fandom

Summary

fandom ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,973 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• fandom is a type of subculture^[2].
• fandom's Commons category is recorded as Fandom^[3].
• fandom comprises fan^[4].
• fandom comprises Fanac^[5].
• fandom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fandom^[6].
• fandom's topic has template is recorded as Template:Fandom^[7].
• fandom's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8693^[8].
• fandom's different from is recorded as Fandom^[9].
• fandom's properties for this type is recorded as P13687^[10].
• fandom's studied by is recorded as fan studies^[11].
• fandom's practiced by is recorded as fan^[12].
• fandom's Mastodon instance URL is recorded as https://fandom.ink^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

fandom is a type of subculture^[2].

Use and Application

Components include fan^[4], an occupation^[14] and Fanac^[5], a specialized term^[15].

Influence

Things named for fandom include Fandom^[16], a MediaWiki wiki^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 2004^[19], headquartered in San Francisco^[20], written by Jimmy Wales^[21].

Why It Matters

fandom ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,973 views/month).^[1] fandom has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] fandom is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for fandom include Fandom^[16], a MediaWiki wiki^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 2004^[19], headquartered in San Francisco^[20], written by Jimmy Wales^[21].