The Independent

Summary

The Independent is a daily newspaper^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,027 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Independent is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• The Independent's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper^[4].
• The Independent's instance of is recorded as online newspaper^[5].
• The Independent's founder is recorded as Andreas Whittam Smith^[6].
• The Independent is owned by Alexander Lebedev^[7].
• The Independent's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].
• The Independent's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• The Independent's Commons category is recorded as The Independent^[10].
• The Independent's language of work or name is recorded as British English^[11].
• The Independent's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Independent's industry is recorded as journalism^[13].
• The Independent's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[14].
• The Independent comprises Independent on Sunday^[15].
• 1986 marks the founding of The Independent^[16].
• The Independent began on 1986^[17].
• The Independent's official website is recorded as https://independent.co.uk^[18].
• The Independent's official website is recorded as https://www.the-independent.com^[19].
• The Independent's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Independent^[20].
• The Independent's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+176681'}^[21].
• The Independent's political ideology is recorded as liberalism^[22].
• The Independent's political ideology is recorded as economic liberalism^[23].
• The Independent's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Independent'}^[24].
• The Independent's main Wikidata property is recorded as P7284^[25].
• The Independent's owner of is recorded as The eXile^[26].
• The Independent's different from is recorded as The Independent^[27].

Body

Founding

The Independent's founder is recorded as Andreas Whittam Smith^[6]. 1986 marks the founding of it^[16].

Operations

The Independent's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].

Industry

The Independent's industry is recorded as journalism^[13].

Ownership

The Independent is owned by Alexander Lebedev^[7].

Why It Matters

The Independent ranks in the top 1% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,027 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Works attributed to it include semaglutide^[30], a type of chemical entity^[31].