# Wikipedia founder

entity: /record/wikipedia.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/wikipedia/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-09  
cite: AsOf. "Wikipedia founder: Larry Sanger", undated. Claim clm_7852C70943ED, https://asof.is/claim/clm_7852C70943ED, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52.  

As of November 9, 2026, Wikipedia's founder on the AsOf record is Larry Sanger, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (utsandiego.com and larrysanger.org).

1 claim on Wikipedia's founder, 1 open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-09.

- [Wikipedia](/record/wikipedia.md) | founder | Larry Sanger | valid undated to present | conf 0.90 | valid | [clm_7852C70943ED](/claim/clm_7852C70943ED.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52, http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041206/news_mz1b6encyclo.html, https://larrysanger.org/roleinwp.html

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Wikipedia](/record/wikipedia.md) | founder | Larry Sanger | valid undated to present | conf 0.90 | valid | [clm_7852C70943ED](/claim/clm_7852C70943ED.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52, http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041206/news_mz1b6encyclo.html, https://larrysanger.org/roleinwp.html

## Questions this record answers

### What is Wikipedia's current founder?

Larry Sanger, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (utsandiego.com and larrysanger.org). The record asserts this claim as of November 9, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.90).


## Read on

- This page: /record/wikipedia/founder (markdown: /record/wikipedia/founder.md)
- Entity twin: /record/wikipedia.md · timeline: /timelines/wikipedia.md
- Every company's founder: /facts/founder.md

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