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Times Square Ball

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Times Square Ball

Summary

Times Square Ball is a time ball[1]. It draws 256 Wikipedia views per month (time_ball category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Times Square Ball is located in Manhattan[3].
  • Times Square Ball is in the country of United States[4].
  • Times Square Ball's image is recorded as New Years Crystal Ball (6279777660).jpg[5].
  • Times Square Ball's instance of is recorded as time ball[6].
  • Times Square Ball's founder is recorded as Adolph Ochs[7].
  • Times Square Ball's logo image is recorded as TSBALL logo.gif[8].
  • Times Square Ball's location is recorded as One Times Square[9].
  • Times Square Ball's Commons category is recorded as Times Square Ball[10].
  • +1907-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Times Square Ball[11].
  • Times Square Ball's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7564, 'lon': -73.9865}[12].
  • Times Square Ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09ny8f[13].
  • Times Square Ball's official website is recorded as http://timessquareball.net[14].
  • Times Square Ball's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Times Square Ball'}[15].
  • Times Square Ball's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["HistoricalEvent", "FirstTimesSquareNewYearsBallDropped"][16].

Body

Geography

Times Square Ball is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Manhattan[3].

Designation and Status

Times Square Ball's instance of is recorded as time ball[6].

History and Context

+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Times Square Ball[11].

Why It Matters

Times Square Ball draws 256 Wikipedia views per month (time_ball category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Times Square Ball. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/times-square-ball
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_times-square-ball_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Times Square Ball}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/times-square-ball}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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