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== Birthday wishes ==

Happy birthday Wikipedia! 25 years means 25 years of reading, researching, editing, community building, and confirmation that together, the aggregate of people are pretty smart. Congratulations to every contributor and reader who keeps the website chugging along — this project is a precious gem whose value increases with every facet carved. Here’s to [[File:WP25 Lockup (cropped).svg|20px]] more! [[User:OmegaMantis|✨ΩmegaMantis✨]][[User talk:OmegaMantis|❦blather]] | [[Special:Contributions/OmegaMantis|☞spy on me]] 23:51, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia! From Arbit[[Special:Contributions/~2026-30258-4|~2026-30258-4]] ([[User talk:~2026-30258-4|talk]]) 23:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday Wikipedia!! The internet is a better place with you in it. Here’s to 25 more years!

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You help billions of people every day. Thank you

Happy birthday Wikipedia!! You’ve been my ride or die for years now. I don’t know where the internet would be without you.

Happy birthday too yoou, Wikipedia! Thank you for being the go-to place for information on any topic. Cheers to 25! Can’t wait for 50!

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You’ve been the foundation for lots of learning and education all over the world. Feel proud of yourself Jimbo, you changed a lot

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You’ve come a long way since 2001, becoming the world’s most-read reference work. Millions of people rely on you daily for information, and you have not dissapointed. Cheers to the next 25 years!

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! I hope you can survive the terrors of the future! [[User:Sonicdio]] <!–Template:Undated–>— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 00:47, 15 January 2026 (UTC) <!–Autosigned by SineBot–>

Happy birthday to what must be one of the most influential and important websites to ever exist. Here’s to 25 more years!

Happy birthday Wikipedia, you’ve came a long way in the past 25 years, you will grow more and more each day and I hope Wikipedia will cover every single piece of knowledge of humanity. Cheers!

Happy birthday Wikipedia!!! I love patrolling recent changes in class when i’m supposed to be working (lighthearted)!

Happy birthday to Wikipedia! Here’s a toast of cheer to the silver jubilee of the encyclopedia which hosts a solid lot of internet knowledge.

Bappy Wirthday Hikipedia

Wappy Hirthday Bikipedia

Til hamingju með afmælið!!! Þessi síða er gullfallegt merki samvinnu mannkynsins og á skilið að lifa í margar meiri aldir. Og lengi lifi!

Wikipedia, in many ways, feels like a last bastion of the web before everything was optimized to deliver profit over user experience. Here’s to 25 more years of free knowledge! Happy birthday, Wikipedia! [[User:IsCat|IsCat]] ([[User talk:IsCat|talk]]) 21:40, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! Its been an incredible 25 years. You’re doing great and I hope the next 25 years will bring with them new knowledge and improvement. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! [[User:XCBRO172|”'Yes I am a nerd -XCBRO172”’]] ([[User talk:XCBRO172|How could you tell?]]) 00:14, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! 🎂 Thank you for your service you’ve provided throughout my whole life, and the lives of many.

Happy Birthday Wikipedia. It is Jan 15 in my country. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-30411-1|~2026-30411-1]] ([[User talk:~2026-30411-1|talk]]) 22:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy 25th birthday to the information superhighway’s very own Wikipedia! [[User:JudeHalley|Jude Halley]] [[User talk:JudeHalley|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/JudeHalley|contribs]] 22:14, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! You’re my favourite website in the whole world! Nothing is better than Wikipedia. ―[[User:Panamitsu|Panamitsu]] [[User_talk:Panamitsu|(talk)]] 22:15, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

happy birthday wikipedia, youre one of the only good websites Left in 2026

Happy birthday Wikipedia. I’m glad to be part of a project like that of Wikipedia. Kudos to all of you who contribute. On December 29th, I hit my second year. Here goes for another 25! [[User:Tarlby|”toby”]] ([[User talk:Tarlby|”t”]])([[Special:Contributions/Tarlby|”c”]])([[Rain World|rw]]) 22:28, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday to the encyclopedia that keeps rising above the challenges thrown at it! We’ve done 25, now can we go to 250? [[User:Chaotic Enby|Chaotic Enby]] ([[User talk:Chaotic Enby|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Chaotic Enby|contribs]]) 22:32, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia. Thanks so much for being my go-to source for quick information. Thanks for being such a good website. [[User:AverageWikiContributor|AverageWikiContributor]] ([[User talk:AverageWikiContributor|talk]]) 22:33, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy 25th Wikipediaversary, thank you for remaining one of the few truly free websites out there. [[User:Kiwi2|Kiwi2]] ([[User talk:Kiwi2|talk]]) 22:36, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy 25th to the best website in the world, Wikipedia! The truly limitless information you’ve given all of us has been outstanding. Thank you! [[User:JG1437|JG1437]] ([[User talk:JG1437|talk]]) 22:58, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia, here goes to another 25 =) – [[User:LuniZunie|LuniZunie]]([[User talk:LuniZunie|talk]]) 22:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

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Happy 25th birthday wikipedia! You have been the best for 25 years and hope to be the best for another 25 years or more!

Sana hilwah, ya Wikipedia! (Happy birthday in Egyptian Arabic) It’s been absolutely wonderful to be part of the Wikipedia community for as admittedly little time as I have been, and I look forward to continuing to seeing many Wikipedia birthdays in the future. [[User:Ivy G. English|Ivy G. English]] ([[User talk:Ivy G. English|talk]]) 23:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

* Applause. Hope you – it – we, the community – continue existing for many years to come. [[User:DragonflySixtyseven|DS]] ([[User talk:DragonflySixtyseven|talk]]) 23:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

*:I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Wikipedia in the coming years. [[User:Ivy G. English|Ivy G. English]] ([[User talk:Ivy G. English|talk]]) 23:15, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy 25th Wikipedia, truly the greatest online wiki of all time.

Happy birthday twin! Huge thanks and respect to the people keeping this platform up, and to the editors keeping it updated, reviewed and moderated. The world is a better place with you in it. Thank you for your service. ❤️

happy birthday wikipedia! an incredible resource created by many incredible contributers!

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! Thank you to all the past, present, and future contributors for producing and maintaining such an important collection of knowledge. To many more years![[Special:Contributions/~2026-30913-1|~2026-30913-1]] ([[User talk:~2026-30913-1|talk]]) 23:27, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

HBD to a GOAT website. Check out this promo image I made over at Commons in the style of the famous web series [[c:File:BFDI-styled WP25.png|Battle for Dream Island]]! ѕιη¢єяєℓу ƒяσм, ᗰOᗪ ᑕᖇEᗩTOᖇ [[User:Mod creator|🏡]] [[User talk:Mod creator|🗨]] [[Special:Contributions/Mod creator|📝]] 23:40, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy 25th Anniversary to Wikipedia! Feel free to read my story [[User:Interstellarity/My Story|here]] on Wikipedia and how I became an editor here. [[User:Interstellarity|Interstellarity]] ([[User talk:Interstellarity|talk]]) 23:46, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

happy anniversary, Wikipedia! i wish for a better year of unbiased information.

no i’m serious, that’s the point yet so many ppl say it’s biased. we should work hard to fix that! [[User:Tonkarooson|Tonkarooson]] • [[user:Tonkarooson/communication|📭]]|[[Special:Contributions/Tonkarooson|edits]]. 23:49, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia u are the goat frfr [[User:Squidb4ll|Squidb4ll]] ([[User talk:Squidb4ll|talk]]) 00:14, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Wow, 25 years! if wikipedia was a person probably it would have kids now or be married. happy birthday! [[User:Jq|”’Jq”’]]

[[User Talk:Jq|talk 💬]] [[Special:contributions/Jq|contributions]] 23:59, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You’ve grown so far. To all the years to come!! [[User:三葉草|S]] [[User_talk:三葉草|Y]] [[Special:Contributions/三葉草|T]] · 三葉草 00:28, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday to my favorite website! Here’s to 25 more, Wikipedia! <!– Template:Unsigned IP –>— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-30445-7|~2026-30445-7]] ([[User talk:~2026-30445-7#top|talk]]) 00:34, 15 January 2026 (UTC) <!–Autosigned by SineBot–>

Happy birthday, Wikipedia! This site has been one of the greatest things to happen to me, and I wish everyone many more great years editing together! ♡ [[User:QuicoleJR|QuicoleJR]] ([[User talk:QuicoleJR|talk]]) 00:46, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia, ready for another 25. [[User:Squawk7700|Squawk7700]] ([[User talk:Squawk7700|talk]]) 01:00, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Happy birthday Wikipedia! Can’t believe it’s been 25 years, this project feels older than that for some reason… [[User:mwwv|”’mwwv”']] [[User Talk:mwwv|converse]]∫[[Special:Contribs/Mwwv|edits]] 01:01, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

生日快樂維基百科! Happy birthday Wikipedia! The best encyclopaedia in the world. [[User:Bubery|Bubery]] ([[User talk:Bubery|talk]]) 9:08, 15 January 2026 (GMT+8)

Happy 25th, Big Guy.

生日快樂維基百科! Happy birthday Wikipedia! The best encyclopaedia in the world. [[User:Bubery|Bubery]] ([[User talk:Bubery|talk]]) 9:08, 15 January 2026

From Luis jaden gabriel:

Happy birthday, Wikipedia! I have been a fan of this encyclopedia since n.d. I hope this encyclopedia will continue to the future. <!– Template:Unsigned –>— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Luis jaden gabriel|Luis jaden gabriel]] ([[User talk:Luis jaden gabriel#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Luis jaden gabriel|contribs]]) 01:17, 15 January 2026 (UTC) <!–Autosigned by SineBot–>

生日快樂維基百科! Happy birthday Wikipedia! The best encyclopaedia in the world. [[User:Bubery|Bubery]] ([[User talk:Bubery|talk]]) 9:08, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

== To 25 more years of endless browsing. ==

Happy birthday Wikipedia! 25 years means 25 years of reading, researching, editing, community building, and confirmation that together, the aggregate of people are pretty smart. Congratulations to every contributor and reader who keeps the website chugging along — this project is a precious gem whose value increases with every facet carved. Here’s to more! ✨ΩmegaMantis✨❦blather | ☞spy on me 23:51, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia! From Arbit~2026-30258-4 (talk) 23:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia!! The internet is a better place with you in it. Here’s to 25 more years!

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You help billions of people every day. Thank you

Happy birthday Wikipedia!! You’ve been my ride or die for years now. I don’t know where the internet would be without you.

Happy birthday too yoou, Wikipedia! Thank you for being the go-to place for information on any topic. Cheers to 25! Can’t wait for 50!

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You’ve been the foundation for lots of learning and education all over the world. Feel proud of yourself Jimbo, you changed a lot

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! I hope you can survive the terrors of the future! User:Sonicdio — Preceding undated comment added 00:47, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to what must be one of the most influential and important websites to ever exist. Here’s to 25 more years!

Happy birthday Wikipedia, you’ve came a long way in the past 25 years, you will grow more and more each day and I hope Wikipedia will cover every single piece of knowledge of humanity. Cheers!

Happy birthday Wikipedia!!! I love patrolling recent changes in class when i’m supposed to be working (lighthearted)!

Happy birthday to Wikipedia! Here’s a toast of cheer to the silver jubilee of the encyclopedia which hosts a solid lot of internet knowledge.

Bappy Wirthday Hikipedia

Wappy Hirthday Bikipedia

Til hamingju með afmælið!!! Þessi síða er gullfallegt merki samvinnu mannkynsins og á skilið að lifa í margar meiri aldir. Og lengi lifi!

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! 🎂 Thank you for your service you’ve provided throughout my whole life, and the lives of many.

Happy Birthday Wikipedia. It is Jan 15 in my country. ~2026-30411-1 (talk) 22:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th birthday to the information superhighway’s very own Wikipedia! Jude Halley ^talk/_contribs 22:14, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! You’re my favourite website in the whole world! Nothing is better than Wikipedia. ―Panamitsu (talk) 22:15, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy birthday wikipedia, youre one of the only good websites Left in 2026

Happy birthday to the encyclopedia that keeps rising above the challenges thrown at it! We’ve done 25, now can we go to 250? Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:32, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia. Thanks so much for being my go-to source for quick information. Thanks for being such a good website. AverageWikiContributor (talk) 22:33, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Wikipediaversary, thank you for remaining one of the few truly free websites out there. Kiwi2 (talk) 22:36, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th to the best website in the world, Wikipedia! The truly limitless information you’ve given all of us has been outstanding. Thank you! JG1437 (talk) 22:58, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia, here goes to another 25 =) – LuniZunie_(talk) 22:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th birthday wikipedia! You have been the best for 25 years and hope to be the best for another 25 years or more!

Sana hilwah, ya Wikipedia! (Happy birthday in Egyptian Arabic) It’s been absolutely wonderful to be part of the Wikipedia community for as admittedly little time as I have been, and I look forward to continuing to seeing many Wikipedia birthdays in the future. Ivy G. English (talk) 23:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Wikipedia, truly the greatest online wiki of all time.

happy birthday wikipedia! an incredible resource created by many incredible contributers!

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! Thank you to all the past, present, and future contributors for producing and maintaining such an important collection of knowledge. To many more years!~2026-30913-1 (talk) 23:27, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

HBD to a GOAT website. Check out this promo image I made over at Commons in the style of the famous web series Battle for Dream Island! ѕιη¢єяєℓу ƒяσм, ᗰOᗪ ᑕᖇEᗩTOᖇ 🏡 🗨 📝 23:40, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 25th Anniversary to Wikipedia! Feel free to read my story here on Wikipedia and how I became an editor here. Interstellarity (talk) 23:46, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

happy anniversary, Wikipedia! i wish for a better year of unbiased information.
no i’m serious, that’s the point yet so many ppl say it’s biased. we should work hard to fix that! Tonkarooson • 📭|edits. 23:49, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia u are the goat frfr Squidb4ll (talk) 00:14, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, 25 years! if wikipedia was a person probably it would have kids now or be married. happy birthday! Jq
talk 💬 contributions 23:59, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia! You’ve grown so far. To all the years to come!! S Y T · 三葉草 00:28, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday to my favorite website! Here’s to 25 more, Wikipedia! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-30445-7 (talk) 00:34, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia! This site has been one of the greatest things to happen to me, and I wish everyone many more great years editing together! ♡ QuicoleJR (talk) 00:46, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia, ready for another 25. Squawk7700 (talk) 01:00, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday Wikipedia! Can’t believe it’s been 25 years, this project feels older than that for some reason… mwwv ^converse∫_edits 01:01, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

生日快樂維基百科! Happy birthday Wikipedia! The best encyclopaedia in the world. Bubery (talk) 9:08, 15 January 2026 (GMT+8)

Happy 25th, Big Guy.

From Luis jaden gabriel:
Happy birthday, Wikipedia! I have been a fan of this encyclopedia since n.d. I hope this encyclopedia will continue to the future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luis jaden gabriel (talk • contribs) 01:17, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday, Wikipedia. It’s a joy to just browse between articles and acquire pointless knowledge. I don’t know where I’d be or what I’d do without this site. Cheers! ~2026-30361-3 (talk) 23:21, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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