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English Wikipedia was founded on January 15, 2001.[1]

Its product is an online encyclopedia.

English Wikipedia

Summary

English Wikipedia is a Wikipedia language edition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of wikipedia_language_edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,741 views/month, #1 of 168).[2]

Key Facts

  • English Wikipedia authored English Wikipedia community[3].
  • English Wikipedia is the creator of Jimmy Wales[4].
  • English Wikipedia is the creator of Larry Sanger[5].
  • English Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as Wikipedia language edition[6].
  • English Wikipedia is owned by Wikimedia Foundation[7].
  • English Wikipedia is operated by Wikimedia Foundation[8].
  • English Wikipedia's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported[9].
  • English Wikipedia's copyright license is recorded as GNU Free Documentation License[10].
  • English Wikipedia's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International[11].
  • English Wikipedia's writing system is recorded as Latin script[12].
  • English Wikipedia's Commons category is recorded as English Wikipedia[13].
  • English Wikipedia's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • English Wikipedia's Wikimedia language code is recorded as en[15].
  • English Wikipedia's review score is recorded as 4/5 (Great)[16].
  • English Wikipedia comprises English Wikipedia article[17].
  • January 15, 2001 marks the founding of English Wikipedia[18].
  • English Wikipedia's has edition or translation is recorded as Nostalgia Wikipedia[19].
  • English Wikipedia's official website is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/[20].
  • English Wikipedia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:English Wikipedia[21].
  • English Wikipedia's web feed URL is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=featuredfeed&feed=featured&feedformat=rss[22].
  • English Wikipedia's web feed URL is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=featuredfeed&feed=onthisday&feedformat=atom[23].
  • English Wikipedia's product or material produced is recorded as online encyclopedia[24].
  • English Wikipedia's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • English Wikipedia's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'English Wikipedia'}[26].
  • English Wikipedia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wikipedia'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 15, 2001 marks the founding of English Wikipedia[18].

Identity

English Wikipedia's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[26].

Operations

English Wikipedia is operated by Wikimedia Foundation[8].

Ownership

English Wikipedia is owned by Wikimedia Foundation[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as online encyclopedia[24].

Why It Matters

English Wikipedia ranks in the top 0.6% of wikipedia_language_edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,741 views/month, #1 of 168).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

encyclopedia Jimmy Wales Larry Sanger Wikipedia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . features.slashdot.org. Retrieved . features.slashdot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . features.slashdot.org. Retrieved . features.slashdot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Trustpilot. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . features.slashdot.org. Retrieved . features.slashdot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Tausheef Hassan · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → English-language edition of Wikipedia
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P6720]]: wikipediawikipedia"
  2. 5w ago · Nintendofan885 · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Nostalgia Wikipedia
    Replaces → Q139986313
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1365]]: [[Q139986313]]"
  3. 5w ago · Whyiseverythingalreadyused · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Local thumb → —
    Form of creative work → encyclopedia
    Has part(s) → English Wikipedia article
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P629]]: [[Q52]]"
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