National Geographic

Summary

National Geographic is a television station^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,529 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Geographic is in the country of United States^[3].
• National Geographic's instance of is recorded as television station^[4].
• National Geographic's instance of is recorded as television production company^[5].
• National Geographic's instance of is recorded as specialty channel^[6].
• National Geographic's instance of is recorded as cable channel^[7].
• National Geographic is owned by National Geographic Society^[8].
• National Geographic is owned by The Walt Disney Company^[9].
• National Geographic is operated by National Geographic Society^[10].
• National Geographic's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[11].
• 2001 marks the founding of National Geographic^[12].
• National Geographic's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Geographic Global Networks^[13].
• National Geographic's official website is recorded as http://natgeotv.com^[14].
• National Geographic's official website is recorded as https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/^[15].
• National Geographic's owner of is recorded as Nat Geo Wild^[16].
• National Geographic's owner of is recorded as National Geographic People^[17].
• National Geographic's owner of is recorded as Nat Geo Wild^[18].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Belarus^[19].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Brazil^[20].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as United Kingdom^[21].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Israel^[22].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Japan^[23].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Mexico^[24].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Poland^[25].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Russia^[26].
• National Geographic's operating area is recorded as Serbia^[27].

Body

Founding

2001 marks the founding of National Geographic^[12].

Operations

National Geographic's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Geographic Global Networks^[13]. It is operated by National Geographic Society^[10].

Ownership

Owners include National Geographic Society^[8], a scientific society^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1888^[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[31] and The Walt Disney Company^[9], a film production company^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1923^[34], headquartered in Burbank^[35].

Why It Matters

National Geographic ranks in the top 2% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,529 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]