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    <periodOfReport>2017-02-21</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001326801</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Facebook Inc</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001621141</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Koum Jan</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FACEBOOK, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1601 WILLOW ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MENLO PARK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94025</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>149978</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>133.3527</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2092365</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust IV U/A/D 2/4/2015</value>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>595284</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>133.3566</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>13200505</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum, Trustee of The Butterfly Trust U/A/D 1/20/2004</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>3500000</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust VIII U/A/D 1/29/2016</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2370448</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust V U/A/D 4/29/2015</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F7"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2236923</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust VI U/A/D 8/5/2015</value>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2060265</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust VII U/A/D 10/20/2015</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1314746</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum, Trustee of The Jan Koum Family Trust U/A/D 4/29/2014</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F10"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3500000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust IX U/A/D 4/13/2016</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F11"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The sales reported were effected by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust IV U/A/D 2/4/2015 and Jan Koum, Trustee of The Butterfly Trust U/A/D 1/20/2004, as applicable, pursuant to their Rule 10b5-1trading plans.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $132.91 to $133.74 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares held of record by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust IV U/A/D 2/4/2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $132.91 to $133.84 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares held of record by Jan Koum, Trustee of The Butterfly Trust U/A/D 1/20/2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Shares held of record by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust VIII U/A/D 1/29/2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Shares held of record by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust V U/A/D 4/29/2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Shares held of record by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust VI U/A/D 8/5/2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Shares held of record by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust VII U/A/D 10/20/2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Shares held of record by Jan Koum, Trustee of The Jan Koum Family Trust U/A/D 4/29/2014.  The reporting person exercises voting and dispositive powers over these shares, but has no pecuniary interest in these shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Shares held of record by Jan Koum and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, Co-Trustees of The Jan Koum Trust IX U/A/D 4/13/2016.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael Johnson as attorney-in-fact for Jan Koum</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-02-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
