Happy 10th Birthday Wikipedia, 15th January 2011. Updated 18th January 2011.
Posted by Celia Walter | 14 Jan, 2011by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie from Resourceshelf.com
The percentage of all American adults who use Wikipedia to look for information has increased from 25% in February 2007 to 42% in May 2010. This translates to 53% of adult internet users.
Education level continues to be the strongest predictor of Wikipedia use. The collaborative encyclopedia is most popular among internet users with at least a college degree, 69% of whom use the site. Broadband use remains another predictor, as 59% of those with home broadband use the service, compared with 26% of those who connect to the internet through dial-up. Additionally, Wikipedia is generally more popular among those with annual household incomes of at least $50,000, as well as with young adults: 62% of internet users under the age of 30 using the service, compared with only 33% of internet users age 65 and older.
In the scope of general online activities, using Wikipedia is more popular than sending instant messages (done by 47% of internet users) or rating a product, service, or person (32%), but is less popular than using social network sites (61%) or watching videos on sites like YouTube (66%).
Complete Report (HTML) PDF (9 pages)
Table: Demographics of Wikipedia users & Graph: Wikipedia users, 2007 - 2010
From The Resourceshelf Resourceblog on the 10th anninversary of Wikipedia. Here are a few videos, articles, and lists from a variety of sources:
+ Video: "Decade of Thanks!" from Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales
+ Happy 10th anniversary, Wikipedia! by Sue Gardner, Executive Directory, Wikimedia
+ Articles From Various Sources Compiled by Wikipedia's Director of Communications, Jay Walsh
+ "Wikipedia
at 10: 'It's what the web is for'" (via The Telegraph)
An
interview with Jimmy Wales.
+ "Wikipedia celebrates 10th anniversary" (via SF Chronicle)
+ Video/Text: "Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia too complicated for many" (via BBC News)
Lists
+ "The 10 Biggest Hoaxes in Wikipedia's First 10 Years" (via PC World, Network World)
+ "Top 10 Wikipedia Moments" (via Time)