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MS-13

transnational criminal gang
Organization gang Q127784
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Summary

MS-13 is a gang[1]. MS-13 ranks in the top 3% of gang entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,341 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Headquarters location: San Salvador[4], Los Angeles[5]
  • Commons category: Mara Salvatrucha[6]
  • Inception: 1980[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:MS-13[8]
  • Member count: 70,000[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

Why It Matters

MS-13 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] MS-13 is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

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] ↑ . uk.askmen.com. uk.askmen.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MS-13. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ms-13
MLA “MS-13.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ms-13.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ms-13_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MS-13}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ms-13}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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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. 9w ago · SSCreader · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → MS-13 logo.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Logo image: MS-13 logo.svg"
  2. 19w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Topic's main category → Category:MS-13
    Aliases → —
    Headquarters → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Commons category: MS-13, Update P373 to avoid commons category redirect"
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