Have you ever wondered where AI learns its answers? Chatbots, search engines, and voice assistants need @wikipedia.org to exist. Get to know this ecosystem in a Wiki minute ⬇️

Wikipedia@wikipedia.org · 6d ago

AI didn't magically know the answer to your question 👀

With over 140 million freely licensed photos, videos and audio files, Wikimedia Commons is the world’s largest media library. But how do you turn 140 million files into the one you're looking for? One way is by trying out the Content section on the main page.

Imagine thinking the references aren't the main character.

Wikimedia is built offline, too. And you can be part of that. Beyond Wikimania, volunteers from the movement organize dozens more community-led gatherings each year across the globe. Get inspired for your next Wikimedia event ➡️ w.wiki/9xnp

Every Wikimania brings together people from across the movement to share ideas, tackle challenges, celebrate achievements, and imagine what's next for free knowledge. The conversations will continue in 2027, in Chile!

Thank you, Paris, for an unforgettable Wikimania! We're grateful to everyone who made it possible. See you next year! 🇨🇱

Looking into the future with open minds and open hearts. The Wikimedia movement is a global community of real humans who collaborate to build free knowledge for all. Thank you to everyone who brought curiosity, empathy, and dedication to Wikimania 2026!

Baby Globe and Luce are discovering Paris one landmark at a time 🇫🇷✨ Swipe to explore the city with them. If you're attending Wikimania 2026, remember to share your favorite moments on Wikimedia Commons.

Your own Wikipedia puzzle: how long does it take you to find Baby Globe in Paris? 👀

Meet the 2026 Wikimedian of the Year award winners 🌟 Every year, these awards recognize contributors who have made a lasting impact on the Wikimedia movement. Editors, organizers, developers, photographers... The people making free knowledge a reality!

Wikimania begins long before the opening session. Volunteers spent months planning this year's conference in Paris. Their work has created a space for the Wikimedia movement to connect and share ideas.

This is where we start the next chapter of the Wikimedia movement 💭 Every year, thousands of people connected by free knowledge can learn from one another at Wikimania. In 2026, the event takes place in Paris and online.

Dozens of volunteers gathered at the UN Headquarters for the second ever Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Together, they created 60 new articles and made nearly 700 edits to improve Wikipedia's coverage of UN and open source topics. ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07...

What emoji combo describes your Wikimedia unique role best?

Wikimedia content will always remain free and open for everyone. But organizations building commercial products on top of that knowledge should help sustain the ecosystem they depend on. Learn more about Wikimedia Enterprise’s mission ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07...

In their request, the user said "i was 16 and stupid. its been 20 years and I don't even remember doing it at this point." An admin replied "I've unblocked your account. Now get to work!"

Have your teachers ever said you can't use Wikipedia in school? Well, that's nothing but a myth. In reality, Wikipedia is a great place to start learning. Take a Wiki minute to understand why ⬇️

Wikipedia@wikipedia.org · 4w ago

The internet's biggest group project is way more organized than you think.

Some Wikipedia to-do lists are thousands of articles long. The Microtask Generator was created to make those lists easier to work through.  Try it out ➡️ w.wiki/MoH2

Want a list of the best lists? Right now, Wikipedia has nearly 5,000 of those.

Did you know … you don’t need to be in Paris to join Wikimania 2026? You can register to attend Wikimania virtually, joining fellow Wikimedians on talks, workshops, community gatherings, and more ➡️ wikimania.org

This week, the Wikimedia Foundation's application for observer status at WIPO, the United Nations agency for intellectual property, was blocked for the sixth time by China.

What happens when 216 contributors from 29 countries come together to build the future of free knowledge? The Wikimedia Hackathon 2026 brought together community members in Milan to collaborate in the largest Wikimedia Foundation-organized Hackathon to date. Explore the full recap ➡️ w.wiki/S8Yo

Graphic designer Dominik Bachmann uploaded work from the photography archive of his late uncle, Eric Bachmann, one of Switzerland’s notable photographers of the 20th century.  Here's what happened next ➡️ wikimedia.ch/en/news/a-gr...

When truth is under pressure, free knowledge matters more than ever.

What gives you hope? For Anusha Alikhan, Chief Communications Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, it just might be the 260,000 people who actively edit Wikipedia: “Volunteer conversations, what motivates them to use their time to give free knowledge to the world, are stories that bring me hope”.

What's a Wikimedia fun fact that you already know, but might surprise others?

Wiktionary features more than 10,000,000 entries with English definitions from over 4,800 languages.

We might have found the perfect guest for "Sheldon Cooper Presents: Fun with Flags" during the ESEAP Conference, hosted by Wikimedia ESEAP Hub. 🎥 Matt Prebeg

Wikimedia Commons needs your help 📸 Share your photographs of the Murwillumbah Swamp Beer and help your fellow Wikimedians. 🎥 Matt Prebeg

The winners of the Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards are in! 🏆 Presented by @icfjorg.bsky.social in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, the awards recognize excellence in journalism covering the African continent.