Cicada 3301

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Cicada 3301

Summary

Cicada 3301 is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,108 views/month, #15 of 9,083).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cicada 3301's instance of is recorded as organization[3].
  • Cicada 3301's instance of is recorded as competition[4].
  • +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cicada 3301[5].
  • Cicada 3301's start time is recorded as +2012-01-06T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Cicada 3301's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0py1pz4[7].
  • Cicada 3301's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cicada 3301'}[8].
  • Cicada 3301's X is recorded as 1231507051321[9].
  • Cicada 3301's Quora topic ID is recorded as Cicada-3301[10].
  • Cicada 3301's Golden ID is recorded as Cicada_3301-X4XJ8K[11].
  • Cicada 3301's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25604'}[12].
  • Cicada 3301's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22115'}[13].
  • Cicada 3301's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25829'}[14].
  • Cicada 3301's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25602'}[15].

Body

Founding

+2012-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cicada 3301[5].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cicada 3301 include Dark Web: it[16], a film[17], directed by Alan Ritchson[18].

Why It Matters

Cicada 3301 ranks in the top 0.17% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,108 views/month, #15 of 9,083).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for it include Dark Web: it[16], a film[17], directed by Alan Ritchson[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . golden.com. Retrieved . golden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . 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. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cicada 3301. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cicada-3301
MLA “Cicada 3301.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cicada-3301.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cicada-3301_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cicada 3301}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cicada-3301}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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