Shazam

music application
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Shazam was established in 1999.

Shazam

Summary

Shazam is a mobile app[1]. Shazam ranks in the top 5% of mobile_app entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,909 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shazam's instance of is recorded as mobile app[3].
  • Shazam's instance of is recorded as music recognition software[4].
  • Shazam's instance of is recorded as website[5].
  • Shazam is owned by Apple Inc.[6].
  • Shazam's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].
  • Shazam's developer is recorded as Shazam[8].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Q5046[9].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Windows RT[10].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Windows Phone[11].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as iOS[12].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Windows Mobile[13].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as BlackBerry[14].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Symbian[15].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Android[16].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Classic Mac OS[17].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as Windows 10 Mobile[18].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as watchOS[19].
  • Shazam's operating system is recorded as macOS[20].
  • Shazam's software version identifier is recorded as 12.2[21].
  • Shazam's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[22].
  • Shazam's Commons category is recorded as Shazam (application)[23].
  • Shazam's platform is recorded as iOS[24].
  • Shazam's platform is recorded as watchOS[25].
  • Shazam's platform is recorded as macOS[26].
  • Shazam's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Why It Matters

Shazam ranks in the top 5% of mobile_app entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,909 views/month).[2] Shazam has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shazam is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . itunes.apple.com. itunes.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . itunes.apple.com. itunes.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  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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  1. 21d ago · Shisma · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13337]]: shazam.com, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783157205909"
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