Free Basics by Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.

About this app

With Free Basics, you can connect to Facebook and other websites for free using a SIM card from a qualifying mobile operator. Stay in touch with friends and family, search for jobs, check out news and sports updates, and get health information – all without data charges.

Free Basics includes websites like:
• AccuWeather
• BabyCenter & MAMA
• BBC News
• Dictionary.com
• ESPN
• Facebook
• UNICEF
Websites vary by country.

Free Basics by Facebook is part of the Internet.org initiative. We’re working with mobile operators around the world to make Free Basics widely available.

These mobile operators have agreed to not charge you for the data used to browse Free Basics. Data used beyond Free Basics, including but not limited to any minimum balance requirements and text messaging costs, may still result in standard rates and charges from your mobile operator.

Ratings and reviews

Hello Facebook team. The app is brilliant especially for students looking to research but my one problem is that it's not available to everyone. In south Africa only MTN and Cell C carriers have access it's capabilities but others including myself who have switched to Telkom do not have the same access. Please make it available to everyone. Thank You

I so love this app! And am so happy a nice platform has been created for reading. Atleast,this would enhance and encourage more people who doesn't like flipping through pages to be reading online instead. I'm really happy about this. And please,any time there's a new version please don't fail to let us know and keep on bringing nice,adventurous and exciting stories.. And long novels of course..

I enjoyed for a very long time but not anymore. If you want to "see more" feeds it will not show. At the end it will welcome you and tell you to select your friends as if you are the first time user. Can you please upgrade it if need to. I use to see more of previous years not anymore. Its frustrating.