Wikipedia’s 25 most popular entries of all time

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Wikipedia Turns 25, Sells Access To Amazon, Meta, Microsoft And Other AI Giants

Wikipedia turned 25 years old today. Now, its audience is increasingly all the massive big tech AI answer engines around the ...

Wikipedia turns 25 and shares a glimpse into the lives of its volunteer editors

To celebrate, the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit that backs Wikipedia — is releasing brief clips that highlight eight ...

At 25, Wikipedia Now Faces Its Most Existential Threat—Generative A.I.

Ian Ramjohn remembers the first time he edited Wikipedia. Ramjohn is an ecologist by training, and for more than a decade, he ...
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Wikipedia at 25: What the data tells us

As of December 2025, there are over 66 million articles across all languages on Wikipedia. Around 7 million articles are in English.

At 25, Wikipedia embodies what the internet could have been - but can it survive AI?

At 25, Wikipedia embodies what the internet could have been: user-powered, open, and accountable. Wikipedia may have its warts, and it's far from perfect, but it's transparent about its imperfections.