VK

Summary

VK is an enterprise^[1]. VK ranks in the top 6% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (444 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• VK was a member of OpenStreetMap Foundation^[3].
• VK is in the country of Russia^[4].
• VK is in the country of Cyprus^[5].
• VK's image is recorded as Центральный офис Мэйл.ру.jpg^[6].
• VK's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• VK's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• VK's founder is recorded as Yuri Milner^[9].
• VK's founder is recorded as Dmitry Grishin^[10].
• VK's owned by is recorded as MegaFon^[11].
• VK's logo image is recorded as VK Compact Logo (2021-present).svg^[12].
• VK's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[13].
• VK's chief executive officer is recorded as Vladimir Kiriyenko^[14].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as My.com^[15].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as VK^[16].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as Odnoklassniki^[17].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as My.Games^[18].
• VK's child organization or unit is recorded as Uchi.ru^[19].
• VK's Commons category is recorded as VK^[20].
• VK's stock exchange is recorded as Moscow Exchange^[21].
• VK's industry is recorded as investment^[22].
• VK's industry is recorded as technology company^[23].
• +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of VK^[24].
• VK's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064n95b^[25].
• VK's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rl6kl^[26].
• VK's location of formation is recorded as Moscow^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Yuri Milner^[9] and Dmitry Grishin^[10]. +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of VK^[24]. VK's location of formation is recorded as Moscow^[27].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'VK'}^[28] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВК'}^[29].

Leadership

VK's chief executive officer is recorded as Vladimir Kiriyenko^[14].

Operations

VK's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[13]. Parent organizations include USM Holdings^[30] and MegaFon^[31], a business^[32], in Russia^[33], founded in 1993^[34], headquartered in Moscow^[35]. Subsidiaries include My.com^[15], a website^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 2012^[38], headquartered in California^[39]; VK^[16], a social networking service^[40], in Russia^[41], founded in 2006^[42], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[43], written by Pavel Durov^[44]; Odnoklassniki^[17], a social networking service^[45], in Russia^[46], founded in 2006^[47], headquartered in Moscow^[48], written by Albert Popkov^[49]; My.Games^[18], a video game developer^[50], founded in 2006^[51]; and Uchi.ru^[19], a website^[52], founded in 2012^[53].

Industry

Industries include investment^[22] and technology company^[23].

Ownership

VK's owned by is recorded as MegaFon^[11]. VK's stock exchange is recorded as Moscow Exchange^[21]. Products include VK^[54], Odnoklassniki^[55], Mail.ru^[56], My.com^[57], and web service^[58].

Why It Matters

VK ranks in the top 6% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (444 views/month).^[2] VK has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] VK is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]