Wikipedia
Wikipedia (in Hebrew: ויקיפדיה) is a free online encyclopedia edited by volunteers and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger to serve as a free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteer editors. It was originally created as a complementary project for Nupedia, an expert-reviewed online encyclopedia.
The platform operates on the MediaWiki open-source software engine written in PHP, allowing users globally to create, update, and edit articles in real time under free licenses such as CC BY-SA and GFDL.
With over 330 language editions and tens of millions of articles, Wikipedia has grown into the largest and most widely consulted reference work in human history, covering virtually all domains of human knowledge.
The project is hosted and managed by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, while content editorial decisions, verifiability, and neutrality guidelines are maintained by decentralized volunteer communities.
Today, Wikipedia consistently ranks among the top ten most visited websites worldwide, serving as a primary knowledge repository for search engines, educational institutions, and artificial intelligence models globally.
Major language editions of Wikipedia worldwide: (Partial List)
- English
- Hebrew
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Russian
- Arabic
- Japanese
Main Site for Wikipedia
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Wikipedia.org - The Free Encyclopedia
Official global gateway for Wikipedia, featuring tens of millions of articles across hundreds of languages. -
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Official projects and portals for Wikipedia:
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Wikimedia Foundation - Official Website
The non-profit organization supporting Wikipedia and sister wiki projects worldwide.
External websites and official resources for Wikipedia:
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Wikipedia - Detailed Article Entry on Wikipedia
Comprehensive historical, technical, and governance overview of Wikipedia. -
Wikimedia Foundation - Official Organization Site
Information and governance updates from the non-profit host of Wikipedia. -
MediaWiki - Official Wiki Engine Documentation
Technical documentation and software resources for the MediaWiki open-source engine. -
Wikidata - Free Knowledge Base Project
Structured data repository powering infoboxes across Wikipedia editions. -
Meta-Wiki - Global Community Coordination Portal
Central coordination site for Wikimedia project policies and global discussions. -
Wikimedia Commons - Free Media Repository
Central database of educational images, audio, and video files used on Wikipedia. -
Wikisource - Free Library of Source Texts
Online digital library of free-content textual sources maintained by Wikimedia. -
Wikiquote - Free Quotation Directory
Collaborative repository of quotations from notable people and creative works. -
Wikinews - Free News Source Project
Collaborative journalism project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
For additional information, you may search for the term "Wikipedia" in external resources:
- • Google (search engine): Google.com/wikipedia
- • Bing (search engine): Bing.com/wikipedia
- • Wikipedia (encyclopdia): En.Wikipedia.org/wikipedia
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Recently edited entries
1. Wikipedia represents one of the greatest collaborative knowledge achievements in human history, making free information accessible globally.
2. The community-driven editing model combined with strict neutrality and verifiability policies creates a remarkably resilient encyclopedia.
3. Fascinating to see how a modest project launched in 2001 evolved into the definitive reference resource for search engines and AI systems.