surfing

Summary

surfing is a type of sport^[1]. surfing draws 2,163 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #70 of 435).^[2]

Key Facts

• surfing's instance of is recorded as type of sport^[3].
• surfing's instance of is recorded as Olympic sport^[4].
• surfing's instance of is recorded as hobby^[5].
• surfing's instance of is recorded as industry^[6].
• surfing is a type of water sport^[7].
• surfing is a type of boardsport^[8].
• surfing is a type of Olympic sport^[9].
• surfing's Commons category is recorded as Surfing^[10].
• surfing's Unicode character is recorded as 🏄^[11].
• surfing's authority is recorded as International Surfing Association^[12].
• surfing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surfing^[13].
• surfing's Commons gallery is recorded as Surfing^[14].
• surfing's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as sport=surfing^[15].
• surfing's different from is recorded as Surf^[16].
• surfing's uses is recorded as surfboard^[17].
• surfing's practiced by is recorded as surfer^[18].
• surfing's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of sport^[3], Olympic sport^[4], hobby^[5], and industry^[6]. Recorded subclass of include water sport^[7], boardsport^[8], and Olympic sport^[9].

Influence

Things named for surfing include S.U.R.F.^[20], a video game^[21].

Why It Matters

surfing draws 2,163 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #70 of 435).^[2] surfing has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] surfing is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for surfing include S.U.R.F.^[20], a video game^[21].