Meta CEO Zuckerberg steadfast on metaverse plans despite $13.7B setback

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company has no plans to change its long-term strategy for the Metaverse, despite operating losses for its Reality Labs business peaking in 2022.

Meta’s Q4 earnings released on Feb. 1 show Reality Labs lost $13.7 billion in 2022 – the largest ever yearly losses recorded for its metaverse-building division.

The fourth quarter was particularly costly, with the division losing nearly $4.3 billion, which was also the largest quarterly loss within the department since financials for the business were first published.

On a Feb. 1 earnings call, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was steadfast in the company’s metaverse strategy. Answering a question on the firm’s efficiency in how it applies to Reality Labs he answered:

“None of the signals that I’ve seen so far suggest that we should shift the Reality Labs strategy long term.”

He added that later in 2023 the company would launch another “next generation consumer headset” following the October 2022 launch of its Quest Pro Virtual Reality (VR) headset.

The Meta Quest Pro (pictured) is the tech firm’s latest, and most expensive, VR headset offering. Source: Meta

Meta’s chief financial officer, Susan Li, similarly doubled down on the Reality Labs business echoing Zuckerberg’s statement from a Q3 earnings call that losses in the business would increase in 2023.

“We still expect our full-year Reality Labs losses to increase in 2023, and we’re gonna continue to invest meaningfully in this area given the significant long-term opportunities that we see.”

Related: Meta gets court win in metaverse acquisition plans: Report

Meta’s overall revenue for the fourth quarter was $32.1 billion, reportedly beating Wall Street expectations.

The better-than-expected revenue figures caused Meta’s stock price to jump after the bell gaining nearly 19.5% in after-hours trading at the time of writing, according to Yahoo Finance.

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