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Ripple

Summary

Ripple is a free software[1]. Ripple ranks in the top 0.76% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month, #15 of 1,962).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ripple is the creator of Ripple[3].
  • Ripple is the creator of Jed McCaleb[4].
  • Ripple is the creator of Chris Larsen[5].
  • Ripple is the creator of David Schwartz[6].
  • Ripple's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • Ripple's instance of is recorded as blockchain[8].
  • Ripple's developer is recorded as Ripple[9].
  • Ripple's copyright license is recorded as ISC license[10].
  • Ripple's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[11].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.33.0[12].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.32.1[13].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.32.0[14].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.31.2[15].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.12[16].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.14[17].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.16[18].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19[19].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20.1[20].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.21.0[21].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.22.0[22].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.23.0[23].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.24.0[24].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.25.0[25].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.25.1[26].
  • Ripple's software version identifier is recorded as 0.25.2[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Created works include Ripple[3], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 2012[30], headquartered in San Francisco[31]; Jed McCaleb[4], a programmer[32], b. 1975[33], of United States[34]; Chris Larsen[5], a businessperson[35], b. 1960[36], of United States[37]; and David Schwartz[6], a programmer[38].

Why It Matters

Ripple ranks in the top 0.76% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month, #15 of 1,962).[2] Ripple has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Ripple is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

blockchain C++ David Schwartz free software Jed McCaleb

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: 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
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Golden id → —
    Developer → Ripple
    Copyright license → ISC license
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1040258'}, {'amount': '+951422'}, {'amount': '+2391579'} +1
    + 53 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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