Author: Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer.

New Wikipedia data shows the events, people, movies, and more that captured global attention in 2025.

Here is a fun fact for your next party: Of the top-ten most-visited websites in the world, Wikipedia is the only one to be run by a nonprofit: the Wikimedia Foundation.  In this role, we are responsible for hosting and protecting Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. We do not have an editorial role on Wikipedia.….

For over almost 25 years, Wikipedia has grown to become the backbone of knowledge on the internet. What started as a wildly ambitious and probably impossible dream is now an essential knowledge resource for humanity. It includes over 65 million articles in over 300 languages, all funded by readers like you. Wikipedia is filled with….

On Wikipedia, disagreement is never a sign of failure. It’s evidence that people care deeply about getting the facts right. 

AI relies on human-documented knowledge resources like Wikipedia.

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

How many times have you seen a post pop up on an app or social media feed and wondered where the information really came from?

The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, continues to welcome opportunities to explain more about Wikipedia’s oversight and mechanisms to keep information safe, whether these questions come from governments, organizations, the press, or users.

A new series explores how Wikipedia can inspire new standards of knowledge integrity for our times.