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Periscope

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Periscope

Summary

Periscope is a mobile app[1]. Periscope draws 2,979 Wikipedia views per month (mobile_app category, ranking #26 of 234).[2]

Key Facts

  • Periscope received the iPhone App of the Year[3].
  • Periscope's instance of is recorded as mobile app[4].
  • Periscope's instance of is recorded as streaming service[5].
  • Periscope's founder is recorded as Kayvon Beykpour[6].
  • Periscope is owned by Twitter[7].
  • periscope is named after Periscope[8].
  • Periscope's developer is recorded as Twitter[9].
  • Periscope's programmed in is recorded as Go[10].
  • Periscope's operating system is recorded as Android[11].
  • Periscope's operating system is recorded as iOS[12].
  • Periscope is used for streaming media[13].
  • Periscope's Commons category is recorded as Periscope[14].
  • Periscope's platform is recorded as iOS[15].
  • Periscope's platform is recorded as Android[16].
  • Periscope was distributed by music download[17].
  • Periscope's input device is recorded as touchscreen[18].
  • March 26, 2015 marks the founding of Periscope[19].
  • Periscope was released on 2015[20].
  • Periscope's distributed by is recorded as Q368215[21].
  • Periscope's distributed by is recorded as Google Play[22].
  • Periscope's official website is recorded as https://www.periscope.tv/[23].
  • Periscope's official website is recorded as https://www.pscp.tv/[24].
  • Periscope's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6654[25].
  • Periscope's different from is recorded as Periscope Film[26].
  • Periscope's hashtag is recorded as periscope[27].

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Recognition

Periscope received the iPhone App of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

Periscope draws 2,979 Wikipedia views per month (mobile_app category, ranking #26 of 234).[2] Periscope has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Periscope is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Periscope receive?

Honors received include iPhone App of the Year[3].

Related Entities

Android Go iOS mobile app Robin Bengtsson touchscreen Twitter

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_periscope_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Periscope}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/periscope}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 18d ago · InMontreal · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hashtag → periscope
    Twitter → —
    Distributed by → Q368215, Google Play
    Discontinuation date → —
    + 61 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.periscope.tv/"
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