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Geeknet

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Geeknet

Summary

Geeknet is a business[1]. Geeknet ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Geeknet is in the country of United States[3].
  • Geeknet's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Geeknet's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Geeknet's founder is recorded as Larry Augustin[6].
  • Geeknet is owned by GameStop[7].
  • Geeknet's headquarters location is recorded as Mountain View[8].
  • Geeknet's industry is recorded as retail[9].
  • November 1993 marks the founding of Geeknet[10].
  • Geeknet was dissolved in 2015[11].
  • Geeknet's official website is recorded as https://slashdotmedia.com/[12].
  • Geeknet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geeknet[13].
  • Geeknet's product or material produced is recorded as SourceForge[14].
  • Geeknet's legal form is recorded as public company[15].

Body

Founding

Geeknet's founder is recorded as Larry Augustin[6]. November 1993 marks the founding of Geeknet[10].

Operations

Geeknet's headquarters location is recorded as Mountain View[8].

Industry

Geeknet's industry is recorded as retail[9].

Ownership

Geeknet is owned by GameStop[7]. Geeknet's product or material produced is recorded as SourceForge[14].

Dissolution

Geeknet was dissolved in 2015[11].

Why It Matters

Geeknet ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).[2] Geeknet has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Geeknet is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Brian Paul business Carsten Haitzler GameStop Larry Augustin public company United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . medium.com. medium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . businesswire.com. Retrieved . businesswire.com. Provenance: 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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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