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Facts Matter
Wikimedia Foundation 2016 Annual Report
Wikipedia is made up of facts
funny, historical, even controversial.
And facts help us understand our world.
Volunteers building Wikipedia articles at an editing event in New York City, USA.
Video snippet by Victor Grigas. CC BY-SA 3.0This year, more than 70,000 volunteers added 5 million articles to Wikipedia, and more than 1 billion devices visited our sites—every month—to read them. Learn more about our impact →
Consider the facts
That means 10 million children are away from their homes, their communities, and their traditional education. Read more →
Sixteen of the seventeen warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. Read more →
Wikipedia is updated constantly—from breaking news stories to ancient history. Read more →
Of the ten most-spoken languages in the world, three are Indic. Read more →
We think that number should be much, much higher. Read more →
Since 2010, the amount of photographs captured around the world has tripled. Read more →
Eighty-seven percent to be exact. From Abkhaz to Zulu, along with 281 more. Read more →
More than 1.2 billion people increased their knowledge and understanding of new cultures by visiting another country. Read more →
According to Wikipedia, OK “denotes approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment.” Read more →
It is estimated that 61% of the world does not have access to the internet. Read more →
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Providing context amid complexity
What we stand for
Wikipedia was born of an impossible idea: that every single human could share in the sum of all knowledge. Read more →
A Letter from Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia is now 16 years old. People entering university today have never known a world without Wikipedia. It has existed from the time they first started learning to read. Read more →
