In 2025, Meta Platforms spent 57.4 million U.S. dollars on research and development, up from 43.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. 2025 showed the highest spending on R&D during the last decade.Â
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Meta Platforms. (January 29, 2026). Annual research and development expenditure of Meta Platforms from 2012 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1661028/meta-annual-rd-spending/
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