Dunbar's number

Summary

Dunbar's number is a number^[1]. It draws 443 Wikipedia views per month (number category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dunbar's number is credited with the discovery of Robin Dunbar^[3].
• Dunbar's number's instance of is recorded as number^[4].
• Dunbar's number's instance of is recorded as theory^[5].
• Robin Dunbar is named after Dunbar's number^[6].
• Dunbar's number's GND ID is recorded as 1190926571^[7].
• Dunbar's number's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Dunbar's number's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07xdm1^[9].
• Dunbar's number's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+150'}^[10].
• Dunbar's number's facet of is recorded as group size^[11].
• Dunbar's number's described by source is recorded as Coevolution of neocortical size, group size and language in humans^[12].
• Dunbar's number's used by is recorded as group size measures^[13].
• Dunbar's number's BBC Things ID is recorded as f251785f-46c6-488b-a229-a2aa9f146547^[14].
• Dunbar's number's studied by is recorded as sociology^[15].
• Dunbar's number's studied by is recorded as anthropology^[16].
• Dunbar's number's Quora topic ID is recorded as Dunbars-Number^[17].
• Dunbar's number's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777982285^[18].
• Dunbar's number's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Dunbar's_Number^[19].

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Works and Contributions

Dunbar's number is credited with the discovery of Robin Dunbar^[3].

Why It Matters

Dunbar's number draws 443 Wikipedia views per month (number category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]