The Wikimedia Foundation announced that the Brin Wojcicki Foundation,
launched by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife, 23andMe
co-founder Anne Wojcicki, have given half a million dollars to the
Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia.
Wikipedia finances itself exclusively through donations and does not
generate revenue through advertising. Wikimedia said that it currently
reaches 477 million visitors globally, which makes Wikipedia the fifth
most-popular web site in the world. According to Google’s DoubleClick ad
planner, Wikipedia reaches about 23.9% of the Internet population and
counts about 7.1 billion page views every month. Wikimedia said that
Wikipedia currently holds more than 20 million articles in more than 280
languages. Its volunteer community has more than 100,000 contributors.
“This grant is an important endorsement of the Wikimedia Foundation
and its work, and I hope it will send a signal as we kick off our annual
fundraising campaign this week,” said Sue Gardner, executive director
of the Wikimedia Foundation, in a prepared statement. “This is how
Wikipedia works: people use it, they like it, and so they help pay for
it, to keep it freely available for themselves and for everyone around
the world. I am very grateful to Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki for
supporting what we do.”
Ethan McKinney in Business on November 21
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