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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Deutsche Telekom (DTE) vs Meta Platforms (META)

Deutsche Telekom (DTE) and Meta Platforms (META) side by side: both in Communication Services, listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra and Nasdaq Stock Market. Meta Platforms is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 9.4×).

FieldDeutsche TelekomMeta Platforms
Legal nameDeutsche Telekom AGMeta Platforms, Inc.
TickerDTEMETA
ExchangeDeutsche Börse Xetra XETRNasdaq Stock Market XNAS
JurisdictionGermanyUnited States
SectorCommunication ServicesCommunication Services
IndustryTelecommunicationsSocial Media
Market cap ≈$170bn$1.6tn
Founded19952004
Reporting currencyEURUSD
LEI549300V9QSIG4WX4GJ96BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93
ISINDE0005557508US30303M1027
FIGIBBG001S5T4S5BBG001SQCQC5
Index membershipDAX 40, EURO STOXX 50S&P 500, Nasdaq-100
Held by (covered funds)8

Deutsche Telekom

Europe's largest telecom operator by market value, corporatized out of the German federal postal service in 1995 and partially privatized via its 1996 IPO. Its majority stake in T-Mobile US accounts for the bulk of its value.

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Meta Platforms

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger; advertising-funded, with heavy AI and AR/VR investment.

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Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/deutsche-telekom · /api/v1/companies/meta