Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anker Innovations

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The result was keep. ✗plicit 01:14, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anker Innovations[edit]

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Per my comments at the DRV. The current sources in the article are:

LinkedIn profile
a Forbes contributor page (so no editorial oversight - it's basically a WP:SPS)
a database-like profile on Bloomberg (no indication this is a selective database, and also run-of-the-mill)
a review of company products on Digital Trends which might be the nearest thing to actual acceptable coverage. However, reviews are best treated with caution (WP:PRODUCTREV), and this is basically just a product listing, mostly giving off features and release dates. Very little information about the company itself, beyond the very first paragraph.
an extended interview on The Verge. (so not independent from the subject...)

That is all, at best, very dubious, and certainly insufficient to show SIGCOV. I've tried looking for other sources, but I only find more of the same (databases, social media profiles, company-published sources, a few blogs, ...).

TLDR; a spectacular fail of WP:GNG/WP:NCORP. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:45, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Has enough WP:ORGCRIT compliant sources to meet WP:NCORP

Schmidt, Blake; Feng, Venus (2018-05-21). "Amazon helps Shenzhen entrepreneur turn mom's money into a billion dollars". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
"Anker, the Chinese startup behind Amazon's most popular power banks". South China Morning Post. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
Stone, Brad (2021-05-11). Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. Simon and Schuster. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-9821-3261-3.

And some other weaker sources:

Krokou, Danai (2018-12-11). Entering the Chinese e-Merging Market. Business Expert Press. ISBN 978-1-948976-50-3.
"Demand grows for tiny phone chargers using 'new silicon'". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

Jumpytoo Talk 04:56, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have the time to do a thorough check now, but the first of those looks like an interview (or at least, it is clearly quoting statements by a company executive - similar to the coverage in The Verge). The others I haven't checked yet, but if this only gets a mention on one page of a book about Amazon, that doesn't bode too well either. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 11:56, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The significant coverage found by Jumpytoo in The Japan Times and South China Morning Post establish that Anker Innovations passes Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline and Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Primary criteria. There is enough independently reported research and analysis in the sources to establish notability.
The Japan Times provides substantial commentary and analysis: "If he decides to proceed, he could have his work cut out for him. As of early May, two-thirds of the 21 China tech IPOs from the past year were below their issue price. ... Like many Chinese tech companies, Anker is also following President Xi Jinping’s goal of making the nation a leader in developing artificial intelligence. ...The firm’s expansion has come as Yang seized opportunities created by gaps in the technology industry. In the smartphone business, he targeted the opening between Apple’s expensive chargers and low-quality, white-label replacements. ... One of Anker’s great advantages is that it’s embedded with the supply chain in Shenzhen."
The South China Morning Post provides commentary with a summary of other reliable sources' view of the brand: "The Chinese brand, founded in 2011, is a favorite among reviewers. Other brands might have more advanced features, but Anker’s power banks are known for providing just the right amount of goodies at an acceptable price. BestReviews endorsed the PowerCore 26800 as “Best of the Best.” Tom’s Guide called the PowerCore 20100 “an ace in every category.” And in 2017, the Wall Street Journal named a combo of Anker’s battery pack, power port and charging cable among their top holiday gifts."
Cunard (talk) 01:29, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Plenty of WP:SIGCOV already shared above. There are also plenty of reviews of Anker products available through a Google search. NemesisAT (talk) 13:11, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. VocalIndia (talk) 04:38, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per above, a major, very notable company. The current sources used are not a valid criteria for deletion, easily meets GNG. Seacactus 13 (talk) 20:30, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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