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FAO Schwarz

American toy brand and store
Organization business Q2917244
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FAO Schwarz

Summary

FAO Schwarz is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • FAO Schwarz is in the country of United States[3].
  • FAO Schwarz's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • FAO Schwarz's instance of is recorded as retail chain[5].
  • FAO Schwarz's founder is recorded as Frederick August Otto Schwarz[6].
  • FAO Schwarz's headquarters location is recorded as 30 Rockefeller Plaza[7].
  • FAO Schwarz's Commons category is recorded as FAO Schwarz[8].
  • FAO Schwarz's industry is recorded as toy[9].
  • 1862 marks the founding of FAO Schwarz[10].
  • FAO Schwarz's location of formation is recorded as Baltimore[11].
  • FAO Schwarz's parent organization or unit is recorded as Toys "R" Us[12].
  • FAO Schwarz's official website is recorded as https://faoschwarz.com/[13].

Body

Founding

FAO Schwarz's founder is recorded as Frederick August Otto Schwarz[6]. 1862 marks the founding of it[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Baltimore[11].

Operations

FAO Schwarz's headquarters location is recorded as 30 Rockefeller Plaza[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Toys "R" Us[12].

Industry

FAO Schwarz's industry is recorded as toy[9].

Why It Matters

FAO Schwarz ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Location of formation → Baltimore
    Parent organization or unit → Toys "R" Us
    Country → United States
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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