Pixar

American computer animation studio
Organization animation_studio Q127552
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Pixar

Summary

Pixar is an animation studio[1]. Pixar ranks in the top 0.75% of animation_studio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,145 views/month, #2 of 266).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pixar is in the country of United States[3].
  • Pixar's instance of is recorded as animation studio[4].
  • Pixar's instance of is recorded as film production company[5].
  • Pixar's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Pixar's founder is recorded as Edwin Catmull[7].
  • Pixar's founder is recorded as Alvy Ray Smith[8].
  • Pixar is owned by The Walt Disney Company[9].
  • Pixar followed Lucasfilm[10].
  • Pixar's headquarters location is recorded as Emeryville[11].
  • Pixar's discography is recorded as Pixar soundtrack albums in chronological order[12].
  • Pixar's Commons category is recorded as Pixar[13].
  • Pixar's industry is recorded as film industry[14].
  • February 3, 1986 marks the founding of Pixar[15].
  • Pixar's location of formation is recorded as Richmond[16].
  • Pixar's parent organization or unit is recorded as Walt Disney Studios[17].
  • Pixar's mascot is recorded as Luxo Jr.[18].
  • Pixar's official website is recorded as https://www.pixar.com/[19].
  • Pixar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pixar[20].
  • Pixar's director / manager is recorded as Pete Docter[21].
  • Pixar's product or material produced is recorded as software[22].
  • Pixar's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1233'}[23].
  • Pixar's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Pixar[24].
  • Pixar's topic has template is recorded as Template:Pixar[25].
  • Pixar's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company[26].
  • Pixar's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011230[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Edwin Catmull[7] and Alvy Ray Smith[8]. February 3, 1986 marks the founding of Pixar[15]. Pixar's location of formation is recorded as Richmond[16].

Identity

Pixar followed Lucasfilm[10].

Leadership

Pixar's director / manager is recorded as Pete Docter[21].

Operations

Pixar's headquarters location is recorded as Emeryville[11]. Pixar's parent organization or unit is recorded as Walt Disney Studios[17].

Industry

Pixar's industry is recorded as film industry[14].

Ownership

Pixar is owned by The Walt Disney Company[9]. Pixar's product or material produced is recorded as software[22].

Why It Matters

Pixar ranks in the top 0.75% of animation_studio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,145 views/month, #2 of 266).[2] Pixar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Pixar is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to Pixar include The Incredibles[30], a media franchise[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . alvyray.com. alvyray.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . zoominfo.com. zoominfo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.pixar.com/
    Instance of animation studio, film production company, business
    Topic has template Template:Pixar
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