Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
An important update for readers in the United States.
You deserve an explanation, so please don't skip this 1-minute read. This year, Wikipedia has had fewer visitors and fewer new supporters, so your visit today means a lot. We hope that Wikipedia's given you at least $2.75 of knowledge recently. If everyone who found Wikipedia useful gave $2.75, we'd hit our goal in a few hours.
After 25 years, Wikipedia is still the internet we were promised—created by people, not by machines. It's not perfect, but it's not here to push a point of view. It's run by a nonprofit, not a giant technology company or a billionaire.
Less than 2% of our readers donate. The rare few who give do so because Wikipedia provides them with useful knowledge. If that sounds like you, please donate $2.75. Any contribution you make today helps.
An important update for readers in the United States.
You deserve an explanation, so please don't skip this 1-minute read. This year, Wikipedia has had fewer visitors and fewer new supporters, so your visit today means a lot. We hope that Wikipedia's given you at least $2.75 of knowledge recently. If everyone who found Wikipedia useful gave $2.75, we'd hit our goal in a few hours.
After 25 years, Wikipedia is still the internet we were promised—created by people, not by machines. It's not perfect, but it's not here to push a point of view. It's run by a nonprofit, not a giant technology company or a billionaire.
Less than 2% of our readers donate. The rare few who give do so because Wikipedia provides them with useful knowledge. If that sounds like you, please donate $2.75. Any contribution you make today helps.
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The internet we were promised
Most people donate because Wikipedia is the internet we were promised: useful, free, and filled with reliable, human-created knowledge. If you agree, please give $2.75. If everyone reading this right now gave just $2.75, we'd reach our goal quickly.
— The Wikimedia Foundation, host of Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.
The internet we were promised
Most people donate because Wikipedia is the internet we were promised: useful, free, and filled with reliable, human-created knowledge. If you agree, please give $2.75. If everyone reading this right now gave just $2.75, we'd reach our goal quickly.
— The Wikimedia Foundation, host of Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.