# clm_53FBBCD4CD01

subject: Shell (/record/shell.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1890-01-01  
valid_from: 1890-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
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: 2026-11-09  
cite: AsOf. "Shell founded: 1890-01-01", as of 1890-01-01. Claim clm_53FBBCD4CD01, https://asof.is/claim/clm_53FBBCD4CD01, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://shie.nl/bedrijven/shell-1890-heden/.  
checked: 2026-11-09 · its source page states the value and the date  

> 1890 NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Petroleumbronnen in Nederlands-Indië opgericht.

What https://shie.nl/bedrijven/shell-1890-heden/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://shie.nl/bedrijven/shell-1890-heden/ (secondary)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154950 (secondary, Wikidata)

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