Wikipedia turns 25 and shares a glimpse into the lives of its volunteer editors

It’s been 25 years since the launch of Wikipedia on January 15th, 2001, and it’s come a long way from housing just 100 pages to becoming a behemoth of online knowledge with more than 65 million articles that get almost 15 billion views each month.

To celebrate, the Wikimedia Foundation – the nonprofit that backs Wikipedia – is releasing brief clips that highlight eight of its editors from across the globe. Some of the featured editors include “Hurricane Hank,” who joined Wikipedia in 2005 and contributed to the Hurricane Katrina page, along with Netha, an Indian doctor and experienced Wikipedia editor who used her knowledge to combat misinf …

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