Wikimedia Foundation/Annual Report/2015-2016/Facts

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Wikimedia Foundation 2016 Annual Report
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Wikipedia is updated constantly—from breaking news stories to ancient history.

Of the ten most-spoken languages in the world, three are Indic.

We think that number should be much, much higher.

Since 2010, the amount of photographs captured around the world has tripled.

Eighty-seven percent to be exact. From Abkhaz to Zulu, along with 281 more.

That means 10 million children are away from their homes, their communities, and their traditional education.

Sixteen of the seventeen warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.

More than 1.2 billion people increased their knowledge and understanding of new cultures by visiting another country.

According to Wikipedia, OK “denotes approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment.”

It is estimated that 61% of the world does not have access to the internet.

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