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human knowledge
We are the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia. We support the people, technology, and policies that enable reliable information to be shared with the world.
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By the numbers
Wikipedia is the backbone of the internet’s knowledge. From students to chatbots, everyone learns from it.
Wikipedia receives more than
15 billion
views each month.
The Wikimedia Foundation supports nearly
260,000
volunteers every month.
Every minute
342
new edits are made to Wikipedia.
With over 64 million articles, in 300+ languages, Wikipedia is the home of trusted information online.
Wikipedia is the only website among the top 10 most visited that is hosted by a nonprofit organization.
Our work
Read more about how we are supporting the people, policies, and products that make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible.
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human knowledge
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