monopoly

market structure with a single firm dominating the market
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monopoly

Summary

monopoly is an economic concept[1]. monopoly ranks in the top 2% of economic_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,811 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • monopoly's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3].
  • monopoly is a type of market structure[4].
  • monopoly is part of microeconomics[5].
  • monopoly's Commons category is recorded as Monopoly (economics)[6].
  • monopoly's said to be the same as is recorded as monopoly market[7].
  • monopoly is the opposite of monopsony[8].
  • monopoly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monopoly (economics)[9].
  • monopoly's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • monopoly's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • monopoly's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[12].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as patent[13].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as secrecy[14].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as consolidation[15].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as anti-competitive practices[16].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as trade barrier[17].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as barrier to entry[18].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as precedence[19].
  • monopoly's has contributing factor is recorded as control[20].
  • monopoly's different from is recorded as Monopole[21].
  • monopoly's studied by is recorded as economics[22].
  • monopoly's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

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Definition and Type

monopoly's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3]. monopoly is a type of market structure[4]. monopoly is the opposite of monopsony[8].

Use and Application

monopoly is part of microeconomics[5].

Why It Matters

monopoly ranks in the top 2% of economic_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,811 views/month).[2] monopoly has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] monopoly is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . 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 · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 3gkb6W
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 20d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 4244
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4244, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286405|monopolies (#107286405)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Diction"
  3. 23d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id ['monopolija-1', 'monopolija']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: monopolija"
  4. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0230242-monopoly
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0230242-monopoly, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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