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Sonic the Hedgehog

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog is a Q141546978[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,076 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonic the Hedgehog's instance of is recorded as Q141546978[3].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog was published by Q122741[4].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sonic Team[5].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as BioWare[6].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Compile[7].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Dimps[8].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Hudson Soft[9].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Jupiter[10].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Appaloosa Interactive[11].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sanzaru Games[12].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sega AM2[13].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sega Sports R&D[14].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sega Technical Institute[15].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as SIMS Co., Ltd.[16].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Sumo Digital[17].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Creative Assembly[18].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Traveller's Tales[19].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's developer is recorded as Gameloft[20].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Naoto Ohshima[21].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Yuji Naka[22].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Hirokazu Yasuhara[23].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's designed by is recorded as Q122741[24].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's Commons category is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[25].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Q209868[26].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[27].

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Designation and Status

Sonic the Hedgehog's instance of is recorded as Q141546978[3].

History and Context

June 23, 1991 marks the founding of Sonic the Hedgehog[28].

Why It Matters

Sonic the Hedgehog ranks in the top 1% of video_game_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,076 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

BioWare Compile Creative Assembly Dimps Gameloft Hudson Soft Japan Jupiter Sanzaru Games Sega AM2 Sega Sports R&D Sega Technical Institute SIMS Co., Ltd. Sonic Dash+ Sonic Dream Team Sonic Speed Simulator Sonic Team Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sumo Digital SuperTux Advance The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Traveller's Tales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 1d ago · Aavindraa · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P9345]]: 1542290079379099658"
  2. 2d ago · Aavindraa · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discord server numeric id → 1542290079379099658
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9345]]: 1542290079379099658"
  3. 7d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Q209868, Sega Genesis, Q751719 +22
    Derivative work → Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic the Hedgehog
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q115859490]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790848679325"
  4. 9d ago · ~2026-52664-32 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bg', 'bs', 'bxr', 'ceb', 'chy', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'e
    Platform → Q209868, Sega Genesis, Q751719 +22
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P400]]: [[Q209868]]"
  5. 14d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q141546978
    Wikidata description → Sega video game franchise
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141546978]]"
  6. 7w ago · LaserMoai · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → gamicus:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(franchise), nintendo-switch:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(series), nintendo:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(series) +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: sonic:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_series"
  7. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Franchises/Sonic_the_Hedgehog
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Franchises/Sonic_the_Hedgehog, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  8. 20w ago · Chalmd · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → 87ce4b81-8842-4772-aadb-ed11cc6e3719
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 87ce4b81-8842-4772-aadb-ed11cc6e3719, Adding BBC Things ID"
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