Wayback Machine

digital archive founded by the Internet Archive
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Wayback Machine

Summary

Wayback Machine is a web archive[1]. It draws 31,285 Wikipedia views per month (web_archive category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wayback Machine is the creator of Brewster Kahle[3].
  • Wayback Machine is the creator of Bruce Gilliat[4].
  • Wayback Machine is in the country of United States[5].
  • Wayback Machine's instance of is recorded as web archive[6].
  • Wayback Machine is owned by Internet Archive[7].
  • Wayback Machine is operated by Internet Archive[8].
  • Wayback Machine's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • Wayback Machine's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[10].
  • Wayback Machine's programmed in is recorded as Java[11].
  • Wayback Machine's programmed in is recorded as Python[12].
  • Wayback Machine is part of Internet Archive[13].
  • Wayback Machine is part of deep web[14].
  • Wayback Machine's Commons category is recorded as Wayback Machine[15].
  • Wayback Machine's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • October 29, 2001 marks the founding of Wayback Machine[17].
  • Wayback Machine's official website is recorded as https://web.archive.org[18].
  • Wayback Machine's official website is recorded as https://archive.org/web/[19].
  • Wayback Machine's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][20].
  • Wayback Machine's facet of is recorded as web archiving[21].
  • Wayback Machine's described by source is recorded as Bibliographic Scan of Digital Scholarly Communication Infrastructure[22].
  • Wayback Machine's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+303'}[23].
  • Wayback Machine's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+205'}[24].
  • Wayback Machine's different from is recorded as WABAC machine[25].
  • Wayback Machine's user manual URL is recorded as https://help.archive.org/help/category/the-wayback-machine/[26].
  • Wayback Machine's search formatter URL is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/*/$1[27].

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Founding

October 29, 2001 marks the founding of Wayback Machine[17].

Identity

Part of include Internet Archive[13], a nonprofit organization[28], in United States[29], founded in 1996[30], headquartered in Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist[31] and deep web[14], a narrative location[32].

Operations

Wayback Machine is operated by Internet Archive[8].

Ownership

Wayback Machine is owned by Internet Archive[7].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wayback Machine include Wayforward Machine[33], a website[34], founded in 2021[35].

Why It Matters

Wayback Machine draws 31,285 Wikipedia views per month (web_archive category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Wayforward Machine[33], a website[34], founded in 2021[35].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Bibliographic Scan of Digital Scholarly Communication Infrastructure. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . whois.domaintools.com. whois.domaintools.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . alexa.com. alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . alexa.com. alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4w ago · Arlo Barnes · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikihow article id Use-the-Internet-Archive's-Wayback-Machine
    Has characteristic Q139620079
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q139620079]]"
  2. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in Q15777, Q42478, Java +1
    Language of work or name English
    Part of Internet Archive, deep web
    Programming language
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13795]]: Use-the-Internet-Archive%27s-Wayback-Machine"
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