List of Wikimedia chapters explained

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.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3] As of August 2019 there were 40 recognized Wikimedia chapters in 38 countries.

List of chapters

National

Area	Article	URL	Since
Argentina		wikimedia.org.ar
Armenia		wikimedia.am
Australia	Wikimedia Australia	wikimedia.org.au
Austria		wikimedia.at
Bangladesh		wikimedia.org.bd
Belgium		wikimedia.be
Canada		wikimedia.ca
Chile		wikimedia.cl
Colombia		co.wikimedia.org
Czech Republic		wikimedia.cz
Denmark	Wikimedia Danmark	wikimedia.dk
Estonia		[//et.wikimedia.org/ et.wikimedia.org]
Finland		[//fi.wikimedia.org/ fi.wikimedia.org]
France		wikimedia.fr
Germany		wikimedia.de
Hungary		wikimedia.hu
Indonesia		wikimedia.or.id
Israel		wikimedia.org.il
Italy		wikimedia.it
Mexico		[//mx.wikimedia.org/ mx.wikimedia.org]
Netherlands		[//nl.wikimedia.org/ nl.wikimedia.org]
Norway		wikimedia.no
Poland		[//pl.wikimedia.org/ pl.wikimedia.org]
Portugal		[//wikimedia.pt wikimedia.pt] pt.wikimedia.org
Serbia		[//rs.wikimedia.org/ rs.wikimedia.org]
South Africa		wmza.org
		kr.wikimedia.org
Spain		wikimedia.es
Sweden		wikimedia.se
Switzerland		wikimedia.ch
		wikimedia.tw
Thailand	Wikimedia Thailand[4]	N/A
Ukraine		ua.wikimedia.org
United Kingdom		wikimedia.org.uk
Uruguay		wikimedia.uy	[5]
		wikimedia.org.ve

Subnational

	Wikimedia New York City	[//nyc.wikimedia.org/ nyc.wikimedia.org]
	Wikimedia District of Columbia	wikimediadc.org

Former

Area	Title	URL	Period
Hong Kong		wikimedia.hk	2008–2017[6]
		wikimedia.org.mo	– 2017
	Викимедија Македонија	[//mk.wikimedia.org/ mk.wikimedia.org]	– 2017
Philippines	Wikimedia Philippines	wikimedia.org.ph	2010 – 2017[7]
India	Wikimedia India	wikimedia.in	2011 – 2019[8]
		ru.wikimedia.org	– 2023

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fuster Morell, Mayo. The Wikimedia Foundation and the Governance of Wikipedia’s Infrastructure . Geert Lovink . Nathaniel Tkacz . Nathaniel Tkacz . Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader. Institute of Network Cultures. 2011. 978-90-78146-13-1.
• Konieczny, P. Wikipedia: Community or Social Movement. Interface. November 2009. 1. 2. 212–232.
• Fontanills, David Gómez. 77–87. Academic research into Wikipedia. 14. Digithum. 1575-2275. May 2012.
• Web site: [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters Wikimedia chapters]. Various. Wikimedia Foundation.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wikimedia chapters . Meta-Wiki . 2016-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917182055/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters . 2016-09-17 . live .
2. Web site: Jahresplan 2016 – Wikimedia Deutschland . de . Wikimedia.de . 2015-11-28 . 2016-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190705143541/https://wikimedia.de/wiki/Jahresplan_2016 . 2019-07-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Template:APG navigation . Meta-Wiki . 2016-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807001944/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:AGP_navigation . 2016-08-07 . live .
4. Web site: Wikimedia Thailand . Facebook.
5. Web site: Resolution: Recognition of Wikimedia Uruguay . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401212509/https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Uruguay . Apr 1, 2024 . Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki.
6. Web site: Lokshin . Kirill . 7 Feb 2017 . [Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005210325/https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-February/086342.html . Oct 5, 2020 . lists.wikimedia.org.
7. Web site: Malul . Maor . 22 Apr 2017 . [Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Philippines ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200912070428/https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-April/087290.html . Sep 12, 2020 . lists.wikimedia.org.
8. Web site: Wikimedia movement affiliates/Formerly Active Affiliates . Meta-Wiki . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005132951/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Formerly_Active_Affiliates . Oct 5, 2022 .