Spalding

American sporting goods manufacturer
Organization business Q2555271
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Spalding

Summary

Spalding is a business[1]. Spalding ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,263 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spalding is in the country of United States[3].
  • Spalding's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Spalding's instance of is recorded as manufacturer[5].
  • Spalding's founder is recorded as Albert Spalding[6].
  • Spalding's headquarters location is recorded as Bowling Green[7].
  • Spalding's Commons category is recorded as Spalding (company)[8].
  • Spalding's industry is recorded as sports industry[9].
  • January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Spalding[10].
  • Spalding's sport is recorded as basketball[11].
  • Spalding's sport is recorded as baseball[12].
  • Spalding's sport is recorded as volleyball[13].
  • Spalding's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[14].
  • Spalding's official website is recorded as https://www.spalding.com/[15].
  • Spalding's product or material produced is recorded as sports equipment[16].
  • Spalding's different from is recorded as Spalding[17].
  • Spalding's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+81709'}[18].
  • Spalding's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+84971'}[19].
  • Spalding's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+79095'}[20].
  • Spalding's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+77192'}[21].

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Founding

Spalding's founder is recorded as Albert Spalding[6]. January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Spalding[10]. Spalding's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[14].

Operations

Spalding's headquarters location is recorded as Bowling Green[7].

Industry

Spalding's industry is recorded as sports industry[9].

Ownership

Spalding's product or material produced is recorded as sports equipment[16].

Why It Matters

Spalding ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,263 views/month).[2] Spalding has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Spalding is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Spalding
    Instance of business, manufacturer
    Wikidata description American sporting goods manufacturer
    Faq url https://www.spalding.com/customer-service/faqs
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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