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Wikipedia

Wikipedia is the free, collaboratively edited, online encyclopedia: the largest and most-read reference work in human history.

Launched in 2001 by founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, Wikipedia is the world's largest and most-read reference work: a free, open-source online encyclopedia. It operates under the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and is maintained by a global community of volunteer editors (Wikipedians). This collaborative model has generated over 66 million articles across more than 340 languages; the English edition alone exceeds 7 million articles, securing its position as a top-ten most-visited website globally.