Gawker Media

former American online media company and blog network
Organization business Q3054437
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Gawker Media

Summary

Gawker Media is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gawker Media is in the country of GB[3].
  • Gawker Media's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Gawker Media's founder is recorded as Nick Denton[5].
  • Gawker Media was followed by Gizmodo Media Group[6].
  • Gawker Media's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].
  • 2002 marks the founding of Gawker Media[8].
  • 2013-05-31 marks the founding of Gawker Media[9].
  • Gawker Media was dissolved in September 21, 2016[10].
  • Gawker Media's location of formation is recorded as Budapest[11].
  • Gawker Media's significant event is recorded as Gawker 2010 data breach[12].
  • Gawker Media's official website is recorded as http://advertising.gawker.com/[13].
  • Gawker Media's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gawker Media[14].
  • Gawker Media's legal form is recorded as privately held company[15].
  • Gawker Media's legal form is recorded as H0PO[16].
  • Gawker Media's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+7973'}[17].
  • Gawker Media's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+567726'}[18].
  • Gawker Media's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+583955'}[19].
  • Gawker Media's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+560066'}[20].
  • Gawker Media's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+543822'}[21].

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Founding

Gawker Media's founder is recorded as Nick Denton[5]. Recorded inception include 2002[8] and 2013-05-31[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as Budapest[11].

Identity

Gawker Media was followed by Gizmodo Media Group[6].

Operations

Gawker Media's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].

Dissolution

Gawker Media was dissolved in September 21, 2016[10].

Why It Matters

Gawker Media ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mediaite.com. Retrieved . mediaite.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Alexa Internet. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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