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IGN

American video game and entertainment media website
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IGN

Summary

IGN is a video game news website[1]. IGN has Wikipedia articles in 50 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IGN is in the country of United States[3].
  • IGN's instance of is recorded as video game news website[4].
  • IGN's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • IGN's instance of is recorded as online newspaper[6].
  • IGN's instance of is recorded as online film database[7].
  • IGN's founder is recorded as Mark Jung[8].
  • IGN is owned by Ziff Davis[9].
  • IGN's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[10].
  • The location of IGN was San Francisco[11].
  • The location of IGN was California[12].
  • IGN's place of publication is recorded as San Francisco[13].
  • IGN's child organization or unit is recorded as Humble Bundle[14].
  • IGN's Commons category is recorded as IGN[15].
  • IGN's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[16].
  • IGN's industry is recorded as mass media[17].
  • IGN comprises IGN Russia[18].
  • IGN comprises IGN Italy[19].
  • IGN comprises IGN Korea[20].
  • IGN comprises IGN Spain[21].
  • IGN comprises IGN Middle East[22].
  • IGN comprises IGN France[23].
  • IGN comprises IGN Benelux[24].
  • IGN comprises IGN Japan[25].
  • September 29, 1996 marks the founding of IGN[26].
  • IGN's official website is recorded as https://www.ign.com[27].

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Founding

IGN's founder is recorded as Mark Jung[8]. September 29, 1996 marks the founding of IGN[26].

Operations

IGN's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[10]. IGN's child organization or unit is recorded as Humble Bundle[14].

Industry

IGN's industry is recorded as mass media[17].

Ownership

IGN is owned by Ziff Davis[9].

Why It Matters

IGN has Wikipedia articles in 50 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.ign.com, https://world.ign.com, https://www.ign.com.cn/
    Owner of → GameSpy, 1Up Network, Humble Bundle
    Yahoo! japan news publisher id → ignjapan
    Imported from → —
    + 54 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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