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Canonical Ltd.

London-based software company, developer of Ubuntu
Organization business Q39064
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Canonical Ltd.

Summary

Canonical Ltd. is a business[1]. Canonical Ltd. ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,062 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Canonical Ltd. is Q381[3].
  • Canonical Ltd. was a member of Linux Foundation[4].
  • Canonical Ltd. was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[5].
  • Canonical Ltd. was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation[6].
  • Canonical Ltd. is in the country of United Kingdom[7].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as business[8].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as enterprise[9].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s founder is recorded as Mark Shuttleworth[10].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s headquarters location is recorded as London[11].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Jane Silber[12].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s Commons category is recorded as Canonical (company)[13].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s industry is recorded as software industry[14].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s chairperson is recorded as Mark Shuttleworth[15].
  • March 5, 2004 marks the founding of Canonical Ltd.[16].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s official website is recorded as https://www.canonical.com/[17].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canonical (company)[18].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s product or material produced is recorded as Q381[19].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s product or material produced is recorded as software[20].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1175'}[21].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[22].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s official blog URL is recorded as https://canonical.com/blog[23].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s owner of is recorded as Launchpad[24].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s owner of is recorded as Ask Ubuntu[25].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s owner of is recorded as Ubuntu Forums[26].
  • Canonical Ltd.'s source of income is recorded as software as a service[27].

Body

Founding

Canonical Ltd.'s founder is recorded as Mark Shuttleworth[10]. March 5, 2004 marks the founding of Canonical Ltd.[16].

Leadership

Canonical Ltd.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Jane Silber[12]. Its chairperson is recorded as Mark Shuttleworth[15].

Operations

Canonical Ltd.'s headquarters location is recorded as London[11].

Industry

Canonical Ltd.'s industry is recorded as software industry[14].

Ownership

Products include Q381[19] and software[20].

Why It Matters

Canonical Ltd. ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,062 views/month).[2] Canonical Ltd. has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Canonical Ltd. is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Allison Randal business Gobuntu JeOS Jonathan Riddell Jono Bacon London Mark Shuttleworth Matthew Garrett software Ubuntu Ubuntu 24.04 Ubuntu Edge Ubuntu for Android Ubuntu GNOME Ubuntu Mobile Ubuntu Netbook Edition Ubuntu Server Edition Ubuntu Studio Ubuntu Touch Uncomplicated Firewall United Kingdom Xubuntu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . cve.mitre.org. Retrieved . cve.mitre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . canonical.com. Retrieved . canonical.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . canonical.com. Retrieved . canonical.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . phoronix.com. Retrieved . phoronix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bloomberg.com. bloomberg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2D82-B4AA-7408-F5C9-13B2
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  2. 26d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Legal form → private company limited by shares
    Headquarters location → London
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 2527
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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