www.wikipedia.org operates primarily as a knowledge base, focusing on free online encyclopedia. A free, open-content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers known as Wikipedians. It is the largest and most-read reference work in history, hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. It is operated by Wikimedia Foundation.
Historical and current IP address mappings for this domain.
| IP Address / Infrastructure | Status | Subdomains | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
WIKIMEDIA - Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (AS14907) | Active | en.wikipedia.org www.wikipedia.org wikipedia.org | Today |
Real experiences from people who visited this domain
URLert analyzed recent scan activity for www.wikipedia.org and found 1 result.
| Status | Target URL | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe | https://wikipedia.org/ | 4d ago |
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