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Wiktionary

Private Founded 2002
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Founders

3
D
Daniel Alston
Co-founder
 J
Jimmy Wales
Co-founder
 L
Larry Sanger
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

2

The companies and labs that produced Wiktionary’s founders.

Bomis Wikipedia

The Wiktionary diaspora

21 companies

People who worked at or founded Wiktionary and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of WiktionaryWiktionaryWiktionaryJimmy WalesJimmy WalesBomisBomisWikipediaWikipediaEnglish Wikipedia Arbitration CommitteeEnglish Wikipedia Arb…Wikimedia Foundation Board of TrusteesWikimedia Foundation …Larry SangerLarry SangerWikipediaWikipediaCitizendiumCitizendiumKnowledge Standards FoundationKnowledge Standards F…Daniel AlstonDaniel AlstonWikiquoteWikiquoteWikinewsWikinews
The Wiktionary lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
D 2 founded
Wikiquote 2003 Wikinews 2004
J 16 founded
Bomis 1996 Wikipedia 2001 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee 2003 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2003 Wikibooks 2003 Wikiquote 2003 Wikia 2004 Fandom, Inc. 2004 Wikimedia Commons 2004 Community Central 2004 Wikinews 2004 Wikispecies 2004 Wikia Search 2008 Jimmy Wales Foundation 2015 WikiTribune 2017 Trustcafé 2023
L 3 founded
Wikipedia 2001 Citizendium 2006 Knowledge Standards Foundation