Google co-founder donates $500,000 to Wikipedia

Jimmy Wales was recently present to address Wikipedians at the Wiki Conference 2011 held in India. Wikipedia spans across 280 languages and has around 20

November 21, 2011 / 15:10 IST

Jimmy Wales, the co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia was recently present in the country to address Wikipedians at the Wiki Conference 2011, held in Mumbai. Wikipedia spans across 280 languages and has around 20 million articles. This non-profit organization leaves no room for advertisements and sustains on grants and donations. And now, the Wikimedia foundation has received a grant of $500,000 from Brin Wojcicki Foundation formed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki, reports VentureBeat.

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first published: Nov 21, 2011 03:02 pm

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