Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our second November issue. This will be the final bulletin for 2024 and we’ll be back in late January 2025 with the next issue. Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta. Let [email protected] know if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement!

Upcoming and current events and conversations

Talking: 2024 continues

Wikimania: Open call to host Wikimania 2027 and beyond is open until end of January 27 anywhere on earth.

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure

Tech News: Chart extension is now available on Commons and Testwiki; a new version of the standard wikitext editor-mode syntax highlighter will be available as a beta feature; Edit Check will be relocated to a sidebar on desktop. More updates from tech news 50, 49, and 48.
Wikifunctions: WordGraph dataset is released, which is particularly useful for abstract descriptions for people in Wikidata. More status updates.
Wikipedia 2024 Year in Review: Wikipedia 2024 Year in Review launched, showcasing the collective impact of Wikipedia and Wikipedia contributors in the last calendar year. The iOS App also released a personalized Year in Review to Italy and Mexico, with insights based on reading, editing, and donation history.
Wikipedia Android App: The Android team has launched the Rabbit Holes feature in the final release of the year as part of Wiki Experiences 3.1. Currently being tested in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, this feature suggests a search term and a reading list based on the user’s last two visited articles. For more details or to share feedback, visit the project page.

Annual Goals Progress on Equity

See also a list of all movement events: on Meta-Wiki

WikiCelebrate: From Challenges to Change-Making: We Wikicelebrate Chabota Isaac Kanguya, a passionate contributor from Zambia, whose journey through the Wikimedia movement embodies resilience, collaboration, and a commitment to representing underrepresented voices.
Conference: Announcing Central Asian WikiCon 2025 which will be hosted at Diplomat International School on April 19–20, 2025, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Campaigns and topical collaboration: The Campaign Product and Programs teams published research on the needs of WikiProject and other topical collaborations.
Wikisource: The journey so far and looking ahead with Wikisource Loves Manuscripts (WiLMa).
CEE Meeting: Experiences and Highlights by Central Asian Community Members.
Partnership: Wikimedia Indonesia and Google Join Forces for Wikipedia Content Enrichment in Indonesia.
Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch the latest showcase which discussed AI for Wikipedia.