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Below is a table of the Meta Platforms shares outstanding history going back to 5/18/2012:
Also see: FB Market Cap History FB YTD Return |
As of 4/22/2022 Meta Platforms has 2.29 billion FB shares outstanding. Investors often track the FB shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.
This page shows FB share count trends over time, with 42 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 5/18/2012.

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Below is a table of the Meta Platforms shares outstanding history going back to 5/18/2012:
Also see: FB Market Cap History FB YTD Return |
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Meta Platforms Historical Shares Outstanding: +13.78% CAGR
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| About Meta Platforms Inc |
| Meta Platform is building products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and in-home devices. Co.'s products include: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Facebook Reality Labs. Co. sells advertising placements to marketers. Co.'s ads enable marketers to reach people based on a variety of factors including age, gender, location, interests, and behaviors. Marketers purchase ads that can appear in several places including on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and third-party applications and websites. We show 42 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of FB's shares outstanding history. Understanding the changing numbers of Meta Platforms shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like Meta Platforms versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching Meta Platforms by allowing them to research Meta Platforms shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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