Wikimedia Foundation website/Facts sections

Included on the Wikimedia Foundation website are sections which feature facts about the Wikimedia Foundation or Wikimedia movement.

Here is a collection of the facts currently (as of August 2018) on display on the website. Please provide feedback or make suggestions for new facts on the site's talk page.

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Current facts

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As of August 2018.

Home page

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  • 200,000+ editors contribute to the Wikimedia projects every month
  • 47+ million media files on Wikimedia Commons
  • 1+ billion unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month

About

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  • 46 million media files on Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
  • 1 billion unique devices visit Wikimedia Foundation sites every month

Advocacy

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  • 5 million new articles in 2017
  • 684 takedown requests received in 2017
  • ZERO takedown requests granted in 2017

Participate

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  • 1,000+ articles about women created or edited during #100womenwiki global edit-a-thon
  • 37 local Wikimedia chapters around the globe, with at least one on every inhabited continent
  • ~300 languages represented across all Wikipedias

Research

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  • 40 million articles across nearly 300 languages on Wikipedia
  • 6,000 views per second across Wikimedia sites
  • 47 million pieces of media in Commons, and counting

Support

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  • 1 of the 10 most-visited websites in the world and entirely funded by your donations. No ads. No paywalls.
  • 4 stars received from Charity Navigator, their highest rating
  • 200,000+ volunteers contribute to Wikipedia every month

Technology

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  • 99.97% uptime delivered across all Wikimedia sites during 2017
  • 1 billion+ unique devices access Wikimedia sites every month
  • 6,000 views per second across Wikimedia sites