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Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday inaugurated its new office in Gurgaon, with the company saying it was the first standalone office in Asia and will house teams of the three apps under the Meta umbrella — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Where is the office and what does it contain? Located in Gurgaon, the office is […]

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Written by: Aashish Aryan

2 min readNew DelhiDec 10, 2021 03:15 AM IST First published on: Dec 10, 2021 at 03:15 AM IST

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday inaugurated its new office in Gurgaon, with the company saying it was the first standalone office in Asia and will house teams of the three apps under the Meta umbrella — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Where is the office and what does it contain?

Located in Gurgaon, the office is housed in DLF Atria, over 1,30,000 sq ft. Apart from the CFINE, it will also house the teams for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp under the same roof.

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Why is opening a new office in India important for Meta?

Facebook, which re-branded as Meta in October, has been looking to hike its presence in India, which has become its largest market by number of users. The company posted a 41 per cent year-on-year rise in gross advertisement revenue at Rs 9,326 crore for FY21, while net revenue grew 22 per cent to Rs 1,481 crore during this period.