How much is Facebook worth? The company was projected to surpass $3 billion in revenue in 2011, but it is expected to reach a valuation of up to $100 billion by the time of its initial public offering later this year.
When Facebook files a prospectus for an I.P.O. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it is not obligated to give any indication about how much money the social network seeks to raise in the public stock sale or the size of the offering.
But there are other ways assess Facebook’s value. Before a company goes public, stocks are bought and sold on secondary private markets. Trading of Facebook on Sharespost cu