Lonely Planet

Summary

Lonely Planet is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,090 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lonely Planet was a member of Australian Publishers Association^[3].
• Lonely Planet is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Lonely Planet is in the country of United States^[5].
• Lonely Planet is in the country of KY^[6].
• Lonely Planet's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Lonely Planet's instance of is recorded as book publisher^[8].
• Lonely Planet's instance of is recorded as travel website^[9].
• Lonely Planet's founder is recorded as Tony Wheeler^[10].
• Lonely Planet's founder is recorded as Maureen Wheeler^[11].
• Lonely Planet is owned by Brad M. Kelley^[12].
• Lonely Planet's headquarters location is recorded as Melbourne^[13].
• Lonely Planet's Commons category is recorded as Lonely Planet^[14].
• Lonely Planet's industry is recorded as publishing^[15].
• Lonely Planet's industry is recorded as tourism^[16].
• Lonely Planet's industry is recorded as tourism industry^[17].
• Lonely Planet's country of origin is recorded as Australia^[18].
• 1972 marks the founding of Lonely Planet^[19].
• 2017-01-18 marks the founding of Lonely Planet^[20].
• Lonely Planet's official website is recorded as https://www.lonelyplanet.com/^[21].
• Lonely Planet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lonely Planet^[22].
• Lonely Planet's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+400'}^[23].
• Lonely Planet's legal form is recorded as OSBR^[24].
• Lonely Planet's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lonely Planet'}^[25].

Body

Founding

Founders include Tony Wheeler^[10] and Maureen Wheeler^[11]. Recorded inception include 1972^[19] and 2017-01-18^[20].

Operations

Lonely Planet's headquarters location is recorded as Melbourne^[13].

Industry

Industries include publishing^[15], tourism^[16], and tourism industry^[17].

Ownership

Lonely Planet is owned by Brad M. Kelley^[12].

Why It Matters

Lonely Planet ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,090 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]