World Economic Forum

Swiss nonprofit foundation
Organization nonprofit_organization Q170418
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World Economic Forum

Summary

World Economic Forum is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,332 views/month, #9 of 3,287).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Economic Forum's field of work was world economy[3].
  • A notable work attributed to World Economic Forum is Global Risks Report[4].
  • World Economic Forum was a member of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations[5].
  • World Economic Forum is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • World Economic Forum's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • World Economic Forum's instance of is recorded as international non-governmental organization[8].
  • World Economic Forum's instance of is recorded as think tank[9].
  • World Economic Forum's founder is recorded as Klaus Schwab[10].
  • World Economic Forum's headquarters location is recorded as Cologny[11].
  • World Economic Forum took place at Davos[12].
  • World Economic Forum's Commons category is recorded as World Economic Forum[13].
  • World Economic Forum's chairperson is recorded as Børge Brende[14].
  • January 1971 marks the founding of World Economic Forum[15].
  • 1971 marks the founding of World Economic Forum[16].
  • World Economic Forum's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.225269444444, 'longitude': 6.1916888888889}[17].
  • World Economic Forum's significant event is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[18].
  • World Economic Forum's official website is recorded as https://www.weforum.org/[19].
  • World Economic Forum's official website is recorded as https://fr.weforum.org/[20].
  • World Economic Forum's official website is recorded as https://es.weforum.org/[21].
  • World Economic Forum's official website is recorded as https://cn.weforum.org/[22].
  • World Economic Forum's official website is recorded as https://jp.weforum.org/[23].
  • World Economic Forum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Economic Forum[24].
  • World Economic Forum's Commons gallery is recorded as World Economic Forum[25].
  • World Economic Forum's director / manager is recorded as Klaus Schwab[26].
  • World Economic Forum's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+550'}[27].

Body

Founding

World Economic Forum's founder is recorded as Klaus Schwab[10]. Recorded inception include January 1971[15] and 1971[16].

Identity

World Economic Forum's short name is recorded as WEF[28].

Leadership

World Economic Forum's chairperson is recorded as Børge Brende[14]. Its director / manager is recorded as Klaus Schwab[26].

Operations

World Economic Forum's headquarters location is recorded as Cologny[11].

Industry

World Economic Forum's field of work was world economy[3].

Why It Matters

World Economic Forum ranks in the top 0.27% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,332 views/month, #9 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Works attributed to it include Global Gender Gap Report[31], a report[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total revenue → {'amount': '+468508000'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56354|batch #56354]]: eu transparency total budget"
  2. 16d ago · Sadads · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P5008]]: [[Q15305047]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275141|batch #275141]]"
  3. 4w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dagens nyheter topic id → world-economic-forum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3509]]: world-economic-forum, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/38554854|World Economic Forum (#38554854)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/488|D"
  4. 16w ago · Sadads · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → world economy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P101]]: [[Q473750]]"
  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country → Switzerland
    Inception → +1971-01-00T00:00:00Z, +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Director / manager → Klaus Schwab
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0429360-Svetove-ekonomicke-forum, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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