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Burger King

global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in Florida, United States
Organization fast_food_restaurant_chain Q177054
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Burger King

Summary

Burger King is a fast food restaurant chain[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fast_food_restaurant_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burger King is in the country of United States[3].
  • Burger King's instance of is recorded as fast food restaurant chain[4].
  • Burger King's instance of is recorded as food manufacturer[5].
  • Burger King's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[6].
  • Burger King's instance of is recorded as company[7].
  • Burger King's founder is recorded as James McLamore[8].
  • Burger King's founder is recorded as David Edgerton[9].
  • Burger King's headquarters location is recorded as Miami-Dade County[10].
  • Burger King's headquarters location is recorded as Miami-Dade County[11].
  • Burger King's Commons category is recorded as Burger King[12].
  • Burger King's industry is recorded as fast food restaurant chain[13].
  • 1954 marks the founding of Burger King[14].
  • 1956 marks the founding of Burger King[15].
  • Burger King's location of formation is recorded as Miami[16].
  • Burger King's parent organization or unit is recorded as Restaurant Brands International[17].
  • Burger King's parent organization or unit is recorded as QSRP[18].
  • Burger King's parent organization or unit is recorded as Groupe Bertrand[19].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://www.bk.com/[20].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://www.burgerking.co.uk/[21].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://www.burgerking.co.th/[22].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://uae.burgerking.delivery/[23].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://www.burgerking.co.za/[24].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://ksa.burgerking.delivery/[25].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://burgerking.pl/[26].
  • Burger King's official website is recorded as https://burgerking.it/[27].

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Founding

Founders include James McLamore[8] and David Edgerton[9]. Recorded inception include 1954[14] and 1956[15]. Burger King's location of formation is recorded as Miami[16].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Miami-Dade County[10], a county of Florida[28], in United States[29], founded in 1836[30]. Parent organizations include Restaurant Brands International[17], a food manufacturer[31], in Canada[32], founded in 2014[33], headquartered in Oakville[34]; QSRP[18], an enterprise[35], in Belgium[36], founded in 2020[37], headquartered in Brussels[38]; and Groupe Bertrand[19], a business[39], founded in 1997[40].

Industry

Burger King's industry is recorded as fast food restaurant chain[13].

Why It Matters

Burger King ranks in the top 4% of fast_food_restaurant_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,143 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . burgerkingfoundation.org. burgerkingfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . 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. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Delaware division of corporations file number → 5129412
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