Parker Brothers

American toy and game manufacturer
Organization business Q1501379
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Parker Brothers

Summary

Parker Brothers is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,839 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parker Brothers is in the country of United States[3].
  • Parker Brothers's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Parker Brothers's instance of is recorded as board game publishing company[5].
  • Parker Brothers's instance of is recorded as video game developer[6].
  • Parker Brothers's instance of is recorded as video game publisher[7].
  • Parker Brothers's instance of is recorded as brand[8].
  • Parker Brothers's founder is recorded as George Swinnerton Parker[9].
  • Parker Brothers is owned by Hasbro[10].
  • Parker Brothers's headquarters location is recorded as Salem[11].
  • Parker Brothers's headquarters location is recorded as Beverly[12].
  • Parker Brothers's has organizational division is recorded as Q141344963[13].
  • Parker Brothers's Commons category is recorded as Parker Brothers[14].
  • Parker Brothers's industry is recorded as game industry[15].
  • 1883 marks the founding of Parker Brothers[16].
  • Parker Brothers was dissolved in 1998[17].
  • Parker Brothers's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hasbro[18].
  • Parker Brothers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parker Brothers[19].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as Monopoly[20].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as ouija[21].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as Cluedo[22].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as Top It[23].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as Sorry![24].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as Aggravation[25].
  • Parker Brothers's product or material produced is recorded as Probe[26].
  • Parker Brothers's has works in the collection is recorded as Anne Frank House[27].

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Founding

Parker Brothers's founder is recorded as George Swinnerton Parker[9]. 1883 marks the founding of it[16].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Salem[11], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1626[30] and Beverly[12], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1626[33]. Parker Brothers's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hasbro[18].

Industry

Parker Brothers's industry is recorded as game industry[15].

Ownership

Parker Brothers is owned by Hasbro[10]. Products include Monopoly[20], ouija[21], Cluedo[22], Top It[23], Sorry![24], and Aggravation[25].

Dissolution

Parker Brothers was dissolved in 1998[17].

Why It Matters

Parker Brothers ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,839 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 10d ago · Moebeus · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has organizational division Q141344963
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P199]]: [[Q141344963]]"
  2. 7w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vgmpf id Parker_Brothers
    Fandom article id starwars:Parker_Brothers, gamicus:Parker_Brothers, video-games:Parker_Brothers +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P6262]]: logos:Parker_Brothers"
  3. 7w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Giant bomb id (former scheme) 3010-801
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P5247]]: Companies/Parker_Brothers"
  4. 8w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Companies/Parker_Brothers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Companies/Parker_Brothers, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 8w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Giant bomb id (former scheme) 3010-801
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5247]]: Companies/Parker_Brothers"
  6. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Snesmusic.org company id 256
    Luding game publisher id
    Country
    Giant bomb id (former scheme)
    + 81 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: starwars:Parker_Brothers"
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