Barclays

British bank
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Barclays

Summary

Barclays is a universal bank[1]. Barclays ranks in the top 5% of universal_bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,892 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barclays received the Public Eye Jury Award[3].
  • Barclays was a member of Net-Zero Banking Alliance[4].
  • Barclays is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Barclays's instance of is recorded as universal bank[6].
  • Barclays's instance of is recorded as bank[7].
  • Barclays's instance of is recorded as business[8].
  • Barclays's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Barclays's instance of is recorded as Q141145821[10].
  • Barclays's headquarters location is recorded as One Churchill Place[11].
  • Barclays's headquarters location is recorded as London[12].
  • Barclays's headquarters location is recorded as London[13].
  • Barclays's chief executive officer is recorded as C. S. Venkatakrishnan[14].
  • Barclays's child organization or unit is recorded as Barclays Bank[15].
  • Barclays's child organization or unit is recorded as Barclays Bank PLC France[16].
  • Barclays is part of FTSE 100 Index[17].
  • Barclays is part of list of companies involved in the Gaza war[18].
  • Barclays's Commons category is recorded as Barclays[19].
  • Barclays's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[20].
  • Barclays's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[21].
  • Barclays's industry is recorded as financial sector[22].
  • Barclays's industry is recorded as economics of banking[23].
  • Barclays's industry is recorded as financial services[24].
  • Barclays's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[25].
  • 1690 marks the founding of Barclays[26].
  • Barclays's location of formation is recorded as Lombard Street[27].

Body

Founding

1690 marks the founding of Barclays[26]. Barclays's location of formation is recorded as Lombard Street[27].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index[17], a stock market index[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1984[30] and list of companies involved in the Gaza war[18].

Leadership

Barclays's chief executive officer is recorded as C. S. Venkatakrishnan[14].

Operations

Headquarters locations include One Churchill Place[11], a skyscraper[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 2004[33] and London[12], a metropolis[34], in Roman Empire[35], founded in 0047[36]. Subsidiaries include Barclays Bank[15], a business[37], in United Kingdom[38], headquartered in London[39] and Barclays Bank PLC France[16].

Industry

Industries include financial sector[22], economics of banking[23], financial services[24], and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[25].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[20] and London Stock Exchange[21]. Barclays's product or material produced is recorded as commercial bank[40].

Recognition

Barclays received the Public Eye Jury Award[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Barclays include Barclays Center[41], an arena[42], in United States[43], founded in 2012[44].

Why It Matters

Barclays ranks in the top 5% of universal_bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,892 views/month).[2] Barclays has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Barclays is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Barclays include Barclays Center[41], an arena[42], in United States[43], founded in 2012[44].

FAQs

What awards did Barclays receive?

Honors received include Public Eye Jury Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Robot8A · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → 67147
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · David Osipov · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → universal bank, bank, business +2
    Has characteristic → Q141145643
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  5. 16w ago · FireDragonValo · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → 67147
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  7. 21w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencorporates id → gb/01026167, gb/00048839
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  8. 21w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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