On Feb. 4, Facebook Inc FB 0.04% celebrated its 13-year anniversary. Facebook has deemed Feb. 4 “Friends Day,” a celebration of its goal of connecting the world online.
13 For The 13th Anniversary
Here’s a look back at the biggest milestones from the world’s leading social media site in each of the past 13 years:
- February 2004: Facebook Inc is founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- October 2005: Facebook launches its photos feature with unlimited storage.
- September 2006: Facebook expands its platform from college and high school students to everyone over the age of 13 with a valid email address.
- January 2007: Facebook launches mobile support with m.facebook.com.
- November 2008: Facebook launches Facebook Credits to allow users to pay for gifts for friends through the platform.
- September 2009: Facebook turns cash-flow positive for the first time ever.
- June 2010: Facebook enables users to “Like” other users’ comments.
- August 2011: Facebook launches Messenger for Apple Inc. AAPL 0.23%’s iOS and Alphabet Inc GOOG 0.51% GOOGL 0.58%’s Android platforms.
- May 2012: Facebook goes public at $38/share with an IPO that values the company at $104 billion.
- June 2013: Facebook announces support for hashtags in user posts.
- March 2014: Facebook completes…
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