Meta not fazed by DeepSeek, Mark Zuckerberg sees 2025 as pivotal year for growth

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, has put his weight behind the company’s artificial intelligence strategy, calling 2025 a “really big year” during the fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday and dismissed fears of overspending on the back of the rise of DeepSeek’s AI models.

The company posted $48.39 billion in fourth-quarter revenue (a 21-per cent increase from the year-ago period) and earnings per share of $8.02, beating Wall Street projections of $46.9 billion and $6.77 in earnings-per-share.