Reality Labs
Reality Labs, originally Oculus VR, is a business and research unit of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook Inc.) that produces virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) hardware and software, including virtual reality headsets such as Quest, and online platforms such as Horizon Worlds. In June 2022, several artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives that were previously a part of Meta AI were transitioned to Reality Labs. This also includes Meta's fundamental AI Research laboratory FAIR which is now part of the Reality Labs - Research (RLR) division.
| Formerly | Facebook Reality Labs (2020–2021)
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| Company type | Division |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | US$1.896 billion (2023) |
| US$–16.1 billion (2023) | |
Number of employees | 17,000 (2022) |
| Parent | Meta Platforms |
| Website | about |
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The Reality Labs unit is the result of the merger of several initiatives under Meta Platforms and the incorporation of several acquired companies. This includes CTRL-Labs founded by Thomas Reardon which develops non-invasive neural interface technology as well as Oculus, a company that was founded in 2012 by Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov and Nate Mitchell to develop a VR headset for video gaming.