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first Wikipedia edit

Summary

first Wikipedia edit is a version, edition or translation[1]. It draws 597 Wikipedia views per month (version_edition_or_translation category, ranking #49 of 326).[2]

Key Facts

  • first Wikipedia edit authored Jimmy Wales[3].
  • first Wikipedia edit's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[4].
  • first Wikipedia edit's instance of is recorded as lost literary work[5].
  • first Wikipedia edit's instance of is recorded as first line[6].
  • first Wikipedia edit's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • first Wikipedia edit's said to be the same as is recorded as Wikipedia:UuU[8].
  • first Wikipedia edit was published on January 15, 2001[9].
  • first Wikipedia edit's edition or translation of is recorded as Wikimedia main page[10].
  • first Wikipedia edit's facet of is recorded as history of Wikipedia[11].
  • first Wikipedia edit's published in is recorded as English Wikipedia[12].
  • first Wikipedia edit's title is recorded as HomePage[13].
  • first Wikipedia edit's inscription is recorded as Hello, World![14].
  • first Wikipedia edit's inscription is recorded as This is the new WikiPedia![15].
  • first Wikipedia edit's different from is recorded as EditThisNFT[16].
  • first Wikipedia edit's uses is recorded as Hello world[17].
  • first Wikipedia edit's uses is recorded as UseModWiki[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

first Wikipedia edit authored Jimmy Wales[3].

Publication

first Wikipedia edit was released on January 15, 2001[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Why It Matters

first Wikipedia edit draws 597 Wikipedia views per month (version_edition_or_translation category, ranking #49 of 326).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Jimmy Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The lost media wiki page id → Wikipedia_(lost_initial_edit_of_online_encyclopaedia;_existe
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P12699]]: Wikipedia_(lost_initial_edit_of_online_encyclopaedia;_existence_unconfirmed;_2001)"
  2. 17w ago · Xeroctic · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Uses → —
    Author → Jimmy Wales
    Different from → EditThisNFT
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12699]]: Wikipedia (lost initial edit of online encyclopaedia; existence unconfirmed; 2001)"
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