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The Motley Fool team analyzes Meta's remarkable recovery from $90/share (late 2022) to $590/share (early 2025). Zuckerberg's 'year of efficiency' — cutting 21,000 employees and refocusing on AI and Reels — produced the greatest large-cap turnaround in tech history.
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The team argues that Zuckerberg's turnaround required extraordinary courage: publicly admitting mistakes (metaverse overspend), making unpopular decisions (mass layoffs), and refocusing the company despite board pressure and media criticism.
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Meta's turnaround came from subtraction, not addition — cutting 21,000 employees and canceling projects produced more value than any product launch
The team traces Meta's recovery: Zuckerberg cut 21,000 employees (25% of the workforce), killed projects (Portal, cryptocurrency, satellite internet), and refocused the company on three priorities: Reels (short video), AI, and ads efficiency. The stock rose 600%.Was this useful?