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Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Acquisitions, Goodwill, And Intangible Assets | Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets During the year ended December 31, 2025, we completed several business acquisitions with total purchase consideration of $4.09 billion in cash and $450 million in shares of our Class A common stock, including $3.88 billion and $664 million allocated to goodwill and intangible assets, respectively. Goodwill generated from these business acquisitions was primarily attributable to advancing our AI efforts, workforce, expected synergies, and potential monetization opportunities. The amount of goodwill generated that was deductible for tax purposes was not material. Acquisition-related costs were not material and were expensed as incurred. Pro forma historical results of operations related to these business acquisitions have not been presented because they are not significant to our consolidated financial statements, either individually or in aggregate. We have included the financial results of these acquired businesses in our consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions):
| Family of Apps |  | Reality Labs |  | Total
December 31, 2023 | $ | 19,246 |  |  | $ | 1,408 |  |  | $ | 20,654 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
December 31, 2024 | 19,246 |  |  | 1,408 |  |  | 20,654 |
Acquisitions | 3,697 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 3,796 |
Adjustments | 85 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 84 |
December 31, 2025 | $ | 23,028 |  |  | $ | 1,506 |  |  | $ | 24,534 |
The following table sets forth the major categories of the intangible assets and their weighted-average remaining useful lives (in millions):
|  |  | December 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
| Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Lives (in years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Acquired software | 2.6 |  | $ | 2,601 |  |  | $ | (400) |  |  | $ | 2,201 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | (58) |  |  | $ | 192 |
Acquired technology | 3.0 |  | 1,151 |  |  | (235) |  |  | 916 |  |  | 442 |  |  | (247) |  |  | 195 |
Acquired patents | 6.4 |  | 224 |  |  | (143) |  |  | 81 |  |  | 252 |  |  | (165) |  |  | 87 |
Other | 3.4 |  | 113 |  |  | (16) |  |  | 97 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (8) |  |  | 16 |
Total finite-lived assets |  |  | 4,089 |  |  | (794) |  |  | 3,295 |  |  | 968 |  |  | (478) |  |  | 490 |
Total indefinite-lived assets | N/A |  | 397 |  |  | — |  |  | 397 |  |  | 425 |  |  | — |  |  | 425 |
Total |  |  | $ | 4,486 |  |  | $ | (794) |  |  | $ | 3,692 |  |  | $ | 1,393 |  |  | $ | (478) |  |  | $ | 915 |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we also purchased software licenses of $2.40 billion which are classified as acquired software within the intangible assets. Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $615 million, $211 million, and $161 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, expected amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in millions):
2026 | $ | 1,259 |
2027 | 1,162 |
2028 | 771 |
2029 | 39 |
2030 | 27 |
Thereafter | 37 |
Total | $ | 3,295 |

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