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Wikipedia has received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit, the Grimme Online Award, and the Erasmus Prize [1][2][3][4]. These honors recognize the platform's contributions to international cooperation, social benefit through free software, online excellence, and educational impact [1][2][3][4].
Wikipedia
Summary
Wikipedia is a Wikimedia content project[1]. Wikipedia draws 1,082,938 Wikipedia views per month (wikimedia_content_project category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Wikipedia authored Wikipedia community[3].
- Wikipedia authored Jimmy Wales[4].
- Wikipedia authored Larry Sanger[5].
- Wikipedia is the creator of Jimmy Wales[6].
- Wikipedia is the creator of Larry Sanger[7].
- Wikipedia is the creator of Wikimedia community[8].
- Wikipedia received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[9].
- Wikipedia received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[10].
- Wikipedia received the Grimme Online Award[11].
- Wikipedia received the Erasmus Prize[12].
- Wikipedia is in the country of United States[13].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia content project[14].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as open content[15].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as crowdsourced project[16].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as user-generated content platform[17].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as very large online platform[18].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as sociotope[19].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as self-depicting entity[20].
- Wikipedia's instance of is recorded as digital public good[21].
- Wikipedia was edited by Wikipedia community[22].
- Wikipedia's founder is recorded as Jimmy Wales[23].
- Wikipedia's founder is recorded as Larry Sanger[24].
- Wikipedia is owned by Wikimedia Foundation[25].
- Wikipedia's genre is encyclopedic wiki[26].
- Wikipedia is operated by Wikimedia Foundation[27].
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Publisher[28]
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Began / founded: 2001-01-15[29]
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MusicBrainz ID: 5e5059cb-e842-4ba7-b2ba-ef3cd880d35a[30]
Body
Authorship and Creation
Authored works include Wikipedia community[3], a community[31]; Jimmy Wales[4], a businessperson[32], b. 1966[33], of United States[34], awarded the Quadriga[35], specialised in website[36]; and Larry Sanger[5], a philosopher[37], b. 1968[38], of United States[39], specialised in philosophy[40]. Wikipedia was edited by Wikipedia community[22]. Created works include Jimmy Wales[6], a businessperson[41], b. 1966[42], of United States[43], awarded the Quadriga[44], specialised in website[45]; Larry Sanger[7], a philosopher[46], b. 1968[47], of United States[48], specialised in philosophy[49]; and Wikimedia community[8], a community[50], founded in 2001[51].
Publication
Wikipedia's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[52]. Wikipedia's genre is encyclopedic wiki[26].
Reception
Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[9], an award[53], in Spain[54], founded in 1981[55]; FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[10], an award[56], founded in 2005[57]; Grimme Online Award[11], an award[58], in Germany[59]; and Erasmus Prize[12], a science award[60], in Netherlands[61], founded in 1958[62]. Reviews include 1.7/5 (Poor)[63], 2.1/5 (Poor)[64], and 4.7/5[65].
Adaptations and Inspiration
Wikipedia followed Nupedia[66].
Material and Period
Recorded location include Ashburn[67], San Francisco[68], Dallas[69], Carrollton[70], Chicago[71], and Amsterdam[72].
Cultural Impact
Things named for Wikipedia include Grokipedia[73], a knowledge base[74], founded in 2025[75]; 274301 Wikipedia[76], an asteroid[77]; Abstract Wikipedia[78], a Wikimedia project[79], founded in 2020[80]; Wikitrivia[81], a history quiz[82]; WikipediaFS[83], a virtual file system[84]; Viola wikipedia[85], a taxon[86]; Wikipedia Day[87], a Wikimedia project page[88], founded in 2001[89]; and Googlepedia[90], an application software[91].
Why It Matters
Wikipedia draws 1,082,938 Wikipedia views per month (wikimedia_content_project category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Wikipedia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[92] Wikipedia is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[93]
Entities named for Wikipedia include Grokipedia[73], a knowledge base[74], founded in 2025[75]; 274301 Wikipedia[76], an asteroid[77]; Abstract Wikipedia[78], a Wikimedia project[79], founded in 2020[80]; Wikitrivia[81], a history quiz[82]; WikipediaFS[83], a virtual file system[84]; and Viola wikipedia[85], a taxon[86].
FAQs
What awards did Wikipedia receive?
Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[9], FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[10], Grimme Online Award[11], and Erasmus Prize[12].