21st century

Summary

21st century is a century^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,466 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 21st century's instance of is recorded as century^[3].
• 21st century followed 20th century^[4].
• 21st century was followed by 22nd century^[5].
• 21st century is part of 3rd millennium^[6].
• 21st century's Commons category is recorded as 21st century^[7].
• 21st century comprises 2010s^[8].
• 21st century comprises 2020s^[9].
• 21st century comprises 2030s^[10].
• 21st century comprises 2040s^[11].
• 21st century comprises 2050s^[12].
• 21st century comprises 2060s^[13].
• 21st century comprises 2070s^[14].
• 21st century comprises 2080s^[15].
• 21st century comprises 2090s^[16].
• 21st century comprises 2000s^[17].
• 21st century began on January 1, 2001^[18].
• 21st century ended on December 31, 2100^[19].
• 21st century took place on January 1, 2100^[20].
• 21st century's topic's main category is recorded as Category:21st century^[21].
• 21st century's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:21st century^[22].
• 21st century's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/21st-century^[23].
• 21st century's different from is recorded as 21st century BC^[24].
• 21st century's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '21st-century'}^[25].
• 21st century's exact match is recorded as http://data.culture.fr/thesaurus/resource/ark:/67717/T4-46^[26].
• 21st century's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q113561423^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

21st century's instance of is recorded as century^[3].

Use and Application

Components include 2010s^[8], a decade^[28]; 2020s^[9], a decade^[29]; 2030s^[10], a decade^[30]; 2040s^[11], a decade^[31]; 2050s^[12], a decade^[32]; and 2060s^[13], a decade^[33]. 21st century is part of 3rd millennium^[6].

Influence

Things named for 21st century include Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider^[34], an aircraft family^[35], in United States^[36]; Project 211^[37], a closed project^[38], in People's Republic of China^[39], founded in 1995^[40]; socialism of the it^[41], a political concept^[42]; 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art^[43], a contemporary art museum^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2004^[46]; Cosmo Clock 21^[47], a Ferris wheel^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1989^[50]; and Niigata Television Network 21^[51], a business^[52], in Japan^[53], founded in 1983^[54], headquartered in Niigata Prefecture^[55].

Why It Matters

21st century ranks in the top 1% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,466 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for it include Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider^[34], an aircraft family^[35], in United States^[36]; Project 211^[37], a closed project^[38], in People's Republic of China^[39], founded in 1995^[40]; socialism of the it^[41], a political concept^[42]; 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art^[43], a contemporary art museum^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2004^[46]; Cosmo Clock 21^[47], a Ferris wheel^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1989^[50]; and Niigata Television Network 21^[51], a business^[52], in Japan^[53], founded in 1983^[54], headquartered in Niigata Prefecture^[55].