Solution Overview

Without counterweight, distorted truths retain their strength. Wikipedia works by inviting everyone to be a critical reader: review sources, question intentions, and challenge how ideas are presented. This transparency and openness serves as a bulwark against the spread of disinformation. Making Wikipedia accessible for millions of new people, including those in regions where access to information is unreliable or scarce, can be an effective counter to both the challenge of disinformation and information gaps. The specifics of our plans for growth over the next five years are detailed in our “Medium-Term Plan,” which points the way toward our 2030 strategy. We’ll know we’re making progress when our content grows in key languages, and when more people from India, Nigeria, and other target areas are reading and contributing to Wikipedia. We’ll measure readership growth with our internal analytics tools. We’ll also evaluate how much we are raising awareness of Wikipedia among those coming online, as well as how much we are increasing our readers’ awareness and understanding of critical issues. We expect our impact to accelerate as our work moves ahead. Over five years, we’re planning for each new year to reach millions and millions of more people across South Asia, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and other regions. These outcome metrics are detailed in our Medium-Term Plan. We’ll know we are beginning to create the systems-level change we seek when coordinated efforts to misinform are less effective, and citizens are able to have informed discussions about the world’s greatest challenges.