Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Wikipedia Celebrates 25 Years of Collaborative Knowledge
Wikipedia is turning 25 years old.
It started as a small online encyclopedia and has grown into a huge resource with over 60 million articles in more than 300 languages.
People can edit and add information, making it a collaborative project.
It was created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has become a trusted source of knowledge.
The platform has many milestones, like reaching 1 million articles in 2006 and the founding of the Wikimedia Foundation in 2003.
Wikipedia has shown that people can work together to create something reliable and useful.
Wikipedia will celebrate its 25th anniversary on January 15, 2026.
Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, it started as a side project to Nupedia.
The English Wikipedia hit 1 million articles in 2006 and now has over 6.7 million.
Wikipedia has over 60 million articles across 300+ language editions.
The Wikimedia Foundation was established in June 2003 to oversee the project.
- Who
- Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
- What
- Wikipedia's 25th anniversary
- When
- January 15, 2026
- Where
- Global
- Why
- To celebrate the success and impact of Wikipedia
- Founders
- Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
- Launch Date
- January 15, 2001
- Initial Domain
- wikipedia.com
- First Edit
- Shortly after launch
- English Articles
- Over 6.7 million
- Total Articles
- Over 60 million across 300+ languages
- Wikimedia Foundation
- Founded June 2003