Wikimedia Foundation calls for unrestricted internet connectivity and access to knowledge in Gaza
Ongoing internet shutdowns in the Gaza Strip threaten the Wikimedia Foundation's mission to share knowledge globally and provide access to knowledge as a human right.
Introducing Wikifunctions: first Wikimedia project to launch in a decade creates new forms of knowledge
The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the launch of Wikifunctions, its first new project in over a decade. The project will enable volunteer editors to collaboratively create and maintain a library of functions.
Announcing Wikipedia’s most popular articles of 2023
From ChatGPT and Cricket to Barbie and Bollywood, these are the 25 most read articles on English Wikipedia this year.
Wikimedia Foundation announces award recipients of the Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is today announcing the award recipients of the first Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards.
Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Kathy Collins as new incoming Board Trustee and Audit Chair
1 November 2023, San Francisco – The Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, today announced that Kathy Collins will be joining its Board of Trustees – the board is composed of Wikimedia community volunteers and external experts to help guide the work of the Wikimedia Foundation. Kathy brings over four decades of experience….
Wikimedia Foundation calls for protection and fair treatment of Wikipedia as UK Online Safety Bill becomes law
The Wikimedia Foundation is calling on the UK government and independent regulator to ensure the implementation of the Online Safety Bill does not harm Wikipedia, and other projects that the public relies on to create and access free, reliable knowledge.
Wikimania 2023 in Singapore centers on diversity, collaboration, and the future of free knowledge
In its eighteenth edition, Wikimania, the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and the volunteers who make them possible, is set to take place in Singapore.
For third time, China blocks Wikimedia Foundation as permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The Wikimedia Foundation was rejected for the third time from gaining accreditation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Wikimedia Foundation appoints new Chief Talent and Culture Officer and Chief Communications Officer
The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that Courtney Bass Sherizen will be joining as the new Chief Talent and Culture Officer, and Anusha Alikhan will become the Chief Communications Officer.
20 years of the nonprofit behind Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an indispensable part of the internet — no matter if you’re searching for a fact to win a round of trivia or doing a deep dive on what’s happening in the world around you. And today, the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia turns 20 years old. We are the Wikimedia Foundation. In our….