Wikimedia chapters are national or sub-national not-for-profit organizations created to promote the interests of Wikimedia projects locally, by members of the movement. Chapters are legally independent of the Wikimedia Foundation, entering into an agreement with the foundation following acceptance by the Affiliations Committee (formerly known as "Chapters Committee"), and have no control over Foundation websites. They organize regional conferences, outreach, and global events such as Wikimania.
Wikimedia Deutschland (WMDE) is the oldest chapter, holding its first meeting in 2004. As of 2016, it had a budget of €20 million. Some chapters such as WMDE get some of their funds directly from grants and supporting memberships. Some others get their funds primarily from annual plan grants from WMF. As of 2019, roughly 10% of the WMF budget is distributed in this way to chapters and thematic organizations. As of August 2019 there were 40 recognized Wikimedia chapters in 38 countries.
List of chapters
National
| Area | Article8 | URL | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Wikimedia Argentina [es] | wikimedia.org.ar | September 1, 2007 |
| Armenia | Վիքիմեդիա Հայաստան [hy] | wikimedia.am | March 26, 2013 |
| Australia | Wikimedia Australia | wikimedia.org.au | March 1, 2008 |
| Austria | Wikimedia Österreich [de] | wikimedia.at | February 26, 2008 |
| Bangladesh | Wikimedia Bangladesh [en; bn; sat] | wikimedia.org.bd | October 3, 2011 |
| Belgium | Wikimedia Belgium [fr; nl] | wikimedia.be | October 8, 2014 |
| Brazil | Wikimedia Brasil [pt] | br.wikimedia.org | December 11, 2024 |
| Canada | Wikimedia Canada / Wikimédia Canada [fr] | wikimedia.ca | May 24, 2011 |
| Chile | Wikimedia Chile [es] | wikimedia.cl | July 16, 2011 |
| Colombia | Wikimedia Colombia [es] | co.wikimedia.org | June 14, 2019 |
| Czech Republic | Wikimedia Česká republika [cs] | wikimedia.cz | March 6, 2008 |
| Denmark | Wikimedia Danmark | wikimedia.dk | July 3, 2009 |
| Estonia | Wikimedia Eesti [et; fiu-vro] | et.wikimedia.org | August 31, 2010 |
| Finland | Wikimedia Suomi [fi] | fi.wikimedia.org | September 21, 2009 |
| France | Wikimédia France [fr] | wikimedia.fr | October 23, 2004 |
| Germany | Wikimedia Deutschland [en; de] | wikimedia.de | June 13, 2004 |
| Hungary | Wikimédia Magyarország [hu] | wikimedia.hu | September 27, 2008 |
| Indonesia | Wikimedia Indonesia [id; jv; gor] | wikimedia.or.id | October 7, 2008 |
| Israel | Wikimedia Israel [en; he] | wikimedia.org.il | June 26, 2007 |
| Italy | Wikimedia Italia [it] | wikimedia.it | June 17, 2005 |
| Mexico | Wikimedia México [es] | mx.wikimedia.org | August 3, 2011 |
| Netherlands | Wikimedia Nederland [nl] | nl.wikimedia.org | March 27, 2006 |
| Norway | Wikimedia Norge [no; nn] | wikimedia.no | June 23, 2007 |
| Poland | Wikimedia Polska [en; pl; csb; eo] | pl.wikimedia.org | November 18, 2005 |
| Portugal | Wikimedia Portugal [pt] | wikimedia.ptpt.wikimedia.org | July 3, 2009 |
| Serbia | Wikimedia Serbia [sr] | rs.wikimedia.org | December 3, 20059 |
| South Africa | Wikimedia South Africa [af] | wmza.org | February 27, 2012 |
| South Korea | 위키미디어 한국 [ko] | kr.wikimedia.org | April 24, 2019 |
| Spain | Wikimedia España [es] | wikimedia.es | February 7, 2011 |
| Sweden | Wikimedia Sverige [sv] | wikimedia.se | December 11, 2007 |
| Switzerland | Wikimedia CH [de; fr; it] | wikimedia.ch | May 14, 2006 |
| Taiwan | 台灣維基媒體協會 / Wikimedia Taiwan [zh] | wikimedia.tw | July 4, 2007 |
| Thailand | Wikimedia Thailand10 | N/A | June 14, 2019 |
| Ukraine | Вікімедіа Україна [en; uk] | ua.wikimedia.org | July 3, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | Wikimedia UK [en; cy] | wikimedia.org.uk | January 12, 2009 |
| Uruguay | Wikimedia Uruguay [es] | wikimedia.uy | July 12, 201311 |
| Venezuela | Wikimedia Venezuela [es] | wikimedia.org.ve | October 4, 2011 |
Subnational
| New York City | Wikimedia New York City | nyc.wikimedia.org | January 12, 2009 |
| Washington, D.C. | Wikimedia District of Columbia | wikimediadc.org | September 12, 2011 |
Former
| Area | Title | URL | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 香港維基媒體協會 / Wikimedia Hong Kong [zh-yue; zh] | wikimedia.hk | 2008–201712 |
| Macau | 澳門維基媒體協會 / Wikimedia Macau [zh] | wikimedia.org.mo | April 24, 2011 – 2017 |
| Macedonia | Викимедија Македонија | mk.wikimedia.org | September 21, 2009 – 2017 |
| Philippines | Wikimedia Philippines | wikimedia.org.ph | 2010 – 201713 |
| India | Wikimedia India | wikimedia.in | 2011 – 201914 |
| Russia | Викимедиа РУ [en; ru] | ru.wikimedia.org | May 24, 2008 – 2023 |
Notes
Bibliography
- Fuster Morell, Mayo (2011). "The Wikimedia Foundation and the Governance of Wikipedia's Infrastructure". In Geert Lovink; Nathaniel Tkacz (eds.). Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader. Institute of Network Cultures. ISBN 978-90-78146-13-1.
- Konieczny, P (November 2009). "Wikipedia: Community or Social Movement". Interface. 1 (2 ed.): 212–232.
- Fontanills, David Gómez (May 2012). "Academic research into Wikipedia". Digithum (14): 77–87. ISSN 1575-2275.
- Various. "Wikimedia chapters". Wikimedia Foundation.
References
Konieczny (2009) ↩
Morell (2011), p. 332 ↩
"Wikimedia chapters". Meta-Wiki. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-24. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters ↩
"Jahresplan 2016 – Wikimedia Deutschland". Wikimedia.de (in German). 2015-11-28. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2016-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705143541/https://wikimedia.de/wiki/Jahresplan_2016 ↩
"Template:APG navigation". Meta-Wiki. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-09-24. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:AGP_navigation ↩
Fontanills (2012), p. 81 ↩
Wikimedia Chapters ↩
The links go to the articles on Meta Wikimedia (the central wiki for coordinating across projects); extra links will also appear, if they exist, to articles on the English-language and respective language Wikipedias, in that order. Therefore, most of these links will not lead to encyclopedic pages aimed at the typical reader, and might even assume the reader is already a contributor. ↩
Originally "Wikimedia Serbia and Montenegro" until June 2006. ↩
"Wikimedia Thailand". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaThailand/ ↩
"Resolution: Recognition of Wikimedia Uruguay". Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki. Archived from the original on Apr 1, 2024. https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition%20of%20Wikimedia%20Uruguay ↩
Lokshin, Kirill (7 Feb 2017). "[Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong". lists.wikimedia.org. Archived from the original on Oct 5, 2020. https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-February/086342.html ↩
Malul, Maor (22 Apr 2017). "[Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Philippines". lists.wikimedia.org. Archived from the original on Sep 12, 2020. https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-April/087290.html ↩
"Wikimedia movement affiliates/Formerly Active Affiliates". Meta-Wiki. Archived from the original on Oct 5, 2022. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Formerly_Active_Affiliates ↩