12 Most Popular Stocks on Robinhood in 2025

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2. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 262

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is a technology company that owns leading platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Meta Quest VR. The company is investing heavily in developing the next computing platform with the metaverse and related technologies, and also employs AI across its platform to improve content discovery, ad delivery, product development, and user experience. Its innovation strategy is highly centered on long-term investment in AI, immersive experiences, and infrastructure.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) remains one of the most popular stocks on Robinhood, as it demonstrated strong performance in the most recent Q1 2025 with revenue reaching $42.3 billion, up 16% YoY, while maintaining a robust community of over 3.4 billion daily active users across its apps. The company’s operating income was $17.6 billion, representing a 41% operating margin, while the Family of Apps segment delivered $21.8 billion in operating income with a 52% margin.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is strategically focusing on five major AI-driven opportunities: improved advertising, more engaging experiences, business messaging, Meta AI, and AI devices. META’s AI initiatives are already showing promising results, with improvements to recommendation systems leading to increased time spent across platforms – 7% on Facebook, 6% on Instagram, and 35% on Threads. The company is accelerating its infrastructure investments to support these AI initiatives, resulting in an increased CapEx outlook of $64 billion to $72 billion for 2025. However, META faces some regulatory challenges in the EU, where potential modifications to its business model could significantly impact European revenue as early as Q3 2025.

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