Tech riderRev. 29 Sept 2026
Wikipedia
- 1Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Web
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Citation toolsYes
- 4Educator resourcesYes
- 5Institutional accessYes
- 6Content formatstext and images
- 7Update frequencycontinuous
- 8Mobile appsYes
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: wikipedia.org
Overview
Wikipedia is ranked #2 of 31 in online encyclopedias on Specifiction. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Web. There is a free plan.
Wikipedia plans and pricing
All plansWikipedia Free Free encyclopedia · free to access · no advertising or paywalls wikipedia.org · 29 Sept 2026
Compared on online encyclopedias
- Free plan
- Yeswikipedia.org
- Citation tools
- Yeswikipedia.org
- Educator resources
- Yeswikipedia.org
- Institutional access
- Yeswikipedia.org
- Content formats
- text and imageswikipedia.org
- Update frequency
- continuouswikipedia.org
- Mobile apps
- Yeswikipedia.org
Facts
- Purpose
- Wikipedia describes itself as a free encyclopedia.wikipedia.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Languages
- Wikipedia’s homepage links to editions in hundreds of languages, including editions with over one million articles.wikipedia.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Operator
- The Wikimedia Foundation says it is the nonprofit responsible for hosting and protecting Wikipedia.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Content creation
- Volunteer editors create, edit, fact-check, cite sources, debate, and moderate Wikipedia content.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Editorial role
- The Wikimedia Foundation says it does not make content decisions on Wikipedia; volunteers do.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Advertising and paywalls
- The Foundation says Wikipedia is available for free without advertising or paywalls.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Funding
- The Foundation says Wikipedia is funded mainly by donations and does not rely on advertising, subscription fees, or selling users’ personal data for funding.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Mobile app
- The official Android app supports article search, language switching, saved reading lists for offline use, themes, and text size adjustment.play.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
- App privacy
- The Android app listing states that the app contains no ads, does not track data, collects no data, and encrypts data in transit.play.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
- API
- MediaWiki documents a REST API for interacting with MediaWiki installations, including Wikipedia.mediawiki.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy policy
- The Wikimedia Foundation publishes a privacy policy covering its sites and services.foundation.wikimedia.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Reliability
- The Foundation says it prioritizes keeping Wikipedia fast, reliable, and available, including through traffic spikes.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Transparency
- The Foundation says it publishes a transparency report twice a year and has its financial statements independently audited annually.wikimediafoundation.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The Android app listing provides the support email [email protected].play.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2001wikipedia.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USAwikipedia.org · 23 Sept 2026
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Sources
- wikipedia.org· checked 29 Sept 2026
- wikimediafoundation.org/who-we-are/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- play.google.com/store/apps/details· checked 29 Sept 2026
- mediawiki.org/wiki/API:REST_API· checked 29 Sept 2026
- foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy· checked 29 Sept 2026