Wikimedian of the Year

Also known as Wikimedians of the Year, WOTY, WOTYs

honor awarded for major achievements within the Wikimedia movement

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Awarded for: Major achievements within the Wikimedia movement
Location: Traditionally presented at Wikimania
Presented by: Jimmy Wales
Formerly called: Wikipedian of the Year
First award: August 2011 ; 14 years ago ( 2011-08 )

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female form of label: Wikimédienne de l'année
inception: 2011-08-00
native label: Wikipedian of the year
event interval: 1
Commons category: Wikimedian of the Year

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The Wikimedian of the Year is an annual award that honors Wikipedia editors and other contributors to Wikimedia projects to highlight major achievements within the Wikimedia movement, established in August 2011 by Wikipedia's co-founder Jimmy Wales. Wales selects the recipients and honors them at Wikimania, an annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation—except in 2020, 2021, and 2022 when the recipients were announced at online meetings as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2011 to 2016, the award was named Wikipedian of the Year.

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