Politico

American journalism company and news website
Organization newspaper Q3109740
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Politico

Summary

Politico is a newspaper[1]. Politico ranks in the top 0.045% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,039 views/month, #3 of 6,592).[2]

Key Facts

  • Politico was a member of JournalList[3].
  • Politico is in the country of United States[4].
  • Politico's instance of is recorded as newspaper[5].
  • Politico's instance of is recorded as magazine[6].
  • Politico's instance of is recorded as news website[7].
  • Politico is owned by Capitol News Company[8].
  • Politico is owned by Axel Springer SE[9].
  • Politico's headquarters location is recorded as Arlington County[10].
  • Politico's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Allbritton[11].
  • Politico's place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.[12].
  • Politico's Commons category is recorded as Politico (company)[13].
  • Politico's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Politico's industry is recorded as mass media[15].
  • Politico's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • January 23, 2007 marks the founding of Politico[17].
  • Politico's parent organization or unit is recorded as Axel Springer SE[18].
  • Politico's official website is recorded as https://www.politico.com[19].
  • Politico's official website is recorded as https://www.politico.eu/[20].
  • Politico's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Politico[21].
  • Politico's main subject is politics[22].
  • Politico's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+500'}[23].
  • Politico's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+700'}[24].
  • Politico's described by source is recorded as Columbia Journalism Review's Guide to Online News Startups[25].
  • Politico's political alignment is recorded as centre-left[26].
  • Politico's political alignment is recorded as right-wing[27].

Body

Founding

January 23, 2007 marks the founding of Politico[17].

Leadership

Politico's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Allbritton[11].

Operations

Politico's headquarters location is recorded as Arlington County[10]. Politico's parent organization or unit is recorded as Axel Springer SE[18].

Industry

Politico's industry is recorded as mass media[15].

Ownership

Owners include Capitol News Company[8], a media company[28], founded in 2009[29] and Axel Springer SE[9], a media company[30], in Germany[31], founded in 1946[32], headquartered in Berlin[33].

Why It Matters

Politico ranks in the top 0.045% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,039 views/month, #3 of 6,592).[2] Politico has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Politico is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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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. 23d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Political alignment → centre-left, right-wing
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1387]]: [[Q76074]]"
  2. 7w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Axel Springer SE
    Official website → https://www.politico.com, https://www.politico.eu/
    Inception → —
    Described by source → Columbia Journalism Review's Guide to Online News Startups
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q122938552]], Update outlet to include JournalList trust.txt membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/2a8bea6934f|details]])"
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