Meta vs the World -- Competitive Landscape and Where Meta Stands in 2026

Meta competes on multiple fronts: against Google and OpenAI in AI models, against Apple in hardware and AR glasses, against TikTok in short-form video, against X/Twitter with Threads, and against everyone for AI infrastructure capacity. This module maps Meta's competitive positioning across each battlefront, its unique advantages (3.58B users, advertising revenue engine, open-source ecosystem), and vulnerabilities -- giving candidates the strategic literacy to discuss Meta's future intelligently and answer competitive positioning questions.