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Comparison · seed-0.7 · marketcap-1 · 2026-08-30

Netflix (NFLX) vs Meta Platforms (META)

Netflix (NFLX) and Meta Platforms (META) side by side: both in Communication Services, both listed on Nasdaq Stock Market. Meta Platforms is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 4.3×).

FieldNetflixMeta Platforms
Legal nameNetflix, Inc.Meta Platforms, Inc.
TickerNFLXMETA
ExchangeNasdaq Stock Market XNASNasdaq Stock Market XNAS
JurisdictionUnited StatesUnited States
SectorCommunication ServicesCommunication Services
IndustryStreaming entertainmentSocial Media
Market cap ≈$340.3bn$1.5tn
Founded19972004
Reporting currencyUSDUSD
LEI549300Y7VHGU0I7CE873BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93
ISINUS64110L1061US30303M1027
FIGIBBG001SF6L46BBG001SQCQC5
Index membershipS&P 500, Nasdaq-100S&P 500, Nasdaq-100
Held by (covered funds)18

Netflix

The world's largest subscription video-streaming service — though it discontinued reporting membership numbers during 2025, as its Form 10-K states, so no current count can be cited. Increasingly monetized through advertising tiers and live events.

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Meta Platforms

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

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What they share

Same indices: S&P 500, Nasdaq-100
Held by the same funds: Invesco QQQ Trust

Market caps are computed from each issuer's own filed share count times the close on 2026-08-28, not copied from a vendor; LEI from GLEIF (CC0), ISIN read from each issuer's own primary listing document with its ISO 6166 check digit validated, FIGI from OpenFIGI, MIC from the ISO 10383 registry — full provenance on Sources. Not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/netflix · /api/v1/companies/meta