# What is the advantage of "companion object" vs static keyword

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034>\
**Category:** Language Design\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034 "2017-08-04T16:25:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey.Belkov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/alexey.belkov/32/5215_2.png) [@Alexey.Belkov](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/Alexey.Belkov)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034/110 "2018-08-22T10:35:33Z")

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