Wikipedia (Simple English Wikipedia)

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

Last modified: 19:08:20, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Ref.Un. Ref.Website

Global rank Simple English rank

99web.archive.org

1^st place

31slashdot.org

6,993^rd place

2,375^th place

22signonsandiego.com

3,136^th place

1,598^th place

11rogchap.com

low place

3,245^th place

11meta.wikimedia.org

2,774^th place

417^th place

11gnu.org

1,901^st place

1,447^th place

11nytimes.com

7^th place

8^th place

11lists.wikimedia.org

low place

3,992^nd place

11nupedia.com

low place

5,571^st place

11wikipedia.com

low place

4,180^th place

11guardian.co.uk

382^nd place

79^th place

11apnews.com

101^st place

68^th place

11techcrunch.com

317^th place

254^th place

11vice.com

247^th place

261^st place

11mit.edu

476^th place

325^th place

11alexa.com

3,296^th place

942^nd place

11washingtonpost.com

35^th place

26^th place

11cnet.com

447^th place

260^th place

11dw.com

205^th place

250^th place

11news.yahoo.com

183^rd place

131^st place

alexa.com (Global: 3,296^th place; Simple English: 942^nd place)

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

apnews.com (Global: 101^st place; Simple English: 68^th place)

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

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; Simple English: 260^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: 205^th place; Simple English: 250^th 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: 1,901^st place; Simple English: 1,447^th place)

Richard M. Stallman (2007-06-20). "The Free Encyclopedia Project". Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-01-04.

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382^nd place; Simple English: 79^th place)

Bobbie Johnson. "Wikipedia approaches its limits".

lists.wikimedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,992^nd place)

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

meta.wikimedia.org (Global: 2,774^th place; Simple English: 417^th place)

"List of Wikipedias - Meta-Wiki". meta.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2026-07-15.

mit.edu (Global: 476^th place; Simple English: 325^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.

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183^rd place; Simple English: 131^st place)

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

nupedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,571^st 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: 3,245^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: 3,136^th place; Simple English: 1,598^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: 6,993^rd place; Simple English: 2,375^th 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: 317^th place; Simple English: 254^th place)

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

vice.com (Global: 247^th place; Simple English: 261^st 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: 35^th place; Simple English: 26^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.
Richard M. Stallman (2007-06-20). "The Free Encyclopedia Project". Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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.

wikipedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,180^th place)

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

Wikipedia (Simple English Wikipedia)

alexa.com (Global: 3,296th place; Simple English: 942nd place)

apnews.com (Global: 101st place; Simple English: 68th place)

cnet.com (Global: 447th place; Simple English: 260th place)

dw.com (Global: 205th place; Simple English: 250th place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,901st place; Simple English: 1,447th place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382nd place; Simple English: 79th place)

lists.wikimedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,992nd place)

meta.wikimedia.org (Global: 2,774th place; Simple English: 417th place)

mit.edu (Global: 476th place; Simple English: 325th place)

mitpress.mit.edu

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183rd place; Simple English: 131st place)

nupedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,571st place)

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

query.nytimes.com

rogchap.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,245th place)

signonsandiego.com (Global: 3,136th place; Simple English: 1,598th place)

slashdot.org (Global: 6,993rd place; Simple English: 2,375th place)

features.slashdot.org

techcrunch.com (Global: 317th place; Simple English: 254th place)

vice.com (Global: 247th place; Simple English: 261st place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; Simple English: 26th place)

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

wikipedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,180th place)

alexa.com (Global: 3,296^th place; Simple English: 942^nd place)

apnews.com (Global: 101^st place; Simple English: 68^th place)

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; Simple English: 260^th place)

dw.com (Global: 205^th place; Simple English: 250^th place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,901^st place; Simple English: 1,447^th place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382^nd place; Simple English: 79^th place)

lists.wikimedia.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,992^nd place)

meta.wikimedia.org (Global: 2,774^th place; Simple English: 417^th place)

mit.edu (Global: 476^th place; Simple English: 325^th place)

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183^rd place; Simple English: 131^st place)

nupedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,571^st place)

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

rogchap.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,245^th place)

signonsandiego.com (Global: 3,136^th place; Simple English: 1,598^th place)

slashdot.org (Global: 6,993^rd place; Simple English: 2,375^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; Simple English: 254^th place)

vice.com (Global: 247^th place; Simple English: 261^st place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; Simple English: 26^th place)

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

wikipedia.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,180^th place)