Speculations have been aired about Facebook launching its IPO. It is believed that if Facebook launches its IPO then it would be worth $100billion.

It has been informed that Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has been conducting meetings with US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Facebook’s IPO. If the US Securities and Exchange Commission give a green signal to Facebook’s IPO then it would be made available for investment in the next spring.

Although Facebook's Chief Financial Officer, David Ebersman, is looking determined of launching the IPO, as he is also conducting meeting with Silicon Valley bankers, Mark Zuckerberg is not determined and could change his mind at any moment.

Globally, Facebook is accessed by about 800 million users. The social networking site was introduced just seven years back, since then it has gained attention from all over the world.

While commenting upon the Facebook’s intention of launching its IPO, Securities and Exchange Commission said, “A company must file financial and other information with the SEC 120 days after the close of the year in which the company reaches $10m in assets and/or 500 shareholders, including people with stock options”.

In 2004, Google also launched its IPO. Google was forced to launch its IPO as its shareholders exceeded 500 in numbers. However, it is unknown as to how many shareholders does Facebook has. It has about 3,000 staff and also informed that its shareholders would exceed
500 in numbers this year.

As per the guidelines set by Securities and Exchange Commission, a company is eligible to launch IPO if it has more than 500 shareholders. Since, Facebook is close to surpass 500 shareholders, it is expected that soon, the IPO of would hit the market. Many investors have expressed their interest in buying Facebook’s IPO.