Wikipedia is a free, collaborative, multilingual internet encyclopedia co-founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Wikipedia's Twitter Score is 29 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #33,898 (top 10%) among 483,508 tracked accounts.
Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001, and has grown into one of the most widely referenced reference works on the internet. It is owned and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization that oversees the project and its related initiatives. Content on Wikipedia is written and maintained collaboratively by volunteers across hundreds of languages, with no central editorial authority.
Wikipedia has a limited but notable history with cryptocurrency. The Wikimedia Foundation accepted Bitcoin donations between July 2014 and May 1, 2022, using Coinbase to handle conversion. Cryptocurrency contributions represented just 0.08% of total donations in 2021, and the program was ultimately discontinued following a community vote.
Wikipedia maintains a presence on Twitter with 581,384 followers as of August 2026 and 22,316 posts. It has been mentioned by 1,071 accounts, with 2,856 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Wikipedia include 123 founders, 28 angel investors, 36 influencers and 5 VCs. Among them are Chamath Palihapitiya, H.E. Justin Sun, John Wang, Cameron Winklevoss, dfinzer.eth and Ali Yahya.