Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the United States-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites) and encyclopedia. Launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, it attempts to collect and summarize all human knowledge in every major language.
As of April 2008, Wikipedia had over 10 million articles in 253 languages, comprising a combined total of over 1.74 billion words.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/09 | Other | 2M | Unknown |
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News
Wikipedia hotshot Sue Gardner announces decision to step down
March 28, 2013 3:25 pm
Wikimedia Foundation executive director Sue Gardner will step down in six months, she announced in a blog post Wednesday. Gardner… Continue reading ⟩
Wikipedia crowdsources site performance: Speeding up 488,731 templates with a little Lua to go
March 18, 2013 4:10 pm
Apparently, now you can crowdsource website performance. Wikipedia pages should get a lot quicker very soon as the foundation behind… Continue reading ⟩
Wikipedia founder ‘will never cooperate with censors,’ worries about state-sponsored attacks
February 28, 2013 1:53 am
Just like the rest of the security community, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, is worried about state-sponsored cyber attacks. The… Continue reading ⟩