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American depositary receipt

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American depositary receipt

Summary

American depositary receipt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • American depositary receipt is in the country of United States[2].
  • American depositary receipt is a type of depositary receipt[3].
  • American depositary receipt's said to be the same as is recorded as Global depository receipt[4].
  • American depositary receipt's said to be the same as is recorded as European depository receipt[5].
  • American depositary receipt's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ADR'}[6].
  • American depositary receipt's name in kana is recorded as べいこくよたくしょうけん[7].

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Definition and Type

American depositary receipt is a type of depositary receipt[3].

Why It Matters

American depositary receipt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Subclass of → depositary receipt
    Subclass of → —
    Said to be the same as → Global depository receipt, European depository receipt
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534628805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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