The Star

South African daily newspaper
Organization daily_newspaper Q1503417
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The Star

Summary

The Star is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Star's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[3].
  • The Star's owned by is recorded as Sekunjalo Group[4].
  • The Star's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • +1887-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Star[6].
  • The Star's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06w_xs[7].
  • The Star's official website is recorded as http://www.iol.co.za/the-star[8].
  • The Star's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Star'}[9].
  • The Star's X is recorded as thestar_news[10].
  • The Star's newspaper format is recorded as broadsheet[11].
  • The Star's Online Books Page publication ID is recorded as starza[12].
  • The Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+204030'}[13].
  • The Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+224428'}[14].
  • The Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+255803'}[15].
  • The Star's Muck Rack media outlet ID is recorded as iol-thestar[16].

Body

Founding

+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Star[6].

Ownership

The Star's owned by is recorded as Sekunjalo Group[4].

Why It Matters

The Star ranks in the top 9% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Star. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-star-q1503417
MLA “The Star.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-star-q1503417.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-star-q1503417_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Star}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-star-q1503417}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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