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Windows Live Messenger

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Windows Live Messenger

Summary

Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client[1]. It draws 3,137 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging_client category, ranking #9 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows Live Messenger's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[3].
  • Windows Live Messenger's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[4].
  • Windows Live Messenger's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • Windows Live Messenger's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[6].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Q5046[7].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Windows 7[8].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Q11230[9].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Q11248[10].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Windows Mobile[12].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Windows Phone[13].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Symbian[14].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as BlackBerry OS[15].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as iOS[16].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Windows Embedded Compact[17].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Q48263[18].
  • Windows Live Messenger's operating system is recorded as Android[19].
  • Windows Live Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 14.0.8117.416[20].
  • Windows Live Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 16.4.3505.912[21].
  • Windows Live Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 16.4.3528.0331[22].
  • Windows Live Messenger is part of Windows Essentials[23].
  • Windows Live Messenger's Commons category is recorded as Windows Live Messenger[24].
  • Windows Live Messenger was published on July 22, 1999[25].
  • Windows Live Messenger's official website is recorded as http://messenger.live.com[26].
  • Windows Live Messenger's replaces is recorded as MSN Messenger[27].

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Publication

Windows Live Messenger was released on July 22, 1999[25]. It is part of Windows Essentials[23].

Why It Matters

Windows Live Messenger draws 3,137 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging_client category, ranking #9 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Android BlackBerry OS C++ iOS macOS Microsoft proprietary software Symbian Windows 7 Windows Embedded Compact Windows Mobile Windows Phone

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] ↑ . liveunplugged.wordpress.com. liveunplugged.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_windows-live-messenger_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Windows Live Messenger}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-live-messenger}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-09}}
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  1. 1d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Q40984
    Copyright status → copyrighted
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9162]]: 142306, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167999183|Live Messenger (tarkvara) (#167999183)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6387|Estonia"
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