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World Book Day and Copyright Day

annual event to promote reading, publishing, and copyright
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Summary

World Book Day and Copyright Day is a world day[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of world day entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (971 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Founder: UNESCO[3]
  • Named after: book[4]
  • Commons category: World Book Day[5]
  • Commemorates: book[6], copyright[7]
  • Inception: November 15, 1995[8]
  • Start time: 1996[9]
  • Day in year for periodic occurrence: April 23[10]
  • Official website: https://www.un.org/en/observances/book-and-copyright-day[11], https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldbookday[12], https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-book-and-copyright[13], https://www.unesco.org/fr/days/world-book-and-copyright[14], https://www.unesco.org/es/days/world-book-and-copyright[15], https://www.unesco.org/ru/days/world-book-and-copyright[16], https://www.unesco.org/zh/days/world-book-and-copyright[17], https://www.unesco.org/ar/days/world-book-and-copyright[18]
  • Main subject: book[19]
  • Hashtag: WorldBookDay[20]
  • P14541: 2KH5uA[21], 3FWOgj[22]

Why It Matters

World Book Day and Copyright Day has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → UNESCO
    Main subject → book
    Named after → book
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