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|founder = [[Jimmy Wales]]<br>[[Angela Beesley Starling]] | |founder = [[Jimmy Wales]]<br>[[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]] | ||
|CEO = TPG Capital | |CEO = TPG Capital | ||
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'''<big>Wikia, Inc.</big>''', now '''<big>Fandom, Inc.</big>''', is a {{tag|Wiki company|company}} registered and {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated}} in the {{tag|Delaware|State of Delaware}}, [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] (corporate number C2935209). Its registered office is at 130 Sutter Street, 4th Floor, {{tag|San Francisco|San Francisco County}}, [[:Category:California|State of California]] 94104, United States of America.<ref name=Terms>[https://www.fandom.com/terms-of-use Fandom | '''<big>Wikia, Inc.</big>''', now '''<big>Fandom, Inc.</big>''', is a {{tag|Wiki company|company}} registered and {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated}} in the {{tag|Delaware|State of Delaware}}, [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] (corporate number C2935209). Its registered office is at 130 Sutter Street, 4th Floor, {{tag|San Francisco|San Francisco County}}, [[:Category:California|State of California]] 94104, United States of America.<ref name=Terms>[https://www.fandom.com/terms-of-use Fandom – Terms of Use]; ''Community.Fandom.com'' (originally: ''Community.Wikia.com''); Fandom, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated|Inc.}} (originally: Wikia, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated|Inc.}}); dated 24 May 2022; accessed 19 December 2022.</ref> | ||
Founded 18 October {{tag|Founded in 2004|2004}} as | Founded 18 October {{tag|Founded in 2004|2004}} as {{tag|Wikicities}} by [[:Category:American|American]] internet entrepreneur [[Jimmy Wales|Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales]] (who had previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]), and his then [[:Category:British|British]] business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]] (now known as Angela Starling).<ref name=About>[https://about.fandom.com/about Fandom – About Us]; ''about.Fandom.com''; Fandom, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated|Inc.}}; accessed 19 December 2022.</ref> It operates the largest [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|MediaWiki-powered wiki farm]], known as {{tag|Wikia}} from March 2006 (as Wikia, Inc.), and Fandom from late 2016 (as Fandom, Inc.). | ||
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==External links== | |||
*[https://fandom.com/ Fandom] | |||
*[https://breezewiki.com/ BreezeWiki], an alternative frontend for Fandom wikis | |||
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Wikia, Inc., now Fandom, Inc., is a company registered and incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America (corporate number C2935209). Its registered office is at 130 Sutter Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco County, State of California 94104, United States of America.[1]
Founded 18 October 2004 as Wikicities by American internet entrepreneur Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales (who had previously founded Wikipedia), and his then British business partner Angela Beesley (now known as Angela Starling).[2] It operates the largest MediaWiki-powered wiki farm, known as Wikia from March 2006 (as Wikia, Inc.), and Fandom from late 2016 (as Fandom, Inc.).
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Fandom – Terms of Use; Community.Fandom.com (originally: Community.Wikia.com); Fandom, Inc. (originally: Wikia, Inc.); dated 24 May 2022; accessed 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Fandom – About Us; about.Fandom.com; Fandom, Inc.; accessed 19 December 2022.
External linksEdit
- Fandom
- BreezeWiki, an alternative frontend for Fandom wikis