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[[File:What does the Wikimedia Foundation do – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|400px|Que fait la Fondation Wikimedia ?]]
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This resource is about and from the Wikimedia Foundation specifically. It serves as a supplement to the [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|ongoing efforts]] by the Wikimedia community to document the Wikimedia Movement's story.
This resource is about and from the Wikimedia Foundation specifically. It serves as a supplement to the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|ongoing efforts]] by the Wikimedia community to document the Wikimedia Movement's story.
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{{anchor|contribute}}<div style="background:#F9F9F0; margin:auto; width:90%; padding:.1em 0 .5em .5em;">
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=== Suggérer une entrée dans le calendrier ou une utilisation future potentielle ===
=== Suggérer une entrée dans le calendrier ou une utilisation future potentielle ===
<big>'''Chacun peut proposer son entrée dans l'agenda !'''</big>
<big>'''Chacun peut proposer son entrée dans l'agenda !'''</big>
Il y en a déjà beaucoup ici – mais ce n'est pas tout ! Dans l'esprit réel de Wikimedia, nous avons besoin de votre aide pour développer cette ressource.
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There is a lot here already – but it is not everything! In true Wikimedia spirit, we need your help developing this resource.
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Visit the [[Talk:Timeline|timeline's talk page]] for more information on making a suggestion! We also encourage you to participate in the [[meta:Wikimedia history|Wikimedia community's efforts]] to document the Wikimedia Movement's story and timelines.
Visit the [[Memory talk:Timeline|timeline's talk page]] for more information on making a suggestion! We also encourage you to participate in the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|Wikimedia community's efforts]] to document the Wikimedia Movement's story and timelines.
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Anyone with a [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Registered user|registered Wikimedia account]] may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia:Translations|translation guide]] or the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example|translators guide on MediaWiki.org]] for more information.
Anyone with a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Registered user|registered Wikimedia account]] may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia:Translations|translation guide]] or the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example|translators guide on MediaWiki.org]] for more information.
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== Faits marquants ==
== Faits marquants ==
{{Institutional knowledge/Timeline/Wikis}}
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Wikis}}
[[File:Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates.gif|alt=Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates|thumb|300px|Le logo de la Fondation Wikimedia a évolué au fil des années]]
[[File:Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates.gif|alt=Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates|thumb|300px|Le logo de la Fondation Wikimedia a évolué au fil des années]]
=== {{#dateformat:2003}}–{{#dateformat:2005}} ===
=== {{#dateformat:2003}}–{{#dateformat:2005}} ===
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{{TLentry|1=20 June|2=Fondation Wikimedia créée en Floride, USA.}}
{{TLentry|1=20 June|2=Fondation Wikimedia créée en Floride, USA.}}
{{TLentry|1=June|2=Le ''logiciel Wikipedia'' est officiellement appelé ''MediaWiki'' et adopté comme le quatrième projet officiel de la Fondation.<ref name="mediawiki1">{{Cite web|url=https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-July/011021.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)|last=Mayer|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2003|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref>}}
{{TLentry|1=June|2=Le ''logiciel Wikipedia'' est officiellement appelé ''MediaWiki'' et adopté comme le quatrième projet officiel de la Fondation.<ref name="mediawiki1">{{Cite web|url=//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-July/011021.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)|last=Mayer|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2003|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref>}}
{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=La Fondation Wikimedia lance son cinquième projet officiel, Wikibooks.}}
{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=La Fondation lance son sixième projet officiel, Wikiquote.}}
{{TLentry|1=15 October|2=La Fondation Wikimedia adopte son premier logo.}}
{{TLentry|1=15 October|2=La Fondation Wikimedia adopte son premier logo.}}
{{TLentry|1=24 November|2=La Fondation lance son septième projet officiel, Wikisource.}}
{{TLentry|1=24 November|2=La Fondation lance son septième projet officiel, Wikisource.}}


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|year= 2004
|edits= 4,216,131
|edits= 4,216,131
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{{TLentry|2=La Fondation Wikimedia embauche son premier membre du personnel.}}
{{TLentry|2=La Fondation Wikimedia embauche son premier membre du personnel.}}
{{TLentry|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[meta:Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]].</span>}}
{{TLentry|2=Wikimedia commence à reconnaître les [[:m:Wikimedia movement affiliates|affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia]].}}
{{TLentry|1=13 June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[wmde:/|Wikimedia Deutschland]] becomes Foundation's first movement affiliate.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=13 June|2=[[wmde:/|Wikimedia Deutschland]] devient la première filiale du mouvement de la Fondation.}}
{{TLentry|1=7 September|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=7 September|2=La Fondation Wikimedia lance son huitième projet officiel, Wikimedia Commons.}}
{{TLentry|1=14 September|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=14 September|2=La Fondation lance son neuvième projet officiel, Wikispecies.}}
{{TLentry|1=8 November|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=8 November|2=La Fondation Wikimedia lance son dixième projet officiel, Wikinews.}}


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|year= 2005
|edits= 21,381,995
|edits= 21,381,995
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|code= 107,768
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[[File:Wikiversity home.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Homepage of Wikiversity, launched in 2005, shown in Italian language</span>]]
[[File:Wikiversity home.png|thumb|Page d'accueil de Wikiversité, lancée en 2005, affichée en italien]]
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=== {{#dateformat:2006}}-{{#dateformat:2010}} ===
=== {{#dateformat:2006}}-{{#dateformat:2010}} ===
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|year= 2006
|edits= 73,565,528
|edits= 73,565,528
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{{TLentry|1=12 June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patricks becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=12 June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patricks becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.</span>}}


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|year= 2007
|edits= 205,528,495
|edits= 205,528,495
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[[File:Wikimedia vision stickers.JPG|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Stickers with the Wikimedia vision printed in English and several Philippine-based languages</span>]]
[[File:Wikimedia vision stickers.JPG|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Stickers with the Wikimedia vision printed in English and several Philippine-based languages</span>]]
{{TLentry|1=11 April|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">'''Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[foundation:Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[foundation:Vision|Vision]].</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=11 April|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">'''Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[Vision|Vision]].</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=9 October|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[w:en:San Francisco|San Francisco]], California, United States.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=9 October|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], California, United States.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=3 December|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=3 December|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.</span>}}


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|year= 2008
|edits= 386,664,377
|edits= 386,664,377
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{{TLentry|1=April|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform.</span>}}
{{TLentry|1=April|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform.</span>}}


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|year= 2009
|edits= 582,028,543
|edits= 582,028,543
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[[File:WMF office shots April 2016-12.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Exterior view of Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]]
[[File:WMF office shots April 2016-12.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Exterior view of Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]]
{{TLentry|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to 149 New Montgomery Street - also in San Francisco, California, United States.</span>}}
{{TLentry|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to 149 New Montgomery Street - also in San Francisco, California, United States.</span>}}
*


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|year= 2010
|edits= 774,422,659
|edits= 774,422,659
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=== {{#dateformat:2011}}-{{#dateformat:2015}} ===
=== {{#dateformat:2011}}-{{#dateformat:2015}} ===
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|year= 2011
|edits= 1,007,741,486
|edits= 1,007,741,486
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[[File:WC-Wikiconf-2011-wardkeynote-awardpresentation.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner and Ward Cunningham speaking at a Wikipedia 10 celebration in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]]
[[File:WC-Wikiconf-2011-wardkeynote-awardpresentation.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner and Ward Cunningham speaking at a Wikipedia 10 celebration in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]]
* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
* '''October:''' Foundation announces the launch of [[w:en:Wikipedia Zero|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.
* '''October:''' Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.


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|year= 2012
|edits= 1,226,630,755
|edits= 1,226,630,755
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[[File:Wikimedia Servers-0051 16.jpg|thumb|Serveurs de la Fondation Wikimedia en juillet 2012]]
[[File:Wikimedia Servers-0051 16.jpg|thumb|Serveurs de la Fondation Wikimedia en juillet 2012]]


* '''18 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[w:en:Stop Online Piracy Act|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA).
* '''18 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA).
* '''March:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
* '''March:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
* '''30 March:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[d:|Wikidata]].
* '''30 March:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].


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|year= 2013
|edits= 1,465,877,854
|edits= 1,465,877,854
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* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''July:''' Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system.
* '''July:''' Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system.


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|year= 2014
|edits= 1,791,656,096
|edits= 1,791,656,096
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* '''1 May:''' Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.
* '''1 May:''' Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.


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|year= 2015
|edits= 2,092,638,259
|edits= 2,092,638,259
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|code= 1,017,086
|code= 1,017,086
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[[File:What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?</span>]]
[[File:What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|Qu'est-ce que le mouvement de la connaissance libre de Wikimedia ?]]
* '''March 15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, ''[[w:en:Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]''.
* '''March 15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]''.


=== {{#dateformat:2016}}-{{#dateformat:2020}} ===
=== {{#dateformat:2016}}-{{#dateformat:2020}} ===
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|year= 2016
|edits= 2,431,002,340
|edits= 2,431,002,340
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* '''January:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [https://wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment].
* '''January:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment].
* '''23 June:''' Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
* '''23 June:''' Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
* '''July:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.
* '''July:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.


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|year= 2017
|edits= 2,817,771,529
|edits= 2,817,771,529
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|code= 1,323,325
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[[File:SharedPower.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff at annual all staff gathering in 2017 held in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]]
[[File:SharedPower.jpg|thumb|Membres de la Fondation Wikimedia lors de la réunion annuelle de l'ensemble du personnel en 2017 tenue à San Francisco, en Californie, aux États-Unis]]


* '''29 April:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia.
* '''29 April:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia.
* '''October:''' Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.
* '''October:''' Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.


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|year= 2018
|edits= 3,264,470,113
|edits= 3,264,470,113
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* '''29 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.
* '''29 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.


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|year= 2019
|edits= 3,730,634,634
|edits= 3,730,634,634
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* '''23 August:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions.
* '''23 August:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions.


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|year= 2020
|edits= 4,249,325,240
|edits= 4,249,325,240
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|code= 1,592,114
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[[File:Case Statistics of COVID-19 and English Wikipedia Views.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Confirmed cases in four countries compared with increase in views of English Wikipedia in early days of COVID-19 pandemic</span>]]
[[File:Case Statistics of COVID-19 and English Wikipedia Views.png|thumb|Cas confirmés dans quatre pays par rapport à l'augmentation des vues de la Wikipédia en anglais au début de la pandémie de COVID-19]]


* [[:en:en:World_Health_Organization|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
* [[{{lwp|en:World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
* '''March:''' With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
* '''March:''' With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.


=== {{#dateformat:2021}}-{{#dateformat:2025}} ===
=== {{#dateformat:2021}}-{{#dateformat:2025}} ===
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|year= 2021
|edits= 4,851,745,926
|edits= 4,851,745,926
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|code= 1,717,798
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[[File:Wikipedia 20 birthday cake virtual party.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Virtual party hosted by Wikimedia Foundation celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia</span>]]
[[File:Wikipedia 20 birthday cake virtual party.jpg|thumb|Partie virtuelle organisée par la Fondation Wikimedia pour célébrer le 20<sup>e</sup> anniversaire de Wikipédia]]


* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
* '''15 January:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
* '''25 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise
* '''25 October:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise


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|year= 2022
|edits= 5,373,396,306
|edits= 5,373,396,306
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|code= 1,802,442
|code= 1,802,442
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[[File:How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|300px|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?</span>]]
[[File:How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|300px|thumb|Comment rejoindre le mouvement de la connaissance libre Wikimedia ?]]


* '''3 January:''' Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
* '''3 January:''' Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
* '''September:''' Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to existing role of Chief Advancement Officer.
* '''September:''' Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to existing role of Chief Advancement Officer.


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|year= 2023
|edits= 5,922,185,933
|edits= 5,922,185,933
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* Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.
* Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.


* '''January:''' The default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects was changed for the first time since 2010, to "[[:en:en:Vector_2022|Vector 2022]]"
* '''January:''' The default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects was changed for the first time since 2010, to "[[{{lwp|Vector 2022}}|Vector 2022]]"


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[[File:Aus img small.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation founder Jimmy Wales showing Wikipedia on his computer in 2003</span>]]
[[File:Aus img small.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation founder Jimmy Wales showing Wikipedia on his computer in 2003</span>]]
[[File:IconaVetrina.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of Aldo Busi article on Italian Wikiquote</span>]][[File:Wikimedia.png|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's first logo, by [[meta:User:Neolux|Neolux]], introduced in October 2003 and in use until January 2006</span>]]
[[File:IconaVetrina.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of Aldo Busi article on Italian Wikiquote</span>]][[File:Wikimedia.png|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's first logo, by [[:m:User:Neolux|Neolux]], introduced in October 2003 and in use until January 2006</span>]]


* [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org] launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation.
* [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org] launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation.


=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
=== {{#dateformat:June}} ===
* [[w:en:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]] announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for [[w:|Wikipedia]], [[wiktionary:|Wiktionary]], [[b:|Wikibooks]], and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.
* [[{{lwp|Jimmy Wales}}|Jimmy Wales]] announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|Wikipedia]], [[:wikt:|Wiktionary]], [[:b:|Wikibooks]], and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.
* '''9:''' MediaWiki's [[w:en:ISBN|ISBN]] interface is amended to make ISBNs in articles link to Special:Booksources, which fetches its contents from a page editable by contributors.
* '''9:''' MediaWiki's [[{{lwp|ISBN}}|ISBN]] interface is amended to make ISBNs in articles link to Special:Booksources, which fetches its contents from a page editable by contributors.
* '''20:''' Wikimedia Foundation founded in [[w:en:Florida|Florida]], [[w:en:United States|United States]]. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by [[w:en:Bomis|Bomis]], Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.
* '''20:''' Wikimedia Foundation founded in [[{{lwp|Florida}}|Florida]], [[{{lwp|United States}}|United States]]. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by [[{{lwp|Bomis}}|Bomis]], Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.


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* '''15:''' The second place logo of the [[meta:International logo contest|2003 Wikipedia international logo contest]], created by [[:en:User:Neolux|Neolux]], is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer Erik Möller. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/Results|title=International logo contest/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.
* '''15:''' The second place logo of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/International logo contest|2003 Wikipedia international logo contest]], created by [[{{lwp|User:Neolux}}|Neolux]], is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer Erik Möller. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/Results|title=International logo contest/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.


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* A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on [[w:en:Slashdot|Slashdot]]. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.
* A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on [[{{lwp|Slashdot}}|Slashdot]]. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.


* '''6:''' Wikimedia Foundation developers support ending system messages within MediaWiki displayed to Wikimedia project users from being [[w:en:Hard_coding|hard coded]], allowing for contributors to modify and translate them easier.
* '''6:''' Wikimedia Foundation developers support ending system messages within MediaWiki displayed to Wikimedia project users from being [[{{lwp|Hard coding}}|hard coded]], allowing for contributors to modify and translate them easier.


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[[File:What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support?</span>]]
[[File:What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support?</span>]]


* Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[meta:Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]], organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.
* Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]], organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.
* Tim Starling is hired as the Foundation's first employee and tasked with improving the MediaWiki software. Tim is joined soon after by a Chief Financial Officer, and a Content Partnership Coordinator. As of June 2023, Tim is still with the Wikimedia Foundation and is still working to improve the MediaWiki software.
* Tim Starling is hired as the Foundation's first employee and tasked with improving the MediaWiki software. Tim is joined soon after by a Chief Financial Officer, and a Content Partnership Coordinator. As of June 2023, Tim is still with the Wikimedia Foundation and is still working to improve the MediaWiki software.


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* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces MediaWiki's first instance of categorization, allowing contributors of Wikimedia projects to create a larger automatic categorization of content on Wikimedia projects.
* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces MediaWiki's first instance of categorization, allowing contributors of Wikimedia projects to create a larger automatic categorization of content on Wikimedia projects.
* '''30:''' Foundation also introduces support for "templates", enabling contributors to [[:en:Transclusion|transclude]] standard content within a given wiki.
* '''30:''' Foundation also introduces support for "templates", enabling contributors to [[{{lwp|Transclusion}}|transclude]] standard content within a given wiki.


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* '''3:''' China becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.
* '''3:''' China becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.
* '''13:''' [[wmde:|Wikimedia Deutschland]] is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official Wikimedia chapter in the country of Germany.
* '''13:''' [[wmde:|Wikimedia Deutschland]] is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official Wikimedia chapter in the country of Germany.
* '''18:''' [[metawiki:User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] and [[metawiki:User:Angela|Angela Beesley]] are the first user representatives selected for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Board_elections/2004/Results&oldid=126924|title=Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2004/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''18:''' [[:m:User:Anthere|Florence Devouard]] and [[:m:User:Angela|Angela Beesley]] are the first user representatives selected for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Board_elections/2004/Results&oldid=126924|title=Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2004/Results|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>


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* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a data center in France where they cache content for parts of Europe.
* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a data center in France where they cache content for parts of Europe.


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[[File:Zuhoerer2.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Participants at Wikimania 2005 in Germany</span>]]
[[File:Zuhoerer2.jpg|thumb|Participants à Wikimania 2005 en Allemagne]]
[[File:Wikimania conference1.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard, and Tim Shell – at Wikimania 2005</span>]]
[[File:Wikimania conference1.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard, and Tim Shell – at Wikimania 2005</span>]]
* A formal fundraiser for the Foundation is held in the first quarter of the year and raises almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand.
* A formal fundraiser for the Foundation is held in the first quarter of the year and raises almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand.
* Wikimedia Foundation receives its first grant. It is from the [[w:en:Richard Lounsbery Foundation|Richard Lounsbery Foundation]] and used to cover daily operations as well as support the launch of Wikispecies and ongoing improvement of official projects.
* Wikimedia Foundation receives its first grant. It is from the [[{{lwp|Richard Lounsbery Foundation}}|Richard Lounsbery Foundation]] and used to cover daily operations as well as support the launch of Wikispecies and ongoing improvement of official projects.


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* '''4–8''' Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
* '''4–8''' Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.


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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
* '''10:''' Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78483359&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|title=Trademark Status & Document Retrieval|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''10:''' Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78483359&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|title=Trademark Status & Document Retrieval|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>


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* '''12:''' Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Announces_Interim_Executive_Director|title=Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|date=June 12, 2006|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''12:''' Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Announces_Interim_Executive_Director|title=Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director|date=June 12, 2006|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>


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* '''15:''' Brion Vibber switches the [[metawiki:Sep11wiki|September 11 wiki]] to read-only "due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals."
* '''15:''' Brooke Vibber switches the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Sep11wiki|September 11 wiki]] to read-only "due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals."


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=== {{#dateformat:December}} ===


*'''11:''' After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.
* '''11:''' After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.


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* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[foundation:Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[foundation:Vision|Vision]].
* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[Vision|Vision]].
* '''17:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, "a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia".
* '''17:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, "a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia".


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* Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.
* Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.
* [[w:en:Sue Gardner|Sue Gardner]] joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.
* [[{{lwp|Sue Gardner}}|Sue Gardner]] joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.


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=== {{#dateformat:October}} ===
* '''09:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[w:en:San Francisco|San Francisco]], California, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Relocation|title=Archive:Press releases/Relocation|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''09:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], California, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Relocation|title=Archive:Press releases/Relocation|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>


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* '''03:''' Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.
* '''03:''' Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.


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* Wikimedia Foundation launches [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.
* Wikimedia Foundation launches [//diff.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Blog] using the WordPress platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.


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* Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.
* Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.
* Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the [[w:en:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] license.
* Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the [[{{lwp|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike}}|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] license.


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* '''25:''' Immediately following news of the death of Michael Jackson, a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article [[wikitech:Michael Jackson effect|causes Wikimedia's servers to crash]]. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.
* '''25:''' Immediately following news of the death of Michael Jackson, a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article [[wikitech:Michael Jackson effect|causes Wikimedia's servers to crash]]. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.


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* The [[w:en:Federal Bureau of Investigation|United States Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of [[w:en:Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|its seal]] from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it.
* The [[{{lwp|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|United States Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of [[{{lwp|Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|its seal]] from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it.


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*'''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating [[m:Wikipedia 10|Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary]].
* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 10|Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary]].


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* At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_letter_regarding_fundraising_accountability|title=Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
* At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_letter_regarding_fundraising_accountability|title=Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>


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* Foundation announces the launch of [[w:en:Wikipedia Zero|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.
* Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.


* '''2–4:''' Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the Italian Parliament's proposed [[w:en:DDL intercettazioni|DDL intercettazioni]] law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.
* '''2–4:''' Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the Italian Parliament's proposed [[{{lwp|DDL intercettazioni}}|DDL intercettazioni]] law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.


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* In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.
* In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.


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* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[w:en:Stop Online Piracy Act|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect [[w:en:|English Wikipedia]] for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.
* '''18:''' Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|English Wikipedia]] for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.
* '''24:''' Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.
* '''24:''' Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.


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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.


* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[d:|Wikidata]].
* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].


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* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
* '''22:''' Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in Virginia.
* '''22:''' Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in Virginia.


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* The first phase of the [[:en:Wikidata|Wikidata]] interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.
* The first phase of the [[{{lwp|Wikidata}}|Wikidata]] interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.


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* Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the [[w:en:Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur|French secret service]] if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the [[w:en:Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station]].
* Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the [[{{lwp|Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur}}|French secret service]] if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the [[{{lwp|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station}}|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station]].


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* Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.
* Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.


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* Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.
* Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.


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* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency. The lawsuit, ''[[w:en:Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]'', calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the constitutional rights of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the [[w:en:Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court of the United States]] ultimately declined to hear the case.
* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency. The lawsuit, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]'', calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the constitutional rights of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the [[{{lwp|Supreme Court of the United States}}|Supreme Court of the United States]] ultimately declined to hear the case.


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* Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [https://wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia Movement. During the development years of the endowment, it will operate as a donor-advised fund at the [[w:en:Tides Foundation|Tides Foundation]].
* Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia Movement. During the development years of the endowment, it will operate as a donor-advised fund at the [[{{lwp|Tides Foundation}}|Tides Foundation]].
* Member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.
* Member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.


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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.
* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.


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* '''29:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the [[w:en:Judicial system of Turkey|court of Turkey]] ruled that the block violates human rights.
* '''29:''' The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the [[{{lwp|Judicial system of Turkey}}|court of Turkey]] ruled that the block violates human rights.


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* '''28:''' Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.
* '''28:''' Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.


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* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in Jordan, and Hashemite University sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the Arabic language. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any university in the Middle East.
* '''30:''' Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in Jordan, and Hashemite University sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the Arabic language. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any university in the Middle East.


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* '''23:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions. The timing of the block coincides with the [[w:en:30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests|30th anniversary]] of the [[w:en:1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] and the 100th anniversary of the [[w:en:May Fourth Movement|May Fourth Movement]]. The block expansion is part of a wider effort to enact stricter [[w:en:Internet censorship in China|internet censorship in China]].
* '''23:''' Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions. The timing of the block coincides with the [[{{lwp|30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests}}|30th anniversary]] of the [[{{lwp|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre}}|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] and the 100th anniversary of the [[{{lwp|May Fourth Movement}}|May Fourth Movement]]. The block expansion is part of a wider effort to enact stricter [[{{lwp|Internet censorship in China}}|internet censorship in China]].


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* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to 16 members: eight seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.
* '''March''' With the beginning of the pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
* '''March''' With the beginning of the pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
* [[W:en:World Health Organization|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
* [[{{lwp|World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.


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* Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.
* Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.


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* Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.
* Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.


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* '''25:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise, a limited liability company owned by the Foundation which provides content delivery of Wikimedia content to high-volume users of Wikimedia's APIs such as big-tech companies and websites.
* '''25:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise, a limited liability company owned by the Foundation which provides content delivery of Wikimedia content to high-volume users of Wikimedia's APIs such as big-tech companies and websites.


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* Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to the role of Chief Advancement Officer that she has held at the Foundation since September 2011. She is the second person to hold the role.


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* The Foundation begins implementing a new default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects. The change to "[[:w:en:Vector 2022|Vector 2022]]" was the desktop interface since 2010.
* The Foundation begins implementing a new default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects. The change to "[[{{lwp|Vector 2022}}|Vector 2022]]" was the desktop interface since 2010.

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The [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy|Wikimedia Movement Strategy]] recommends that we [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Recommendations/Manage Internal Knowledge|manage internal knowledge]]. It asks us to make the internal knowledge of our movement easy to capture, discover, consume, and adapt by all contributors to facilitate sustainability and resilience, individual and organizational skill development, and growth in an equitable way across all communities. The development of this timeline is an effort to enhance documentation of the Wikimedia Foundation's story. We are providing it as a supplement to the growing array of materials continuously under development which document the 20+ year Wikimedia story.
The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy|Wikimedia Movement Strategy]] recommends that we [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Recommendations/Manage Internal Knowledge|manage internal knowledge]]. It asks us to make the internal knowledge of our movement easy to capture, discover, consume, and adapt by all contributors to facilitate sustainability and resilience, individual and organizational skill development, and growth in an equitable way across all communities. The development of this timeline is an effort to enhance documentation of the Wikimedia Foundation's story. We are providing it as a supplement to the growing array of materials continuously under development which document the 20+ year Wikimedia story.
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Given the interconnected nature of the Wikimedia Movement, it is likely that entries on this timeline will appear in other timelines. That is okay! It is important to document all aspects of our collective story. Over the coming months and years, we will continue to look for opportunities to further these documentation efforts, including ways we can use the knowledge gathered via this timeline. If you have ideas for how this timeline could be used or distributed, [[Memory talk:Timeline|please let us know]].
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If you have ideas on what other efforts to help share the Wikimedia Foundation story, please feel free to share them with us via this [[Memory talk:Timeline|timeline's talk page]] or email ({{email|answers|wikimedia.org}}).
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Calendrier de la Fondation Wikimedia


Que fait la Fondation Wikimedia ?


Ceci est l' agenda de la Fondation Wikimedia — que vous pouvez aider à développer !

Since the Wikimedia Foundation's founding in 2003, the organization has supported the growth of the Wikimedia Movement through a uniquely strong commitment to transparency, collaboration, and empowering people around the world to share their knowledge. In that tradition, we invite you to join us in developing this ever-evolving collection of just some of the expansive story of the Wikimedia Foundation.

This resource is about and from the Wikimedia Foundation specifically. It serves as a supplement to the ongoing efforts by the Wikimedia community to document the Wikimedia Movement's story.


Comment contribuer

Suggérer une entrée dans le calendrier ou une utilisation future potentielle

Chacun peut proposer son entrée dans l'agenda ! Il y en a déjà beaucoup ici – mais ce n'est pas tout ! Dans l'esprit réel de Wikimedia, nous avons besoin de votre aide pour développer cette ressource.

Visit the timeline's talk page for more information on making a suggestion! We also encourage you to participate in the Wikimedia community's efforts to document the Wikimedia Movement's story and timelines.

Aider en fournissant des traductions de cette page

Anyone with a registered Wikimedia account may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's translation guide or the translators guide on MediaWiki.org for more information.

Faits marquants

Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates
Le logo de la Fondation Wikimedia a évolué au fil des années

2003–2005


2003
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 986,819[footnotes 1][1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 0
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 0[footnotes 2]

  • 20 June: Fondation Wikimedia créée en Floride, USA.
  • June: Le logiciel Wikipedia est officiellement appelé MediaWiki et adopté comme le quatrième projet officiel de la Fondation.[2]
  • 10 July: La Fondation Wikimedia lance son cinquième projet officiel, Wikibooks.
  • 10 July: La Fondation lance son sixième projet officiel, Wikiquote.
  • 15 October: La Fondation Wikimedia adopte son premier logo.
  • 24 November: La Fondation lance son septième projet officiel, Wikisource.

2004
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 4,216,131[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 0
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 59,926

  • La Fondation Wikimedia embauche son premier membre du personnel.
  • 7 September: La Fondation Wikimedia lance son huitième projet officiel, Wikimedia Commons.
  • 14 September: La Fondation lance son neuvième projet officiel, Wikispecies.
  • 8 November: La Fondation Wikimedia lance son dixième projet officiel, Wikinews.

2005
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 21,381,995[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 2
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 107,768

Page d'accueil de Wikiversité, lancée en 2005, affichée en italien
  • April: Foundation receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.
  • 4–8 August: Wikimedia Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • 15 August: Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.

2006-2010


2006
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 73,565,528[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 5
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 141,131

Wikimedia Foundation staff, Cary Bass and Danny Wool, in the Foundation's first office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
  • January: Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
  • 12 June: Brad Patricks becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.

2007
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 205,528,495[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 7
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 207,462

Stickers with the Wikimedia vision printed in English and several Philippine-based languages
  • 9 October: Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to San Francisco, California, United States.
  • 3 December: Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.

2008
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 386,664,377[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 13
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 327,829

  • 10 January: Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.
  • 31 January: Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
  • April: Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Blog using the WordPress platform.

2009
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 582,028,543[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 21
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 510,356

Exterior view of Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to 149 New Montgomery Street - also in San Francisco, California, United States.

2010
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 774,422,659[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 27
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 634,252

  • 13 May: Foundation releases a new interface for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.

2011-2015


2011
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 1,007,741,486[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 27
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 733,379

Sue Gardner and Ward Cunningham speaking at a Wikipedia 10 celebration in San Francisco, California, United States
  • 15 January: Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
  • October: Foundation announces the launch of Wikipedia Zero, an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.

2012
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 1,226,630,755[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 36
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 850,036

Serveurs de la Fondation Wikimedia en juillet 2012
  • 18 January: Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
  • March: Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
  • 30 March: Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, Wikidata.

2013
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 1,465,877,854[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 39
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 953,140

  • 15 January: Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches Wikivoyage, the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
  • July: Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system.

2014
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 1,791,656,096[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 49
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 999,564

  • 1 May: Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.

2015
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 2,092,638,259[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 66
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,017,086

Qu'est-ce que le mouvement de la connaissance libre de Wikimedia ?
  • March 15: Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA.

2016-2020


2016
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 2,431,002,340[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 92
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,136,714

  • January: Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the Wikimedia Endowment.
  • 23 June: Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
  • July: Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.

2017
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 2,817,771,529[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 112
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,323,325

Membres de la Fondation Wikimedia lors de la réunion annuelle de l'ensemble du personnel en 2017 tenue à San Francisco, en Californie, aux États-Unis
  • 29 April: The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia.
  • October: Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.

2018
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 3,264,470,113[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 121
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,422,340

  • 29 October: Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.

2019
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 3,730,634,634[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 144
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,522,268

  • 23 August: Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions.

2020
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 4,249,325,240[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 164
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,592,114

Cas confirmés dans quatre pays par rapport à l'augmentation des vues de la Wikipédia en anglais au début de la pandémie de COVID-19
  • World Health Organization partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
  • March: With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.

2021-2025


2021
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 4,851,745,926[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 179
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,717,798

Partie virtuelle organisée par la Fondation Wikimedia pour célébrer le 20e anniversaire de Wikipédia
  • 15 January: Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
  • 25 October: Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise

2022
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 5,373,396,306[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 177
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,802,442

Comment rejoindre le mouvement de la connaissance libre Wikimedia ?
  • 3 January: Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
  • September: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to existing role of Chief Advancement Officer.

2023
Quick facts (as of 1 January):

Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects supported by Foundation: 5,922,185,933[1]
Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 184
Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,896,504

  • Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
  • Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.
  • January: The default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects was changed for the first time since 2010, to "Vector 2022"

2003

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Numbre de serveurs maintenus par la Fondation Wikimedia : 1[footnotes 3]
Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : 0
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 3[footnotes 3][3]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 986,819[footnotes 1][1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 0
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 0[footnotes 2]
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$56,666[4]

Wikimedia Foundation founder Jimmy Wales showing Wikipedia on his computer in 2003
Screenshot of Aldo Busi article on Italian Wikiquote
Wikimedia Foundation's first logo, by Neolux, introduced in October 2003 and in use until January 2006
  • Wikimedia.org launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation.

June

  • Jimmy Wales announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.
  • 9: MediaWiki's ISBN interface is amended to make ISBNs in articles link to Special:Booksources, which fetches its contents from a page editable by contributors.
  • 20: Wikimedia Foundation founded in Florida, United States. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by Bomis, Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.

July

  • WikimediaFoundation.org launches as a redirect to Wikimedia.org
  • The "Wikipedia software" is officially named "MediaWiki", a wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. It is adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.[2]
  • 10: Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.
  • 10: Wikimedia Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.

October

  • 15: The second place logo of the 2003 Wikipedia international logo contest, created by Neolux, is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer Erik Möller. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.[5] This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.

November

  • 24: Wikimedia Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.

December

  • A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on Slashdot. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.
  • 6: Wikimedia Foundation developers support ending system messages within MediaWiki displayed to Wikimedia project users from being hard coded, allowing for contributors to modify and translate them easier.

2004

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 7[3]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 4,216,131[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 0
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 59,926
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$201,418[4]

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee members Florence Devouard and Jimmy Wales, along with future member Samuel J. Klein, at a December 2004 Wikipedia meetup in New York City, New York, United States
Wikimedia Foundation servers in France after being installed in December 2004
What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support?
  • Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize Wikimedia movement affiliates, organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.
  • Tim Starling is hired as the Foundation's first employee and tasked with improving the MediaWiki software. Tim is joined soon after by a Chief Financial Officer, and a Content Partnership Coordinator. As of June 2023, Tim is still with the Wikimedia Foundation and is still working to improve the MediaWiki software.

January

  • Wikimedia Foundation purchases new servers with proceeds from the December 2003 fundraiser and installs them in Florida.

February

  • 12: Foundation's server operations in California, United States are relocated to Florida, bringing them closer to the Foundation's at that time Florida-based operations.

May

  • 30: Wikimedia Foundation introduces MediaWiki's first instance of categorization, allowing contributors of Wikimedia projects to create a larger automatic categorization of content on Wikimedia projects.
  • 30: Foundation also introduces support for "templates", enabling contributors to transclude standard content within a given wiki.

June

  • 3: China becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.
  • 13: Wikimedia Deutschland is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official Wikimedia chapter in the country of Germany.
  • 18: Florence Devouard and Angela Beesley are the first user representatives selected for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.[6]

July

September

  • 7: Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.
  • 14: Wikimedia Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.

November

  • 8: Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.

December

  • 16: Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by Japan.
  • 18: Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a data center in France where they cache content for parts of Europe.

2005

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Numbre de serveurs maintenus par la Fondation Wikimedia : 39
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 10[3]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 200[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 21,381,995[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 2
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 107,768
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$791,907[4]

Participants à Wikimania 2005 en Allemagne
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard, and Tim Shell – at Wikimania 2005
  • A formal fundraiser for the Foundation is held in the first quarter of the year and raises almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand.
  • Wikimedia Foundation receives its first grant. It is from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation and used to cover daily operations as well as support the launch of Wikispecies and ongoing improvement of official projects.

January

  • 20: Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by the European Union.

April

  • Foundation receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.

May

  • Wikimedia Foundation adds second full-time employee.

June

  • 7: The bulk of the Wikimedia Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a nearby facility, also within Florida. All Wikimedia projects are offline during this time.

August

  • 4–8 Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

2006

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Numbre de serveurs maintenus par la Fondation Wikimedia : 100+
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 10[3]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 215[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 73,565,528[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 5
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 141,131
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$2,077,843[4]

Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in January 2006 and in use until March 2012
Brad Patrick, Wikimedia Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel at Wikimania 2006

January

  • Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
  • 10: Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.[8]

February

  • 27: A second developer is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation.

June

  • 12: Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non-interim General Counsel.[9]

July

  • 31: Wikimedia Foundation formally approves the development of an Advisory Board.

August

  • 15: Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.

September

  • 15: Brooke Vibber switches the September 11 wiki to read-only "due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals."

December

  • 11: After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.

2007

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : 8
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 11[3]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 250[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 205,528,495[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 7
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 207,462
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$3,540,724[4]

Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director, in June 2007
  • Wikimedia Foundation achieves a three-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator.

January

  • 29: Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board.

April

  • 11: Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized Mission statement and Vision.
  • 17: Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, "a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia".

July

  • Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.
  • Sue Gardner joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.

October

  • 09: Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to San Francisco, California, United States.[10]

December

  • 03: Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.

2008

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 11[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 730[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 253[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 386,664,377[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 13
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 327,829
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$5,178,168[4]

Wikimedia Foundation's new San Francisco, California, United States headquarters at 39 Stillman Street in October 2008
  • Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to ten members: three whom will be selected by the community, two selected by Wikimedia movement affiliates, four selected by the Board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.

January

  • 10: Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.
  • 24: Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce agreement to conduct first-ever survey of Wikipedia volunteers.
  • 31: Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

April

  • Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Blog using the WordPress platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.

2009

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : ~20
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 11[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 784[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 265[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 582,028,543[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 21
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 510,356
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$10,266,793[4]

Wikimedia Foundation's new headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in October 2009
  • Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.
  • Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

June

  • 25: Immediately following news of the death of Michael Jackson, a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article causes Wikimedia's servers to crash. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.

2010

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Numbre de serveurs maintenus par la Fondation Wikimedia : 344
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 11[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 789[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 267[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 774,422,659[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 27
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 634,252
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$17,889,794[4]

New interface for MediaWiki, known as Vector, as introduced in 2010
  • Wikimedia Foundation achieves a four-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator, a score it has maintained every year since.

May

  • 11: Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy Initiative education program with funding from the Stanton Foundation.
  • 13: Foundation releases a new interface, known as Vector, for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.

July

2011

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 11[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 809[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 272[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 1,007,741,486[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 27
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 733,379
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$29,260,652[4]

Wikimedia Foundation staff at the Foundation's All Hands 2011 gathering for all staff

January

August

  • At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.[11]

October

  • Foundation announces the launch of Wikipedia Zero, an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.
  • 2–4: Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the Italian Parliament's proposed DDL intercettazioni law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.

December

  • In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.

2012

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : ~110
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 11[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 846[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 283[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 1,226,630,755[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 36
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 850,036
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$35,704,796[4]

Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in March 2012 and in use until July 2016

January

  • 18: Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect English Wikipedia for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.
  • 24: Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.

March

  • Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
  • 30: Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, Wikidata.

2013

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 12[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 863[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 285[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 1,465,877,854[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 39
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 953,140
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$45,900,745[4]

Screenshot of main page of Persian Wikivoyage in August 2016

January

  • 15: Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches Wikivoyage, the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
  • 22: Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in Virginia.

March

  • The first phase of the Wikidata interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.

April

May

  • Edit access to WikimediaFoundation.org restricted primarily to Wikimedia Foundation staff as organization's capacity and legal requirements motive a change in operations of the wiki.

July

  • Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.

2014

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : ~200
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 879[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 287[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 1,791,656,096[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 49
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 999,564
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$52,596,782[4]

Lila Tretikov, Wikimedia Foundation's second non-interim Executive Director, in April 2014

May

  • 1: Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.

August

  • Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.

2015

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 888[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 288[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 2,092,638,259[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 66
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,017,086
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$65,947,465[4]

A Wikimedia Foundation office mascot inspecting the Wikipedia 3D puzzle globe inside the Wikimedia Foundation Headquarters in October 2015
  • Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to remove one of its members recently selected by the community. They were reappointed in 2017 after being selected by the community to serve again.
  • Foundation initiates a search engine project, known as Knowledge Engine, to locate and display verifiable and trustworthy information from public-information sources. Following concerns from staff and members of the Wikimedia community over how the initiative began, it was abandoned by the Foundation. Some of the ideas developed during the initiative's time are later pursued to improve MediaWiki's search functionality.
  • In late 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy website outlining the public policy priorities and concerns of the organization.

March

  • 15: Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency. The lawsuit, Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA, calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the constitutional rights of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the Supreme Court of the United States ultimately declined to hear the case.

2016

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : ~300
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 892[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 291[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 2,431,002,340[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 92
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,136,714
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$69,136,758[4]

Katherine Maher, Wikimedia Foundation's third Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, in March 2016
Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in July 2016 and still in use as of June 2023

January

  • Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the Wikimedia Endowment to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia Movement. During the development years of the endowment, it will operate as a donor-advised fund at the Tides Foundation.
  • Member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.

March

  • 14: Katherine Maher becomes organization's interim Executive Director.

June

  • 23: Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.

July

  • Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.

2017

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : ~300
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 898[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 295[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 2,817,771,529[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 112
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,323,325
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$81,442,265[4]

Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in November 2017

April

  • 29: The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the court of Turkey ruled that the block violates human rights.

July

October

  • Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of June 2023) headquarters within One Montgomery Tower in San Francisco, California, United States.

November

December

  • 28: Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.

2018

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 916[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 299[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 3,264,470,113[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 121
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,422,340
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$91,414,010[4]

Screenshot of MediaWiki global preferences introduced in 2018, shown in German language

September

  • Wikimedia Foundation introduces global preferences in MediaWiki, enabling registered users to set their preferences at one wiki for use across all Wikimedia projects.

October

  • 29: Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.
  • 30: Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in Jordan, and Hashemite University sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the Arabic language. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any university in the Middle East.

2019

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : ~400
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 932[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 303[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 3,730,634,634[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 144
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,522,268
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$112,489,397[4]

Set Knowledge Free mural in Wikimedia Foundation's One Montgomery Tower headquarters in November 2019

January

  • 30: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees changes title of Executive Director to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

August

2020

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 937[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 306[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 4,249,325,240[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 164
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,592,114
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$111,839,819[4]

Wikimedia Foundation staff at the 2020 All Hands gathering for all Foundation staff
  • Wikimedia Tech Blog launches as the organization's blog for tech related posts primarily by Wikimedia Foundation technical staff.
  • Wikimedia Blog is relaunched as Diff, becoming a movement-wide focused blog with easier submission guidelines than previous iterations.
  • Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to 16 members: eight seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.
  • March With the beginning of the pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
  • World Health Organization partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.

September

  • Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.

2021

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 957[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 314[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 4,851,745,926[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 179
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,717,798
Dépenses annuelles de la Fondation Wikimedia (de juin à juillet de l'année suivante) : US$145,970,915[4]

Premier logo de Wikimedia Endowment
Premier logo de Wikimedia Enterprise

January

  • 15: Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.

February

  • 15: The government of Myanmar restricts access to Wikimedia projects. The restrictions remain in place as of June 2023.

June

  • Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.

October

  • 25: Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise, a limited liability company owned by the Foundation which provides content delivery of Wikimedia content to high-volume users of Wikimedia's APIs such as big-tech companies and websites.

2022

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : 569
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 980[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 325[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 5,373,396,306[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 177
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,802,442

Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, in June 2022

January

  • 3: Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.

June

  • Google and the Internet Archive are announced as the first customers of Wikimedia Enterprise, with Internet Archive qualifying for free access to the service.

July

September

  • Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to the role of Chief Advancement Officer that she has held at the Foundation since September 2011. She is the second person to hold the role.

2023

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre d'employés à la Fondation : 718
Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 13[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 992[7]
Nombre de langues prises en charge par MediaWiki et utilisées dans les projets Wikimedia : 333[7]
Nombre total de mises à jour apportées aux projets officiels de Wikimedia soutenus par la Fondation : 5,922,185,933[1]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 184
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 1,896,504

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  • Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
  • Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.

January

  • The Foundation begins implementing a new default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects. The change to "Vector 2022" was the desktop interface since 2010.

2024

Résumé des faits (depuis le 1er janvier)

Nombre de projets officiels de la Fondation Wikimedia : 14[3]
Nombre de wikis Wikimedia individuels supportés par la Fondation : 1,017[7]
Nombre d'affiliés au mouvement Wikimedia : 186
Lignes de code du noyau MediaWiki : 2,026,595


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  1. 1.0 1.1 While the Wikimedia Foundation did not yet exist on 1 January 2003, three of the Foundation's early projects had already launched as of 1 January 2003.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Until July 2003, the software which operated the Wikimedia sites was known as the Wikipedia software. As such, there was no MediaWiki code on 1 January 2003.
  3. 3.0 3.1 While the Wikimedia Foundation had not yet been founded as of 1 January 2003, what would become its initial assets existed and were housed within Bomis, Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.

Références

Where possible, we are making every effort to provide references. However, as official documentation, some information comes from internal knowledge that cannot be referenced for security, privacy, or practical reasons.

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 "All wikis - Edits". Wikimedia Statistics. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mayer, Daniel (19 July 2003). "[Wikipedia-l] Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)". lists.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2023. 
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 "Wikimedia.org". Retrieved June 2023.  (Wayback Machine)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 "Financial Reports". wikimediafoundation.org. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved June 2023. 
  5. "International logo contest/Results". Meta-Wiki. Retrieved 8 June 2023. 
  6. "Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2004/Results". Meta-Wiki. Retrieved 14 June 2023. 
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 "Wikimedia wikis". Meta-Wiki. Retrieved June 2023.  (Wayback Machine)
  8. "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". Retrieved 14 June 2023. 
  9. "Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director". Wikimedia Foundation. June 12, 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2023. 
  10. "Archive:Press releases/Relocation". Wikimedia Foundation. October 9, 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2023. 
  11. "Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability". Meta-Wiki. Retrieved 14 June 2023. 

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