42

self-study institutions of higher education
Organization educational_organization Q106916019
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Summary

42 is an educational organization[1]. 42 ranks in the top 4% of educational_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 42 was a member of Grande École du numérique[3].
  • 42 is located in Paris[4].
  • 42 is located in Lyon[5].
  • 42 is located in Nice[6].
  • 42 is located in Lisbon[7].
  • 42 is located in Brussels[8].
  • 42 is located in Lausanne[9].
  • 42 is in the country of France[10].
  • 42's instance of is recorded as educational organization[11].
  • 42's instance of is recorded as educational institution[12].
  • 42's founder is recorded as Xavier Niel[13].
  • 42's founder is recorded as Kwame Yamgnane[14].
  • 42's founder is recorded as Florian Bucher[15].
  • 42's founder is recorded as Nicolas Sadirac[16].
  • 42 is named after 42[17].
  • 42's Commons category is recorded as 42 (school)[18].
  • 42's chairperson is recorded as Xavier Niel[19].
  • 2013 marks the founding of 42[20].
  • March 26, 2013 marks the founding of 42[21].
  • 42's located on street is recorded as boulevard Bessières[22].
  • 42's official website is recorded as https://www.42network.org/[23].
  • 42's described at URL is recorded as https://www.42network.org/[24].
  • 42's described at URL is recorded as https://www.42.fr/[25].
  • 42's described at URL is recorded as https://42.us.org[26].
  • 42's web feed URL is recorded as https://www.42network.org/feed/[27].

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Founding

Founders include Xavier Niel[13], Kwame Yamgnane[14], Florian Bucher[15], and Nicolas Sadirac[16]. Recorded inception include 2013[20] and March 26, 2013[21].

Leadership

42's chairperson is recorded as Xavier Niel[19].

Why It Matters

42 ranks in the top 4% of educational_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month).[2] 42 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] 42 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . 42.fr. Retrieved . 42.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · NGOgo · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → France
    Eu transparency register id → 8892143100896-60
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'he', 'ja', 'ms', 'tr', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Cwagniere · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.42network.org/, https://www.42.fr/, https://42.us.org
    Language used → French, English, Korean
    Official website → https://www.42network.org/
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  3. 10w ago · Kind data · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.42network.org/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://42seoul.kr/en/seoul42/default.html"
  4. 14w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Paris, Lyon, Nice +57
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  5. 15w ago · ~2026-37293-12 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+36697'}, {'amount': '+27398'}, {'amount': '+40979'} +1
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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