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Wikimedia Foundation 2016 Annual Report
A letter from Jimmy Wales
Founder of Wikipedia

Wikimedia Foundation 2016 Annual Report

Our impact

Consider the facts

• Wikipedia is updated almost 350 times a minute
• There are more than 1,650 languages spoken in India
• Only 17% of Wikipedia’s biographies are about women
• More than 1 trillion photos were taken in 2016
• Most Wikipedia articles are in languages other than English
• Half of refugees are school-age
• 2016 was the hottest year on record
• One in six people visited another country in 2016
• ‘OK’ is the most widely understood word, globally
• 239 million people used the internet for the first time in 2016
• We received 5.4 million donations last year

Providing context amid complexity

• What we stand for
• A letter from Jimmy Wales

Donors

2016 financials

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.

I think that in 100 years, when people look back on this era they’re going to point to Wikipedia as a powerful example of human generosity, inspiration, and collaboration. A large group of people came together out of a passion for knowledge and gave an incredible gift to the world. That is an amazing thing and I am proud to have been part of it.

The fact that information spreads quickly means that truth can spread quickly—and lies can spread quickly. Wikipedia is there when you need factual information, not opinion or advocacy.

You read articles researched by thousands of volunteers. You click the links to check the data sources. You go read the cited news articles. And you verify the actual facts.

Facts still matter,
Jimmy Wales