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Meta Platforms, Inc. reported Research And Development Expense of $57.37 billion for the year ending 2025.
- Meta Platforms, Inc. showed an increase of +30.8% in Research And Development Expense from 2024 to 2025.
- This data is from Meta Platforms, Inc.'s annual report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2026.
- XBRL data for this metric is available from 2010 to 2025 (16 years of filings). Earlier data may not exist in machine-readable XBRL format as companies adopted electronic filing at different times.
- Over the full 16 years of available data (2010 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Research And Development Expense has grown by 39,741.7%.
- Historical annual values: Fiscal year 2025: $57.37 billion | Fiscal year 2024: $43.87 billion | Fiscal year 2023: $38.48 billion | Fiscal year 2022: $35.34 billion | Fiscal year 2021: $24.66 billion | Fiscal year 2020: $18.45 billion | Fiscal year 2019: $13.60 billion | Fiscal year 2018: $10.27 billion | Fiscal year 2017: $7.75 billion | Fiscal year 2016: $5.92 billion | Fiscal year 2015: $4.82 billion | Fiscal year 2014: $2.67 billion | Fiscal year 2013: $1.42 billion | Fiscal year 2012: $1.40 billion | Fiscal year 2011: $388.00 million | Fiscal year 2010: $144.00 million.
- Data sourced from SEC EDGAR public filings as of June 20, 2026.
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