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7-Eleven

American convenience store chain
Organization convenience_store_chain Q259340
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7-Eleven is a convenience store chain that was founded in 1927. Operating within the retail industry, the organization serves consumers through its widespread network of locations.

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3], Japan[4], Denmark[5], South Korea[6], Australia[7]
  • Instance of: business[8], gas station chain[9], brand[10]
  • Operator: 7-Eleven, Inc.[11], 7-Eleven Japan[12], President Chain Store Corporation[13], Korea Seven[14], CP ALL[15]
  • Headquarters location: Irving[16], Dallas[17], Tokyo[18]
  • Commons category: 7-Eleven[19]
  • Industry: retail[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21]
  • Has part(s): 7Now[22]
  • Inception: 1927[23]
  • Location of formation: Dallas[24]
  • Official website: https://www.7-eleven.com/[25], https://7-eleven.com.mx/[26], https://www.7-eleven.com.ph/[27], https://www.7eleven.co.th/[28], https://7-11.com.tw/[29], https://www.sej.co.jp/[30], https://www.7-eleven.dk/[31], https://www.7eleven.com.my/[32], https://www.7-eleven.ca/[33], https://www.7-eleven.com.hk/[34], https://www.7-eleven.co.kr/[35], https://7-eleven.no/[36], https://www.7eleven.ca[37], https://www.7eleven.com.au/[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:7-Eleven[39]
  • Commons gallery: 7-Eleven[40]
  • Employees: 31,500[41], 45,000[42], 20,700[43]
  • Operating area: Japan[44], Thailand[45], South Korea[46], Hong Kong[47], Taiwan[48], People's Republic of China[49], Philippines[50], Malaysia[51], Singapore[52], Vietnam[53], Cambodia[54], Macau[55], India[56], Denmark[57]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for 7-Eleven include Seven & I Holdings Co.[58], a holding company[59], in Japan[60], founded in 2005[61], headquartered in Nibanchō[62].

Why It Matters

7-Eleven has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] 7-Eleven is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for 7-Eleven include Seven & I Holdings Co.[58], a holding company[59], in Japan[60], founded in 2005[61], headquartered in Nibanchō[62].

Related Entities

Australia brand business Cambodia Canada Denmark Hong Kong India Japan Macau Malaysia Mexico Norway People's Republic of China Philippines Singapore South Korea Sweden Taiwan Thailand United States Vietnam

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nighttime view → —
    Motto text → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Sitelink count → 51
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Corporate number (japan): 1010001088181"
  2. 27d ago · Ringbang · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.7-eleven.com/, https://7-eleven.com.mx/, https://www.7-eleven.com.ph/ +11
    Subreddit → 711
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Night view of 7-Eleven store at 2546 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda, New York - 20230202.jpg"
  3. 6w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 1270774204
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 1270774204, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/1270774204 in United States"
  4. 6w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Groninger Museum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has works in the collection: Groninger Museum, groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a71a44c1b47|details]])"
  5. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 6844-3B8E-CB1E-11B3-235A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 6844-3B8E-CB1E-11B3-235A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  6. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 28060
    Harper's tag → 7-eleven
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: 7-eleven, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916808|7 eleven (#289916808)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  7. 11w ago · NMaia · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 9323
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Consumer rights wiki article id: 9323, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297028403|7-Eleven (#297028403)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consumer Rig"
  8. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States, Japan, Denmark +2
    Hkcan id → 9811106011603406
    Image purged at → —
    Location of formation → Dallas
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14560: 43, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259914|batch #259914]]"
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