Facebook

The flagship social network from Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook combines a personal feed, short video, groups, messaging and a local marketplace in one app. Its current pitch leans on discovery and AI features as much as on keeping up with friends.

The Feed can be tuned to show more of what someone likes and less of what they do not, and a reels section serves short videos shaped by interests. Marketplace is there for buying and selling second-hand goods, and search returns interactive results on any topic. Meta AI answers questions directly inside the app. Groups connect people around hobbies and practical advice, and friends can be followed more or less closely depending on preference. Posts can be shared privately by message, and video and voice calls are built in. For creators, generative AI can make custom stickers and images, reels can start from trending templates or be cut with a full editing suite, and stories capture moments on the go. Some features vary by country.

Facebook sits at 10,000,000,000+ installs with a 4.6 average from 186,310,333 ratings; 80% are five stars and 6% one star. It is ad-supported, and in-app purchases run from $0.05 all the way to $10,000.00 per item. The latest update arrived on 2026-09-23, the Android requirement varies with device and it is rated Teen. We list 98 versions, with 576.0.0.42.73 the newest at 126.3 MB.

People who rely on groups, Marketplace or family updates will still find it central. Those with slower phones may prefer Facebook Lite, and anyone tired of ads has good reason to limit use.