The Open Network

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The Open Network

Summary

The Open Network is a peer-to-peer[1]. It draws 403 Wikipedia views per month (peer_to_peer category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Open Network is the creator of Nikolai Durov[3].
  • The Open Network is the creator of Pavel Durov[4].
  • The Open Network's image is recorded as TON wallet desktop screenshot.png[5].
  • The Open Network's image is recorded as TON wallet seed example.png[6].
  • The Open Network's instance of is recorded as peer-to-peer[7].
  • The Open Network's instance of is recorded as software[8].
  • The Open Network's logo image is recorded as Gram cryptocurrency logo.svg[9].
  • The Open Network's logo image is recorded as The open network logo.svg[10].
  • The Open Network's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[11].
  • The Open Network's copyright license is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0[12].
  • The Open Network's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.0[14].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.0[15].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.0[16].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.0[17].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.1[18].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.2[19].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.3[20].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.4[21].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 2024.01[22].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.5[23].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.6[24].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7[25].
  • The Open Network's software version identifier is recorded as 2025.03[26].
  • The Open Network's official website is recorded as http://ton.org[27].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Nikolai Durov[3], a mathematician[28], b. 1980[29], of Soviet Union[30], specialised in geometry[31] and Pavel Durov[4], a computer scientist[32], b. 1984[33], of Russia[34], specialised in instant messaging[35].

Why It Matters

The Open Network draws 403 Wikipedia views per month (peer_to_peer category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [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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