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Re:Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account ... by josefresco on Thursday March 05, 2026 @12:13PM (#47264289)
What's the operating budget for other websites with comparable traffic? Without context $185 million seems like a lot, but compared to what? Reddit's operating budget for the same timeframe was $1.86 billion.
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Re:Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account ... by gadders on Thursday March 05, 2026 @12:17PM (#47264361)
I agree, but it's not a shoestring budget. They also seem to run a surplus every year:

The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) maintains a significant financial surplus and a growing, healthy balance sheet, with net assets reaching approximately $271.5 million in the 2023–2024 fiscal year. This surplus is largely driven by consistent, high-volume, small-dollar donations, with total annual revenue often exceeding $180 million.

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Re:Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account ... by josefresco on Thursday March 05, 2026 @12:21PM (#47264420)
Surplus is a good thing right? Long term stability, responsible financial management, healthy margins? If they said one year "You know what? We're good on donations this year." it would never be restarted.
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Re:Wikipedia in read-only mode following mass admin account ... by gadders on Friday March 06, 2026 @07:22AM (#47274107)
Very prudent, but far from "operating on a shoestring".
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