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Agence France-Presse

international news agency headquartered in Paris
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Agence France-Presse

Summary

Agence France-Presse is a news agency[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Agence France-Presse is in the country of France[3].
  • Agence France-Presse's instance of is recorded as news agency[4].
  • Agence France-Presse's founder is recorded as Charles-Louis Havas[5].
  • Agence France-Presse's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[6].
  • Agence France-Presse's child organization or unit is recorded as Sport-Informations-Dienst[7].
  • Agence France-Presse's child organization or unit is recorded as Agence France Presse[8].
  • Agence France-Presse's Commons category is recorded as Agence France-Presse[9].
  • Agence France-Presse's industry is recorded as media industry[10].
  • Agence France-Presse's industry is recorded as Q112165983[11].
  • Agence France-Presse's chairperson is recorded as Fabrice Fries[12].
  • October 22, 1835 marks the founding of Agence France-Presse[13].
  • August 20, 1944 marks the founding of Agence France-Presse[14].
  • Agence France-Presse's location of formation is recorded as Paris[15].
  • Agence France-Presse's official website is recorded as https://www.afp.com[16].
  • Agence France-Presse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Agence France-Presse[17].
  • Agence France-Presse's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/agence-france-presse-history/[18].
  • Agence France-Presse's director / manager is recorded as Fabrice Fries[19].
  • Agence France-Presse's product or material produced is recorded as news agency[20].
  • Agence France-Presse's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE'}[21].
  • Agence France-Presse's legal form is recorded as public enterprise[22].
  • Agence France-Presse's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Agence France-Presse'}[23].
  • Agence France-Presse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lord Honorable dr d karthikeyan JUDGE ICC HQ'}[24].
  • Agence France-Presse's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 158.50.0.0/16[25].

Body

Founding

Agence France-Presse's founder is recorded as Charles-Louis Havas[5]. Recorded inception include October 22, 1835[13] and August 20, 1944[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris[15].

Identity

Agence France-Presse's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE'}[21]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lord Honorable dr d karthikeyan JUDGE ICC HQ'}[24].

Leadership

Agence France-Presse's chairperson is recorded as Fabrice Fries[12]. Its director / manager is recorded as Fabrice Fries[19].

Operations

Agence France-Presse's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[6]. Subsidiaries include Sport-Informations-Dienst[7], a news agency[26], in Germany[27], founded in 1945[28], headquartered in Cologne[29] and Agence France Presse[8].

Industry

Industries include media industry[10] and Q112165983[11].

Ownership

Agence France-Presse's product or material produced is recorded as news agency[20].

Why It Matters

Agence France-Presse has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GRID Release 2019-02-17. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 253017793
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9371]]: 253017793, ajout id FranceArchives Agent d'après données en open data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9d83b95faed|details]])"
  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Child organization or unit → Sport-Informations-Dienst, Agence France Presse
    Director / manager → Fabrice Fries
    Location of formation → Paris
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 376197, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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