“Cinematic intensity”: The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2025
If you just had a quick glance at the above image, you might think it was a screenshot from the latest hit show or nature documentary. But no—it’s one of the winners of this year’s Wiki Loves Earth photo contest. For more than a decade, this volunteer-organized competition has been capturing the breathtaking essence of….
ICFJ and Wikimedia Foundation Seek Applications for Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards in Africa
From February 2 to March 1, 2026 African journalists can self nominate stories that help expand knowledge about Africa on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of knowledge at its best
New video docuseries celebrates the humans who make knowledge on Wikipedia possible; new tech partnerships highlight Wikipedia's value in age of AI.
Wikimedia Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Trustees
Today, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, announced that two new members have joined its Board of Trustees: Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu. Both were elected through the 2025 community and affiliate selection process, during which contributors across the Wikimedia movement voted to fill two open seats. The Board of Trustees includes….
Wikimedia Foundation appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer
The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer.
Announcing Wikipedia’s top 25 most-read articles of 2025
New Wikipedia data shows the events, people, movies, and more that captured global attention in 2025.
How does the Wikimedia Foundation use donations to Wikipedia?
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.
How is Wikipedia funded?
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.
The art of disagreement: How Wikipedia navigates disputes
On Wikipedia, disagreement is never a sign of failure. It’s evidence that people care deeply about getting the facts right.
In the AI era, Wikipedia has never been more valuable
AI relies on human-documented knowledge resources like Wikipedia.
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