Tanya Habjouqa, CC-BY-SA 3.0

What does Wikipedia
mean to you?


“Wikipedia is why, even though I spent most of my adult life out of school as a refugee, when I finally got to a safe place and into a university I was able not only to compete with my peers, but to excel.”

Ali

Ali
United States

“I rely so much on the neutrality point of view that wikipedia offers. I'm 17 now, and Wikipedia has been my friend since I was 10 years old.”

Rudi

Rudi
Indonesia

“It is my world of knowledge, it is my startup page in my browser. Wikipedia is when you move from reading to editing, from consuming information to producing it. I'm so glad to be part of this great community.”

Bilal

Bilal
Syria

“Wikipedia has become our way of living, the idea which unites all the editors around the world!”

Lilit

Lilit
Armenia

“It's the most important source of knowledge whenever I am in need. Thank you so much, Wikipedia.”

Jyoti

Jyoti
India

“It is accessible everywhere. The true nature of knowledge is priceless.”

Ayunda

Ayunda
Philippines

“Wikipedia is like an all-knowing grandpa.”

Sharvil

Sharvil
India

“Wikipedia is an essential ingredient in the world we must build to ensure a prosperous and sustainable future.”

Irene

Irene
Sweden

“Wikipedia is my return to the purest motivation for learning which is curiosity—innocent, fragile, naive, and youthful curiosity.”

J.V.

J.V.
Philippines

“It is the greatest proof that humans are collaborative social beings.”

Ayman

Ayman
United States

“Wikipedia is just like an unimaginably huge collection of sequences of digital bits and bytes that makes sense to people in the most elegant and neat way.”

Nguyễn
Vietnam

“I make sure to check out the front page of Wikipedia at least once a day. Wikipedia symbolizes everything a free world should be.”

Jeewantha

Jeewantha
Sri Lanka

“Wikipedia is like an old man that has been to all the corners of the earth full of wisdom and knowledge.”

Michael

Michael
Zambia

“It is the first thing that pops in my head when I ponder about what we have done in past decades to make the planet a better place”

Vaibhaw

Vaibhaw
India

“Wikipedia means knowledge about anything anyone would ever want to look up or know about.”

Shirley

Shirley
United States

It’s Wikipedia’s 15th birthday

This year we’re celebrating 15 years of free and open knowledge—learning, discovery, and joy for people on every continent

To ensure future support for this vision, we are pleased to announce the creation of the Wikimedia Endowment

Knowledge comes from people

We’ve come together to accomplish amazing things. We are editors, donors, volunteers, and readers.

Meet some of the people building Wikipedia

How to get involved

Free and open forever

We’re funded by donations and gifts of all sizes from people around the world. This generosity keeps knowledge free and accessible to everyone.

Our donors this year

Transparency in all things

Transparency is vital to the free and open exchange of information. People have a right to know how we work, and where their contributions go.

See our transparency report