Is Scale AI owned by Meta?

Meta owns 49% of Scale AI, under a June 2025 deal reported at $14.3B to $15B, and Scale's founder Alexandr Wang joined Meta. Reports say Meta's stake carries no voting rights. Scale said the investment valued it above $29B.

Are Outlier and Remotasks part of Scale AI?

Yes. Outlier says it is operated by Scale AI, and Remotasks says it is powered and backed by Scale AI. Both are worker platforms, so anyone working on them is working within the company that is 49% owned by Meta.

Yes. Outlier is operated by Scale AI, one of the best known AI data companies, which Meta part-owns at 49%. It runs a contributor referral program, though it does not publish the bonus amount.

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Our verdict

Outlier is operated by Scale AI, which Meta has part-owned at 49% since June 2025, and it shares that parent with Remotasks. It runs a contributor referral program but does not publish the bonus. We have too little public evidence on pay, work availability and payment reliability to score it yet, and we say so rather than guess.

By Lead analyst (to be named) placeholder · Reviewed by Reviewing editor (to be named) · Updated 14 Oct 2026

The facts, with receipts

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Fact	Value and source
Contributor referral program	Exists; amount not public [1] Outlier blog · company's own claim ·
Operator	Operated by Scale AI [2] Outlier website · company's own claim ·
Sister platform	Remotasks is also powered and backed by Scale AI [3] Remotasks website · company's own claim ·

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What we know

Operated by Scale AI²
Runs a contributor referral program¹
Scale AI is 49% owned by Meta⁴

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FAQ

Outlier: questions, answered

Meta owns 49% of Scale AI, under a June 2025 deal reported at $14.3B to $15B, and Scale's founder Alexandr Wang joined Meta. Reports say Meta's stake carries no voting rights. Scale said the investment valued it above $29B.^4,5
Yes. Outlier says it is operated by Scale AI, and Remotasks says it is powered and backed by Scale AI. Both are worker platforms, so anyone working on them is working within the company that is 49% owned by Meta.^2,3,4
Yes. Outlier is operated by Scale AI, one of the best known AI data companies, which Meta part-owns at 49%. It runs a contributor referral program, though it does not publish the bonus amount.^2,4,1

Sources (5)

1.Outlier blog. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
2.Outlier website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
3.Remotasks website. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.
4.TechCrunch, published 13 Jun 2025. Accessed 14 Oct 2026.
5.Scale AI blog, published 12 Jun 2025. Accessed 14 Oct 2026. Company's own claim.