Wikipedia (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Wikipedia" in Simple English language version.

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8web.archive.org

1^st place

2signonsandiego.com

2,298^th place

905^th place

2wikipedia.org

low place

1rogchap.com

low place

2,014^th place

1gnu.org

1,475^th place

933^rd place

1nytimes.com

7^th place

8^th place

1slashdot.org

5,701^st place

882^nd place

1wikimedia.org

low place

1nupedia.com

low place

2,495^th place

1wikipedia.com

low place

2,504^th place

1guardian.co.uk

197^th place

52^nd place

1apnews.com

129^th place

140^th place

1techcrunch.com

187^th place

381^st place

1vice.com

175^th place

144^th place

1mit.edu

415^th place

219^th place

1alexa.com

1,103^rd place

748^th place

1washingtonpost.com

34^th place

35^th place

1cnet.com

272^nd place

338^th place

1dw.com

204^th place

173^rd place

1yahoo.com

38^th place

36^th place

alexa.com (Global: 1,103^rd place; Simple English: 748^th place)

"The top 500 sites on the web". Alexa. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

apnews.com (Global: 129^th place; Simple English: 140^th place)

"Poland to honor Wikipedia with monument". AP News. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

cnet.com (Global: 272^nd place; Simple English: 338^th place)

Kent, German (January 15, 2021). "In a post-truth world, we need Wikipedia more than ever". CNET. Commentary: Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary today. The free encyclopedia may not be exciting, but its neutral, volunteer-driven content is incredibly valuable.

dw.com (Global: 204^th place; Simple English: 173^rd place)

"World in Progress: 20 years of Wikipedia" (Audio). Deutsche Welle. The year marks the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia. Every month, more than 1.7 billion people visit the open-source website in search of information about, well, just about anything! We speak with Dr. Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute about Wikipedia's successes, where it fits into the discrimination crisis and the website's future.

gnu.org (Global: 1,475^th place; Simple English: 933^rd place)

Richard M. Stallman (2007-06-20). "The Free Encyclopedia Project". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2008-01-04.

guardian.co.uk (Global: 197^th place; Simple English: 52^nd place)

Bobbie Johnson. "Wikipedia approaches its limits".

mit.edu (Global: 415^th place; Simple English: 219^th place)

mitpress.mit.edu

Reagle, Joseph; Koerner, Jackie, eds. (2020-10-13). Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53817-6.

nupedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,495^th place)

Sanger, Larry (2001-01-10). "Let's Make a Wiki". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2003-04-14. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

query.nytimes.com

Meyers, Peter (2001-09-20). "Fact-Driven? Collegial? This Site Wants You". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-22. 'I can start an article that will consist of one paragraph, and then a real expert will come along and add three paragraphs and clean up my one paragraph,' said Larry Sanger of Las Vegas, who founded Wikipedia with Mr. Wales.

rogchap.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,014^th place)

Chapman, Roger (September 6, 2011). "Top 40 Website Programming Languages". roadchap.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

signonsandiego.com (Global: 2,298^th place; Simple English: 905^th place)

>Sidener, Jonathan (December 6, 2004). "Everyone's Encyclopedia". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
Jonathan Sidener (2004-12-06). "Everyone's Encyclopedia". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2006-10-15.

slashdot.org (Global: 5,701^st place; Simple English: 882^nd place)

features.slashdot.org

Sanger, Larry (April 18, 2005). "The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia: A Memoir". Slashdot. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; Simple English: 381^st place)

Singh, Manish (January 23, 2020). "Wikipedia now has more than 6 million articles in English". Retrieved November 24, 2025.

vice.com (Global: 175^th place; Simple English: 144^th place)

"The English Language Wikipedia Just Had Its Billionth Edit". Vice. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 34^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

Kelly, Heather (January 15, 2021). "Technology: On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be the safest place online". Washington Post. The world's largest online encyclopedia has learned lessons from fighting misinformation for two decades

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

>Sidener, Jonathan (December 6, 2004). "Everyone's Encyclopedia". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
Chapman, Roger (September 6, 2011). "Top 40 Website Programming Languages". roadchap.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
Jonathan Sidener (2004-12-06). "Everyone's Encyclopedia". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
Sanger, Larry (January 17, 2001). "Wikipedia Is Up!". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2001-05-06. Retrieved 2008-12-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Sanger, Larry (2001-01-10). "Let's Make a Wiki". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2003-04-14. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
"Wikipedia: HomePage". Archived from the original on 2001-03-31. Retrieved 2001-03-31.
"The English Language Wikipedia Just Had Its Billionth Edit". Vice. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
"The top 500 sites on the web". Alexa. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

wikimedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

lists.wikimedia.org

"Wikipedia-l: LinkBacks?". Retrieved 2007-02-20.

wikipedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,504^th place)

"Wikipedia: HomePage". Archived from the original on 2001-03-31. Retrieved 2001-03-31.

wikipedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

en.wikipedia.org

"Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia (January 21, 2007)
""Multilingual statistics". Wikipedia. March 30, 2005. Retrieved 2008-12-25.

yahoo.com (Global: 38^th place; Simple English: 36^th place)

news.yahoo.com

Wales, Jimmy (January 14, 2021). "As Wikipedia turns 20 it aims to reach more readers" – via Yahoo!. Wikipedia is the web's seventh-most visited site

Wikipedia (Simple English Wikipedia)

alexa.com (Global: 1,103rd place; Simple English: 748th place)

apnews.com (Global: 129th place; Simple English: 140th place)

cnet.com (Global: 272nd place; Simple English: 338th place)

dw.com (Global: 204th place; Simple English: 173rd place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,475th place; Simple English: 933rd place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 197th place; Simple English: 52nd place)

mit.edu (Global: 415th place; Simple English: 219th place)

mitpress.mit.edu

nupedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,495th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; Simple English: 8th place)

query.nytimes.com

rogchap.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,014th place)

signonsandiego.com (Global: 2,298th place; Simple English: 905th place)

slashdot.org (Global: 5,701st place; Simple English: 882nd place)

features.slashdot.org

techcrunch.com (Global: 187th place; Simple English: 381st place)

vice.com (Global: 175th place; Simple English: 144th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 34th place; Simple English: 35th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

wikimedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

lists.wikimedia.org

wikipedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,504th place)

wikipedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

en.wikipedia.org

yahoo.com (Global: 38th place; Simple English: 36th place)

news.yahoo.com

alexa.com (Global: 1,103^rd place; Simple English: 748^th place)

apnews.com (Global: 129^th place; Simple English: 140^th place)

cnet.com (Global: 272^nd place; Simple English: 338^th place)

dw.com (Global: 204^th place; Simple English: 173^rd place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,475^th place; Simple English: 933^rd place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 197^th place; Simple English: 52^nd place)

mit.edu (Global: 415^th place; Simple English: 219^th place)

nupedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,495^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

rogchap.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,014^th place)

signonsandiego.com (Global: 2,298^th place; Simple English: 905^th place)

slashdot.org (Global: 5,701^st place; Simple English: 882^nd place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; Simple English: 381^st place)

vice.com (Global: 175^th place; Simple English: 144^th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 34^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

wikipedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,504^th place)

yahoo.com (Global: 38^th place; Simple English: 36^th place)