hobby

Summary

hobby ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,529 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• hobby is a type of recreation^[2].
• hobby's Commons category is recorded as Hobbies^[3].
• hobby is the opposite of profession^[4].
• hobby's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hobbies^[5].
• hobby's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[6].
• hobby's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C73426^[7].
• hobby's has list is recorded as list of hobbies^[8].
• hobby's practiced by is recorded as hobbyist^[9].
• hobby's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+64025'}^[10].

Body

Definition and Type

hobby is a type of recreation^[2]. hobby is the opposite of profession^[4].

Influence

Things named for hobby include OBI^[11], a hardware store chain^[12], in Germany^[13], founded in 1970^[14], headquartered in Wermelskirchen^[15].

Why It Matters

hobby ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,529 views/month).^[1] hobby has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] hobby is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for hobby include OBI^[11], a hardware store chain^[12], in Germany^[13], founded in 1970^[14], headquartered in Wermelskirchen^[15].