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Year 2038 problem

problem affecting digital systems that store system time as a signed 32-bit integer
Event time_formatting_and_storage_bugs Q459405
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Summary

Year 2038 problem is a time formatting and storage bugs[1]. It draws 14,445 Wikipedia views per month (time formatting and storage bugs category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: technical limitation[3], 年問題[4]
  • Point in time: January 19, 2038[5]
  • Has cause: integer overflow[6]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/year2038[7]

Why It Matters

Year 2038 problem has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Year 2038 problem. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/year-2038-problem
MLA “Year 2038 problem.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/year-2038-problem.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_year-2038-problem_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Year 2038 problem}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/year-2038-problem}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +2038-01-19T00:00:00Z
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    Aliases → —
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    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||zh, pl, es, it, sv, pt, en, pt-br */ Cleanup: remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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