Facebook

American online social media and social networking service
WebSite social_networking_service Q355
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Facebook

Summary

Facebook is a social networking service[1]. Facebook ranks in the top 2% of social_networking_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202,143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Facebook authored Mark Zuckerberg[3].
  • Facebook authored Eduardo Saverin[4].
  • Facebook authored Dustin Moskovitz[5].
  • Facebook authored Chris Hughes[6].
  • Facebook is the creator of Mark Zuckerberg[7].
  • Facebook received the 'Verschlossene Auster' award[8].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as social networking service[9].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as website[10].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as mobile app[11].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as social media[12].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as user-generated content platform[13].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as online community[14].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as very large online platform[15].
  • Facebook's instance of is recorded as for-profit corporation[16].
  • Facebook's founder is recorded as Mark Zuckerberg[17].
  • Facebook's founder is recorded as Eduardo Saverin[18].
  • Facebook's founder is recorded as Dustin Moskovitz[19].
  • Facebook's founder is recorded as Chris Hughes[20].
  • Facebook is owned by Meta[21].
  • Facebook is operated by Meta[22].
  • face book is named after Facebook[23].
  • Facebook's programmed in is recorded as PHP[24].
  • Facebook's Commons category is recorded as Facebook[25].
  • Facebook's platform is recorded as iOS[26].
  • Facebook's platform is recorded as Android[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Mark Zuckerberg[3], a programmer[28], b. 1984[29], of United States[30], awarded the California Hall of Fame[31], specialised in computer programming[32]; Eduardo Saverin[4], an entrepreneur[33], b. 1982[34], of Brazil[35], awarded the Asia's Most Influential Singapore[36], specialised in Internet[37]; Dustin Moskovitz[5], an entrepreneur[38], b. 1984[39], of United States[40], specialised in entrepreneur[41]; and Chris Hughes[6], an entrepreneur[42], b. 1983[43], of United States[44]. Facebook is the creator of Mark Zuckerberg[7].

Publication

Languages include English[45], Traditional Chinese[46], Simplified Chinese[47], and Japanese[48].

Reception

Facebook received the 'Verschlossene Auster' award[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Facebook include Meta[49], a public company[50], in United States[51], founded in 2004[52], headquartered in Menlo Park[53].

Why It Matters

Facebook ranks in the top 2% of social_networking_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202,143 views/month).[2] Facebook has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Facebook is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for Facebook include Meta[49], a public company[50], in United States[51], founded in 2004[52], headquartered in Menlo Park[53].

FAQs

What awards did Facebook receive?

Honors received include 'Verschlossene Auster' award[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Platform/Facebook
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Platform/Facebook"
  2. 24d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14560 → 215
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14560]]: 215, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294596670|Facebook (#294596670)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8077|Taiwan Central News Agency"
  3. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Uzbekistan, São Paulo
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48942|batch #48942]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM keys"
  4. 9w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Service status information url → https://developers.facebook.com/status/, https://metastatus.com
    P14717 → Facebook
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14717]]: Q355, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785524324610"
  5. 10w ago · Tcit · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → facebook
    Described at url → https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/03/facebook-records-exposed-s, https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/big-tech/2021/10/h, https://www.facebook.com/facebookapp/info +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P7101]]: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/"
  6. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → facebook-electronic-resource, facebook
    Employees → {'amount': '+0'}, {'amount': '+58604'}, {'amount': '+77986'}
    Instance of → social networking service, website, mobile app +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: facebook, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289927767|facebook (#289927767)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  7. 12w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 26185
    The independent topic id → facebook
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10291]]: 26185, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296186609|Facebook (#296186609)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]] #mix'n'ma"
  8. 13w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The u.s. sun topic id → topic/facebook
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Facebook
    The independent topic id → facebook
    Der spiegel topic id → facebook, facebook_en
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mk */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul; downgrade preferred ranks; add external ID to reference ([[User:Difool/"
  9. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-etF7-yMuj-6C6A
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7185]]: tg-etF7-yMuj-6C6A, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/250706697|Facebook (#250706697)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7420|eska.pl topic"
  10. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0290125-Facebook
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0290125-Facebook, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  11. 18w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Harper's tag → facebook-electronic-resource, facebook
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: facebook-electronic-resource, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289927768|facebook electronic resource (#289927768)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-ma"
  12. 21w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Rescuing 2 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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