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TinyURL

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TinyURL

Summary

TinyURL is an URL shortener[1]. TinyURL draws 204 Wikipedia views per month (url_shortener category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • TinyURL's instance of is recorded as URL shortener[3].
  • TinyURL's founder is recorded as Kevin Gilbertson[4].
  • TinyURL is used for URL shortening[5].
  • TinyURL's Commons category is recorded as TinyURL[6].
  • January 2002 marks the founding of TinyURL[7].
  • TinyURL's product or material produced is recorded as URL shortening[8].
  • TinyURL's has characteristic is recorded as case insensitive[9].

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Definition and Type

TinyURL's instance of is recorded as URL shortener[3].

Origins

TinyURL's founder is recorded as Kevin Gilbertson[4]. January 2002 marks the founding of TinyURL[7].

Use and Application

TinyURL is used for URL shortening[5].

Why It Matters

TinyURL draws 204 Wikipedia views per month (url_shortener category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] TinyURL has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] TinyURL is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). TinyURL. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tinyurl
MLA “TinyURL.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tinyurl.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tinyurl_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{TinyURL}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tinyurl}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · TinyURL Official · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Founded by → —
    Instance of → URL shortener
    Has use → URL shortening
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P856]]: no value"
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