Steinway & Sons

German-American company
Organization business Q156391
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Steinway & Sons

Summary

Steinway & Sons is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Steinway & Sons is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Steinway & Sons is in the country of United States[4].
  • Steinway & Sons is in the country of DE[5].
  • Steinway & Sons's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Steinway & Sons's instance of is recorded as privately held company[7].
  • Steinway & Sons's instance of is recorded as musical instrument manufacturing company[8].
  • Steinway & Sons's instance of is recorded as enterprise[9].
  • Steinway & Sons's founder is recorded as Henry E. Steinway[10].
  • Henry E. Steinway is named after Steinway & Sons[11].
  • Steinway & Sons's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[12].
  • Steinway & Sons's headquarters location is recorded as Astoria[13].
  • Steinway & Sons's Commons category is recorded as Steinway & Sons[14].
  • Steinway & Sons's industry is recorded as manufacture of musical instruments[15].
  • Steinway & Sons's archives at is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art[16].
  • March 5, 1853 marks the founding of Steinway & Sons[17].
  • Steinway & Sons's parent organization or unit is recorded as Steinway Musical Instruments[18].
  • Steinway & Sons's official website is recorded as https://www.steinway.com[19].
  • Steinway & Sons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Steinway & Sons[20].
  • Steinway & Sons's Commons gallery is recorded as Steinway & Sons[21].
  • Steinway & Sons's product or material produced is recorded as grand piano[22].
  • Steinway & Sons's product or material produced is recorded as upright piano[23].
  • Steinway & Sons's product or material produced is recorded as piano[24].
  • Steinway & Sons's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[25].
  • Steinway & Sons's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[26].
  • Steinway & Sons's legal form is recorded as 8888[27].

Body

Founding

Steinway & Sons's founder is recorded as Henry E. Steinway[10]. March 5, 1853 marks the founding of it[17].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Hamburg[12], a federated state of Germany[28], in Holy Roman Empire[29] and Astoria[13], a neighborhood[30], in United States[31], founded in 1659[32]. Steinway & Sons's parent organization or unit is recorded as Steinway Musical Instruments[18].

Industry

Steinway & Sons's industry is recorded as manufacture of musical instruments[15].

Ownership

Products include grand piano[22], upright piano[23], and piano[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Steinway & Sons include Steinway artist[33], a title of honor[34], in United States[35].

Why It Matters

Steinway & Sons ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,123 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Steinway artist[33], a title of honor[34], in United States[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org. Retrieved . neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Hofurytg · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencorporates id de/K1101R_HRB2972
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  3. 14d ago · Hofurytg · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opencorporates id de/K1101R_HRB2972
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  4. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers {'amount': '+32625'}, {'amount': '+32354'}, {'amount': '+69800'} +7
    Parent organization or unit Steinway Musical Instruments
    Country Germany, United States, DE
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