Wikimedia Commons

Summary

Wikimedia Commons is a Wikimedia content project^[1]. It draws 1,665 Wikipedia views per month (wikimedia_content_project category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia content project^[3].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as archives^[4].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as wiki with script conversion^[5].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia project^[6].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as photo library^[7].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as user-generated content platform^[8].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as search engine^[9].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia sister projects^[10].
• Wikimedia Commons's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia multilingual project^[11].
• Wikimedia Commons's founder is recorded as Erik Möller^[12].
• Wikimedia Commons's founder is recorded as Jimmy Wales^[13].
• Wikimedia Commons's founder is recorded as Wikimedia Foundation^[14].
• Wikimedia Commons is owned by Wikimedia Foundation^[15].
• Wikimedia Commons is operated by Wikimedia Foundation^[16].
• Wikimedia Commons's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons CC0 License^[17].
• Wikimedia Commons is part of Wikimedia project^[18].
• Wikimedia Commons is used for open content^[19].
• Wikimedia Commons is used for free content^[20].
• Wikimedia Commons's Commons category is recorded as Wikimedia Commons^[21].
• Wikimedia Commons's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages^[22].
• Wikimedia Commons's software engine is recorded as Q83^[23].
• Wikimedia Commons's country of origin is recorded as United States^[24].
• Wikimedia Commons comprises Wikimedia Commons search^[25].
• September 7, 2004 marks the founding of Wikimedia Commons^[26].
• Wikimedia Commons's mascot is recorded as Commons-tan^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Erik Möller^[12], Jimmy Wales^[13], and Wikimedia Foundation^[14]. September 7, 2004 marks the founding of Wikimedia Commons^[26].

Identity

Wikimedia Commons is part of Wikimedia project^[18].

Operations

Wikimedia Commons is operated by Wikimedia Foundation^[16].

Ownership

Wikimedia Commons is owned by Wikimedia Foundation^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wikimedia Commons include Commonist^[28], a free software^[29].

Why It Matters

Wikimedia Commons draws 1,665 Wikipedia views per month (wikimedia_content_project category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Commonist^[28], a free software^[29].