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Wikipedia is a digital encyclopedic platform which was founded in 2001 and is currently operated by American non-profit organization Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikipedia
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Basic information
Founded 2001
Legal structure Private, although under non-profit Wikimedia Foundation
Industry Web encyclopedia
Official website https://wikipedia.org/

Consumer-impact summary

The encyclopedia is a major destination for consumers/readers to access information about any given topics, ranging from natural sciences to political fields. Theoretically, the encyclopedia is open for editing by anyone, meaning that consumers/readers can become producers/editors at any time.

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