metaverse

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metaverse

Summary

metaverse is a term[1]. metaverse ranks in the top 1% of term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • metaverse's instance of is recorded as term[3].
  • metaverse's instance of is recorded as hypothetical technology[4].
  • meta- is named after metaverse[5].
  • universe is named after metaverse[6].
  • metaverse is a type of virtual world[7].
  • metaverse's Commons category is recorded as Metaverse[8].
  • metaverse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metaverse[9].
  • metaverse's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[10].
  • metaverse's partially coincident with is recorded as virtual universe[11].
  • metaverse's partially coincident with is recorded as extended reality[12].
  • metaverse's hashtag is recorded as metaverse[13].
  • metaverse's named by is recorded as Neal Stephenson[14].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include term[3] and hypothetical technology[4].

History and Context

Things named after include meta-[5], a prefix[15] and universe[6], an universe[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for metaverse include Meta[17], a public company[18], in United States[19], founded in 2004[20], headquartered in Menlo Park[21].

Why It Matters

metaverse ranks in the top 1% of term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month).[2] metaverse has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] metaverse is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for metaverse include Meta[17], a public company[18], in United States[19], founded in 2004[20], headquartered in Menlo Park[21].

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . 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. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'bn', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu',
    Gnd id → 126084787X
    Sitelink count → 51
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 26d ago · Horcrux · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named by → Neal Stephenson
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → term, hypothetical technology
    Subclass of → virtual world
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: metaverse, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788775427609"
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