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black market

market in which goods or services are traded illegally
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black market

Summary

black market ranks in the top 0.98% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,526 views/month, #762 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • black market followed grey market[2].
  • black market is a type of market[3].
  • black market is used for illicit trade[4].
  • black market's Commons category is recorded as Black market[5].
  • black market is the opposite of white market[6].
  • black market's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Black markets[7].
  • black market's manifestation of is recorded as shadow economy[8].

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Definition and Type

black market is a type of market[3]. It is the opposite of white market[6].

Use and Application

black market is used for illicit trade[4].

Why It Matters

black market ranks in the top 0.98% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,526 views/month, #762 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Follows → grey market
    Has use → illicit trade
    Local thumb → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283264505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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