Tobias Lütke

German entrepreneur and software developer
Person human Q20684647
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Tobias Lütke was born in 1981 in Koblenz[1]. He is a programmer who has worked for Amazon and Shopify.

Tobias Lütke

Summary

Tobias Lütke is a human[1]. Born in Koblenz[2], he… he was born on 1980[3]. He worked as a programmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (666 views/month, #6,765 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Koblenz[2], Tobias Lütke…
  • Tobias Lütke was born on 1980[3].
  • Tobias Lütke was born on 1981[6].
  • Tobias Lütke worked as a programmer[4].
  • Tobias Lütke was employed by Amazon[7].
  • Tobias Lütke was employed by Shopify[8].
  • Tobias Lütke is recorded as male[9].
  • Tobias Lütke's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Tobias Lütke's Commons category is recorded as Tobias Lütke[11].
  • Tobias Lütke's residence is recorded as Ottawa[12].
  • Tobias Lütke's family name is recorded as Lütke[13].
  • Tobias Lütke's given name is recorded as Tobias[14].
  • Tobias Lütke's official website is recorded as http://tobi.lutke.com[15].
  • Tobias Lütke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[16].
  • Tobias Lütke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+173519'}[17].
  • Tobias Lütke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+144082'}[18].
  • Tobias Lütke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+248600'}[19].
  • Tobias Lütke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+288327'}[20].

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Origins and Family

Tobias Lütke's place of birth was Koblenz[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1980[3] and 1981[6].

Career and Affiliations

Tobias Lütke worked as a programmer[4]. Employers include Amazon[7], an enterprise[21], in United States[22], founded in 1994[23], headquartered in Seattle[24] and Shopify[8], a shopping cart software[25], in Canada[26], founded in 2006[27], headquartered in Ottawa[28].

Why It Matters

Tobias Lütke ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (666 views/month, #6,765 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Tobias Lütke born?

Tobias Lütke was born in Koblenz[2].

What did Tobias Lütke do for work?

Tobias Lütke worked as programmer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . web page. Retrieved . contributions.pier21.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 17w ago · ~2026-33168-86 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P569]]: 1980"
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Koblenz
    Freebase id → /m/03q54jr
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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