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Megaupload

former Hong Kong–based company
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Megaupload
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Megaupload

Summary

Megaupload is a "notorious market" website[1]. Megaupload draws 465 Wikipedia views per month (notorious_market_website category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megaupload is the creator of Kim Dotcom[3].
  • Megaupload's image is recorded as MegaUpload FBI-Banner.jpg[4].
  • Megaupload's instance of is recorded as "notorious market" website[5].
  • Megaupload's instance of is recorded as dot-com company[6].
  • Megaupload's instance of is recorded as file-hosting service[7].
  • Megaupload's founder is recorded as Kim Dotcom[8].
  • Megaupload's owned by is recorded as Kim Dotcom[9].
  • Megaupload's logo image is recorded as Megaupload logo.svg[10].
  • Megaupload's followed by is recorded as Mega[11].
  • Megaupload's headquarters location is recorded as Hong Kong[12].
  • Megaupload's location is recorded as Hong Kong[13].
  • Megaupload's has use is recorded as file sharing[14].
  • Megaupload's Commons category is recorded as Megaupload[15].
  • Megaupload's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • +2005-03-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Megaupload[17].
  • Megaupload was dissolved in +2012-01-19T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Megaupload's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025tr1b[19].
  • Megaupload's location of formation is recorded as Hong Kong[20].
  • Megaupload's significant event is recorded as Megaupload legal case[21].
  • Megaupload's official website is recorded as http://www.megaupload.com[22].
  • Megaupload's official website is recorded as http://www.megavideo.com[23].
  • Megaupload's official website is recorded as http://www.megapix.com[24].
  • Megaupload's official website is recorded as http://www.megalive.com[25].
  • Megaupload's official website is recorded as http://www.megabox.com[26].
  • Megaupload's official website is recorded as http://www.megaporn.com[27].

Body

Founding

Megaupload's founder is recorded as Kim Dotcom[8]. +2005-03-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Megaupload[17]. Megaupload's location of formation is recorded as Hong Kong[20].

Identity

Megaupload's followed by is recorded as Mega[11].

Operations

Megaupload's headquarters location is recorded as Hong Kong[12].

Ownership

Megaupload's owned by is recorded as Kim Dotcom[9].

Dissolution

Megaupload was dissolved in +2012-01-19T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

Megaupload draws 465 Wikipedia views per month (notorious_market_website category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] Megaupload has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Megaupload is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Hong Kong information extraction Kim Dotcom New Caledonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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