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Wikisource

Summary

Wikisource is a digital library[1]. Wikisource ranks in the top 2% of digital_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,304 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wikisource is the creator of Jimmy Wales[3].
  • Wikisource's instance of is recorded as digital library[4].
  • Wikisource's instance of is recorded as website[5].
  • Wikisource's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia project[6].
  • Wikisource is owned by Wikimedia Foundation[7].
  • Wikisource is operated by Wikimedia Foundation[8].
  • wiki is named after Wikisource[9].
  • source entity is named after Wikisource[10].
  • Wikisource is a type of MediaWiki wiki[11].
  • Wikisource's Commons category is recorded as Wikisource[12].
  • Wikisource's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[13].
  • Wikisource's software engine is recorded as Q83[14].
  • Wikisource's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • November 24, 2003 marks the founding of Wikisource[16].
  • Wikisource was published on November 24, 2003[17].
  • Wikisource's has edition or translation is recorded as Wikisource language edition[18].
  • Wikisource's official website is recorded as https://wikisource.org/[19].
  • Wikisource's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wikisource[20].
  • Wikisource's Commons gallery is recorded as Wikisource[21].
  • Wikisource's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikisource[22].
  • Wikisource's topic has template is recorded as Template:Wikisource Link[23].
  • Wikisource's topic has template is recorded as Template:Wikisource[24].
  • Wikisource's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wikisourceror'}[25].
  • Wikisource's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WikiScribe'}[26].
  • Wikisource's date of official opening is recorded as November 24, 2003[27].

Body

Founding

November 24, 2003 marks the founding of Wikisource[16].

Operations

Wikisource is operated by Wikimedia Foundation[8].

Ownership

Wikisource is owned by Wikimedia Foundation[7].

Why It Matters

Wikisource ranks in the top 2% of digital_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,304 views/month).[2] Wikisource has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Wikisource is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Jimmy Wales Ranjithsiji United States website Wikisource reader app

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Waldyrious · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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