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ここに'''ウィキメディア財団公認の年表'''（official timeline）を載せました — どうかあなたも、充実させる作業を手伝ってください。 |
ここに'''ウィキメディア財団公認の年表'''（official timeline）を載せました — どうかあなたも、充実させる作業を手伝ってください。 |
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このリソースはウィキメディア財団に特化し、財団発信の情報です。ウィキメディアのコミュニティがウィキメディア運動のストーリーを記録しようと[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|今まさに進めている企画]]を補完するものです。 |
このリソースはウィキメディア財団に特化し、財団発信の情報です。ウィキメディアのコミュニティがウィキメディア運動のストーリーを記録しようと[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia history|今まさに進めている企画]]を補完するものです。 |
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Anyone with a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Registered user|registered Wikimedia account]] may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia:Translations|translation guide]] or the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example|translators guide on MediaWiki.org]] for more information. |
Anyone with a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Registered user|registered Wikimedia account]] may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia:Translations|translation guide]] or the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate/Translation example|translators guide on MediaWiki.org]] for more information. |
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== 主な注目点 == |
== 主な注目点 == |
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[[File:Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates.gif|alt=Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation logo changes over the years</span>]] |
[[File:Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates.gif|alt=Evolution of Wikimedia Foundation logo with dates|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation logo changes over the years</span>]]<br /> |
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|editsref= <ref group="footnotes" name="2003projects"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">While the Wikimedia Foundation did not yet exist on 1 January 2003, three of the Foundation's early projects had already launched as of 1 January 2003.</span></ref> |
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{{TLentry|1=20 June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation founded in Florida, United States.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The "Wikipedia software" is officially named "MediaWiki" and adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.</span><ref name="mediawiki1">{{Cite web|url=//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-July/011021.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)|last=Mayer|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2003|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=10 July|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=15 October|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation adopts its first logo.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=24 November|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=6|2=20|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation founded in Florida, United States.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=7|2=10|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=7|2=10|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=10|2=15|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation adopts its first logo.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=11|2=24|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation hires its first staff member.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[:m:Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]].</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=13 June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[wmde:/|Wikimedia Deutschland]] becomes Foundation's first movement affiliate.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=7 September|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=14 September|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=8 November|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.</span>}} |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation hires its first staff member.</span> |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize Wikimedia movement affiliates.</span> |
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* {{TLentry|1=6|2=13|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Deutschland becomes Foundation's first movement affiliate.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=9|2=7|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=9|2=14|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=11|2=8|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.</span>}} |
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[[File:Wikiversity home.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Homepage of Wikiversity, launched in 2005, shown in Italian language</span>]] |
[[File:Wikiversity home.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Homepage of Wikiversity, launched in 2005, shown in Italian language</span>]] |
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* '''April:''' Foundation receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States. |
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* '''4–8 August:''' Wikimedia Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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* '''15 August:''' Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity. |
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* {{TLentry|1=4|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.</span>}} |
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* '''{{dateT|2=8|3=4}}–{{dateT|2=8|3=8}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt, Germany.</span> |
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* {{TLentry|1=8|2=15|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.</span>}}<br /><br /> |
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[[File:C Bass and D Wool.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff, Cary Bass and Danny Wool, in the Foundation's first office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States</span>]] |
[[File:C Bass and D Wool.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff, Cary Bass and Danny Wool, in the Foundation's first office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States</span>]] |
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{{TLentry|1=January|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.</span>}} |
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{{TLentry|1=12 June|2=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patricks becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=1|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=6|2=12|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.</span>}} |
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[[File:Wikimedia vision stickers.JPG|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Stickers with the Wikimedia vision printed in English and several Philippine-based languages</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia vision stickers.JPG|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Stickers with the Wikimedia vision printed in English and several Philippine-based languages</span>]] |
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* {{TLentry|1=4|2=11|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">'''Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized Mission statement and Vision.'''</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=10|2=9|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to San Francisco, California, United States.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=12|2=3|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=1|2=10|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=1|2=31|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.</span>}} |
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* {{TLentry|1=4|3=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Blog using the WordPress platform.</span>}} |
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[[File:WMF office shots April 2016-12.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Exterior view of Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]] |
[[File:WMF office shots April 2016-12.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Exterior view of Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]] |
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* 財団は所在地をスティルマン街39番からニュー・モンゴメリー街149番に移転 - 新旧所在地ともアメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州サンフランシスコにあります。 |
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[[File:WC-Wikiconf-2011-wardkeynote-awardpresentation.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner and Ward Cunningham speaking at a Wikipedia 10 celebration in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]] |
[[File:WC-Wikiconf-2011-wardkeynote-awardpresentation.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner and Ward Cunningham speaking at a Wikipedia 10 celebration in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikimedia Servers-0051 16.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation servers in July 2012</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation Monthly Metrics Meeting May 1, 2014-8193.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Outgoing Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director, Sue Gardner, and incoming Executive Director, Lila Tretikov, speaking at a meeting in May 2014</span>]] |
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[[File:What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?</span>]] |
[[File:What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What is the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?</span>]] |
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* '''March 15:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]''. |
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[[File:SharedPower.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff at annual all staff gathering in 2017 held in San Francisco, California, United States</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation 2018 Halloween party - October 2018 (9504).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's 2018 Halloween party at its San Francisco headquarters</span>]] |
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[[File:Case Statistics of COVID-19 and English Wikipedia Views.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Confirmed cases in four countries compared with increase in views of English Wikipedia in early days of COVID-19 pandemic</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikipedia 20 birthday cake virtual party.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Virtual party hosted by Wikimedia Foundation celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia</span>]] |
[[File:Wikipedia 20 birthday cake virtual party.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Virtual party hosted by Wikimedia Foundation celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia</span>]] |
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[[File:How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|300px|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?</span>]] |
[[File:How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|300px|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">How can you join the Wikimedia free knowledge movement?</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.</span> |
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|serversref= <ref group="lower-alpha" name="earlyassets"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">While the Wikimedia Foundation had not yet been founded as of 1 January 2003, what would become its initial assets existed and were housed within Bomis, Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.</span></ref> |
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[[File:Aus img small.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation founder Jimmy Wales showing Wikipedia on his computer in 2003</span>]] |
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[[File:IconaVetrina.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of Aldo Busi article on Italian Wikiquote</span>]][[File:Wikimedia.png|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's first logo, by [[:m:User:Neolux|Neolux]], introduced in October 2003 and in use until January 2006</span>]] |
[[File:IconaVetrina.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of Aldo Busi article on Italian Wikiquote</span>]][[File:Wikimedia.png|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's first logo, by [[:m:User:Neolux|Neolux]], introduced in October 2003 and in use until January 2006</span>]] |
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* [//wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org] launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation. |
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* [[{{lwp|Jimmy Wales}}|Jimmy Wales]] announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|Wikipedia]], [[:wikt:|Wiktionary]], [[:b:|Wikibooks]], and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Jimmy Wales}}|Jimmy Wales]] announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|Wikipedia]], [[:wikt:|Wiktionary]], [[:b:|Wikibooks]], and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=20}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation founded in [[{{lwp|Florida}}|Florida]], [[{{lwp|United States}}|United States]]. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by [[{{lwp|Bomis}}|Bomis]], Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.</span> |
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* The "Wikipedia software" is officially named "MediaWiki", a wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. It is adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.<ref name="mediawiki1" /> |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The "Wikipedia software" is officially named "[[:mw:|MediaWiki]]", a wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. It is adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.</span><ref name="mediawiki1">{{Cite web|url=//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-July/011021.html|title=[Wikipedia-l] <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)</span>|last=Mayer|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2003|website=lists.wikimedia.org|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The second place logo of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/International logo contest|2003 Wikipedia international logo contest]], created by [[{{lwp|User:Neolux}}|Neolux]], is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer [[{{lwp|Erik Möller}}|Erik Möller]]. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_logo_contest/Results|title=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">International logo contest/Results</span>|website={{int string|Meta-Wiki}}|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.</span> |
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* A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on [[{{lwp|Slashdot}}|Slashdot]]. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on [[{{lwp|Slashdot}}|Slashdot]]. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.</span> |
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[[File:NYC meetup 5.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee members Florence Devouard and Jimmy Wales, along with future member Samuel J. Klein, at a December 2004 Wikipedia meetup in New York City, New York, United States</span>]] |
[[File:NYC meetup 5.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee members Florence Devouard and Jimmy Wales, along with future member Samuel J. Klein, at a December 2004 Wikipedia meetup in New York City, New York, United States</span>]] |
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[[File:What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support – A WIKI MINUTE 16-9.webm|thumb|300px|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">What free knowledge projects does the Wikimedia Foundation support?</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]], organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates|Wikimedia movement affiliates]], organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.</span> |
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* Wikimedia Foundation purchases new servers with proceeds from the December 2003 fundraiser and installs them in Florida. |
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* '''{{dateT|3=30}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation also introduces support for "[[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Templates|templates]]", enabling contributors to [[{{lwp|Transclusion}}|transclude]] standard content within a given wiki.</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=3}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|China}}|China]] becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=13}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[:wmde:|Wikimedia Deutschland]] is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia chapters|Wikimedia chapter]] in the country of [[{{lwp|Germany}}|Germany]].</span> |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a MediaWiki-based wiki.</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=16}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation's [[{{lwp|trademark}}|trademark]] of Wikipedia is accorded by [[{{lwp|Japan}}|Japan]].</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=18}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a [[{{lwp|data center}}|data center]] in [[{{lwp|France}}|France]] where they cache content for parts of [[{{lwp|Europe}}|Europe]].</span> |
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[[File:Zuhoerer2.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Participants at Wikimania 2005 in Germany</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikimania conference1.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard, and Tim Shell – at Wikimania 2005</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimania conference1.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members – Jimbo Wales, Angela Beesley, Florence Devouard, and Tim Shell – at Wikimania 2005</span>]] |
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* '''{{dateT|3=7}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The bulk of the Wikimedia Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a nearby facility, also within Florida. All Wikimedia projects are offline during this time.</span> |
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* '''4–8''' Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
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* '''{{dateT|3=4}}–{{dateT|3=8}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual [[{{lwp|Wikimania}}|Wikimania]] in [[{{lwp|Frankfurt}}|Frankfurt]], Germany.</span> |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation RGB logo with text.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in January 2006 and in use until March 2012</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation RGB logo with text.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in January 2006 and in use until March 2012</span>]] |
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[[File:WM2006 0029.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patrick, Wikimedia Foundation's first |
[[File:WM2006 0029.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patrick, Wikimedia Foundation's first General Counsel and Interim Executive Director at Wikimania 2006</span>]] |
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* '''10 |
* '''{{dateT|3=10}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=//tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=78483359&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|title=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Trademark Status & Document Retrieval</span>|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=27}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A second developer is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation.</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=12}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's Interim Executive Director as well as first [[{{lwp|General Counsel}}|General Counsel]].</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_Announces_Interim_Executive_Director|title=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director</span>|date=June 12, 2006|publisher={{int string|Wikimedia Foundation}}|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> |
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=== {{ |
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* '''31 |
* '''{{dateT|3=31}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation formally approves the development of an Advisory Board.</span> |
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* '''15 |
* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, [[:v:|Wikiversity]].</span> |
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* '''15 |
* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brooke Vibber switches the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Sep11wiki|September 11 wiki]] to read-only "due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals."</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=11}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.</span> |
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|affiliates= 7 |
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|languages= 250 |
|languages= 250 |
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|expenses= 3540724 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Taipei}}|Taipei]], [[{{lwp|Taiwan}}|Taiwan]]</span> |
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[[File:Sue Gardner Headshot A (medium) FULL.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director, in June 2007</span>]] |
[[File:Sue Gardner Headshot A (medium) FULL.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director, in June 2007</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation achieves a three-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator. |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation achieves a three-star (out of four) rating from [[{{lwp|Charity Navigator}}|Charity Navigator]].</span> |
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* '''29:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board. |
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* '''{{dateT|3=29}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board.</span> |
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=== {{DateT|2=4}} === |
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* '''11:''' Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[Mission statement|Mission statement]] and [[Vision|Vision]]. |
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* '''17:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, "a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia". |
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* '''{{dateT|3=11}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Mission|Mission statement]] and [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Vision|Vision]].</span> |
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=== {{#dateformat:July}} === |
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* '''{{dateT|3=17}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, "a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia".</span> |
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=== {{DateT|2=7}} === |
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* Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed. |
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* [[{{lwp|Sue Gardner}}|Sue Gardner]] joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees. |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation's first [[{{lwp|Chief Operating Officer}}|Chief Operating Officer]] leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.</span> |
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=== {{#dateformat:October}} === |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Sue Gardner}}|Sue Gardner]] joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.</span> |
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=== {{DateT|2=10}} === |
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* '''09:''' Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], California, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Relocation|title=Archive:Press releases/Relocation|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=9}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Administrative space|headquarters]] from Florida, United States to [[{{lwp|San Francisco}}|San Francisco]], California, United States.</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archive:Press_releases/Relocation|title=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Archive:Press releases/Relocation</span>|date=October 9, 2007|publisher={{int string|Wikimedia Foundation}}|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> |
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* '''03:''' Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director. |
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* '''{{dateT|3=3}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first non-interim [[{{lwp|Executive Director}}|Executive Director]].</span> |
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|projects= 11 |
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|affiliates= 13 |
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|languages= 253 |
|languages= 253 |
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|wikis= 730 |
|wikis= 730 |
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|expenses= 5178168 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Alexandria}}|Alexandria]], [[{{lwp|Egypt}}|Egypt]]</span> |
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[[File:Office of the Wikimedia Foundation.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's new San Francisco, California, United States headquarters at 39 Stillman Street in October 2008</span>]] |
[[File:Office of the Wikimedia Foundation.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's new San Francisco, California, United States headquarters at 39 Stillman Street in October 2008</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to ten members: three whom will be selected by the community, two selected by Wikimedia movement affiliates, four selected by the Board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to ten members: three whom will be selected by the community, two selected by Wikimedia movement affiliates, four selected by the Board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=1}} === |
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* '''10 |
* '''{{dateT|3=10}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.</span> |
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* '''24 |
* '''{{dateT|3=24}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation and [[{{lwp|UNU-MERIT}}|UNU-MERIT]] announce agreement to conduct first-ever survey of Wikipedia volunteers.</span> |
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* '''31 |
* '''{{dateT|3=31}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=4}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation launches [ |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches [[:diffblog:|Wikimedia Blog]] using the [[{{lwp|WordPress}}|WordPress]] platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.</span> |
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|projects= 11 |
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|affiliates= 21 |
|affiliates= 21 |
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|code= |
|code= 510356 |
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|languages= 265 |
|languages= 265 |
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|wikis= 784 |
|wikis= 784 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 582028543 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 10266793 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Buenos Aires}}|Buenos Aires]], [[{{lwp|Argentina}}|Argentina]]</span> |
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[[File:New Wikimedia Foundation Office 09.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's new headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in October 2009</span>]] |
[[File:New Wikimedia Foundation Office 09.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's new headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in October 2009</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.</span> |
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* Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the [[{{lwp|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike}}|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] license. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the [[{{lwp|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike}}|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] license.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=6}} === |
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* '''25 |
* '''{{dateT|3=25}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Immediately following news of the death of [[{{lwp|Michael Jackson}}|Michael Jackson]], a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article [[wikitech:Michael Jackson effect|causes Wikimedia's servers to crash]]. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.</span> |
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|projects= 11 |
|projects= 11 |
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|affiliates= 27 |
|affiliates= 27 |
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|code= |
|code= 634252 |
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|languages= 267 |
|languages= 267 |
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|wikis= 789 |
|wikis= 789 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 774422659 |
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|expenses= 17889794 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Gdańsk}}|Gdańsk]], [[{{lwp|Poland}}|Poland]]</span> |
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[[File:Vector screen 2.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">New interface for MediaWiki, known as Vector, as introduced in 2010</span>]] |
[[File:Vector screen 2.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">New interface for MediaWiki, known as Vector, as introduced in 2010</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation achieves a four-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator, a score it has maintained every year since. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation achieves a four-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator, a score it has, as of February 2026, maintained every year since.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=5}} === |
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* '''11 |
* '''{{dateT|3=11}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation launches a [[:outreachwiki:Public Policy Initiative|Public Policy Initiative education program]] with funding from the [[{{lwp|Stanton Foundation}}|Stanton Foundation]].</span> |
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* '''13 |
* '''{{dateT|3=13}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation releases a new interface, known as [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector|Vector]], for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=7}} === |
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* The [[{{lwp|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|United States Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of [[{{lwp|Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|its seal]] from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The [[{{lwp|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|United States Federal Bureau of Investigation]] sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of [[{{lwp|Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}|its seal]] from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it.</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2011 |
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|languages= 272 |
|languages= 272 |
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|wikis= 809 |
|wikis= 809 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 1007741486 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 29260652 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Haifa}}|Haifa]], [[{{lwp|Israel}}|Israel]]</span> |
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[[File:WMF All-Staff 2011-48.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff at the Foundation's All Hands 2011 gathering for all staff</span>]] |
[[File:WMF All-Staff 2011-48.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff at the Foundation's All Hands 2011 gathering for all staff</span>]] |
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[[File:Open Letter for Free Access to Wikipedia (EN subtitles).webm|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Video about Wikipedia Zero, featuring a school-class from South Africa and their open letter to telecommunication companies</span>]] |
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* '''15 |
* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 10|Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary]].</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=8}} === |
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* At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_letter_regarding_fundraising_accountability|title=Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability|website=Meta-Wiki|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees_letter_regarding_fundraising_accountability|title=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability</span>|website={{int string|Meta-Wiki}}|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> |
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=== {{ |
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* Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation announces the launch of [[{{lwp|Wikipedia Zero}}|Wikipedia Zero]], an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.</span> |
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* ''' |
* '''{{dateT|3=2}}–{{dateT|3=4}}{{colon}}:''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the [[{{lwp|Italian Parliament}}|Italian Parliament's]] proposed [[{{lwp|DDL intercettazioni}}|DDL intercettazioni]] law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.</span> |
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=== {{ |
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* In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2012 |
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|staff= ~110 |
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|projects= 11 |
|projects= 11 |
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|affiliates= 36 |
|affiliates= 36 |
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|code= |
|code= 850036 |
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|languages= 283 |
|languages= 283 |
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|wikis= 846 |
|wikis= 846 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 1226630755 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 35704796 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Washington, D.C.}}|Washington, D.C.]], [[{{lwp|United States}}|United States]]</span> |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical (2012-2016).svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in March 2012 and in use until July 2016</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical (2012-2016).svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in March 2012 and in use until July 2016</span>]] |
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* '''18 |
* '''{{dateT|3=18}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed [[{{lwp|Stop Online Piracy Act}}|Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect [[:w:en:|English Wikipedia]] for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.</span> |
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* '''24 |
* '''{{dateT|3=24}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=3}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.</span> |
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* '''30 |
* '''{{dateT|3=30}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, [[:d:|Wikidata]].</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2013 |
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|projects= 12 |
|projects= 12 |
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|affiliates= 39 |
|affiliates= 39 |
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|languages= 285 |
|languages= 285 |
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|wikis= 863 |
|wikis= 863 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Hong Kong}}|Hong Kong]], [[{{lwp|China}}|China]]</span> |
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[[File:Screenshot of the splash page that appears when visiting fa.wikivoyage.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of main page of Persian Wikivoyage in August 2016</span>]] |
[[File:Screenshot of the splash page that appears when visiting fa.wikivoyage.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of main page of Persian Wikivoyage in August 2016</span>]] |
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* '''15:''' Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:v:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project. |
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* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches [[:voy:|Wikivoyage]], the Foundation's thirteenth official project.</span> |
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* '''{{dateT|3=22}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in [[{{lwp|Virginia}}|Virginia]].</span> |
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* The first phase of the [[{{lwp|Wikidata}}|Wikidata]] interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions. |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The first phase of the Wikidata interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.</span> |
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* Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the [[{{lwp|Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur}}|French secret service]] if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the [[{{lwp|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station}}|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station]]. |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the [[{{lwp|Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur}}|French secret service]] if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the [[{{lwp|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station}}|Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station]].</span> |
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* Edit access to [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] restricted primarily to Wikimedia Foundation staff as organization's capacity and legal requirements motive a change in operations of the wiki. |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Edit access to [[{{foundationsite|/}}|WikimediaFoundation.org]] restricted primarily to Wikimedia Foundation staff as organization's capacity and legal requirements motive a change in operations of the wiki.</span> |
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=== {{#dateformat:July}} === |
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* Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content. |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation releases the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor|VisualEditor editing system]], the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a [[{{lwp|word processor}}|word processor]]-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.</span> |
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|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 49 |
|affiliates= 49 |
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|languages= 287 |
|languages= 287 |
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|wikis= 879 |
|wikis= 879 |
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[[File:Lila Tretikov 16 April 2014 (1).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Lila Tretikov, Wikimedia Foundation's second non-interim Executive Director, in April 2014</span>]] |
[[File:Lila Tretikov 16 April 2014 (1).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Lila Tretikov, Wikimedia Foundation's second non-interim Executive Director, in April 2014</span>]] |
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* '''{{dateT|3=1}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Lila Tretikov}}|Lila Tretikov]] is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.</span> |
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* Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.</span> |
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|servers= |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 66 |
|affiliates= 66 |
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|code= |
|code= 1017086 |
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|languages= 288 |
|languages= 288 |
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|wikis= 888 |
|wikis= 888 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 2092638259 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 65947465 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Mexico City}}|Mexico City]], [[{{lwp|Mexico}}|Mexico]]</span> |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office dog.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A Wikimedia Foundation office mascot inspecting the Wikipedia 3D puzzle globe inside the Wikimedia Foundation Headquarters in October 2015</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office dog.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A Wikimedia Foundation office mascot inspecting the Wikipedia 3D puzzle globe inside the Wikimedia Foundation Headquarters in October 2015</span>]] |
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* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to remove one of its members recently selected by the community. They were reappointed in 2017 after being selected by the community to serve again. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to remove one of its members recently selected by the community. They were reappointed in 2017 after being selected by the community to serve again.</span> |
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* Foundation initiates a search engine project, known as Knowledge Engine, to locate and display verifiable and trustworthy information from public-information sources. Following concerns from staff and members of the Wikimedia community over how the initiative began, it was abandoned by the Foundation. Some of the ideas developed during the initiative's time are later pursued to improve MediaWiki's search functionality. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Foundation initiates a search engine project, known as [[{{lwp|Knowledge Engine (search engine)}}|Knowledge Engine]], to locate and display verifiable and trustworthy information from public-information sources. Following concerns from staff and members of the Wikimedia community over how the initiative began, it was abandoned by the Foundation. Some of the ideas developed during the initiative's time are later pursued to improve MediaWiki's search functionality.</span> |
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* In late 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy website outlining the public policy priorities and concerns of the organization. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">In late 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation launches a [[{{foundationsite|public-policy}}|Public Policy website]] outlining the public policy priorities and concerns of the organization.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=3}} === |
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* '''15 |
* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the [[{{lwp|American Civil Liberties Union}}|American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU) to file a lawsuit against the [[{{lwp|National Security Agency}}|United States National Security Agency]]. The lawsuit, ''[[{{lwp|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA}}|Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA]]'', calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the [[{{lwp|United States Constitution}}|United States Constitutional rights]] of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the [[{{lwp|Supreme Court of the United States}}|Supreme Court of the United States]] ultimately declined to hear the case.</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2016 |
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|servers= |
|servers= |
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|staff= ~300 |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 92 |
|affiliates= 92 |
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|code= |
|code= 1136714 |
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|languages= 291 |
|languages= 291 |
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|wikis= 892 |
|wikis= 892 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 2431002340 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 69136758 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Esino Lario}}|Esino Lario]], [[{{lwp|Italy}}|Italy]]</span> |
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[[File:Katherine Maher in 2016.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Katherine Maher, Wikimedia Foundation's third Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, in March 2016</span>]] |
[[File:Katherine Maher in 2016.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Katherine Maher, Wikimedia Foundation's third Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, in March 2016</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in July 2016 and still in use as of June 2023</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Updated Wikimedia Foundation logo introduced in July 2016 and still in use as of June 2023</span>]] |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=1}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the [//wikimediaendowment.org/ Wikimedia Endowment] to safeguard the financial future of the [[{{lwp|Wikimedia movement}}|Wikimedia movement]]. During the development years of the endowment, it was operated as a donor-advised fund at the [[{{lwp|Tides Foundation}}|Tides Foundation]].</span> |
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* |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=3}} === |
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* '''14 |
* '''{{dateT|3=14}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Katherine Maher}}|Katherine Maher]] becomes organization's interim Executive Director.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=6}} === |
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* '''23 |
* '''{{dateT|3=23}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=7}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces an [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Brand/logo#Wikimedia_Foundation_Logo|updated version of its logo]], which is still in use as of February 2026.</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2017 |
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2017 |
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|servers= |
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|staff= ~300 |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 112 |
|affiliates= 112 |
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|code= |
|code= 1323325 |
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|languages= 295 |
|languages= 295 |
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|wikis= 898 |
|wikis= 898 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 2817771529 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 81442265 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Montreal}}|Montreal]], [[{{lwp|Canada}}|Canada]]</span> |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office at One Montgomery Tower - reception area (4611).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in November 2017</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation office at One Montgomery Tower - reception area (4611).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's headquarters at 149 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States in November 2017</span>]] |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=4}} === |
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* '''29 |
* '''{{dateT|3=29}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The government of [[{{lwp|Turkey}}|Turkey]] blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the [[{{lwp|Judicial system of Turkey}}|court of Turkey]] ruled that the block violated human rights.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=7}} === |
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* [//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a WordPress-based website. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[//wikimediafoundation.org WikimediaFoundation.org] is relaunched as a WordPress-based website.</span> |
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* [//web.archive.org/web/20180831193640/https://blog.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Blog] is archived, remaining online and accessible – but no longer receiving new blog posts. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[//web.archive.org/web/20180831193640/https://blog.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Blog] is archived, remaining online and accessible – but no longer receiving new blog posts.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=10}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation relocates |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation relocates its headquarters from 149 New Montgomery Street to nearby [[{{lwp|One Montgomery Tower}}|One Montgomery Tower]] - also in San Francisco, California, United States.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=11}} === |
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* [//wikimediaendowment.org Wikimedia Endowment website] launches as official website for the organization's new endowment. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[//wikimediaendowment.org Wikimedia Endowment website] launches as official website for the organization's new endowment.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=12}} === |
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* '''28 |
* '''{{dateT|3=28}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2018 |
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|staff= |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 121 |
|affiliates= 121 |
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|code= |
|code= 1422340 |
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|languages= 299 |
|languages= 299 |
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|wikis= 916 |
|wikis= 916 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 3264470113 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 91414010 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Cape Town}}|Cape Town]], [[{{lwp|South Africa}}|South Africa]]</span> |
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[[File:Global Preferences – Screenshot German 01.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of MediaWiki global preferences introduced in 2018, shown in German language</span>]] |
[[File:Global Preferences – Screenshot German 01.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Screenshot of MediaWiki global preferences introduced in 2018, shown in German language</span>]] |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=9}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation introduces global preferences in MediaWiki, enabling registered users to set their preferences at one wiki for use across all Wikimedia projects. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation introduces [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:GlobalPreferences|global preferences]] in MediaWiki, enabling registered users to set their preferences at one wiki for use across all Wikimedia projects.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=10}} === |
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* '''29 |
* '''{{dateT|3=29}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation joins the [[{{lwp|Global Network Initiative}}|Global Network Initiative]] as an observer.</span> |
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* '''30 |
* '''{{dateT|3=30}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in [[{{lwp|Jordan}}|Jordan]], and [[{{lwp|Hashemite University}}|Hashemite University]] sign a [[{{lwp|Memorandum of understanding}}|Memorandum of Understanding]] (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the [[{{lwp|Arabic}}|Arabic language]]. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any [[{{lwp|university}}|university]] in the [[{{lwp|Middle East}}|Middle East]].</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2019 |
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2019 |
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|servers= |
|servers= |
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|staff= ~400 |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 144 |
|affiliates= 144 |
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|code= |
|code= 1522268 |
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|languages= 303 |
|languages= 303 |
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|wikis= 932 |
|wikis= 932 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 3730634634 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 112489397 |
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|wikimania= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|Stockholm}}|Stockholm]], [[{{lwp|Sweden}}|Sweden]]</span> |
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[[File:Set Knowledge Free mural photo (3).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Set Knowledge Free mural in Wikimedia Foundation's One Montgomery Tower headquarters in November 2019</span>]] |
[[File:Set Knowledge Free mural photo (3).jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Set Knowledge Free mural in Wikimedia Foundation's One Montgomery Tower headquarters in November 2019</span>]] |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=1}} === |
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* '''30 |
* '''{{dateT|3=30}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees changes title of Executive Director to [[{{lwp|Chief executive officer}}|Chief Executive Officer]] and Executive Director.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=8}} === |
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* '''23 |
* '''{{dateT|3=23}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions. The timing of the block coincides with the [[{{lwp|30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests}}|30th anniversary]] of the [[{{lwp|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre}}|1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] and the 100th anniversary of the [[{{lwp|May Fourth Movement}}|May Fourth Movement]]. The block expansion is part of a wider effort to enact stricter [[{{lwp|Internet censorship in China}}|internet censorship in China]].</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2020 |
{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2020 |
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|servers= |
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|staff= |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 164 |
|affiliates= 164 |
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|code= |
|code= 1592114 |
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|languages= 306 |
|languages= 306 |
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|wikis= 937 |
|wikis= 937 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 4249325240 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 111839819 |
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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation All Hands 2020 - Myleen Hollero.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff at the 2020 All Hands gathering for all Foundation staff</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation All Hands 2020 - Myleen Hollero.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation staff at the 2020 All Hands gathering for all Foundation staff</span>]] |
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* [//techblog.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Tech Blog] launches as the organization's blog for |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[//techblog.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Tech Blog] launches as the organization's blog for technology related posts primarily by Wikimedia Foundation technical staff.</span> |
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* Wikimedia Blog is relaunched as ''[ |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Blog is relaunched as ''[[:diffblog:|Diff]]'', becoming a movement-wide focused blog with easier submission guidelines than previous iterations.</span> |
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* Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to 16 members: eight seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to sixteen (16) members: eight (8) seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven (7) selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.</span> |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[{{lwp|World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable [[{{lwp|COVID-19}}|COVID-19]]-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.</span> |
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* '''March''' With the beginning of the pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely. |
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* [[{{lwp|World Health Organization}}|World Health Organization]] partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation. |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=3}} === |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">With the beginning of the [[{{lwp|COVID-19 pandemic}}|COVID-19 pandemic]], the Foundation becomes a remote-first organization with all staff working remotely.</span> |
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* Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason. |
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=== {{DateT|2=9}} === |
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the [[{{lwp|World Intellectual Property Organization}}|World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in [[{{lwp|Taiwan}}|Taiwan]]. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.</span> |
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{{Memory Bank/Timeline/Year|year=2021 |
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|staff= |
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|projects= 13 |
|projects= 13 |
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|affiliates= 179 |
|affiliates= 179 |
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|code= |
|code= 1717798 |
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|languages= 314 |
|languages= 314 |
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|wikis= 957 |
|wikis= 957 |
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|edits= |
|edits= 4851745926 |
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|expenses= |
|expenses= 145970915 |
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[[File:Wikimedia Endowment.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">First logo for the Wikimedia Endowment</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Endowment.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">First logo for the Wikimedia Endowment</span>]] |
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[[File:Wikimedia Enterprise logo.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">First logo for Wikimedia Enterprise</span>]] |
[[File:Wikimedia Enterprise logo.svg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">First logo for Wikimedia Enterprise</span>]] |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=1}} === |
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* '''15 |
* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 20|20th anniversary of Wikipedia]] and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=2}} === |
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* '''15 |
* '''{{dateT|3=15}}{{colon}}''' <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The government of [[{{lwp|Myanmar}}|Myanmar]] restricts access to Wikimedia projects. The restrictions remain in place as of June 2023.</span> |
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=== {{ |
=== {{DateT|2=6}} === |
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* Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose. |
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.</span> |
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=== {{ |
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[[File:Maryana Iskander in 2022 02.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, in June 2022</span>]] |
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[[File:Sound logo campaign lockup - English.png|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Logo for campaign to identify Wikimedia's first sound logo</span>]] |
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[[File:One Sansome Street.jpg|thumb|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">One Sansome Street, location of the Wikimedia Foundation's administrative space.</span>]] |
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ウィキメディア財団の公式な年表
ウィキメディアのその他の年表類
ここにウィキメディア財団公認の年表（official timeline）を載せました — どうかあなたも、充実させる作業を手伝ってください。
Since the Wikimedia Foundation's founding in 2003, the organization has supported the growth of the Wikimedia Movement through a uniquely strong commitment to transparency, collaboration, and empowering people around the world to share their knowledge. In that tradition, we invite you to join us in developing this ever-evolving collection of just some of the expansive story of the Wikimedia Foundation.
このリソースはウィキメディア財団に特化し、財団発信の情報です。ウィキメディアのコミュニティがウィキメディア運動のストーリーを記録しようと今まさに進めている企画を補完するものです。
貢献する方法
年表に加える項目もしくは将来、使える項目を指摘
Anyone may suggest a timeline entry!
There is a lot here already – but it is not everything! In true Wikimedia spirit, we need your help developing this resource.
Visit the timeline's talk page for more information on making a suggestion! We also encourage you to participate in the Wikimedia community's efforts to document the Wikimedia Movement's story and timelines.
このページの翻訳を手伝う
Anyone with a registered Wikimedia account may assist in providing translations of this page's content. Please visit this wiki's translation guide or the translators guide on MediaWiki.org for more information.
主な注目点
Sampling from 200+ articles about the Wikimedia Foundation within Wikimedia projects
2003年–2005年
2003年
Quick facts (as of 2003年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 986,819
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 0
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 0
- 6月20日： Wikimedia Foundation founded in Florida, United States.
- 6月： The "Wikipedia software" is officially named "MediaWiki" and adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.
- 7月10日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.
- 7月10日： Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.
- 10月15日： Wikimedia Foundation adopts its first logo.
- 11月24日： Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.
2004年
Quick facts (as of 2004年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 4,216,131
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 0
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 59,926
- Wikimedia Foundation hires its first staff member.
- Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize Wikimedia movement affiliates.
- 6月13日： Wikimedia Deutschland becomes Foundation's first movement affiliate.
- 9月7日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.
- 9月14日： Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.
- 11月8日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.
2005年
Quick facts (as of 2005年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 21,381,995
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 2
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 107,768
- 4月： Foundation receives its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.
- 8月4日–8月8日： Wikimedia Foundation supports volunteers efforts to host first annual Wikimania in Frankfurt, Germany.
- 8月15日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.
2006年-2010年
2006年
Quick facts (as of 2006年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 73,565,528
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 5
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 141,131
- 1月： Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until March 2012.
- 6月12日： Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's first Interim Executive Director and non–interim General Counsel.
2007年
Quick facts (as of 2007年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 205,528,495
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 7
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 207,462
- 4月11日： Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized Mission statement and Vision.
- 10月9日： Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida to San Francisco, California, United States.
- 12月3日： Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Executive Director.
2008年
Quick facts (as of 2008年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 386,664,377
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 13
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 327,829
- 1月10日： Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.
- 1月31日： Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
- 4月： Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Blog using the WordPress platform.
2009年
Quick facts (as of 2009年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 582,028,543
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 21
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 510,356
- 財団は所在地をスティルマン街39番からニュー・モンゴメリー街149番に移転 - 新旧所在地ともアメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州サンフランシスコにあります。
2010年
Quick facts (as of 2010年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 774,422,659
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 27
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 634,252
- 5月13日： Foundation releases a new interface for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.
2011年-2015年
2011年
Quick facts (as of 2011年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,007,741,486
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 27
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 733,379
- 1月15日： Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
- 10月： Foundation announces the launch of Wikipedia Zero, an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.
2012年
Quick facts (as of 2012年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,226,630,755
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 36
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 850,036
- 1月18日： Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
- 3月： Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
- 3月30日： Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, Wikidata.
2013年
Quick facts (as of 2013年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,465,877,854
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 39
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 953,140
- 1月15日： Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches Wikivoyage, the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
- 7月： Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system.
2014年
Quick facts (as of 2014年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,791,656,096
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 49
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 999,564
- 5月1日： Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.
2015年
Quick facts (as of 2015年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 2,092,638,259
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 66
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,017,086
- 3月15日： Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is working with the ACLU to file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA.
2016年-2020年
2016年
Quick facts (as of 2016年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 2,431,002,340
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 92
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,136,714
- 1月： Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the Wikimedia Endowment.
- 6月23日： Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
- 7月： Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of June 2023.
2017年
Quick facts (as of 2017年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 2,817,771,529
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 112
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,323,325
- 4月： The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia.
- 10月： Wikimedia Foundation relocates its headquarters from 149 New Montgomery Street to One Montgomery Tower - also in San Francisco, California, United States.
2018年
Quick facts (as of 2018年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 3,264,470,113
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 121
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,422,340
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- 10月29日： Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.
2019年
Quick facts (as of 2019年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 3,730,634,634
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 144
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,522,268
- 8月23日： Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions.
2020年
Quick facts (as of 2020年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 4,249,325,240
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 164
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,592,114
- World Health Organization partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
- 3月： With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Foundation becomes a remote-first organisation with all staff working remotely.
2021年-2025年
2021年
Quick facts (as of 2021年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 4,851,745,926
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 179
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,717,798
- 1月15日： Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
- 10月25日： Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise.
2022年
Quick facts (as of 2022年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 5,373,396,306
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 177
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,802,442
- 1月3日： Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
- 9月： Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to existing role of Chief Advancement Officer.
2023年
Quick facts (as of 2023年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 5,922,185,933
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 184
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,896,504
- Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
- Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.
- 1月： The default desktop interface for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects was changed for the first time since 2010, to "Vector 2022".
2024年
Quick facts (as of 2024年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 6,428,533,922
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 186
- 7月17日： Dark mode arrives on Wikimedia projects, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode.
- 7月17日： Wikimedia Foundation opens its first data center in South America.
- 10月： Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of February 2026) administrative space within One Sansome Street in San Francisco, California, United States.
- 11月5日： Wikimedia Foundation rolls out temporary accounts for unregistered (logged-out) editors on multiple wikis.
2025年
Quick facts (as of 2025年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 7,023,900,743
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 192
2026年-2030年
2026年
Quick facts (as of 2026年1月1日):
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 7,541,074,844
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 185
- 1月15日： Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
- 1月20日： Bernadette Meehan begins as Wikimedia Foundation's fifth Chief Executive Officer.
2003年
Quick facts
As of 2003年1月1日:
- Number of servers maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation: 1[a]
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 3[a][1]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 986,819[b][2]
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 0
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 0[c]
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$56,666[3]
- Wikimedia.org launches as a single page website for the Wikimedia Foundation.
6月
- Jimmy Wales announces formation of Wikimedia and intention to create a charity and select a governing board. The intention is to provide a not-for-profit charitable framework for Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and the growing technical and organizational infrastructure necessary to support them.
- 9日： MediaWiki's ISBN interface is amended to make ISBNs in articles link to Special:Booksources, which fetches its contents from a page editable by contributors.
- 20日： Wikimedia Foundation founded in Florida, United States. Until this time, the Wikimedia sites and servers were supported by Bomis, Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.
7月
- WikimediaFoundation.org launches as a redirect to Wikimedia.org.
- The "Wikipedia software" is officially named "MediaWiki", a wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. It is adopted as the Foundation's fourth official project.[4]
- 10日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its fifth official project, Wikibooks.
- 10日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its sixth official project, Wikiquote.
10月
- 15日： The second place logo of the 2003 Wikipedia international logo contest, created by Neolux, is appointed as the logo for Wikimedia by logo contest organizer Erik Möller. A version by Neolux is adopted for the Wikimedia Foundation.[5] This specific version would remain in use until January 2006, and the overall design remains in use by the Foundation as of June 2023.
11月
- 24日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its seventh official project, Wikisource.
12月
- A major computer crash takes Wikipedia offline for a week and prompts Jimmy Wales to launch a fundraising drive. In less than a week more than US$30,000 is raised, thanks partly to mentions on Slashdot. The money allows the Wikimedia Foundation to purchase nine new servers.
- 6日： Wikimedia Foundation developers support ending system messages within MediaWiki displayed to Wikimedia project users from being hard coded, allowing for contributors to modify and translate them easier.
2004年
Quick facts
As of 2004年1月1日:
- Wikimedia Foundation begins to recognize Wikimedia movement affiliates, organizations around the world working primarily to advance the Wikimedia Vision. Recognition will provide affiliates with legal access to the Foundation's trademarks and other resources such as grants, support, and brand awareness.
- Tim Starling is hired as the Foundation's first employee and tasked with improving the MediaWiki software. Tim is joined soon after by a Chief Financial Officer, and a Content Partnership Coordinator. As of February 2026, Tim is still with the Wikimedia Foundation and is still working to improve the MediaWiki software.
1月
- Wikimedia Foundation purchases new servers with proceeds from the December 2003 fundraiser and installs them in Florida.
2月
- 12日： Foundation's server operations in California, United States are relocated to Florida, bringing them closer to the Foundation's at that time Florida-based operations.
5月
- 30日： Wikimedia Foundation introduces MediaWiki's first instance of categorization, allowing contributors of Wikimedia projects to create a larger automatic categorization of content on Wikimedia projects.
- 30日： Foundation also introduces support for "templates", enabling contributors to transclude standard content within a given wiki.
6月
- 3日： China becomes the first country to restrict access to a Wikimedia project when its government restricts access to Wikipedia. Access is restored without explanation later that month, on 22 June 2004.
- 13日： Wikimedia Deutschland is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as the first Wikimedia movement affiliate, becoming the official Wikimedia chapter in the country of Germany.
- 18日： Florence Devouard and Angela Beesley are the first user representatives selected for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.[6]
7月
- WikimediaFoundation.org is relaunched as a MediaWiki-based wiki.
9月
- 7日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its eighth official project, Wikimedia Commons.
- 14日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its ninth official project, Wikispecies.
11月
- 8日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its tenth official project, Wikinews.
12月
- 16日： Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by Japan.
- 18日： Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside of the United States at a data center in France where they cache content for parts of Europe.
2005年
Quick facts
As of 2005年1月1日:
- Number of servers maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation: 39
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 10[1]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 200[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 21,381,995[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2005: Frankfurt, Germany
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 2
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 107,768
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$791,907[3]
- A formal fundraiser for the Foundation is held in the first quarter of the year and raises almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand.
- Wikimedia Foundation receives its first grant. It is from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation and used to cover daily operations as well as support the launch of Wikispecies and ongoing improvement of official projects.
1月
- 20日： Foundation's trademark of Wikipedia is accorded by the European Union.
4月
- Foundation receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status in the United States.
5月
- Wikimedia Foundation adds second full-time employee.
6月
- 7日： The bulk of the Wikimedia Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a nearby facility, also within Florida. All Wikimedia projects are offline during this time.
8月
2006年
Quick facts
As of 2006年1月1日:
- Number of servers maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation: 100+
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 10[1]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 215[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 73,565,528[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2006: Boston, United States
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 5
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 141,131
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$2,077,843[3]
1月
- Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remained in use until March 2012.
- 10日： Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States.[8]
2月
- 27日： A second developer is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation.
6月
- 12日： Brad Patrick becomes the Foundation's Interim Executive Director as well as first General Counsel.[9]
7月
- 31日： Wikimedia Foundation formally approves the development of an Advisory Board.
8月
- 15日： Wikimedia Foundation launches its eleventh official project, Wikiversity.
9月
- 15日： Brooke Vibber switches the September 11 wiki to read-only "due to longstanding concerns about lack of activity and abuse by spammers and vandals."
12月
- 11日： After investigating numerous nonprofit membership models, and in order to meet the statuary laws of Florida (where the Wikimedia Foundation is legally registered), the Foundation amends its bylaws to recognize the Board of Trustees as Foundation's only official members.
2007年
Quick facts
As of 2007年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 11[1]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 250[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 205,528,495[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2007: Taipei, Taiwan
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 7
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 207,462
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$3,540,724[3]
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- Wikimedia Foundation achieves a three-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator.
1月
- 29日： Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board.
4月
- 11日： Wikimedia Foundation introduces its finalized Mission statement and Vision.
- 17日： Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, "a CD collection of articles from the English Wikipedia".
7月
- Foundation's first Chief Operating Officer leaves the organization after having their criminal record publicly exposed.
- Sue Gardner joins the Wikimedia Foundation as a consultant and special advisor to the Board of Trustees.
10月
- 9日： Wikimedia Foundation announces it will relocate its headquarters from Florida, United States to San Francisco, California, United States.[10]
12月
- 3日： Sue Gardner is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's first non-interim Executive Director.
2008年
Quick facts
As of 2008年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 11[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 730[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 253[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 386,664,377[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2008: Alexandria, Egypt
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 13
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 327,829
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$5,178,168[3]
- Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to ten members: three whom will be selected by the community, two selected by Wikimedia movement affiliates, four selected by the Board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.
1月
- 10日： Erik Möller is announced as the Wikimedia Foundation's first Deputy Executive Director.
- 24日： Wikimedia Foundation and UNU-MERIT announce agreement to conduct first-ever survey of Wikipedia volunteers.
- 31日： Foundation finishes its move to San Francisco, California, United States and closes its office in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
4月
- Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Blog using the WordPress platform. It allows the Wikimedia Foundation to provide news and updates from across the Wikimedia movement.
2009年
Quick facts
As of 2009年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 11[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 784[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 265[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 582,028,543[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2009: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 21
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 510,356
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$10,266,793[3]
- Wikimedia Foundation relocates from its headquarters at 39 Stillman Street to a nearby building in San Francisco, California, United States located at 149 New Montgomery Street.
- Foundation updates the license of Wikimedia projects to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
6月
- 25日： Immediately following news of the death of Michael Jackson, a dramatic increase in traffic and edits to the main article causes Wikimedia's servers to crash. Foundation staff are able to quickly restore full access and address the increased activity.
2010年
Quick facts
As of 2010年1月1日:
- Number of servers maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation: 344
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 11[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 789[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 267[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 774,422,659[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2010: Gdańsk, Poland
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 27
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 634,252
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$17,889,794[3]
- Wikimedia Foundation achieves a four-star (out of four) rating from Charity Navigator, a score it has, as of February 2026, maintained every year since.
5月
- 11日： Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy Initiative education program with funding from the Stanton Foundation.
- 13日： Foundation releases a new interface, known as Vector, for MediaWiki on the Wikimedia projects featuring new navigation tools and a link wizard.
7月
- The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation sends a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding removal of its seal from Wikipedia. In reply, the Foundation sent a letter defending Wikipedia's use of the image and refusing to remove it.
2011年
Quick facts
As of 2011年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 11[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 809[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 272[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,007,741,486[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2011: Haifa, Israel
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 27
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 733,379
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$29,260,652[3]
1月
- 15日： Wikimedia Foundation joins and supports activities and events celebrating Wikipedia's 10-year anniversary.
8月
- At its August 2011 meeting, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases a letter outlining new procedures for fundraising by the Wikimedia Foundation involving Wikimedia movement affiliates. The new procedures shift more fundraising operations on the official projects to the Foundation and outline methods for movement affiliates to receive financial support from the Wikimedia Foundation.[11]
10月
- Foundation announces the launch of Wikipedia Zero, an initiative to enable free mobile access to Wikimedia projects through partnerships with mobile operators.
- 2日–4日： : Wikimedia Foundation assists the Italian Wikipedia community in intentionally becoming inaccessible in protest against the Italian Parliament's proposed DDL intercettazioni law, which, if approved, would allow any person to force websites to remove information that is perceived as untrue or offensive, without the need to provide evidence.
12月
- In response to legislative threats to the future of the Wikimedia projects and movement, the Foundation hires its first lobbying firm to begin alerting the United States Congress to possible, and usually unintentional, threats to free knowledge.
2012年
Quick facts
As of 2012年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 11[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 846[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 283[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,226,630,755[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2012: Washington, D.C., United States
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 36
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 850,036
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$35,704,796[3]
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1月
- 18日： Wikimedia Foundation partners with other organizations in the United States to opposed the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). It also provides support to the community's wishes to redirect English Wikipedia for a day to statement raising awareness of the risks of the proposed legislation to numerous internet and free knowledge projects.
- 24日： Foundation announces first Wikipedia Zero partnership.
3月
- Wikimedia Foundation introduces updated version of its logo, which remains in use until July 2016.
- 30日： Wikimedia Foundation joins Wikimedia Deutschland in launching the Foundation's twelve official project, Wikidata.
2013年
Quick facts
As of 2013年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 12[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 863[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 285[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,465,877,854[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2013: Hong Kong, China
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 39
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 953,140
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$45,900,745[3]
1月
- 15日： Wikimedia Foundation acquires and relaunches Wikivoyage, the Foundation's thirteenth official project.
- 22日： Foundation's Florida-based servers are relocated to a data center in Virginia.
3月
- The first phase of the Wikidata interwiki database becomes available across Wikipedia's language editions.
4月
- Wikimedia Foundation provides support to French community after a French participant is threatened with arrest by the French secret service if the volunteer did not delete information from French Wikipedia about the Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station.
5月
- Edit access to WikimediaFoundation.org restricted primarily to Wikimedia Foundation staff as organization's capacity and legal requirements motive a change in operations of the wiki.
7月
- Foundation releases the VisualEditor editing system, the first implementation of an effort to allow editing of MediaWiki articles with a word processor-like interface without the need of using wiki markup while writing content.
2014年
Quick facts
As of 2014年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 879[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 287[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 1,791,656,096[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2014: London, United Kingdom
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 49
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 999,564
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$52,596,782[3]
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5月
- 1日： Lila Tretikov is appointed as the organization's second Executive Director.
8月
- Members of the Wikimedia community raise concerns about Wikimedia Foundation spending with founder Jimmy Wales. In response, the organization modifies its public financial reporting practices to help address future concerns.
2015年
Quick facts
As of 2015年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 888[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 288[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 2,092,638,259[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2015: Mexico City, Mexico
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 66
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,017,086
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$65,947,465[3]
- Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to remove one of its members recently selected by the community. They were reappointed in 2017 after being selected by the community to serve again.
- Foundation initiates a search engine project, known as Knowledge Engine, to locate and display verifiable and trustworthy information from public-information sources. Following concerns from staff and members of the Wikimedia community over how the initiative began, it was abandoned by the Foundation. Some of the ideas developed during the initiative's time are later pursued to improve MediaWiki's search functionality.
- In late 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation launches a Public Policy website outlining the public policy priorities and concerns of the organization.
3月
- 15日： Wikimedia Foundation announces that it, along with eight additional plaintiffs, was working with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to file a lawsuit against the United States National Security Agency. The lawsuit, Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA, calls into question the NSA's practice of mass surveillance, which infringes the United States Constitutional rights of the Foundation's readers, contributors, and staff. The case continued until February 2023, when the Supreme Court of the United States ultimately declined to hear the case.
2016年
Quick facts
As of 2016年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 892[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 291[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 2,431,002,340[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2016: Esino Lario, Italy
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 92
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,136,714
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$69,136,758[3]
1月
- Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of the Wikimedia Endowment to safeguard the financial future of the Wikimedia movement. During the development years of the endowment, it was operated as a donor-advised fund at the Tides Foundation.
- A member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees resigns following concerns from the Wikimedia community about activities while at a previous employer. Foundation modifies its screening process to try and identify such concerns before formal appointment of future members.
3月
- 14日： Katherine Maher becomes organization's interim Executive Director.
6月
- 23日： Katherine Maher is appointed as the organization's third Executive Director.
7月
- Wikimedia Foundation introduces an updated version of its logo, which is still in use as of February 2026.
2017年
Quick facts
As of 2017年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 898[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 295[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 2,817,771,529[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2017: Montreal, Canada
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 112
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,323,325
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$81,442,265[3]
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4月
- 29日： The government of Turkey blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation responds with support to local community and filing of multiple court actions. The block lasts until 15 January 2020 when the court of Turkey ruled that the block violated human rights.
7月
- WikimediaFoundation.org is relaunched as a WordPress-based website.
- Wikimedia Blog is archived, remaining online and accessible – but no longer receiving new blog posts.
10月
- Wikimedia Foundation relocates its headquarters from 149 New Montgomery Street to nearby One Montgomery Tower - also in San Francisco, California, United States.
11月
- Wikimedia Endowment website launches as official website for the organization's new endowment.
12月
- 28日： Government of China blocks access within China to the encrypted Japanese Wikipedia. As of June 2023, the block remains in effect.
2018年
Quick facts
As of 2018年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 916[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 299[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 3,264,470,113[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2018: Cape Town, South Africa
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 121
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,422,340
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$91,414,010[3]
9月
- Wikimedia Foundation introduces global preferences in MediaWiki, enabling registered users to set their preferences at one wiki for use across all Wikimedia projects.
10月
- 29日： Wikimedia Foundation joins the Global Network Initiative as an observer.
- 30日： Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia community members in Jordan, and Hashemite University sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cultural cooperation and access to free knowledge resources in the Arabic language. It is the first MOU of its type signed with any university in the Middle East.
2019年
Quick facts
As of 2019年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 932[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 303[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 3,730,634,634[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2019: Stockholm, Sweden
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 144
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,522,268
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$112,489,397[3]
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1月
- 30日： Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees changes title of Executive Director to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.
8月
- 23日： Government of China expands block of Wikipedia to include all language versions. The timing of the block coincides with the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre and the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement. The block expansion is part of a wider effort to enact stricter internet censorship in China.
2020年
Quick facts
As of 2020年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 937[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 306[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 4,249,325,240[2]
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 164
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,592,114
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$111,839,819[3]
- Wikimedia Tech Blog launches as the organization's blog for technology related posts primarily by Wikimedia Foundation technical staff.
- Wikimedia Blog is relaunched as Diff, becoming a movement-wide focused blog with easier submission guidelines than previous iterations.
- Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expanded to allow up to sixteen (16) members: eight (8) seats selected by the Wikimedia community, seven (7) selected by the board itself, and a founder's seat reserved for Jimmy Wales.
- World Health Organization partners with the Wikimedia Foundation to support the Wikimedia community's development of Wikipedia as a resource for the dissemination of verifiable COVID-19-related information and help stop the spread of misinformation.
3月
- With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation becomes a remote-first organization with all staff working remotely.
9月
- Wikimedia Foundation's application to become an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is blocked based on objections from the government of China over the existence of a Wikimedia movement affiliate existing in Taiwan. Subsequent applications have also been blocked by the government of China for the same reason.
2021年
Quick facts
As of 2021年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 957[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 314[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 4,851,745,926[2]
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 179
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,717,798
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$145,970,915[3]
1月
- 15日： Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
2月
- 15日： The government of Myanmar restricts access to Wikimedia projects. The restrictions remain in place as of June 2023.
6月
- Wikimedia Foundation announces that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial US$100 million fundraising goal and will begin to establish and eventually transition the funds to an independent nonprofit organization bearing the Wikimedia Endowment name and purpose.
10月
- 25日： Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikimedia Enterprise, a limited liability company owned by the Foundation which provides content delivery of Wikimedia content to high-volume users of Wikimedia's APIs such as big-tech companies and websites.
2022年
Quick facts
As of 2022年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 980[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 325[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 5,373,396,306[2]
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 177
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,802,442
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$127,971,857[3]
1月
- 3日： Maryana Iskander is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's fourth Chief Executive Officer, with the Board of Trustees removing Executive Director from the role's title.
6月
- Google and the Internet Archive are announced as the first customers of Wikimedia Enterprise, with Internet Archive qualifying for free access to the service.
7月
- Wikimedia Foundation archives its public policy website, and redirects it to updated information at organization's official website.
9月
- Lisa Seitz-Gruwell is appointed as the Wikimedia Foundation's Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to the role of Chief Advancement Officer that she has held at the Foundation since September 2011. She is the second person to hold the Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer role.
2023年
Quick facts
As of 2023年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 13[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 992[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 333[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 5,922,185,933[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2023: Singapore
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 184
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 1,896,504
- Wikimedia Foundation's annual expenses (June through July of following year): US$178,588,294[3]
- Wikimedia Foundation introduces first sound logo to audibly identify Wikimedia.
- Staff based outside the US now make up almost half of the Foundation's workforce and the majority of staff are now based outside of San Francisco.
1月
- The Foundation begins implementing a new default desktop interface, known as "Vector 2022", for MediaWiki on Wikimedia projects.
2024年
Quick facts
As of 2024年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 14[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 1,017[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 339[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 6,428,533,922[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2024: Katowice, Poland
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 186
- Lines of code in MediaWiki core: 2,026,595
7月
- 17日： Dark mode arrives on Wikimedia projects, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode. A long requested feature, it improves accessibility and reduces eye strain by providing a low-contrast environment.
- 26日： Wikimedia Foundation opens its first data center in South America. The São Paulo, Brazil based center joins six others around the world in reliability and quickly providing Wikimedia sites and content.
10月
- Wikimedia Foundation relocates to its current (as of February 2026) administrative space within One Sansome Street in San Francisco, California, United States.
11月
- 5日： Wikimedia Foundation rolls out temporary accounts for unregistered (logged-out) editors on multiple wikis. The new way of identifying unregistered editors became available on all wikis in 2025.
2025年
Quick facts
As of 2025年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 14[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 1,045[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 352[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 7,023,900,743[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2025: Nairobi, Kenya
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 192
2月
- 12日： The United Nations-endorsed Digital Public Goods Alliance has added Wikipedia to its registry, affirming the important role its volunteer editors play in making the internet better for everyone.
3月
- 27日： The Wikimedia Foundation announces it will convene a working group of active editors, Trustees, researchers, and advisors to explore recommendations for common standards for Neutral Point of View (NPOV) policies that can protect Wikipedia, increase the integrity of the projects, and equip the volunteers trusted to administer these policies with more support.
5月
- 8日： The Wikimedia Foundation announces that it is challenging the lawfulness of the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA)'s Categorisation Regulations. The Foundation argues that they place Wikipedia and its users at unacceptable risk of being subjected to the OSA’s toughest "Category 1" duties, which were originally designed to target some of the UK's riskiest websites. On 2025年8月11日, the High Court of Justice dismissed the challenge. On 2025年9月12日, the Foundation announces it will not appeal the dismissal.
12月
- 9日： Wikimedia Foundation announces the appointment of Bernadette Meehan as the Foundation's fifth Chief Executive Officer, effective 2026年1月20日.
2026年
Quick facts
As of 2026年1月1日:
- Number of official Wikimedia Foundation projects: 14[1]
- Number of individual Wikimedia wikis supported by the Foundation: 1,063[7]
- Number of languages supported by MediaWiki in use by Wikimedia projects: 358[7]
- Total number of edits to official Wikimedia projects: 7,541,074,844[2]
- Location of Wikimania 2026: Paris, France
- Number of Wikimedia movement affiliates: 185
1月
- 15日： Wikimedia Foundation supports communities around the world in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia and responds to inquires from hundreds of media outlets in numerous nations.
- 20日： Bernadette Meehan begins as Wikimedia Foundation's fifth Chief Executive Officer.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 While the Wikimedia Foundation had not yet been founded as of 1 January 2003, what would become its initial assets existed and were housed within Bomis, Jimmy Wales's for-profit business at the time.
- ↑ While the Wikimedia Foundation did not yet exist on 1 January 2003, three of the Foundation's early projects had already launched as of 1 January 2003.
- ↑ Until July 2003, the software which operated the Wikimedia sites was known as the Wikipedia software. As such, there was no MediaWiki code on 1 January 2003.
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 "Wikimedia.org". (Wayback Machine)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 "All wikis - Edits". Wikimedia Statistics. ウィキメディア財団.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 "Financial Reports". wikimediafoundation.org. ウィキメディア財団.
- ↑ Mayer, Daniel (19 July 2003). "[Wikipedia-l] Phase IV, Wikibooks.org/.com and WikimediaFoundation.org/.com (was Wikis and uniformity)". lists.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ "International logo contest/Results". メタ・ウィキ. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ "Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2004/Results". メタ・ウィキ. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 7.36 7.37 7.38 7.39 7.40 "Wikimedia wikis". メタ・ウィキ. (Wayback Machine)
- ↑ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Archive:Press releases/Wikimedia Foundation Announces Interim Executive Director". ウィキメディア財団. June 12, 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Archive:Press releases/Relocation". ウィキメディア財団. October 9, 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees letter regarding fundraising accountability". メタ・ウィキ. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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