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Idol

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Summary

Idol is a media franchise[1]. Idol draws 449 Wikipedia views per month (media_franchise category, ranking #180 of 382).[2]

Key Facts

  • Idol's instance of is recorded as media franchise[3].
  • Idol's Commons category is recorded as Idols (TV series)[4].
  • Idol's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[5].
  • Idol began on October 6, 2001[6].
  • Idol's official website is recorded as http://www.itv.com/popidol/[7].
  • Idol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Idols (franchise)[8].
  • Idol's has list is recorded as list of offsprings of Pop Idol[9].

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Designation and Status

Idol's instance of is recorded as media franchise[3].

Why It Matters

Idol draws 449 Wikipedia views per month (media_franchise category, ranking #180 of 382).[2] Idol has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Idol is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

American Idol United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 5d ago · KimKelting · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Official website: http://www.itv.com/popidol/"
  2. 5d ago · KimKelting · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Idols (franchise)
    Country of origin → —
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Start time → +2001-10-06T00:00:00Z
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Has list: list of offsprings of Pop Idol, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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