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Douban
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Also known as douban.com, Beijing Douwang Technology Co. Ltd.

Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities. Douban is named after a hutong in Chaoyang District, Beijing where the founder lived while he began work on the website.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,545 inbound references to Douban, and connects out to database, social networking service and Weibo.

Vinony files it under Android (operating system) software, Book review websites and Chinese entertainment websites.

Vinony links it to 20 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Website.name
Douban豆瓣
Website.logo
Douban_logo.svg
Website.key_people
Yang Bo
Website.commercial
Yes
Website.type
Web 2.0, Social network service, Online music, movie and book database
Website.language
Chinese
Website.registration
Optional
Website.current_status
Active

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
online community
Official name
豆瓣
Country
China
Headquarters
Beijing
Industry
Internet
Platform
iOS
Official website
www.douban.com
Image
Douban headquarters at C&W Industry Park B3 (20230304111307).jpg
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language of work or name
Putonghua
inception
2005-03-06
topic has template
Template:Douban
search formatter URL
www.douban.com/search?q=$1
Alexa rank
760
terms of service URL
www.douban.com/about/agreement
programmed in
Python
official blog URL
blog.douban.com
API endpoint URL
api.douban.com/v2
distributed by
App Store
Commons category
Douban (website)
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Founder
  • Timeline
  • Controversies
  • Censorship
  • Removal of the ''Renaissance''
  • Keyword bans
  • LGBTQ groups
  • Academy Awards
  • ''The Wandering Earth'' ratings
  • New releases
  • Rating
  • Platform comparisons
  • References
  • External links

Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities. Douban is named after a hutong in Chaoyang District, Beijing where the founder lived while he began work on the website.

Douban was formerly open to both registered and unregistered users. For registered users, the website recommends potentially interesting books, movies, and music to them in addition to serving as a social network website such as WeChat, Weibo and record keeper. For unregistered users, the website is a place to find ratings and reviews of media.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Douban” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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