The History of Facebook By krystalpowell Feb 4, 2004 Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg 2005 Added international school networks, photos were introduced and reached 6 million users Sep 26, 2006 Registration was expanded and 12 million users was reached Nov 26, 2007 Launch of self-service ads platform 2008 Launch of Facebook chat and iPhone app 2009 Introduction of the Like button 2011 Launch of video calling and timelines 2012 Announced acquisition of Instagram and reached over 1 billion users 2014 Facebook turned 10 years old and acquired WhatsApp