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id Software

American video game developer
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id Software

Summary

id Software is a video game developer[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,384 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to id Software is Doom[3].
  • A notable work attributed to id Software is Doom[4].
  • id Software was a member of GAME[5].
  • id Software was a member of game – The German Games Industry Association[6].
  • id Software is in the country of United States[7].
  • id Software's instance of is recorded as video game developer[8].
  • id Software's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • id Software's founder is recorded as John Carmack[10].
  • id Software's founder is recorded as Adrian Carmack[11].
  • id Software's founder is recorded as Tom Hall[12].
  • id Software's founder is recorded as John Romero[13].
  • id Software is owned by Microsoft[14].
  • id Software's headquarters location is recorded as Richardson[15].
  • id Software's headquarters location is recorded as Richardson[16].
  • id Software's Commons category is recorded as Id Software[17].
  • id Software's industry is recorded as video game industry[18].
  • February 1, 1991 marks the founding of id Software[19].
  • id Software's location of formation is recorded as Shreveport[20].
  • id Software's parent organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Media[21].
  • id Software's official website is recorded as https://www.idsoftware.com/[22].
  • id Software's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Id Software[23].
  • id Software's product or material produced is recorded as software[24].
  • id Software's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+39'}[25].
  • id Software's legal form is recorded as limited liability company[26].
  • id Software's different from is recorded as iD[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include John Carmack[10], Adrian Carmack[11], Tom Hall[12], and John Romero[13]. February 1, 1991 marks the founding of id Software[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Shreveport[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Richardson[15], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1840[30]. id Software's parent organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Media[21].

Industry

id Software's industry is recorded as video game industry[18].

Ownership

id Software is owned by Microsoft[14]. Its product or material produced is recorded as software[24].

Why It Matters

id Software ranks in the top 2% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,384 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Adrian Carmack business Enemy Territory: Quake Wars id Tech 2 John Carmack John Romero Kevin Cloud Michael Abrash Microsoft software Tom Hall United States video game developer Xbox Game Studios

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . 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. 27d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → —
    Openstreetmap node id → 5608652604
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 5608652604, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/5608652604 in United States"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F03B-8C05-7E4E-D16A-898B
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: F03B-8C05-7E4E-D16A-898B, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Companies/id_Software
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Companies/id_Software, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 21w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabakalera id → 98627
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10069]]: 98627, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257367|batch #257367]]"
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