Photo-sharing service Instagram is also owned by Facebook, who acquired the company in a $1bn (£734m) deal in 2012.

Does Facebook still own Instagram?

The company remained independent up until it was acquired by Meta for $1.0 billion in 2012. ... When it acquired Instagram, Meta opted to build and grow the Instagram app independently from Meta's main Facebook platform; Instagram remains a separate platform to this day.

Is Instagram and Facebook the same owner?

Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1bn (£760m), and WhatsApp in 2014 for $19bn. The App Annie ranking highlights just how much power and control Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has. The four main apps that Zuckerberg oversees boast more than a billion users each.