The internet company reportedly has assets of $3.5bn and may be looking to make acquisitions of its own before an IPO currently timetabled for next year.

Details of social networking site Facebook’s finances were leaked to news provider Gawker by an insider on Thursday, revealing that Facebook has cash assets equivalent to $3.5bn.

The source has also revealed how much stock each investor in Facebook currently holds, information likely to come into play if, as expected, the company files for an initial public offering (IPO) next year.

The assets, which would have included the $1.5bn raised in January from financial services firm Goldman Sachs and…