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About
Wikipedia is a free, open-content online encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of a community of users known as Wikipedians. Anyone registered on the site can create an article for publication; registration is not required to edit articles. Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has since become the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet. The site operates on a model of openly editable content, with articles that are verifiable and cited from reliable published sources. Wikipedia's articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information.
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Wikipedia does not have an affiliate program as it is a non-profit organization funded primarily through donations. It operates on the principle of providing free access to knowledge for everyone without commercial interests.
Company History
Wikipedia was founded on January 15, 2001, by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It started as a complementary project for Nupedia, a free online English-language encyclopedia project. Wikipedia's articles were written by volunteers and any changes to articles were made public immediately. Over the years, Wikipedia has grown into one of the most visited websites in the world, with millions of articles in hundreds of languages. Notable milestones include the launch of the Wikimedia Foundation in 2003 to oversee Wikipedia and its sister projects, and the achievement of 6 million articles in the English Wikipedia in 2020.
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