Wkpd s fr-cntnt nln ncyclpd wrttn nd mntnd by cmmnty f vlntrs, knwn s Wkpdns, thrgh pn cllbrtn nd th wk sftwr MdWk. Fndd by Jmmy Wls nd Lrry Sngr n Jnry 15, 2001, Wkpd hs bn hstd snc 2003 by th Wkmd Fndtn, n mrcn nnprft rgnztn fndd mnly by dntns frm rdrs. Wkpd s th lrgst nd mst-rd rfrnc wrk n hstry.
ntlly vlbl nly n nglsh, Wkpd nw xsts n mr thn 300 lnggs. Th nglsh Wkpd, wth vr 6 mlln rtcls, rmns th lrgst f th dtns, whch tgthr cmprs mr thn 64 mlln rtcls nd ttrct mr thn 1.5 blln nq dvc vsts nd 13 mlln dts pr mnth (bt 5 dts pr scnd n vrg) s f prl 2024. s f Nvmbr 2024, vr 25% f Wkpd's trffc ws frm th ntd Stts, fllwd by Jpn t 6.2%, th ntd Kngdm t 5.6%, Rss t 5.0%, Grmny t 4.8%, nd th rmnng 53.3% splt mng thr cntrs.
Wkpd hs bn prsd fr nblng th dmcrtztn f knwldg, ts xtnsv cvrg, nq strctr, nd cltr. Wkpd hs bn cnsrd by sm ntnl gvrnmnts, rngng frm spcfc pgs t th ntr st. lthgh Wkpd's vlntr dtrs hv wrttn xtnsvly n wd vrty f tpcs, th ncyclpd hs bn crtczd fr systmc bs, sch s gndr bs gnst wmn nd ggrphcl bs gnst th Glbl Sth (rcntrsm). Whl th rlblty f Wkpd ws frqntly crtczd n th 2000s, t hs mprvd vr tm, rcvng grtr prs frm th lt 2010s nwrd, whl bcmng n mprtnt fct-chckng st. rtcls n brkng nws r ftn ccssd s srcs fr p-t-dt nfrmtn bt ths vnts.