Interesting Facts About Wikipedia Contributors
by Anand on September 2nd, 2009
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Here are some interesting facts about the Wikipedia contributors who are responsible for what the site is today:
69% of them became contributors to fix an error
73% contribute because they like the idea of sharing knowledge
19% of the contributors hold Masters degree. 4.4% are PhDs
Only 13% of the contributors are women. 31% of the readers are women.
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