Avast Software

Czech security software company
Organization business Q2247432
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Avast Software

Summary

Avast Software is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Avast Software is in the country of Czech Republic[3].
  • Avast Software's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Avast Software's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Avast Software's instance of is recorded as software company[6].
  • Avast Software's founder is recorded as Eduard Kučera[7].
  • Avast Software's founder is recorded as Pavel Baudiš[8].
  • Avast Software is owned by Q140442529[9].
  • Avast Software is owned by Q140442774[10].
  • Avast Software followed Q55858318[11].
  • Avast Software's headquarters location is recorded as Enterprise Office Center[12].
  • Avast Software's child organization or unit is recorded as AVG Technologies[13].
  • Avast Software's child organization or unit is recorded as Piriform[14].
  • Avast Software is part of Gen Digital[15].
  • Avast Software's stock exchange is recorded as Prague Stock Exchange[16].
  • Avast Software's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[17].
  • Avast Software's industry is recorded as software industry[18].
  • Avast Software's industry is recorded as computer security[19].
  • October 3, 2013 marks the founding of Avast Software[20].
  • Avast Software's location of formation is recorded as Prague[21].
  • Avast Software's parent organization or unit is recorded as Gen Digital[22].
  • Avast Software's official website is recorded as https://www.avast.com/about[23].
  • Avast Software's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Avast[24].
  • Avast Software's product or material produced is recorded as software[25].
  • Avast Software's product or material produced is recorded as Avast[26].
  • Avast Software's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+495'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Eduard Kučera[7] and Pavel Baudiš[8]. October 3, 2013 marks the founding of Avast Software[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Prague[21].

Identity

Avast Software's official name is recorded as it s.r.o.[28]. It is part of Gen Digital[15]. It followed Q55858318[11].

Leadership

Avast Software's board member is recorded as Ondřej Vlček[29].

Operations

Avast Software's headquarters location is recorded as Enterprise Office Center[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Gen Digital[22]. Subsidiaries include AVG Technologies[13], a business[30], in Czech Republic[31], founded in 1991[32], headquartered in Brno[33] and Piriform[14], a business[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 2005[36], headquartered in London[37].

Industry

Industries include software industry[18] and computer security[19].

Ownership

Owners include Q140442529[9] and Q140442774[10]. Stock exchanges include Prague Stock Exchange[16] and London Stock Exchange[17]. Products include software[25] and Avast[26].

Why It Matters

Avast Software ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 14d ago · Mormegil · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itu/iso/iec object id 1.3.6.1.4.1.25125
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  2. 15d ago · ElaNYSti · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Gen Digital
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  3. 25d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by
    P14750 9097-95C4-59AF-AF87-C7F2
    Official name Avast Software s.r.o., AVAST Software s.r.o., Panya International s.r.o.
    Wineapp db developer id
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  4. 10w ago · Jklamo · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +2013-10-03T00:00:00Z
    Part of Gen Digital
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q466496]]"
  5. 15w ago · Mormegil · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Czech Republic
    Freebase id
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    Itu/iso/iec object id 1.3.6.1.4.1.25125
    + 110 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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