Google reached it in 21 years. Elon Musk’s Tesla joined the club in only 18 years. Most notably, Facebook achieved this milestone faster than any of them, reaching a $1 trillion valuation in just 17 years after its founding in 2004 and crossing the threshold in 2021.
Mark Zuckerberg was just 19 years old when he launched Facebook in 2004. In 2021, the company rebranded itself as Meta to reflect its new focus on building the metaverse. According to the NavBharatTimes report, Facebook has a market capitalization of $1.489 trillion, ranking it as the seventh most valuable company in the world. It stands as the largest social media platform globally. Its parent company, Meta Platforms, also owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
Microsoft took 44 years to achieve this feat, Facebook accomplished in just 17 years, it is about…
Regarding market value, Meta is preceded by Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet (Google’s parent company), and Saudi Aramco. According to Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, ranks second among the richest individuals in the world in 2025, with a staggering net worth of $216 billion.
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg secured a $500,000 angel investment from venture capitalist Peter Thiel. According to the NavBharatTimes report, the following year, he officially named his company “Facebook.” In 2005, Yahoo offered to buy Facebook for $1 billion, but Zuckerberg famously declined the offer. The year 2012 was pivotal for the company. Facebook acquired the photo-sharing app Instagram for $1 billion, went public with its IPO, and reached over a billion users. Notably, in 2007, at just 23 years old, Zuckerberg became the youngest self-made billionaire in history.
In 2014, Facebook made its largest acquisition to date by purchasing the messaging app WhatsApp for a staggering $19 billion. This deal marked Facebook’s biggest acquisition and was larger than any deal made by Google, Microsoft, or Apple. Discussions between the two companies had been ongoing for two years before the deal was finalized. In October 2021, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta Platforms, which now includes Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Zuckerberg owns about 13% of Meta Platforms and ranks as one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, following Elon Musk, Tesla head.
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