Wikimedia Foundation website/Facts sections/arz
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Current facts
As of August 2018.
Home page
- 200,000+ editors contribute to the Wikimedia projects every month
- 47+ million media files on Wikimedia Commons
- 1+ billion unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
About
- 46 million media files on Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
- 1 billion unique devices visit Wikimedia Foundation sites every month
Advocacy
- 5 million new articles in 2017
- 684 takedown requests received in 2017
- ZERO takedown requests granted in 2017
Participate
- 1,000+ articles about women created or edited during #100womenwiki global edit-a-thon
- 37 local Wikimedia chapters around the globe, with at least one on every inhabited continent
- ~300 languages represented across all Wikipedias
Research
- 40 million articles across nearly 300 languages on Wikipedia
- 6,000 views per second across Wikimedia sites
- 47 million pieces of media in Commons, and counting
Support
- 1 of the 10 most-visited websites in the world and entirely funded by your donations. No ads. No paywalls.
- 4 stars received from Charity Navigator, their highest rating
- 200,000+ volunteers contribute to Wikipedia every month
Technology
- 99.97% uptime delivered across all Wikimedia sites during 2017
- 1 billion+ unique devices access Wikimedia sites every month
- 6,000 views per second across Wikimedia sites