OpenCorporates

Also known as opencorporates.com, Open Corporates, OC

OpenCorporates is a website that shares data on corporations under the copyleft Open Database License. The company, OpenCorporates Ltd, was incorporated on 18 December 2010 by Chris Taggart and Rob McKinnon, and the website was officially launched on 20th.

Key facts

Website.name: OpenCorporates
Website.logo: OpenCorporates logo.svg
Website.type: Public records database
Website.registration: Optional
Website.language: English
Website.content_license: Open Database Licence
Website.owner: OpenCorporates Ltd
Website.current_status: Active

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Official website

opencorporates.com →

Link to the official site · 11,507 chars · not written by Vinony

Source code

github.com →

This is where code for widgets for OpenCorporates live. These are intended as examples of how to use the OpenCorporates API (

Excerpt from the source-code README · 227 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Official website: opencorporates.com
Motto: The open database of the corporate world

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Commons category: OpenCorporates
inception: 2010-12-20
source code repository URL: github.com/openc/OpenCorporates-tools
API endpoint URL: opencorporates.com/reconcile
official blog URL: blog.opencorporates.com
social media followers: 9962

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Recognition
Usage
See also
Explanatory notes
References
External links

Data is sourced from national business registries in 140 jurisdictions, and presented in a standardised form. Collected data comprises the name of the entity, date of incorporation, registered addresses, and the names of directors. Some data, such as the ownership structure, is contributed by users.