Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales) — Twitter Score 111 out of 1000

Jimmy Wales is an internet entrepreneur who co-founded Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, and founded the Wikimedia Foundation. Jimmy Wales's Twitter Score is 111 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #6,107 (top 5%) among 483,508 tracked accounts.

Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation, and also co-founded Fandom and Trust Café. He previously co-founded Bomis and WikiTribune, and formerly founded Nupedia. His book is a current focus, with press inquiries directed through his official site.

Jimmy Wales's connection to crypto stems from two notable events. In December 2021, he auctioned an NFT tied to a re-creation of his claimed first Wikipedia edit through Christie's, which sold for US$750,000. Separately, the Wikimedia Foundation began accepting Bitcoin donations in 2014 and stopped accepting cryptocurrency donations on May 1, 2022, following a community vote.

Jimmy Wales has accumulated 213,243 followers as of August 2026 on the platform since 2006 and has published 29,554 posts. He has been mentioned by 356 accounts, with 885 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow Jimmy Wales include 510 founders, 129 angel investors, 115 influencers and 13 VCs, among them Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman, Zhu Su, Jesse Powell, Tarun Chitra and H.E. Justin Sun.