Independent Online

South African news site
Organization periodical Q6016901
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Independent Online

Summary

Independent Online is a periodical[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of periodical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Independent Online's instance of is recorded as periodical[3].
  • Independent Online's instance of is recorded as online newspaper[4].
  • Independent Online's instance of is recorded as news website[5].
  • Independent Online's instance of is recorded as state media[6].
  • Independent Online's owned by is recorded as China-Africa Development Fund[7].
  • Independent Online's owned by is recorded as Public Investment Corporation[8].
  • Independent Online's owned by is recorded as Sekunjalo Group[9].
  • Independent Online's country of origin is recorded as South Africa[10].
  • Independent Online's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d470_[11].
  • Independent Online's official website is recorded as https://www.iol.co.za/[12].
  • Independent Online's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as critics/source/2738[13].
  • Independent Online's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Independent Online'}[14].
  • Independent Online's X is recorded as IOL[15].
  • Independent Online's Instagram username is recorded as iolnews[16].
  • Independent Online's Facebook username is recorded as IOLnews[17].
  • Independent Online's publication interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • Independent Online's Quora topic ID is recorded as Independent-Online[19].
  • Independent Online's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+468550'}[20].
  • Independent Online's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+407783'}[21].
  • Independent Online's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+580939'}[22].
  • Independent Online's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+645795'}[23].
  • Independent Online's Muck Rack media outlet ID is recorded as iol-1[24].

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Ownership

Owners include China-Africa Development Fund[7], an organization[25], in People's Republic of China[26], founded in 2007[27], headquartered in Beijing[28]; Public Investment Corporation[8], a business[29], in South Africa[30], founded in 1911[31], headquartered in Pretoria[32]; and Sekunjalo Group[9], a business[33], founded in 1997[34], headquartered in Cape Town[35].

Why It Matters

Independent Online ranks in the top 5% of periodical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Independent Online. Retrieved April 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/independent-online
MLA “Independent Online.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/independent-online.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_independent-online_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Independent Online}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/independent-online}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-09}}
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