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xkcd

webcomic created by Randall Munroe
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xkcd

Summary

xkcd is a webcomic[1]. xkcd ranks in the top 8% of webcomic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,599 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • xkcd authored Randall Munroe[3].
  • xkcd received the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards[4].
  • xkcd received the The Weblog Awards[5].
  • xkcd received the The Weblog Awards[6].
  • xkcd received the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story[7].
  • xkcd's instance of is recorded as webcomic[8].
  • xkcd's instance of is recorded as comic strip series[9].
  • xkcd's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic[10].
  • xkcd's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic[11].
  • xkcd's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic[12].
  • xkcd's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States[13].
  • xkcd's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International[14].
  • xkcd's Commons category is recorded as Xkcd[15].
  • xkcd's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • xkcd's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • September 2005 marks the founding of xkcd[18].
  • xkcd began on September 1, 2005[19].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as Cueball[20].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as Beret Guy[21].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as Megan[22].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as Black Hat[23].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as White Hat[24].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as Hairy[25].
  • xkcd's characters is recorded as Ponytail[26].
  • xkcd's has edition or translation is recorded as xkcd en español[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

xkcd authored Randall Munroe[3].

Publication

xkcd's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include romantic love[28], sarcasm[29], mathematics[30], and language[31].

Reception

Awards received include Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards[4], an award[32], founded in 2001[33]; The Weblog Awards[5], an award[34]; and Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story[7], a comics award[35], founded in 2009[36].

Why It Matters

xkcd ranks in the top 8% of webcomic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,599 views/month).[2] xkcd has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] xkcd is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did xkcd receive?

Honors received include Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards[4], The Weblog Awards[5], The Weblog Awards[6], and Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story[7].

Related Entities

mathematics Randall Munroe United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · 痛 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → XKCD handwritten wordmark.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: XKCD handwritten wordmark.svg"
  2. 4w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright license → Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic, Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic +2
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 16646, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Xkcd`"
  3. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → xkcd.com
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13337]]: xkcd.com, Adding domain name from [[Property:P856]]"
  4. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Day of regular release → Monday, Wednesday, Friday
    Country of origin → United States
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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