Nupedia

Summary

Nupedia is a website^[1]. Nupedia ranks in the top 4% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,697 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nupedia authored Larry Sanger^[3].
• Nupedia authored Jimmy Wales^[4].
• Nupedia is the creator of Jimmy Wales^[5].
• Nupedia's instance of is recorded as website^[6].
• Nupedia's instance of is recorded as online encyclopedia^[7].
• Nupedia's founder is recorded as Jimmy Wales^[8].
• Nupedia's founder is recorded as Larry Sanger^[9].
• Nupedia is owned by Bomis^[10].
• Nupedia was followed by Wikipedia^[11].
• Nupedia's Commons category is recorded as Nupedia^[12].
• Nupedia's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Nupedia's language of work or name is recorded as German^[14].
• Nupedia's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[15].
• Nupedia's language of work or name is recorded as French^[16].
• Nupedia's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[17].
• Nupedia's software engine is recorded as NupeCode^[18].
• March 9, 2001 marks the founding of Nupedia^[19].
• Nupedia was dissolved in September 26, 2003^[20].
• Nupedia's official website is recorded as http://nupedia.com^[21].
• Nupedia's product or material produced is recorded as online encyclopedia^[22].
• Nupedia's motto text is recorded as the open content encyclopedia^[23].
• Nupedia's motto text is recorded as the free encyclopedia^[24].
• Nupedia's motto text is recorded as Свободная энциклопедия^[25].
• Nupedia's motto text is recorded as Suppose scholars the world over were to learn of a serious online encyclopedia effort in which the results were not proprietary to the encyclopedists, but were freely distributable under an open content license in virtually any desired medium. How quickly would the encyclopedia grow?^[26].
• Nupedia's title is recorded as Nupedia^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Jimmy Wales^[8] and Larry Sanger^[9]. March 9, 2001 marks the founding of Nupedia^[19].

Identity

Nupedia was followed by Wikipedia^[11].

Ownership

Nupedia is owned by Bomis^[10]. Nupedia's product or material produced is recorded as online encyclopedia^[22].

Dissolution

Nupedia was dissolved in September 26, 2003^[20].

Why It Matters

Nupedia ranks in the top 4% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,697 views/month).^[2] Nupedia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Nupedia is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]