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# Perplexity AI

Perplexity AI publishes an API for web-grounded research and question answering. [1]

## Core facts

- **Entity type:** Organization

- **Legal formation:** 7 December 2022 — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **Headquarters:** San Francisco — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **Country:** United States — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **Official website:** [docs.perplexity.ai](https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/overview) — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## History

- **2022:** Perplexity AI was founded. — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

## Products

- **Apis:** Router API, Agent API, Search API, and Embeddings API. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Relationships

- **developed by:** [Andrew Konwinski](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/andrew-konwinski/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **created by:** [Aravind Srinivas](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/aravind-srinivas/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **owns:** [Perplexity](https://groundingwiki.com/en/products/perplexity/index.md) — [3] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **employs:** [Denis Yarats](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/denis-yarats/index.md) — [4] first-party, checked 24 Sept 2026

- **created by:** [Denis Yarats](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/denis-yarats/index.md) — [5] first-party, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **created by:** [Andrew Konwinski](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/andrew-konwinski/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **operates:** [Perplexity](https://groundingwiki.com/en/products/perplexity/index.md) — [3] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **developed by:** [Aravind Srinivas](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/aravind-srinivas/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **develops:** [Perplexity](https://groundingwiki.com/en/products/perplexity/index.md) — [3] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Sources
1. [Perplexity API overview](https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/overview)
   - Publisher: Perplexity
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Definition: "The official Perplexity API overview describes web-grounded research and question answering."
     - Official website: "The official Perplexity API overview describes web-grounded research and question answering."
     - Apis: "The official Perplexity API overview lists the Router, Agent, Search, and Embeddings APIs."
2. [Perplexity AI — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q124333951)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 22 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Legal formation: "Wikidata P571 dates the formation of Perplexity AI."
     - Headquarters: "Wikidata P159 names the headquarters of Perplexity AI."
     - Country: "Wikidata P17 names the country of Perplexity AI."
     - 2022: "Wikidata P571 dates the formation of Perplexity AI."
     - developed by: "Wikidata P178 links Perplexity AI to Andrew Konwinski."
     - created by: "Wikidata P112 links Perplexity AI to Aravind Srinivas."
     - created by: "Wikidata P112 links Perplexity AI to Andrew Konwinski."
     - developed by: "Wikidata P178 links Perplexity AI to Aravind Srinivas."
3. [Perplexity — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q123403392)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - owns: "Wikidata P127 links Perplexity to Perplexity AI."
     - operates: "Wikidata P137 links Perplexity to Perplexity AI."
     - develops: "Wikidata P178 links Perplexity to Perplexity AI."
4. [Perplexity Sonar Dominates New Search Arena Evaluation](https://perplexity.ai/api-platform/resources/perplexity-sonar-dominates-new-search-arena-evaluation)
   - Publisher: Perplexity
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 24 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - employs: "Perplexity identifies Denis Yarats as its co-founder and CTO."
5. [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/perplexity-ais-desi-ceo-aravind-srinivas-creates-a-new-billionaire-record/articleshow/124265955.cms)
   - Publisher: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 22 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - created by: "Wikidata P112 links Perplexity AI to Denis Yarats."

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