# clm_4A36EE36C9B1

subject: Google (/record/google.md)  
predicate: released  
value: PIK  
valid_from: 2017-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.60  
status: unverified  
assertable: false (unverified: Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it.)  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-31  
cite: AsOf. "Google released: PIK", as of 2017-01-01. Claim clm_4A36EE36C9B1, https://asof.is/claim/clm_4A36EE36C9B1, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://9to5google.com/2017/07/24/google-is-working-on-a-new-lossy-image-format-for-the-web-called-pik/.  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Google is working on a new image format called Pik, as evidenced by a collection of newly-uploaded files on the company’s official GitHub profile. The format, according to the project’s readme file, is a “new lossy image format for the internet.”

What https://9to5google.com/2017/07/24/google-is-working-on-a-new-lossy-image-format-for-the-web-called-pik/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://9to5google.com/2017/07/24/google-is-working-on-a-new-lossy-image-format-for-the-web-called-pik/ (secondary)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72886365 (secondary, Wikidata)

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