Our World in Data

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Our World in Data

Summary

Our World in Data is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.03% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,476 views/month, #1 of 3,287).[2]

Key Facts

  • Our World in Data's field of work was data visualization[3].
  • Our World in Data is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Our World in Data's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • Our World in Data's instance of is recorded as publication by electronic means[6].
  • Our World in Data's instance of is recorded as research infrastructure[7].
  • Our World in Data's founder is recorded as Max Roser[8].
  • The location of Our World in Data was University of Oxford[9].
  • The location of Our World in Data was United Kingdom[10].
  • Our World in Data's Commons category is recorded as Our World in Data[11].
  • Our World in Data's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • 2011 marks the founding of Our World in Data[13].
  • Our World in Data's parent organization or unit is recorded as Global Change Data Lab[14].
  • Our World in Data's official website is recorded as https://ourworldindata.org/[15].
  • Our World in Data's web feed URL is recorded as https://ourworldindata.org/atom.xml[16].
  • Our World in Data's described by source is recorded as Wikipedia:Vaccine safety/Perennial sources[17].
  • Our World in Data's participant in is recorded as Y Combinator Winter 2019[18].
  • Our World in Data's hashtag is recorded as ourworldindata[19].
  • Our World in Data's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[20].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+136048'}[21].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+86589'}[22].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+242394'}[23].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+262568'}[24].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5930'}[25].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5933'}[26].
  • Our World in Data's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5954'}[27].

Body

Founding

Our World in Data's founder is recorded as Max Roser[8]. 2011 marks the founding of it[13].

Operations

Our World in Data's parent organization or unit is recorded as Global Change Data Lab[14].

Industry

Our World in Data's field of work was data visualization[3].

Why It Matters

Our World in Data ranks in the top 0.03% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,476 views/month, #1 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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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. 16d ago · Sadads · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P5008]]: [[Q15305047]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275141|batch #275141]]"
  2. 12w ago · Sadads · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q145]]"
  3. 16w ago · Sadads · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+136048'}, {'amount': '+86589'}, {'amount': '+242394'} +4
    Language of work or name → English
    Parent organization or unit → Global Change Data Lab
    Inception → +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P101]]: [[Q6504956]]"
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