Milestones of Wikipedia’s history

See how the free online encyclopedia has grown since its launch 15 years ago.

Wikipedia turns 15 outside image

By Mohsin Ali and Nadine Mansour

Gif Wikipedia turns 15 [Al Jazeera]

2001 Wikipedia.com goes online with the greeting, “Hello, world.”
2004 Site crashes in 2003. Wikipedia recovers with a fundraising drive.
2007 Only 6 full-time employees work for Wikipedia.
2011 Wikipedia diversifies, recruiting more women and opening its first overseas office.
2012 Wikipedia introduces a “Thank” button to recognise contributions by others to the site.
2015 Wikipedia has 38 million articles today.

Source: Wikipedia