Acquisition History / Meta / Face.com

Meta Acquires Face.com

Announced June 18, 2012 — $100M

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What happened

Face.com developed facial recognition technology used to identify and tag people in photos.

Acquirer
Meta
Target
Face.com
Announced
June 18, 2012
Price
$100M
Industry
Facial recognition

By the numbers

Meta's acquisition history
32nd of 109 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
26 of 109 Meta deals
Meta's average disclosed price
$933.3M
Meta's largest disclosed deal
WhatsApp ($19B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2012
90 across all acquirers
Meta in Facial recognition
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Meta acquire Face.com?

Meta acquired Face.com on June 18, 2012. This was Meta's 32nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for Face.com?

Meta paid $100M for Face.com.

What does Face.com do?

Face.com developed facial recognition technology used to identify and tag people in photos.

What other Facial recognition companies has Meta acquired?

Face.com is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Facial recognition so far.

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