Virgin Records

British record label
Organization record_label Q203059
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Summary

Virgin Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,706 views/month, #19 of 2,290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Virgin Records is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Virgin Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Virgin Records's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Virgin Records's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Virgin Records's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia article covering multiple topics[7].
  • Virgin Records's founder is recorded as Richard Branson[8].
  • Virgin Records's founder is recorded as Nik Powell[9].
  • Virgin Records's founder is recorded as Tom Newman[10].
  • Virgin Records is owned by Virgin Music[11].
  • Virgin Records's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[12].
  • Virgin Records's has organizational division is recorded as Caroline Records[13].
  • Virgin Records's Commons category is recorded as Virgin Music[14].
  • January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Virgin Records[15].
  • Virgin Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group[16].
  • Virgin Records's distributed by is recorded as Virgin Music[17].
  • Virgin Records's official website is recorded as http://www.virginmusic.com[18].
  • Virgin Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Virgin Records[19].
  • Virgin Records's short name is recorded as Virgin[20].
  • Virgin Records's different from is recorded as Virgin[21].
  • Virgin Records's has works in the collection is recorded as Groninger Museum[22].
  • Virgin Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+246494'}[23].
  • Virgin Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+248224'}[24].
  • Virgin Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+254052'}[25].
  • Virgin Records's P14750 is recorded as B1BF-1E0F-AADF-065F-52C3[26].

Body

Founding

Founders include Richard Branson[8], Nik Powell[9], and Tom Newman[10]. January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Virgin Records[15].

Identity

Virgin Records's short name is recorded as Virgin[20].

Operations

Virgin Records's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group[16].

Ownership

Virgin Records is owned by Virgin Music[11].

Why It Matters

Virgin Records ranks in the top 0.83% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,706 views/month, #19 of 2,290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . 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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Groninger Museum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has works in the collection: Groninger Museum, groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Parent organization or unit → Universal Music Group
    Country → United Kingdom
    Different from → Virgin
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: B1BF-1E0F-AADF-065F-52C3, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
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