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BlackBerry

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Summary

BlackBerry is a smartphone model series[1]. BlackBerry ranks in the top 3% of smartphone model series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,008 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Rubus subg. Rubus[3]
  • Manufacturer: BlackBerry[4]
  • Programmed in: C++[5]
  • Subclass of: smartphone[6]
  • Operating system: Android[7], BlackBerry OS[8], BlackBerry 10[9]
  • Commons category: BlackBerry hardware[10]
  • Inception: 1999[11]
  • Official website: http://www.blackberry.com/[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:BlackBerry[13]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/blackberry[14]

Why It Matters

BlackBerry has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] BlackBerry is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

BlackBerry is credited with the discovery of BlackBerry Messenger[17], an instant messaging client[18].

FAQs

What did BlackBerry discover?

BlackBerry is credited as discoverer of BlackBerry Messenger[17].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . 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. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → smartphone model series
    Headquarters location → Q639408
    Named after → Rubus subg. Rubus
    Programming language → —
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