The Paper

Chinese news website
Organization news_website Q17499997
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Summary

The Paper is a news website[1]. It draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (news website category, ranking #26 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: online newspaper[3], mobile app[4], state media[5], communist newspaper[6], party newspaper[7]
  • Owned by: Shanghai United Media Group[8]
  • Headquarters location: Shanghai[9]
  • Operating system: iOS[10], Android[11]
  • Platform: iOS[12], Android[13]
  • Distribution format: digital download[14]
  • Input device: touchscreen[15]
  • Inception: July 2014[16]
  • Distributed by: App Store (Apple)[17], Huawei AppGallery[18]
  • Official website: https://www.thepaper.cn/[19]
  • Alexa rank: 988[20]
  • Social media followers: 10,968[21], 5960[22], 15,167[23], 8410[24], 9400[25], 12,500[26], 14,500[27], 16,400[28]
  • Issuing agent of work: Shanghai United Media Group[29]

Why It Matters

The Paper has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] ↑ . foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved . foreignpolicy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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