Wikipedia:25th anniversary

A quarter century of free knowledge

On 15 January 2026, Wikipedia celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in 2001. The English edition has grown to include more than 7 million articles—all written collaboratively by volunteers.

Wikipedia started as an ambitious idea to create a free encyclopedia, written by volunteers, for everyone in the world. It seemed impossible. Over 25 years, Wikipedia has become the largest collection of open knowledge in history. How did it happen? (1 min 30 s)

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happy birthday wikipedia

no matter how many times my teacher tells me not to I will always use your website!!! happy 25th wikipedia!! ~2026-34791-4 (talk) 21:30, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Tell your teacher that open source and Open knowledge is the next big thing. Wikipedia loves you too! 💀 Kavento ( talk · contribs ) 21:40, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for being part of our Wikipedia community! We hope you get even more involved in the next twenty-five years. It is such a wealth of information, and the scholarly consensus around it continues to evolve and change for the better. Good luck with your studies! PickleG13 (talk) 23:57, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th, Wikipedia!

Probably the greatest website of all time from an objective standpoint. Corbasm2 (talk) 23:16, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This is the perfectly succinct way to put it. There is no more selfless, expansive, and educational website on the entire internet. Happy 25th Birthday, Wikipedia! PickleG13 (talk) 23:58, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

You continue to be my favorite website, happy birthday :) SubjectSuccess (talk) 01:01, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely agree! Birthday wishes from the many of us who love this website more than any other. PickleG13 (talk) 23:58, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia

YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT WEBSITE IN THE INTERNET AND THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE ~2026-35510-8 (talk) 01:18, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! Couldn't have put it better myself. :) PickleG13 (talk) 23:59, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

100% true Bobertthedogert (talk) 23:19, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Wikipedia is the reason I even have friends, am on the internet, have most of my social media accounts believe it or not...now I will attend a WikiMeetup and just recently joined a WikiProject! Thank you very very much.

- Ace/SXG4RFR3E/pekka AceLuan54 (talk) 01:43, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This is a truly beautiful testament to our community. Thank you so much for sharing and being part of our world! PickleG13 (talk) 23:59, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy bday

top 5 best websites on the internet of all time Daiquyfunny (talk) 02:13, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

which are the other ones? Lucapri (talk) 14:18, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I was about to ask the same question! What could be more fun? :) PickleG13 (talk) 00:00, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday day

u are the only website which gives useful and sensible information in all fields. ( and useless ones too) ~2026-35094-7 (talk) 02:22, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

So true! I have gotten such great benefit from that useful and sensible information, and perhaps much more fun from the "useless" ones. PickleG13 (talk) 00:01, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

idc 🤓👉🏫 CUZ u, YOU are a VERY, serious person. Quotes787 (talk) 22:26, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Have a nice 25th one!!

Congratulations -> to the structured knowledge framework!

SCREW YOU WIKIPEDIA

I HATE YOU Izaanian (talk) 04:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

bruh i didn't type this Izaanian (talk) 04:10, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That was... interesting. SeaDragon1 (talk) — Happy new year! 15:37, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be mean to our friend! Ash assists (talk) 20:49, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I SAID THAT I DIDN'T TYPE THIS- Izaanian (talk) 06:19, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

cap Southeast-OH (talk) 02:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!!!

Here's to another 25 years! Fire48 (talk) 21:43, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!!!!!

Gratulerer med dagen, as we say in Norwegian!! Can't believe that the time already has come… so fast time goes, indeed! Here's to another 25 :) Hagesunniva (talk) 22:01, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Lá breithe shona duit!

Is aoibhinn liom Wikipedia!! Best website ever!! ~2026-50903-7 (talk) 22:24, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!!!

I gotta say, man, it still holds up after 25 years. Way to go!!! Still my favorite website. ;) ~2026-51599-5 (talk) 00:53, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there!

Happy 25^th! I've been reading you for ages, and threatening to make my first edit for... well, never mind that number.

Here's to the next 25!

"Just remember, when you're over the hill, you begin to pick up speed."

— Charles Schulz

PickledCookies (talk) 01:49, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday

Who has ever edited a page on wikipedia though? what type of person is able to do that? Rutherford Hayes B (talk) 02:16, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

anybody can do it unless the page is protected ~2025-36990-66 (talk) 02:35, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I meant who would actually have the knowledge beforehand to edit a wiki page Rutherford Hayes B (talk) 07:15, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

My favorite website when I'm bored in school lol. Alt+X is my favorite key combo now. ~2025-36990-66 (talk) 02:27, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hapy birday

thanks for teaching me about weird stuff ~2026-51630-2 (talk) 02:56, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia

you are my go to for quick info or for a reference and i love using this website wiki you are the greatest website and i can wait to see what the next years have in store!

Happy birthday Wikipedia i hope you have a wonderful 25 more years Nathan bennette (talk) 03:06, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

can’t believe it’s already a quarter of a century…

happy birthday, Wikipedia! Apricot20 (talk) 03:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

As someone with little formal education, Wikipedia has been invaluable for me as a source of information. Thank you for all these years. I've been visiting the site since about 2006. Happy 25th birthday! ~2026-50705-0 (talk) 05:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia deserves a big cake

was that too big? MillionOfficial (talk) 07:38, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

yay cake!!!! [<i>lcp</i>] (talk) 06:26, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

best cake ever!!!!! Aditi.Anand.Is.A.Bear (talk) 13:19, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

i LOVE wikipedia

i LOVE wikipedia happy bday ~2026-51463-3 (talk) 08:37, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BDAYYYYYYYYY LOVE U ~2026-51467-4 (talk) 10:01, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday and can you make more about ships and WW2 so i can explore and i wish you a very happy birthday

@ ~2026-51425-6 (talk) 11:03, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, WP!

Wikipedia has done so much for me over the years! Here’s to many more! BonviesBovines (talk) 11:14, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia, congrats on 25 years and heres to many many more!!!

Thanks or always having an article on everything and helping with all the "OMG THE ASSIGNMENT IS DUE IN 2 HOURS AND I AM ABOUT TO DIE" situations I, and probably many many other people, experiences! Krissy980 (talk) 13:10, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HBD from Thailand

happy 25th birthday wikipedia! I love using this when I don't understand only one thing. ~2026-51996-5 (talk) 13:27, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

`HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!`

yay it's been 9142 days since this existed Lucapri (talk) 13:35, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia I LOVE YOUU

This is very late right now, but I have something really special in my heart about the very special 25th birthday of Wikipedia, one of my favourite websites. Happy birthday, I love you ~2026-51646-4 (talk) 13:43, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

`!!!YADHTRIB YPPAH`

detsixe siht ecnis syad 2419 neeb s'ti yay Lucapri (talk) 13:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

Thank you for all of the free, abundant and in-depth information over the years. Here's to another twenty five years of success! ~2026-51821-1 (talk) 14:16, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy B-Day

I hope u doin well! ~2026-51148-8 (talk) 15:31, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday!

happy birt wikipedia-san ~2026-52521-1 (talk) 16:17, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Getting lost

I grew up with you and after all this years finding m'y self lost on random article is still a pleasure. Power to this website. Love from all the breton people of britany france !!! ~2026-52417-2 (talk) 17:07, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

My whole life

Ever since I've used the internet, Wikipedia has been there to teach me and encourage me to learn even more. Thank you! Carking19th (talk) 17:35, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

It's impressive that Wikipedia has been around this long AND largely been a positive place on the Internet.

Hope that humans continue to value credible information and this site keeps being the go-to place for that! Lord Clayton7 (talk) 17:48, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hbd wikipedia!

free knowledge is underappreciated, it really is. here's to many many more years to come! unshayani (talk) 17:58, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia <3

All of us love Wikipedia, who thought 25 years ago that there would be a free encyclopedia? Wikipedia is the best website ever known and wish you a happy birthday! -Blue 2025 ~2026-53024-5 (talk) 18:14, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

wikipedia my goat

happy birth bro ~2026-52098-4 (talk) 18:39, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

My life time of helpful information and interesting facts an amazing website that's helped the masses for the past 25 years. ~2026-52746-1 (talk) 18:53, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hbd 🎉

wikipedia is a testament to the fact we can have nice things

thanks to all the contributors for the hard work! ~2026-53039-9 (talk) 18:57, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

I am grateful to this site, its users, and its contributors. For knowledge for all ! Calvintong (talk) 19:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Belated Birthday Wiki!

Happy Belated birthday Wikipedia. I can't believe it's been 25 years since your creation. You've helped me through so many procrastination sessions and sleepless nights providing me with such a wealth of knowledge and information. Truthfully, I do not use your pages with the same voracity that I did back when I was in school - no big thanks to my hs teachers - but I strongly believe what you stood for and still stand for: providing a place where all knowledge is accessible to all should be protected. Your birthday celebration is happening in LA today Jan 24th, but I won't be able to make it. I will however be there in spirit and start giving back to you for all the times you had given to me. Here's to you Wikipedia and the thousands and thousands of people who brought this vision to life and made it what it is today. Keep inspiring us to be curious and to look deeper. <3<3 ~2026-52566-6 (talk) 19:27, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th to my greatest timesink

I love reading wikipedia in my free time, and I owe it for introducing me to so many fasciniting topics in my youth. I've been reading it since I was young, and still find fascinating topics to this day. I have contributed a bit here and there, but reading is always something I'll continue to do. TarotSport1 (talk) 20:22, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday!

A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person or the figurative birth of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage. ~2026-51601-8 (talk) 20:24, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

happy birthday wikipedia! here's hoping for no more moderator abuse in the future! But seriously though, thank you for remaining free and with no ads too :) ~2026-51002-1 (talk) 20:44, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Thank you for being there when I was curious, and for always being free. ~2026-53241-2 (talk) 21:25, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Therealmanu10 (talk) 21:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday :)

I love you Wikipedia! One of mankind’s most beautiful feats - I hope you continue being great for generations to come. Meriney674 (talk) 21:52, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy late birthday Wikipedia!

When I need and don't need you the most, you always appear with all of the knowledge I need. Stay open, free and awesome always.

-Luke M. Nah1925 "adeoda" (talk) 22:20, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Birthday wishes!

Happy 25th birthday, dear Wikipedia! After three years of making occasional edits and tackling vandalism, I’m still in awe of how you manage to keep more facts straight than my own love life! Here’s to another 25 years of free knowledge, where I’ll continue to trade typos for truth and use the rollback button like a digital superhero. q(^-^q) MatchaMint (talk) 22:36, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!!

Thank you for all the contributors and people working behind the scenes, what you do is amazing and I'm really grateful we can have such a generous resource. Best wishes for many years ahead!! ~2026-52895-7 (talk) 23:08, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia

you are always there for me when i want to spoil things for myself or look up strange facts. i love you wikipedia happpy happy birthday ~2026-53241-8 (talk) 23:18, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday!

and thank you :) ~2026-52659-4 (talk) 23:50, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Wikipedia for everything (Winter Storm)

Happy Birthday Wikipedia your the best because I thanked you for having lots of edit every years and in the past 25 years. But we won’t go to New York City because we have a storm with Snow and ice Wikipedia and other be save during January 25-26 be safe during the storm. EarthCountryMan2 (talk) 00:24, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

THANK U WIKIPEDIA, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY

typing this as im making an essay about antonie van leeuwenhoek, wikipedia helped so much and honestly so much over the years

happy birthday!! ~2026-52812-7 (talk) 00:24, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia

You have all the information that I need. ~2026-52855-7 (talk) 01:47, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy B-Day Wikipedia!

u on fire! Itsmyjamorsum (talk) 02:30, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Wikipedia, Happy Birthday

For years, Wikipedia has been a source of knowledge, entertainment, and joy, and I hope to return the favor with a donation of 50 dollars. Thank you for everything. Mason-alt (talk) 02:53, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

I've been using Wikipedia for years now, but only last year did I make my account start making edits. Wikipedia is a perfect embodiment of what the internet should be, and I'm glad to see it live on! Kyreb (talk) 03:31, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Happy birthday Hot Dog Killer (talk) 03:50, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bappy Hirthday

Babby Hirthday wikipedia! You are a very useful source for me! Dragonhawk12 (talk) 04:24, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25 to my favorite website

<3 StereoFolic (talk) 04:28, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy wonderful Wikipedia birthday

<3 Electrophonicz (talk) 06:02, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

youre all grown up!!

look at you wikipedia, all grown up. many of us have grown up right alongside you. thank you for all youve taught me and all that you still have to teach me. happy birthday! ~2026-53289-7 (talk) 06:47, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy bday , dearest wikipedia

<3 Err404Ace (talk) 08:48, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!!

Time pass fast when you don't look at it <3 Voidboy56 (talk) 09:15, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

Thanks to Wikipedia and to all the editors that make it possible. Happy birthday Wikipedia Lazypenguin4507 (talk) 10:06, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

For all the knowledge provided on the internet. 🙌🏽 Jeff Muko (talk) 10:19, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy (belated) Birthday!

for all the useful public info on the World-Wide-Web! ChairlessKid (talk) 11:11, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy belated birthday!

I learned of the meaning of internet rabbit holes by getting lost for hours by clicking on those blue links. Thank you for all of those educational memories! Silversly51 (talk) 12:33, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy bday Wikipedia

I grew up hearing teachers say “dont use Wikipedia as a source”. Now, in the days of alternate facts, twitter news, political disinformation and measles, i cant help but think - “you dun goofed”. I’ll never really agree with your stance on what constitutes a good source yourself - your fixation on books - as if the highest selling book of all time doesn't claim women came from the rib of a man. And I won’t always agree on what’s “objective”, on articles about terrible people or ideas. BUT I will always be certain the Wikipedia community is, as a whole, one of the best demographics out there. Unbiased, embracing knowledge, and making progress - no matter who’s “anti woke” sensibilities it offends. You’re a bulwark against the rising tide of first-impression reactivity, dark ages igno-arrogance - from all sides. You are political, because the truth is political.

love ya all, and thank you for your service ~2025-37898-77 (talk) 14:17, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy big big birthday Wikipedia!!

i used Wikipedia for Years and i learnt anything like atoms Mobiles and more and today is fun day so I said to them HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIKIPEDIA!!!! Blazeboy124 (talk) 14:21, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia

<celebrate> happy birthday wikipedia (again) </celebrate> Lucapri (talk) 14:24, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia ~2026-51700-7 (talk) 14:49, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia

I wuz here UltraCobson (talk) 15:20, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

Happy birthday, Wikipedia thank you for everything. -- Scout ~2026-54004-6 (talk) 17:25, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia

Here's to 25 more, no matter what happens. AlenaEK (talk) 18:11, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th!

Thanks for all the knowledge, entertainment and help over the years. ~2026-54590-7 (talk) 18:57, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

Thanks for all the knowledge of the past, the present, and for the continued future! Thebest8382 (talk) 19:56, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oh what would I be without ya!

Happy 25th Birthday Wikipedia! I owe you a lot ngl! Cheers to the next 25 years! ~2026-54388-4 (talk) 20:08, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

aidepikiw yadhtrib yppah

<celebrate> (again) aidepikiw yadhtrib yppah </celebrate> i saw that there wasn't any mention of ravioli so idk :/ Lucapri (talk) 20:09, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

wowz Southeast-OH (talk) 02:47, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

thanks you have helped me alot

happy birth day !!! ~2026-54678-3 (talk) 20:33, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

yay wikipedia! User:Bluethricecreamman (Talk·Contribs) 20:34, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to my truest and sincerest love!

Cheers to hyperlinks and keeping intellectual curiosity alive. I wrote my college essay about you. Love you lots. <3 Jennapicciano (talk) 21:24, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

Happy happy birthday!!! Thanks for being my favourite source of knowledge! I look forward to falling down wiki rabbit holes for the next 25 years to come :) Zatchi999 (talk) 21:26, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

Perhaps one of mankind's greatest collective feats. Here's to another 25 years! V.L.N. (talk) 21:52, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Have an incredible birthday and keep spreading knowledge FrankandPudding (talk) 22:03, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to my fav pastime <3

luv u xoxo Pie.314 (talk) 22:08, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to the website ive scrolled approximately for 1 hour!

Happy 25 years! Thegooberguy (talk) 23:50, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happiest of Happy Birthdays, Wikipedia!

Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia! Wikipedia has meant the world to me for so many years. For more than a decade, I have been an editor, but I reached my 1,000th edit in 2020 and I have exponentially increased my contributions since. Moreover, I am a true addict of the website, having spent thousands of hours to learn here. There is nowhere on earth that prizes education as much as Wikipedia, a place that not only educates but has brought about such a wonderful community. I am so grateful for these twenty-five years of Wikipedia, and I cannot wait for twenty-five more. PickleG13 (talk) 23:56, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy bday Wikipedia

Clutched so many assignments with Wikipedia… so glad I was born while this exists ~2026-54787-4 (talk) 00:27, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday to one of the most amazing projects alive today

It is an honor to be able to live through an age in which free information is efficiently centralised and combined with democratic principles.

Here's hoping humanity will be able to continue benefitting from shared knowledge and healthy discourse. Findling5 (talk) 01:29, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!!!

Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia! You've served me well for almost all my life, really. For a lot of my education, up to the present day, Wikipedia has had my back to get basic information on any given topic. I respect it as a platform so much for all kinds of reasons, especially the community behind it. I'm grateful for Wikipedia beyond belief (and the community behind much of it!) and I hope to see many more birthdays in the years to come :) Pewnor (talk) 02:09, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to my new obsession!

Hope I'll be here a while! FloblinTheGoblin (talk) 02:24, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

I am glad Wikipedia exists as a platform for such vast shared knowledge, and a free one at that. I hope to see this site active for many more years (and to see many more cool animal pictures). AstroCat1216 (talk) 02:44, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! The Big 25!!

I love this site and everything it stands for. In my mind Wikipedia is the most beautiful thing humanity has ever done, and I hope that it can continue to thrive for years to come. To everyone involved in it's creation, you should be endlessly proud of yourself and your peers here. Thank you Wikipedia, I love you!! Ailurust (talk) 04:23, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

cake and candles wikipedia

im nonchalant bro please trust me LookitisME (talk) 04:45, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th B-day Wikipedia!

Hoping for a intellectual next 25 years to come. I have so many wiki tabs open. Thank you for leading me down countless rabbitholes and being more informed than my peers. Alistair 2025 (talk) 06:06, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

This site is very very useful for tons of stuff, including school assignments but also as a storage of information ~2026-56108-9 (talk) 06:30, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia

thank for the help over the years. Plus one day we'll get rid of leftist cunts who have entered wrong data about India and its history. Presephone (talk) 07:11, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday and a massive thank you Wikipedia!

You are one of the first online collaborations I witnessed on the internet and it always gave me smile to see what people can do together. Here's to 25 years and hopefully many more! Fizhee (talk) 08:44, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hbd Wikipedia

thank you Wikipedia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D also the video ate Fried Wanin (talk) 09:13, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bon anniversaire Wikipédia !

From a French-speaking user who actively participates in English. Here's to at least another 25 years! - OtharLuin (talk) 10:19, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

+1 Wikipedia

Happy glo day wiki ~2026-56277-8 (talk) 10:40, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia! Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat Wikipedia! =))))

Absolutely goated site, from a Vietnamese guy. AnnieareyouNammy (talk) 12:40, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ily wikipedia

you will always be #1. ~2026-56222-3 (talk) 12:44, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Wikipedia!

25 is the best number imo, and I am happy to see Wikipedia reach the great milestone, here is to 25 years and even more for the life of Wikipedia, absolutely goated F1fan00 (talk) 14:17, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

The best part of the internet, by far, without question. Despite the tireless efforts of some particular individuals, it's still here and going strong. Here's to another quarter century! Invisi-splat (talk) 14:55, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Best and most popular space for shared knowledge. I hope the project persists, in spite of any incoming turbulent times. Here's democratizing knowledge! ~2026-56179-6 (talk) 14:59, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

To the greatest knowledge repository available to all, happy birthday! ~2026-56872-1 (talk) 15:41, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

To the greatest knowledge repository available to all, happy birthday! ~2026-56872-1 (talk) 15:42, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Anniversary!!!

Thanks to the site, we're able to gain free access to everything we can know about throughout the internet! Here's to another quarter-century for Wikipedia! (P.S. I wrote this message on my birthday)

Shaquiel09 (talk) 16:17, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia !

Thank for the help over the years ~2026-57012-8 (talk) 16:34, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wiki!

Can’t believe Wikipedia has been here for a quarter of a century. Xbox Series XXX (talk) 17:02, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

Wishing you another happy 25 years! TalkTuahLunchly (talk) 17:14, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

more like nichepedia

happy birthday to all nichelings Ouppyfan09 (talk) 17:40, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Thanks for having so much cool math! ~2026-56430-4 (talk) 17:40, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th, Wikipedia!!!!

Very useful, love it!! BroHuman91 (talk) 17:41, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25 years and counting!

Happy birthday, wikipedia! I wish you a happy birthday and another 25 years and counting. TamaNoah1997 (talk) 17:54, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It's Been 25 Years.

Hello. I use Wikipedia a lot in my spare time; mainly just to read the articles when I have extra time in places such as school. But even despite that, I've always had a knack for reading about miscellaneous topics every now and then. I love every second of it. ~2026-56566-6 (talk) 18:14, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!!! :)

25 years of Wikipedia is incredible! Happy Birthday and here's to many more to come :) JShen (talk) 18:26, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25 वर्ष पूर्ण की। बधाई

happy 25 silver jubilee ~2026-56132-0 (talk) 19:33, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Here is to 25 years and hopefully many more! May Wikipedia continue to pass time, inform, educate, and entertain long into the future. Red Director (talk) 19:40, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25 wiki

wiki is 25 will be 50 in 2051 ~2026-57274-0 (talk) 22:12, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday :3

Thanks for all the Knowledge over the years! ~2026-57209-1 (talk) 22:18, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday :3

Thanks for all the Knowledge over the years! ~2026-57209-1 (talk) 22:19, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This site is a wonder of the modern world.

It deserves to be recognized for what it is -- a towering achievement, a monument to collaboration, inarguable proof of what we can do together. This is what the Internet was born to do. Happy birthday, Wikipedia, and thank you for existing! -- Photosynthetic430 ❧ 22:45, 26 January 2026 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Photosynthetic430 (talk • contribs) [reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia

Happy birthday. Thanks for all the knowledge this year Kamz01 (talk) 23:53, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th birthday 🎂 Wikipedia!!!

You helped us through knowledge over the years and gained trust. ~2026-57398-3 (talk) 00:35, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

parabéns, wikipédia!!

esse é o meu lugar favorito de toda a internet <3 Sp00kyGurl (talk) 02:00, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Википедиа төрсөн өдрийн мэнд хүргэе

Та сургуульд байхдаа надад маш их тусалсан ~2026-57674-7 (talk) 02:16, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25 down,so much more to come!

Have a wonderful birthday Wikipedia! ~2026-58020-8 (talk) 02:18, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

Thanks for all the knowledge! (It was a life saver during school projects) ~2026-57352-4 (talk) 02:59, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Chúc mừng sinh nhật Wikipedia nhé!

Cảm ơn vì đã cho chúng mình những kiến thức quý giá ạ<3 Vị khách quen thuộc (talk) 03:56, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Thank you for letting me win countless arguments, and learn so many cool facts. long live free knowledge!! ~2026-57914-7 (talk) 05:40, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Birthday

This site does really have everything, and i just like to look around at all the cool pages that are out there in my freetime. Happy brithday wikipedia, and many more to come. Average USA patriot (talk) 06:09, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

Thanks for everything ~2026-58198-1 (talk) 07:04, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday wikipedia

before chatgpt was a thing. I can proud to say, I got most of my knowledge from Wikipedia. You tought me so much.. no matter which AI comes you are the forefather for it in knowledge. ~2026-58065-0 (talk) 07:28, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia

You have been and will always be the GOAT for starting research. I hope you always remain free and open, giving knowledge to the masses, and #1 in our hearts. I will certainly continue using wikipedia for as long as I physically can. Long Live Wikipedia! Mint Tempest (talk) 07:34, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia

Happy birthday! Nich39 (talk) 08:03, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIKI!!!!

Happy 25th, Wikipedia! I started editing in around February 2025 before creating this account in June. Revs63 (talk) 08:17, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

Pardon ALL local and globan lock ex-Wikipedian.--~2026-58053-7 (talk) 10:07, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Wikipedia!

25 Years heres to 25 more! ~2026-58153-3 (talk) 10:05, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday! :)

Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia! Here's to many more hopefully great years to come! - Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk | contribs) 10:16, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy pedia day!

Haha, it's your 25th bday! Happy birthday! Now, here's your cake. Bye! Bebeday10 (talk) 10:42, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th anniversary!

After few days of the anniversary, I decided to give this message: I'm very happy to see Wikipedia is celebrating this! 25 years has passed... I will be always with you! --Theblackmidi72 (talk) 12:29, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy anniversary!!

Best site EVER, I hope you never lose funding Darthphaedar (talk) 13:25, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!!!

i love this website Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony (talk) 14:20, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hooray:D

Happy B’day Wikipedia (I scroll on the website for fun lol) ~2026-58516-6 (talk) 14:48, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday to My Favorite Website!!!

Sorry I'm late but Happy 25th Wikipedia!! Thanks for being a great place to find unusual articles, fact-based information, and fellow people that love editing such a treasure trove of knowledge. Here's to the future! Zhallium53 (talk) 15:20, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Here's to the next 5 Years

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! It's been 25 Years since you were made! And a lot has happened since then. But you are always there to make an article for it. So cheers to 25 Years of the free encyclopedia, and here's for 5 Years for the 30th!

(Can you believe Wikipedia is closer to 30 than it was to 1) ~2026-59379-1 (talk) 15:52, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday to our fav encyclopedia

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! Wormholexx (talk) 16:36, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Time, Doctor Freeman? Is it really that time again?

It seems as if you only just arrived! (Thank you to those who got where that's from!) Really, though, Wikipedia is older than I am, and yet it really feels like I've gotten to grow up alongside this platform! I remember scrolling endlessly through articles on my school laptop in Middle School, and advocating for its usefulness as a source of knowledge. Man, I got teased for that a lot, heh. Anyway, happy incredible birthday to this incredible platform! I only hope that, in another 25 years, I'll be right here, writing yet another crappy reference! Trotg (talk) 17:16, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to the best website ever!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~2026-59168-3 (talk) 17:29, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Also I got a plush!

I'll eat it :) ~2026-59168-3 (talk) 17:31, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday

hey wiki happy birthday ~2026-58955-4 (talk) 18:01, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday🎂

Another year older, but still no wiser" or "Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake!!!!!!! ~2026-59481-5 (talk) 18:08, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday🎂

Another year older, but still no wiser" or "Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake!!!!!!! Daniii1124 (talk) 18:10, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yoooo

Happy birthday! QueenElizebethlll (talk) 18:22, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

THis is the best website evr ~2026-59272-0 (talk) 18:30, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HI

The pages are good especcialy the periodic table ones HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIKIPEDIA! Copper1413 (talk) 18:36, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Be(late)d Birthday, Wikipedia!

Heyo! While I’m new to editing, I’ve been following the drama over at WP:BFDI for a while, since late 2024 even! I’ve seen the edit disputes over Rosie O'Donnell’s appearance in BFDIA 17, BFDI getting a draft article, and eventually even its creation! …And also its immediate AFD nom. lol.

But seriously, it’s hard to believe this website has been around for 25 years! And the site has basically everything, too!

So from the bottom of ALL of our hearts, Thanks for 5 years of thanks for 5 years of thanks for 5 years… *inhale* …of thanks for 5 years of thanks for 5 years!

Signed, MaxB…SCO (talk) 19:47, 27 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

Happy B-Day!

I love Wikipedia and the great resources it provides. Thank you for 25 years! Ben12367 (talk) 19:56, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wiki !

HBD Wiki Experaince (talk) 20:45, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia

Happy birthday Wikipedia, continue growing... -- Olugold (talk) 21:05, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!!

Ignore the hate comments, this site always had its fair share of controversies ~2026-58471-8 (talk) 21:08, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!!!

I've always loved reading Wikipedia articles! I've mainly been a reader and have only done minor edits, but this year I hope to do more major edits and help improve articles. Happy birthday Wikipedia MoxxiMachineWanna talk? 21:36, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

Here's to 25 years of what is now probably the last great bastion of the free Internet! Legit Si 22:09, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

thank you wikipedia.

this is the greatest website to ever exist. not even a debate. you have inspired me, saddened me, shocked me, proved me wrong, supported my arguements. happy birthday wikipedia. Umayyad iraq (talk) 22:12, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

It changed my life, and I'm so grateful for that! Secularista42 (talk) 23:18, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25 years and counting

Whenever I need to collect some information, you've always been here for alsorts of topics (mainly rail equipment sometimes road vehicles) Happy Birthday Wikipedia... and may the force be with you AlexNotSeen (talk) 01:57, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: Forgot to add 'for me, it's' in 'mainly rail equipment and sometimes road vehicles' AlexNotSeen (talk) 02:08, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ma i was here

i was herre for wikipepdia's 25th anniverssayry!!!!1! PokémonPerson 02:34, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Birthday, WikiPeedz!

Thank you for twenty five years of knowledge that teachers refuse to appreciate. We appreciate you! ~2026-60309-3 (talk) 02:44, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank u

came in clutch so many times, happy birthday Wikipedia ~2026-59679-4 (talk) 02:59, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

Thank you for all of the information you have given to the world! I love you, Wikipedia, and it’s contributors! Sorry I couldn’t donate more or sooner, but I hope my three dollars helped. ~2026-60310-2 (talk) 04:03, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday to the Greatest Website of All Time

You have taught so many, so much. And you remain one of the last bastions of substance in an otherwise vacuous online landscape.

Here's to many more years! Joticknor (talk) 07:16, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

i have edited only once or twice, but this site has been invaluable to me. So much research has been facilitated, so many concepts publically available to be explained. I quite enjoy it and I'm glad it's here still :) ~2026-61406-9 (talk) 09:10, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Bday Wikipedia :)

Thx for helping me be able to play the wiki game :) other than that thx for all the research u helped me with too! ~2026-61046-7 (talk) 11:27, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday to Wikipedia

Thank you for providing free, accessible knowledge to everyone worldwide. ChillinVillian48 (talk) 11:39, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday WIKIPEDIA!!!

Geniunely very helpful website Amalgame2 (talk) 12:49, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!!

Thank you for all of the knowledge I gleamed <3. Painttheskiesred (talk) 13:28, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Merry Berdthdei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i"

"Merry Berdthdei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i" is a phrase created by a random user who dropped in on January 28, 2026, 13 days after Wikipedia's 25th birthday. It is unknown as to the true origins of the phrase, but it is generally believed to be created out of boredom, ~~Tomato sauce~~, and the video titled Berdthday boy by youtuber an0nymooose.

This strange phenomenon may be attributed to the recipe of a sponge cake. Nobody knows why the quote is reported to "give you up". ~2026-62096-9 (talk) 14:30, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Have the best BIRTHDAY!

The only reason I made an account was to participate in this event! As a semi-Chinese I would like more Chinese pages :) I also wish you the best birthday to all of Wikipedia! LimeLemeon (talk) 15:20, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIKIPEDIA

To many many more years!! Littleballofwiki (talk) 15:31, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy B-day wikipedia

I home the end isn’t as near as it feels, I hope we get another 25 years of free information. Along with the allegations from teacher of our contributions not being trustworthy! ¡Felicidades/Enhorabuena! ElediaTG (talk) 15:41, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday og til lukku við føðingardegnum, Wikipedia!

I've been around since 3 years and 5 months ago, and Wikipedia has improved me at least as much as I've improved it, definitely more!

Happy birthday Wikipedia, and here's hoping to another 25 :) FutureFlowsLoveYou (talk) 16:07, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia

we all love wikipedia. I would be like 10% dumber without it. ~2026-61259-4 (talk) 16:53, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

happy birthday wikipedia! ~2026-61370-4 (talk) 17:40, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

lets a go a wikipedia a happy a birthday a

I and only I love wikipedia. I would be 95% dumber without it Vulcanthrope (talk) 17:51, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yippee Yippee, Happy Birthday!

A happy 25 years to the most vital site on the web! May there be many more years of knowledge and learning :3 ~2026-61850-7 (talk) 17:52, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for the innumerable ways you have benefited my life, society, and the world. Here's to 25 more! --skarz (talk) 18:02, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday

wiki, you're turning 25. i love you & have a nice day!!! Mayra94359 6767 XD (talk) 18:11, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hbd - thank you

happy birthday! i love getting lost for hours reading random pages :) ~2026-62396-5 (talk) 19:31, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy big day wikipedia

Ur the best :D! Higstudios3333 (talk) 20:16, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HBD

Happy Birthday Wiki Babe ! ~2026-62261-8 (talk) 20:32, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HBD

Happy 25th! yayayyayyayayay

Гфојдхбидлру (talk) 20:46, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday

i love wikipedia Daeguito (talk) 21:43, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

25 years old. All I really have to say. Joe Sua Dos Santa Maria (talk) 22:04, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia! 🥳🎉

It gives me an immense pleasure to send you good wishes on the account of your birthday. ~2026-61069-8 (talk) 22:39, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

sending this from school lol ~2026-62714-7 (talk) 02:53, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday from a Frenchie, Wikipedia!

How did we live before you ? When the web became mainstream we put so much hope in so many plateforms. Saying most disappointed us on a human level is an understatement but thanks to your founder and many hardworking wolunteers you stayed strong, just and free. So thank you. so much. I wish I could participate financially at a higher level as I use you everyday. So many people forget that free stuff cost money and take them for granted. I don't. I just can't help much. Thank you Wikipedia, thank you to your founders and contributors, checkers, correctors, etc, from the bottom of my heart. ~2026-62293-7 (talk) 03:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday from a Frenchie, Wikipedia!

How did we live before you ? When the web became mainstream we put so much hope in so many plateforms. Saying most disappointed us on a human level is an understatement but thanks to your founder and many hardworking wolunteers you stayed strong, just and free. So thank you. so much. I wish I could participate financially at a higher level as I use you everyday. So many people forget that free stuff cost money and take them for granted. I don't. I just can't help much. Thank you Wikipedia, thank you to your founders and contributors, checkers, correctors, etc, from the bottom of my heart. LaLimace (talk) 03:11, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, "Gramps"!

When I was told about this site years ago in school, I never knew how much impact it has had on the internet since its release. Now, this site (and many other wiki sites) has grown up to become as widespread and knowledgeable about the world as it can be! Many people have been glancing this website every now and then to read about something they want to know about, and I'm glad it has practically stayed that way! Thank you for keeping an encyclopedia of everything that has seemed influential for us humans to know about! ~ MrrfyW (talk) 03:22, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to the greatest source of info on earth!

I have grown up my whole life reading wikipedia articles, I can confidently say wikipedia has helped set me on a brilliant path, Many a night were spent here, reading article chains one after another. I love you wikipedia! Even today I check wikipedia nearly daily, wikipedia is a fantastic, and free resource that deserves everything, and gives endlessly, Thank you wikipedia! ~2026-62988-5 (talk) 03:51, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Cheers to one source of information that has never failed us. ~2026-61510-8 (talk) 04:16, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t believe you

After you gave the green light to affiliated editorial teams, Wikipedia turned into a mouthpiece for propaganda, historical distortion, and the incitement of hatred. Return the money I donated to you. You probably have plenty of money now from Qatar or other extremist sources. ~2026-62622-7 (talk) 04:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, although criticism is welcome on wikipedia, you might want to check Wikipedia:Contact us to share them. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 05:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HB mouthpiece for propaganda and hate.

Wikipedia has become a mouthpiece for propaganda and hate. It shelters biased pseudo-intellectuals with nothing to do with humanism. Shame. ~2026-62622-7 (talk) 05:04, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!!!!!

It's really easy to get lost in articles here, with 20 tabs open. The little quiz for the 25th anniversary is fun, and Wikipe-tan is cute. Love it! - Cat <3 ~2026-62449-5 (talk) 05:25, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia! 生日快乐！

Thank you for all of the information you have given the world. I hope we all can continue to contribute to this internet resource for another 25 years and more :) 感谢您们，我爱你 <3 ~2026-60078-7 (talk) 06:43, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wiki!

my elementary school teacher were haters but I always loved u 💪💋 ~2026-62575-4 (talk) 07:13, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!!!

One of, if not the best websites on the internet! Rock on!! ~2026-62638-7 (talk) 07:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is love, Wikipedia is lyf <3

congrats wikipedia for being a testament to human spirit and knowledge over the past 25 years. long live wikipedia ~from sai ~2026-63306-8 (talk) 08:26, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday!

pretty cool site :D ◀Strenatos :3▶ 09:19, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Help me

Happy birthday!!!

Wikipedia! Happy birthday! ❤️ [[User:Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Trọng|Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Trọng]] (talk) 12:06, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

we love wikipedia

yes Dihgloving (talk) 13:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

Wikipedia is really really helpful for everyone. Hope it will continue developing better. Thanks for all, from Vietnam. ~2026-63568-3 (talk) 14:13, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday ol' Wiki

Happy Birthday ol' WIkipedia ~2026-64113-3 (talk) 14:41, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! We are in 2001 and it has celebrated 25 years in 2026

Thanks for celebrating 25 years! ~2026-64436-5 (talk) 15:05, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wicky pedia

hell yeah brother its the birthday of the greatest website to endlessly scroll while bored in class and learn some random bullshit you never would've learned otherwise. goated site (with the sauce) I love learning things on it wooooooo.

trans rights

stream certified trapper

Yoshikid64 (talk) 15:58, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hell yeah JeffTheMasterr (talk) 01:48, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday

i lobe you wikipedia

good job 25 years ~2026-63733-4 (talk) 16:34, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wiki!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from the small corner of louisiana ~2026-63903-7 (talk) 16:58, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

25 years passed! ~2026-63994-4 (talk) 18:29, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE WIKI Historian10122 (talk) 18:41, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th birthday Wikipedia

Happy birthday Not baron (talk) 19:43, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday.

Thank you for 25 years of information. May it last 25 more years! crxia (talk) 20:43, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Wikipedia, I love you. I think that you are amazing and credible, even though my teachers don't. Nevertheless, I use you fore very assignment. Thanks, and happy birthday! Sportsarrow45 (talk) 21:01, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Meow!!

A quarter of a century !! Catboy69 (talk) 21:06, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25th

happy 25th ily :) - Asdfjrjjj (talk) 21:08, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

n+1 to the length of this birthday card! Sdkb ^talk 21:09, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

Good luck in the future! ~2026-64937-7 (talk) 22:56, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Well Happy 25th Birthday Wikipedia! Contributing on here is an honor and passion of mine along with exploring all this encyclopedia has to offer which is so immense. Skim127 (talk) 23:13, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

I'm very happy to be able to contribute to this wonderful website. Let's hope that knowledge becomes more accessible to the world, and I'm glad that this website exists. ShticktatorTal (talk) 23:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

Wikipedia is one of the largest repositories of collective knowledge that the world has ever had the privelege of accessing. Here's to Another 25! ~2026-64444-5 (talk) 23:48, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!!!

Thanks for providing a bunch of good information along with useless rubbish that nobody wants to know about. ~2026-65567-5 (talk) 01:45, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!

Wikipedia is amazing man, I absolutely love it 25 years of awesomeness and I hope it continues

~2026-64570-5 (talk) 01:47, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WIKIPEDIA

This is one of the best websites ever, and perhaps the best educational resource ever. I (and many other people) know so much because of Wikipedia, and I can gladly say that the total amount of time I've spent on here reading articles probably amounts to at least 24 hours or longer. I don't think I've ever gotten bored reading articles, and I find most articles to be wonderful and beautiful. Many articles have been around for at least a decade and have gone through TONS of changes, and their revision histories beautifully reflect the combined effort of everybody who cared enough to edit, and formulate one great article that is consistent in style with the rest of the articles. The articles are simply works of art in that regard. JeffTheMasterr (talk) 01:47, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

I'm looking forward to contributing to the real deal after getting warmed up on various game wikis the past few years. Here's to another 25 years and many edits to come! KiwiShark (talk) 01:51, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy twenty five laps around the good ol' sun, o Wikipedia.

May there be another quarter centennial area of a free, online encyclopedia that anyone can edit with generally accurate information despite every school teacher propagating the contrary. Wikipedia's mathematical pages are practically never wrong and its linguistics pages are pretty nice too. Wikipedia is a brilliant website. הַלְלוּיָהּ for Larry Sanger's faith in Christ. Zooney6 (talk) 02:51, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so very much🥰

Gave me so much knowledge &information.Thank you for empowering me! Love u, Wikipedia! ~2026-64639-6 (talk) 03:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks babe

Here is to another 25 and more! ~2025-32434-69 (talk) 04:02, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

You've helped me since my childhood. You are the best reference source for research. Keep up the good work Jimmy Wales. You have democratized learning. In an era of paid subscriptions your website serves as a beacon of hope. Ajay Subramanian Palaniswamy (talk) 05:31, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday :)

Thank you for making it easy for me to learn more about novels, films, and ballets. Déesse de l'amour (talk) 05:35, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday :D Feliz Cumpleaños Wikipedia

So many things I love about science and engineering I first discovered their existence through this page. Wikipedia directly contributed to me getting a degree in Aeronautics. Lagartija Gentil (talk) 05:50, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Lá breithe sona duit, a Wikipedia!

Here's to twenty-five straight years of craic! To my childhood best friend, who never stopped giving me answers when I asked way too many questions. Stay safe everyone! Wishing you all twenty-five (thousand) more years of safety, equality and peace! ☮️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Cheers from Ireland! Throcky42 (talk) 11:53, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!!!!

I can't believe this project has gone very far. Happy birthday to Wikipedia everyone!!!:) Rinconada227 (talk) 12:21, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

25 years and schools still think you're an unreliable source...

I wish I could prove them wrong! TehNoiceBoi (talk) 14:17, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy B-day

and I'm trying out editing! WhaleFarm (talk) 14:39, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy bday

happy bday gng ~2026-66105-0 (talk) 14:53, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

English Wikipedia 25th birthday 🎂🎈

Hello! Congratulations to everyone on Wikipedia's 25th anniversary! Long live our Global Wikipedia! Thanks! (Infinitywiki2 (talk) 15:02, 30 January 2026 (UTC)) t[reply]

Happy Birthday WikiPedia! 😘💕

Love you, Wikipedia! ~2026-66501-3 (talk) 15:44, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday.

Medals for Everyone!

— Soldier, Team Fortress 2

~2026-66192-6 (talk) 16:49, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy happy birthday!

We love you, Wikipedia!!! 💕💕 ~2026-66169-7 (talk) 17:11, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday.

Ignore All Haters. ~2026-65702-0 (talk) 17:58, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Felicitations!

Yayy FaviFake (talk) 19:00, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

To the most influential site I know!! ~2026-66728-8 (talk) 19:44, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Y

Party, Party! 🎇🥳🍻 ~2026-67277-5 (talk) 19:56, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

Party, Party! 🎇🥳🍻 Bedlamite777 (talk) 20:00, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Tattoo

Present day tattoo's, quality, price, traditional tattoo, fine line tattoos, neo-traditional, amazing artist's Bedlamite777 (talk) 20:06, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hippy Barthday!

Hippy Barthday Pikiwedia! Fhanks tor tll ahe oelp hver yhe tears! Kivi36 (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy B-Day wikipedia

Well done guys well done, ~2026-67179-3 (talk) 20:59, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy BDay, The mysterious Wikipedia!

Seriously, you are very mysterious as you collect more information on stuff. -… ~2026-67224-8 (talk) 21:10, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia

This page contains material that is kept because it is considered humorous.
Such material is not meant to be taken seriously.

Certainly one of the greatest things ever Ronanberntsen (talk) 21:28, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bappy Hirthday???

I have more rabies then you will ever have, wikipedia. Nevertheless, happybirthday. I am DwaveThePebble (talk) 22:44, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Here’s to 25 more years!

Knowledge is exclusively human. Wikipedia is exclusively knowledge. Wikipedia is exclusively human. ~2026-67530-5 (talk) 22:47, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

What a beautiful website to be! What a beautiful website to see! Much love, Raisedconcerns (talk) 22:48, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! A fruitful commons.

The hard work and dedication of Wikipedia's staff and all those who participate, led to a vast commons of information! Screw those who seek to enclose or eradicate these ingenious marvels of humanity. Thepinkiepromiser (talk) 01:42, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Birthday!

Hey Wikipedia, you're 25. Have fun renting a car without a young driver surcharge! Napets007 (talk) 05:01, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Birthday, Wikipedia!

Congratulations on achieving this silver jubilee and being an immersive part for imparting knowledge throughout the growing generations! Hope for the other to take initiative and contribute like the rest of generations to come~ Utkarsh555 08:26, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th to Wikipedia!

Congratulations on achieveing this milestone and for being such a vital resource to all who use the interent. I hope to continue helping Wikipedia grow in providing reliable knowledge O2Q357Ys (talk) 09:12, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25 years without knowledge drain

next up lets stop aislop from taking over the wiki Solidatary (talk) 10:37, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday! З Днем народження! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

Wishing you many more decades of prosperity, independence and awesomeness! Remain a pillar of human knowledge!! Vetil (talk) 13:39, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wiki!

❤️ ~2026-68252-8 (talk) 15:09, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

happy birthday! You're turning 25, which means soon you're going to get old and stuff. Luckily, you don't look a day over 20, but i would start getting in on the dating action. I hear that wikimedia commons is single... LoavocadoMan (talk) 15:55, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Many, many manifold and Blessed returns of the day Wiki!!🥂🎂🍉🍒

Wishing you and all the great internet community continued freedom of communication, sound knowledge, empathy & inspiration!! You are part of the Blessing of the Internet Age. Stay strong & true! Amen! ~2026-68350-2 (talk) 15:59, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!!

While it isn’t perfect and nothing is, it’s a great resource and amazing! Glad it exists Meatpunz (talk) 16:43, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday ! Zeki Mert Kuku

I loved to get involve into this historical parchment that if any of alien would visit our remnants and ruins of our planet and if there will be digital heritage which is protected and saved, I will be immortal by the courtesy of Wikipedia and by the meaning of minds and memories.You know what I mean. Long live Wikipedia ! Nice Wikis! Zeki Mert Kuku (talk) 16:59, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HaPpY BiRtHdAy wIkIpEdIa

5th anniversary 2006. 10th anniversary 2011. 20th anniversary 2021. So Wikipedia celebrates the 25th anniversary. Nice! ~2026-68398-9 (talk) 17:21, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy bday!

i only started editing recently but i love wikipedia so much long live wikipedia Darkbanana0322 (talk) 18:21, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia!

It's astounding that such a resource has been in continued development for so long, and equally astounding that it's taken me this long to participate in said resource. Why didn't I do this sooner? In any case, I await Wikipedia's 100th anniversary someday. I hope I'll be alive by then to witness it, but if I'm not, I'll be there in spirit. Mohit Gore | he/him (Sadly, the rest of this signature was eaten by an evil kumquat.) 19:03, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

As Usher once said about the Xbox, "Happy Easter Xbox", I am bestowed the opportunity to myself say something as poignant yet short. Happy birthday, Wikipedia! Hiherbert (talk) 19:58, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ᗜ<) Jacklfitz (talk) 21:19, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, quotes lover!

Now do NOT ever, EVER put quotes on ANY page, it scares me. Because you and wikipedians LOVE these things, making them serious?! Well happy birthday Wikipedia, have a nice day! Quotes787 (talk) 22:21, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

i love wikipedia

all of the school's i've attended have been banned from editing (for good reason) and it is rather funny. i think one had an expiry date of 10 years. happy birthday wikipedia ~2026-68879-1 (talk) 22:37, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia.

Nobody will read this but: While this website may not be perfect this is easily one of the best websites out there. as we delve into an unknowable future I hope this website will come along with us to ensure we know the truth. To Wikipedia. long and forever. 50tr5 (talk) 23:58, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia

Insnesnakos (talk) 00:44, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia!!!

wow... the big two five.... here's to many more birthdays to come :) MatsutakeSoup (talk) 01:57, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

joyeux anniversaire

here's to another 25 ―Howard • 🌽³³ 03:22, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

They say it's your birthday

Yes, we're goin' to a party, party

May the free encyclopedia live forever. WintermuteKnows (talk) 04:31, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia (poem) - TheWiki93

I am of the opinion that thru articles people find of knowledge. Like to read one about a bird, a city, or a bridge. I am to tell the facts about life ahead. It may be true but I have it until the end. When people search to me, They will see that it is or was he or she. I may be lovable or loathful at times, But I am always there in need for chimes. For what the future may or may not hold, Let this be known, for I am 25 years old.

(Happy birthday, Wikipedia! We love you, We hate you, and We all love to hate you, but you're always there for true or false information.) TheWiki93 (talk) 04:32, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday to our favorite encyclopedia!!!

I'm very thankful for being apart of the community for 5 years. Cheers to another 25 years!!!! ~2026-69482-8 (talk) 04:58, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

Wow, it's amazing, 25 years. So glad this site exists and is free. I believe knowledge should be free, not locked behind a paywall. Thanks for being a huge part of the internet. ~2026-69576-1 (talk) 06:47, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

haaaaaaaaaaaaaappyyyy birthdayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

hbd my dear guy ~2026-69769-9 (talk) 09:17, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

I'm Very Grateful For All Of Your Hard Work On This Website. If You Weren't Here, Wikipedia Would Not Be A Thing! Let's All Be Happy That We Have This. Cheers To ANOTHER 25 Years!!! We Love Y'all. Sincerely,

-Darla The Goat :) ~2026-69673-3 (talk) 10:21, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy b-day

Happy birthday Wikipedia!

Thanks you for 25 years of free knowlege! Petrovicooos (talk) 11:33, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy late birthday. 😅

I hope you make it to 26😊 Stickmen Countryball (talk) 16:37, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Birthday

Happy birthday wikipedia, i hope you stay up for another 25 years Photocrazyz (talk) 17:04, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

cumpleanos FELIZZ!!!!! <333

Hello, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! In today's ever-divided world, Wikipedia is one of the last corners of the internet that is unbiased and truly human. I personally use Wikipedia as my current form of news due to this! Thank you for 25 years of love and passion for making information accessible to everyone in the world ~2026-70534-7 (talk) 18:40, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

happy birthday wikipedia! I heart the random page button. Imtoolazytomakeausername111 (talk) 18:57, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Thank you for all of the help that you have given me all these years! Without you, I couldn't have found a page for quick, reliable information for all the random questions I ask. Wikipedia has helped so much in school, random thoughts, and life in general. Thank you so much again and happy 25th birthday Wikipedia! ~2026-70621-3 (talk) 19:37, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia

Yooooo, wassup 'pedia. 'Appy 'Irthday, bro Colinco52190 (talk) 23:10, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday wikipedia!!!!

I love Wikipedia it's aaaawesoooomeee. I love the joke articles!!

See you all at 30!!! K^205r (talk) 02:15, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, le wikipedia!11!1

i always use wikipedia when i make maps and stuff cuz they have pages on cities EVERYWHERE. without you, wikipedia, i wouldnt have such joy. ive discovered SOOOO many things i like because of this site. Happy birthday!11!1111 :D Southeast-OH (talk) 02:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy cake day wikipedia

happy cake day to the site where i fall down rabbit holes on random stuff!!!!!!!

-dynadoes ~2026-72218-5 (talk) 02:53, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

I’m from the era before ai or ChatGPT. Wikipedia was my source for holiday homework , any research work etc etc my interest of reading started from Wikipedia , thanks wiki, for playing a major role in my life , btw I still use Wikipedia for learning something new or completely any assignment bye Zaib19 (talk) 04:30, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and Happy Birthday

All of my life, Ive viewed and relied upon wikipedia as the sole unbiased source of almost all information, and no AI can replace it or dilute its purpose, so thank you for everything and a big Happy 25th BronMeat _talk 05:11, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

The way i have lost access to my old college acc... but it is okay. all things anew. how funny it is that i am only 6 months older than wiki! happy birthday, dear friend, even if i do not contribute much. I've been enjoying being 25, and I hope you will too! 25 is the new black, babyyyyyy Bat Luka (talk) 05:45, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What We Have Built

Brining together the collective knowledge and lived experience of billions of humans is one of the greatest achievements of our species. Long live the Wiki! QuantumCalc (talk) 05:46, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy bee-rthday

i tried to draw a bee [<i>lcp</i>] (talk) 06:21, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia :D

This is such an important thing. Can't imagine the internet without Wikipedia. Lots of appreciation and respect <3 ~2026-71472-4 (talk) 09:30, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia

ur a great help in almost every field :) ~2026-71721-9 (talk) 12:03, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Strongman

i Antoine Gaskill am ancester too Angus mccaskill. Once I lifted a sedan car 1000kg front end 50/60 cm out of a hole 🕳️ in the ground. Up and over ~2026-72018-6 (talk) 12:16, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

happy birthday 🎉🎂. 25th jd Antoine Gaskill (talk) 12:25, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!!

To the modern day Alexandria Library, and a testament to people's good will. Merysaurus (talk) 12:33, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY BORN DAY WIKIPEDIA🥳💐🎂🎉🎁

I've got many information from you although i'm a school student you gave me more more info for my project details.....and also help for my research...thank you so much.§ Thalapathy rasigar vazhi vidu (talk) 13:25, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Humanity fate depends on it.

Happy birthday! Of course it needs some good maintenance, clearing, and rewrites... but together with Archive.org and Anna's Archive, humanity as a whole may triumph and endure, as long as those and other still good maintained and incorruptible, even more with many backups worldwide. It now stand in a singular position of preservation of human knowledge as nothing never before, as it virtually "killed" physical encyclopedias, and surpassed in scope as they never would ever archive. Congratulation also to all good will volunteers. ~2026-72229-7 (talk) 13:30, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

Albeit I am late, Happy 25th Birthday Wikipedia! Honkuweak (talk) 15:25, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

25 years!

It seems to short and not long enough all at once! Happy birthday!

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Happy Birthday!

This website (or, rather, encyclopedia) is older than me... Sorry if that makes anybody feel old, all good faith here. But wow. Wikipedia (and Wikimedia's projects in general) will always be valuable to me in inconceivable ways. I hope I can give it the love it deserves...and I plan to commit time throughout the next years (how many years? who knows. maybe I'll be here for it's 50th!). This place makes me feel valuable in the strangest ways. As a mentor I find myself proud of my ability to help others so ardently, and as an editor I find myself spotting things and learning things I never would otherwise.

Gosh, much to say... but in the name of being concise, I'll end it there. Much love, and rock on forever! ⚠︎ ArkadenBoden ⚠︎ (talk) 18:24, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th!

I feel so proud to be an editor for this website! QwertyCheep (talk) 18:28, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

Even with all of it's flaws, I really hope Wikipedia will stay with humanity till the end of time. ZalnaRs (talk) 19:30, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Um,… our love

Wikipedia the website we all love, the community we all respect and the writings that we are all proud and happy of, thank you for all of this❤️ ~2026-73124-2 (talk) 19:32, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

My teacher always tells me to not use Wikipedia but I don't care. FELÍZ CUMPLEAÑOS! ~2026-73347-7 (talk) 21:23, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

same Bobertthedogert (talk) 23:15, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy!

this is the most useful web app - thank ou!!! hbd!! ~2026-74219-9 (talk) 21:57, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

WIKIPEDIA IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Wikipedia is the most helpful and best website I have ever seen. It has helped me for years. Thank you for existing! HAPPY BDAY!!!!!

Bobertthedogert (talk) 23:14, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! 25 years have just passed... let's go for another 25 years!

borthhday

bappy hirthday wigipeda! nice job~! ~2026-74016-8 (talk) 23:53, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on being born

This is the only site where I can go from A Goofy Movie to World War II in 3 clicks. TheWooperWarden (talk) 00:27, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

En Wiki 25

25 Years of edits,articles, and more with Wikipedia now being available in more than 275 languages and counting amazes me. ~2026-73648-7 (talk) 01:07, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Address the left wing bias

And then I'll celebrate. ~2025-34140-84 (talk) 02:19, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

(WOW the list is soooooo long) Happy birthday wikipedia

Happy birthday Wikipedia! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Wikipedia! Joyeux anniversaire Wikipédia! С днем рождения, Википедия! 위키피디아 생일 축하해!gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag wikipedia!誕生日おめでとうウィキペディア!grattis på födelsedagen Wikipedia!สุขสันต์วันเกิดวิกิพีเดีย!buon compleanno wikipedia!生日快樂維基百科!feliz cumpleaños wikipedia!Chúc mừng sinh nhật Wikipedia!维基百科生日快乐! (For readers from other countries: sorry if I didn’t include ur language, I’m just too lazy to cover every language available) ~2026-73693-5 (talk) 04:44, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!!

Thank you for 25 years of helping me with homework, fulfilling all my random fixations, and finding funny information I wouldn’t have known without this website! AshTreeVibes (talk) 05:03, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia

Ever since I found Wikipedia, I've always gone to Wikipedia for knowledge. Random fun facts is found almost everyday from Wikipedia (Maaaybe not, but you get the idea.). When asking ChatGPT about something, I will later ask it to send me a Wikipedia link about it. Wikipedia articles may be long, but it's still entertaining (Yes, I'm a nerd). Wikipedia is my No. 1 source of information. I already know that I can contribute to Wikipedia, but only recently have I registered and contributed to Wikipedia, and only then do I realize how limited articles regarding things in my country is, and now I've made 65 edits, and none of them felt like hard work! It's very easy. Thank you to all those who have contributed to Wikipedia. Happy 25th Birthday Wikipedia!!! (Sorry if this is too long.) Ctrl Alt Space (he/him) 05:20, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday English Wikipedia!

(Traditional Chinese) 生日快樂！亦感謝維基百科為社區服務25週年！
(Simplified Chinese) 生日快乐！亦感谢维基百科为社区服务25周年！
(English) Happy Birthday! And also, thanks for serving the community for 25 years! AwwAlan (talk) 05:35, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers!

Here's to 25 years of Wikipedia!

I can't even remember how many times I've used this site for research in school. this site will always be on my research list if I need to find something! ~2026-74376-1 (talk) 06:16, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!

That's all. Leewilliam236 (talk) 06:21, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Love wikipedia... wish my teachers let me use it as a source for my stuff

thanks wikipedia great information ~2026-74359-7 (talk) 10:05, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday

I learnt alot from Wikipedia over the years Boufarm (talk) 10:18, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]