Meta Platforms Inc patents

Meta Platforms Inc holds 1,430 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents1,430
Recent patents639
First publicationDec 28, 2021
Latest publicationApr 9, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20212
2022506
2023506
2024221
2025148
202647
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20212
2022506
2023506
2024221
2025148
202647

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
G06Q10/40306
G06Q50/01237
G06N20/00213
H04L51/52188
G06Q10/42126

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Meta Platforms Inc have in patentsdb?
Meta Platforms Inc is linked to 1,430 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Meta Platforms Inc patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Physics (1,087); Electricity (799); Human Necessities (42).
Is Meta Platforms Inc's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 221 in 2024 and 148 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Meta Platforms Inc?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.