13 Of Facebook's Biggest Milestones

On Feb. 4, Facebook Inc FB 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’s iOS and Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL’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 the acquisition of leading virtual reality technology company Oculus VR, Inc.
• August 2015: CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook reached 1 billion active users in a single day for the first time in history.
• January 2016: Facebook makes its Facebook Live streaming service available to all iPhone users.