Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) (duns)

The Data Universal Numbering System, abbreviated as DUNS or D-U-N-S, is a proprietary system developed and managed by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) that assigns a unique numeric identifier, referred to as a "DUNS number" to a single business entity. It was introduced in 1963 to support D&B's credit reporting practice.

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Typedatatype
Wikidata propertyP2771
Regular expression\d{9}
Sources
Classification Classificationidentifier
Categories
  • companies (Companies/business/organizations)
Languages
  • common (Common to most languages)
Examples
  • 548160290 (Langley Holdings)
  • 968806054 (ORCID, Inc.)