Wikipedia at 25: The Radical Experiment that Rewrote the Internet | The Webby Awards

Trace the history of Wikipedia, the turning points that built the brand and what’s next for one of the Internet’s most essential platforms.

30th Annual Webby Awards January 12, 2026 Wikipedia at 25: The Radical Experiment that Rewrote the Internet Back Share Wikipedia at 25: The Radical Experiment that Rewrote the Internet URL copied Share: How a nonprofit built the world’s most trusted knowledge platform by letting anyone edit 23rd Annual Webby Awards Entry Deadline: December 20, 2020 Enter Now Founded in 2001, Wikipedia launched as a provocation: what if knowledge on the Internet didn’t belong only to experts, but to everyone? What began as an ambitious experiment in collaboration became one of the most essential sources of trut

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