VK

Summary

VK is an enterprise^[1]. VK ranks in the top 6% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,323 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• VK was a member of OpenStreetMap Foundation^[3].
• VK is in the country of Russia^[4].
• VK is in the country of Cyprus^[5].
• VK is in the country of IN^[6].
• VK's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• VK's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• VK's founder is recorded as Yuri Milner^[9].
• VK's founder is recorded as Dmitry Grishin^[10].
• VK is owned by MegaFon^[11].
• VK's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[12].
• VK's chief executive officer is recorded as Vladimir Kiriyenko^[13].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as My.com^[14].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as VK^[15].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as Odnoklassniki^[16].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as My.Games^[17].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as Uchi.ru^[18].
• VK's Commons category is recorded as VK^[19].
• VK's stock exchange is recorded as Moscow Exchange^[20].
• VK's industry is recorded as investment^[21].
• VK's industry is recorded as technology company^[22].
• 2005 marks the founding of VK^[23].
• 2020-09-10 marks the founding of VK^[24].
• VK's location of formation is recorded as Moscow^[25].
• VK's parent organization or unit is recorded as USM Holdings^[26].
• VK's parent organization or unit is recorded as MegaFon^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Yuri Milner^[9] and Dmitry Grishin^[10]. Recorded inception include 2005^[23] and 2020-09-10^[24]. VK's location of formation is recorded as Moscow^[25].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'VK'}^[28] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВК'}^[29].

Leadership

VK's chief executive officer is recorded as Vladimir Kiriyenko^[13].

Operations

VK's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[12]. Parent organizations include USM Holdings^[26] and MegaFon^[27], a business^[30], in Russia^[31], founded in 1993^[32], headquartered in Moscow^[33]. Subsidiaries include My.com^[14], a website^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 2012^[36], headquartered in California^[37]; VK^[15], a social networking service^[38], in Russia^[39], founded in 2006^[40], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[41], written by Pavel Durov^[42]; Odnoklassniki^[16], a social networking service^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 2006^[45], headquartered in Moscow^[46], written by Albert Popkov^[47]; My.Games^[17], a video game developer^[48], founded in 2006^[49]; and Uchi.ru^[18], a website^[50], founded in 2012^[51].

Industry

Industries include investment^[21] and technology company^[22].

Ownership

VK is owned by MegaFon^[11]. VK's stock exchange is recorded as Moscow Exchange^[20]. Products include VK^[52], Odnoklassniki^[53], Mail.ru^[54], My.com^[55], and web service^[56].

Why It Matters

VK ranks in the top 6% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,323 views/month).^[2] VK has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] VK is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]