Cogent Communications

multinational internet service provider
Organization business Q1106938
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data
Net Income
-$182.17M
▲ 10.7% YoY FY2025
Assets
$3.10B
▼ 2.3% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$-3.80
▲ 11.2% YoY FY2025

Cogent Communications

Summary

Cogent Communications is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cogent Communications's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Cogent Communications's instance of is recorded as enterprise[4].
  • Cogent Communications's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Cogent Communications's instance of is recorded as internet service provider[6].
  • Cogent Communications's founder is recorded as David Schaeffer[7].
  • Cogent Communications's item operated is recorded as computer network[8].
  • Cogent Communications's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9].
  • Cogent Communications's chief executive officer is recorded as David Schaeffer[10].
  • Cogent Communications's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[11].
  • Cogent Communications's industry is recorded as telecommunications[12].
  • January 1, 1999 marks the founding of Cogent Communications[13].
  • Cogent Communications's official website is recorded as http://www.cogentco.com/[14].
  • Cogent Communications's legal form is recorded as public company[15].
  • Cogent Communications's service status information URL is recorded as https://ecogent.cogentco.com/network-status[16].

Body

Founding

Cogent Communications's founder is recorded as David Schaeffer[7]. January 1, 1999 marks the founding of it[13].

Leadership

Cogent Communications's chief executive officer is recorded as David Schaeffer[10].

Operations

Cogent Communications's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[9].

Industry

Cogent Communications's industry is recorded as telecommunications[12].

Ownership

Cogent Communications's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[11].

Why It Matters

Cogent Communications ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Polygon.io. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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