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Mark Zuckerberg releases Facemash, the predecessor to Facebook. It was described as a Harvard University version of Hot or Not.
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Zuckerburg begins writing Facebook.
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Zuckerberg launches Facebook.
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Facebooks moves its base of operations to Palo Alto, California.
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A leaked cash flow statement shows that Facebook had a net loss of $3.63 million for the 2005 fiscal year.
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Facebook is open to everyone aged 13 and over, and with a valid email address.[
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Facebook sets up its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland
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Facebook claims that it has turned cash flow positive for the first time.
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Facebook announces the acquisition of photo-sharing service called Divvy-shot for an undisclosed amount.
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Facebook introduces Community Pages, which are Pages that are populated with articles from Wikipedia
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The Social Network, a film about the beginnings of Facebook directed by David Fincher is released. The film is met with widespread critical acclaim as well as commercial success; however, Mark Zuckerberg says that the film is a largely inaccurate account of what happened.
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Facebook acquires picture sharing and social network, Instagram, for $1,000,000,000 dollars, the largest acquisition that the company has ever had on record.