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Kobo Inc.

Canadian subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten
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Kobo Inc.

Summary

Kobo Inc. is a subsidiary company[1]. Kobo Inc. draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (subsidiary_company category, ranking #42 of 198).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kobo Inc. is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Kobo Inc. is in the country of Taiwan[4].
  • Kobo Inc.'s instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[5].
  • Kobo Inc.'s founder is recorded as Michael Serbinis[6].
  • Kobo Inc.'s logo image is recorded as Rakuten Kobo logo.svg[7].
  • Kobo Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[8].
  • Kobo Inc.'s Commons category is recorded as Rakuten Kobo[9].
  • Kobo Inc.'s industry is recorded as retail[10].
  • Kobo Inc.'s country of origin is recorded as Canada[11].
  • +2009-12-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kobo Inc.[12].
  • Kobo Inc.'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgrdt8[13].
  • Kobo Inc.'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ngk48c[14].
  • Kobo Inc.'s location of formation is recorded as Toronto[15].
  • Kobo Inc.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Group, Inc.[16].
  • Kobo Inc.'s official website is recorded as https://www.kobo.com[17].
  • Kobo Inc.'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kobo Inc.[18].
  • Kobo Inc.'s product or material produced is recorded as ebook[19].
  • Kobo Inc.'s USB vendor ID is recorded as 2237[20].
  • Kobo Inc.'s legal form is recorded as business corporation[21].
  • Kobo Inc.'s X is recorded as kobo[22].
  • Kobo Inc.'s X is recorded as KoboHelp[23].
  • Kobo Inc.'s Instagram username is recorded as kobobooks[24].
  • Kobo Inc.'s Facebook username is recorded as KoboTWN[25].
  • Kobo Inc.'s YouTube channel ID is recorded as UCK00y7P0ttcA4Z9RHlYcwfg[26].
  • Kobo Inc.'s Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19570292[27].

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Founding

Kobo Inc.'s founder is recorded as Michael Serbinis[6]. +2009-12-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kobo Inc.[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Toronto[15].

Operations

Kobo Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Group, Inc.[16].

Industry

Kobo Inc.'s industry is recorded as retail[10].

Ownership

Kobo Inc.'s product or material produced is recorded as ebook[19].

Why It Matters

Kobo Inc. draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (subsidiary_company category, ranking #42 of 198).[2] Kobo Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Kobo Inc. is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Canada Rakuten Group, Inc. Taiwan Toronto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . kobo.com. Retrieved . kobo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . corp.rakuten.co.jp. Retrieved . corp.rakuten.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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