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public limited company

publicly traded limited liability company used i.w. in UK and Ireland
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public limited company

Summary

public limited company is a type of legal entity in the UK[1]. It draws 1,148 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_legal_entity_in_the_uk category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • public limited company is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • public limited company is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • public limited company's instance of is recorded as type of legal entity in the UK[5].
  • public limited company's instance of is recorded as type of legal entity in Ireland[6].
  • public limited company is a type of public company[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of legal entity in the UK[5] and type of legal entity in Ireland[6]. public limited company is a type of public company[7].

Why It Matters

public limited company draws 1,148 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_legal_entity_in_the_uk category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). public limited company. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/public-limited-company
MLA “public limited company.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/public-limited-company.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_public-limited-company_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{public limited company}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/public-limited-company}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 23d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → public company
    Instance of → type of legal entity in the UK, type of legal entity in Ireland
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13348, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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