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Real connections, real stories

The future is for everyone. Discover how more than 3.5 billion people use Meta's apps to connect with the people, communities and interests that matter to them.

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Veterans, we proudly salute you.

We build technology that strengthens human connection and empowers people around the world, especially those who served.

Here's to the friendships forged in service. We surprised four veterans with a reunion at a football game, with every moment captured on Oakley Meta glasses.

Meet the people turning connections into community, one story at a time.

From launching dream businesses to finding communities that feel like home, people across America are making amazing things happen with Meta’s apps.

Riley, of Riley's Rebuilds leaning on a vintage car at a racetrack.

Elevating a small business

What began with a single post about refurbishing old carburetors blossomed into Riley’s Rebuilds. Riley shares how her small business took off through Facebook—joining more than 35 million U.S. businesses empowered by Meta’s platforms.

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Supporting veterans

Blind veterans across America like Don Overton are recovering their independence with Meta AI glasses. The glasses allow our veterans to read documents, navigate their surroundings, and more on their own terms.

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Creating a moms’ club

They met as new moms in a parenting class. Their private WhatsApp group kept them close — making plans, checking in, and getting through the early years together. Now they're lifelong friends.

Jhontel Jackson using a miter saw to cut lumber in his workshop.

Fixing up the community

Jhontel Jackson helped a neighbor clean up their yard and posted about it on Facebook. Then another neighbor asked. Then another. What started as one post became his full-time work, and now he's building across his neighborhood, from fences to school gardens, post by post.

Kevin Leonel looks down in concentration as he guides white fabric through a sewing machine in a sunlit studio.

Pursuing a passion

When Kevin Leonel was working as a doorman, he shared his side projects on Instagram. His followers hyped him up and gave him the courage to go all in. Now he's a fashion designer for pro teams and athletes, doing what he loves full time.

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Getting behind the scenes

Ruby May Quilter turned her passion for art into a thriving tattoo business. She films her process hands-free with Ray-Ban Meta glasses and shares it on Instagram — giving followers a front-row seat to every piece, from first sketch to finished tattoo.

Glass blower working in his shop wearing Meta glasses

Finding your audience

Glassblower Cedric Mitchell didn't wait for galleries to feature him. He made Instagram his gallery, sharing his work directly with collectors and fans to build the audience and customer base that turned his craft into a career.

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Discover the company's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible. Learn about our culture, history, employees and leadership.

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