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Periscope

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Periscope was awarded iPhone App of the Year [1]. It was a live video broadcasting application that allowed users to stream and watch real-time video from anywhere [1]. The service was integrated with Twitter and enabled public and private broadcasts [1]. Periscope was discontinued in 2021 after Twitter shifted its focus to other platforms [1].

Periscope

Summary

Periscope is a mobile app[1]. Periscope draws 295 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 image is recorded as Periscope app streaming a guided tour in Städel museum, Frankfurt-3308.jpg[4].
  • Periscope's instance of is recorded as mobile app[5].
  • Periscope's instance of is recorded as streaming service[6].
  • Periscope's founder is recorded as Kayvon Beykpour[7].
  • Periscope's owned by is recorded as Twitter[8].
  • periscope is named after Periscope[9].
  • Periscope's logo image is recorded as Periscopelogotype.png[10].
  • Periscope's developer is recorded as Twitter[11].
  • Periscope's programmed in is recorded as Go[12].
  • Periscope's operating system is recorded as Android[13].
  • Periscope's operating system is recorded as iOS[14].
  • Periscope's has use is recorded as streaming media[15].
  • Periscope's Commons category is recorded as Periscope[16].
  • Periscope's platform is recorded as iOS[17].
  • Periscope's platform is recorded as Android[18].
  • Periscope's distribution format is recorded as music download[19].
  • Periscope's input device is recorded as touchscreen[20].
  • +2015-03-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Periscope[21].
  • Periscope's publication date is recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Periscope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01311vlv[23].
  • Periscope's distributed by is recorded as Q368215[24].
  • Periscope's distributed by is recorded as Google Play[25].
  • Periscope's official website is recorded as https://www.periscope.tv/[26].
  • Periscope's official website is recorded as https://www.pscp.tv/[27].

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Recognition

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

Why It Matters

Periscope draws 295 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]

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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  8. [3] ↑ . macstories.net. macstories.net. Provenance: 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.

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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: 2026-05-03}}
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