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Yahoo! Messenger

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Yahoo! Messenger

Summary

Yahoo! Messenger is a software[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yahoo! Messenger's instance of is recorded as software[3].
  • Yahoo! Messenger's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[4].
  • Yahoo! Messenger's developer is recorded as Yahoo[5].
  • Yahoo! Messenger's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[6].
  • Yahoo! Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 11.5.0.228[7].
  • March 9, 1998 marks the founding of Yahoo! Messenger[8].
  • Yahoo! Messenger's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/yahoo-messenger[9].

Why It Matters

Yahoo! Messenger has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Microsoft Windows software

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . yhoo.client.shareholder.com. Retrieved . yhoo.client.shareholder.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Yahoo! Messenger. Retrieved April 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/yahoo-messenger
MLA “Yahoo! Messenger.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/yahoo-messenger.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_yahoo-messenger_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Yahoo! Messenger}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/yahoo-messenger}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-08}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Yahoo! Messenger — https://4ort.xyz/entity/yahoo-messenger (retrieved 2026-04-08)

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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. 13d ago · Niryhpr · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Official website → http://messenger.yahoo.com/
    Instance of → software, instant messaging client
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q166142]]"
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