Author: Wikimedia Foundation

This week, Wikimania 2025, the twentieth edition of the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, will take place in Kenya.

The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, announced its legal challenge earlier this year, arguing that the regulations endanger Wikipedia and the global community of volunteer contributors who create the information on the site. “The Court has an opportunity in this case to set a global precedent for protecting public….

On 9 July 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation was denied permanent observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

What if there was a simple test to make sure every new internet regulation preserved the spaces and parts of the internet that you love the most?

Out of nearly 240,000 submissions, 25 winning images were announced today in the fifteenth edition of the world’s largest photography contest.

The UN-endorsed Digital Public Goods Alliance has added Wikipedia to its registry, affirming the important role its volunteer editors play in making the internet better for everyone.

The 12th annual edition of the globe-trotting photo contest has announced this year's winners.

Today, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that two new members have joined its Board of Trustees: Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz and Christel Steigenberger.

Politics, sports, and movies: The 25 most-read English Wikipedia articles in 2024.

21 September 2024, New York USA ― As UN Member States are gathering in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is calling on governments and the UN to ensure that stakeholders from all sectors can work together in deciding how….