The Onion

Summary

The Onion is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.054% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,049 views/month, #16 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Onion received the Peabody Awards^[3].
• The Onion received the Orwell Award^[4].
• The Onion is in the country of United States^[5].
• The Onion's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• The Onion's instance of is recorded as weekly newspaper^[7].
• The Onion's instance of is recorded as monthly newspaper^[8].
• The Onion's founder is recorded as Tim Keck^[9].
• The Onion is owned by Fusion Media Group^[10].
• The Onion is owned by G/O Media^[11].
• The Onion is owned by Global Tetrahedron^[12].
• The Onion's genre is news satire^[13].
• The Onion's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[14].
• The Onion's place of publication is recorded as Madison^[15].
• The Onion's Commons category is recorded as The Onion^[16].
• The Onion's language of work or name is recorded as English^[17].
• The Onion's industry is recorded as publishing^[18].
• The Onion's industry is recorded as digital media^[19].
• The Onion's country of origin is recorded as United States^[20].
• 1988 marks the founding of The Onion^[21].
• The Onion was dissolved in 2013^[22].
• The Onion's official website is recorded as http://www.theonion.com/^[23].
• The Onion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Onion^[24].
• The Onion's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/onion-inc-history/^[25].
• The Onion's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Onion^[26].
• The Onion's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as The Onion universe^[27].

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Founding

The Onion's founder is recorded as Tim Keck^[9]. 1988 marks the founding of it^[21].

Identity

The Onion's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[28].

Operations

The Onion's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[14].

Industry

Industries include publishing^[18] and digital media^[19].

Ownership

Owners include Fusion Media Group^[10], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2016^[31], headquartered in Doral^[32]; G/O Media^[11], a business^[33]; and Global Tetrahedron^[12], a business^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2024^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Peabody Awards^[3], an award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1940^[39] and Orwell Award^[4], a literary award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1975^[42].

Dissolution

The Onion was dissolved in 2013^[22].

Why It Matters

The Onion ranks in the top 0.054% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,049 views/month, #16 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did The Onion receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards^[3] and Orwell Award^[4].