It Was Nearly "Thefacebook" Forever — When Mark Zuckerberg first launched Facebook in 2004, it was known as Thefacebook. Later, after spending $200,000 on the domain name facebook.com, the name was altered.
Al Pacino Was on the First Logo: The pixelated image of a man's face that appeared on the initial Facebook logo was eventually identified as that of actor Al Pacino.
More than 3 Billion Users: By 2024, Facebook will have more than 3 billion monthly active users, making it the world's largest social media network.
The reason behind Facebook's blue theme is that Mark Zuckerberg, who is red-green colorblind, sees blue the best, which is why blue is the company's hallmark color.
It Tracks Your Activity Even Off Facebook: Facebook uses tracking pixels and integrations with other websites to gather information about users even when they are not using the network
The "Like" button was on the verge of becoming a "Awesome" button. Prior to its release, the well-known "Like" button was supposed to be called "Awesome."
In a single day, one billion friend requests were sent. It is one of the most active networking sites, with an average of over 1 billion friend requests made in a day.
Millions of people can instantly see a single post. In a matter of hours, Facebook's most popular posts have reached hundreds of millions of people.
Facebook Owns Instagram, WhatsApp, and More: Facebook's parent company, Meta, controls Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR, and it dominates the tech and social media sectors
The first significant investment in Facebook was made by a billionaire poker player.