Overview
- Meta said the Manus team will help deliver general‑purpose agents across its consumer and business products, including Meta AI.
- People familiar with the matter report a price tag exceeding $2 billion and say the agreement was reached in about 10 days.
- Meta will continue to sell the Manus subscription service while integrating its agent capabilities into Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
- Meta said there will be no continuing Chinese ownership, that Manus will discontinue services and operations in China, and that existing investors have been bought out.
- Manus was founded in China and moved to Singapore, reports about $100 million in annual recurring revenue and a $125 million run rate, and CEO Xiao Hong will join Meta as analysts flag potential regulatory scrutiny.