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- 2025 (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Details of past Wikimanias
- 2024 (Katowice, Poland)
- 2023 (Singapore)
- 2022 (Virtual event)
- 2021 (Virtual event)
- 2020 (Cancelled)
- 2019 (Stockholm, Sweden)
- 2018 (Cape Town, South Africa)
- 2017 (Montréal, Canada)
- 2016 (Esino Lario, Italy)
- 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico)
- 2014 (London, United Kingdom)
- 2013 (Hong Kong SAR, China)
- 2012 (Washington, D.C., USA)
- 2011 (Haifa, Israel)
- 2010 (Gdansk, Poland)
- 2009 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2008 (Alexandria, Egypt)
- 2007 (Taipei, Taiwan)
- 2006 (Boston, USA)
- 2005 (Frankfurt, Germany)
- Wikimania_2008#Expenses (only scholarships)
- Wikimania 2009#Expenses (only scholarships)
- Wikimania 2011/Budget (complete)
- Wikimania 2012/Budget (complete, except income sources)
- Wikimania 2013/Budget (only reimbursements)
Estimated budget (bid)
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| Location | Frankfurt | Cambridge, US | Taipei | Alexandria | Buenos Aires | Gdańsk | Haifa | Washington DC | Hong Kong | London | Mexico City |
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| Date | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Expected number of people | 500 | 500 | 700 | 700 | 700-1000 | 2000 | |||||
| Venue | $ 0,00 | $ 43.854,43 | $ 7.876,15 | $ 0,00 | $ 45.876,29 | $ 61.000,00 | |||||
| Accommodation | $ 88.189,00 | $ 17.238,38 | $ 8.962,52 | ||||||||
| Technical | $ 7.874,00 | $ 16.135,12 | $ 2.715,92 | $ 5.000,00 | $ 6.443,30 | $ 9.200,00 | |||||
| Medical backup | $ 2.715,92 | ||||||||||
| Insurance | $ 9.449,00 | $ 7.860,70 | $ 1.629,55 | $ 5.000,00 | $ 12.886,60 | $ 4.600,00 | |||||
| Taxes, licenses | $ 1.000,00 | ||||||||||
| Catering | $ 19.685,00 | $ 18.479,54 | $ 43.454,64 | $ 137.500,00 | $ 94.458,76 | $ 183.000,00 | |||||
| Promotional materials | $ 12.598,00 | $ 13.790,70 | $ 21.727,32 | $ 15.000,00 | $ 12.242,27 | $ 6.100,00 | |||||
| Participant package | $ 3.150,00 | $ 11.584,19 | $ 5.431,83 | $ 3.000,00 | $ 4.123,71 | $ 23.000,00 | |||||
| Transport | $ 9.260,00 | $ 4.550,93 | $ 22.728,14 | ||||||||
| Guests VIP | $ 22.047,00 | $ 50.749,78 | $ 46.224,88 | $ 10.000,00 | $ 12.242,27 | $ 30.000,00 | |||||
| Scholarships | $62992 | $ 63.161,41 | $ 21.102,66 | $ 50.000,00 | $ 51.546,39 | $ 46.000,00 | |||||
| Interpreters | $ 0,00 | ||||||||||
| Parties | $ 15.748,00 | $ 69.229,31 | $ 44.812,60 | $ 40.000,00 | $ 11.597,94 | $ 49.000,00 | |||||
| VIP party | $ 7.874,00 | $ 13.790,70 | $ 5.431,83 | $ 20.000,00 | $ 19.329,90 | $ 30.500,00 | |||||
| WikiExpedition | $ 13.790,70 | $ 11.311,79 | $ 1.000,00 | $ 15.000,00 | |||||||
| Volunteer appreciation/expenses | $ 9.449,00 | $ 14.756,05 | $ 5.431,83 | $ 1.159,79 | $ 1.200,00 | ||||||
| Environmental recycling bins | |||||||||||
| Conference consultant | $ 2.000,00 | $ 2.061,86 | |||||||||
| Contingency | $ 23.030,47 | $ 13.579,58 | $ 39.759,00 | $ 30.845,45 | $ 46.000,00 | ||||||
| Total costs | nn | nn | nn | nn | $ 268.315,00 | $ 382.002,39 | $ 265.137,16 | $ 329.259,00 | $ 304.814,53 | $ 504.600,00 |
The cost of registering to attend Wikimania changes from one edition to the other. In general there are two ways to differentiate costs
- according to when the people register (Early bird, Early registration, regular registration, on-site registration)
- according to the type of participant (Wikimedia contributor with username or without). In 2008 in Alexandria in Egypt there was also a category of "local Wikimedia contributor" and the distinction was between Wikimedia contributor and corporate (there was no distinction between contributor and non contributor).
| Registration | Typology of attendee | Frankfurt | Cambridge, US | Taipei[1] | Alexandria[2] | Buenos Aires[3] | Gdańsk | Haifa[4] | Washington DC[5] | Hong Kong[6] | London[7] | Mexico City |
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Early bird | One price | nn | ||||||||||
| Early bird | Without username | $ 70,00 | ||||||||||
| Early bird | Corporate | $ 100,00 | ||||||||||
| Early bird | With username or contributor | $ 10[8] | $ 45,00 | |||||||||
| Early bird | Local contributor | $ 80,00 | ||||||||||
| Early bird | One day - contributor | $ 20,00 | ||||||||||
| Early bird | One day - Without username | $ 30,00 | ||||||||||
| Early registration | One price | $ 45,00 | nn | |||||||||
| Early registration | Without username | $ 90,00 | $ 55,00 | $ 73,00 | ||||||||
| Early registration | Corporate | |||||||||||
| Early registration | With username or contributor | $ 55,00 | $ 35,00 | $ 45,00 | ||||||||
| Early registration | Student | $ 35,00 | ||||||||||
| Early registration | Local contributor | |||||||||||
| Early registration | One day - contributor | $ 25,00 | ||||||||||
| Early registration | One day - Without username | $ 40,00 | ||||||||||
| Preconference | One price | $ 20,00 | ||||||||||
| Registration conference | One price | $ 60,00 | nn | |||||||||
| Registration conference | Without username | $ 45,00 | $ 120,00 | $ 75,00 | $ 94,00 | |||||||
| Registration conference | Corporate | $ 135,00 | ||||||||||
| Registration conference | With username or contributor | $ 40,00 | $ 60,00 | $ 75,00 | $ 45,00 | $ 58,00 | ||||||
| Registration conference | Student | $ 45,00 | ||||||||||
| Registration conference | Local contributor | $ 15[9] | ||||||||||
| Registration conference | One day - contributor | $ 35,00 | ||||||||||
| Registration conference | One day - Without username | $ 50,00 | ||||||||||
| Conference 1 day | Without username | $ 25,00 | ||||||||||
| Conference 1 day | Corporate | $ 30,00 | ||||||||||
| Conference 1 day | With username or contributor | $ 20,00 | $ 25,00 | |||||||||
| Conference 1 day | Local contributor | $ 8[10] | ||||||||||
| Conference 2 days | Without username | $ 40,00 | ||||||||||
| Conference 2 days | Corporate | $ 45,00 | ||||||||||
| Conference 2 days | With username or contributor | $ 35,00 | $ 40,00 | |||||||||
| Conference 2 days | Local contributor | $ 13[11] | ||||||||||
| Onsite registration | One price | $30-90 | ||||||||||
| Onsite registration | Without username | $95[12] | $125[13] | |||||||||
| Onsite registration | Corporate | $ 35,00 | ||||||||||
| Onsite registration | With username or contributor | $ 30,00 | $60[14] | $79[15] | ||||||||
| Onsite registration | Student | $60[16] | ||||||||||
| Onsite registration | Local contributor | $ 9[17] |
| Registration cost compared to catering expected cost | Buenos Aires | Gdańsk | Haifa | Washington DC | Hong Kong | London | Mexico City |
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Expected attendees | 500 | 500 | 700 | 1000 | 1000 | 1500 | |
| Total cost for catering | $ 19.685,00 | $ 18.479,54 | $ 43.454,64 | $ 137.500,00 | $ 94.458,76 | $ 183.000,00 | |
| Cost of the catering for 3 days conference | $ 108.995,00 | $ 82.216,49 | |||||
| Cost of the catering per expected attendee | $ 39,37 | $ 36,96 | $ 62,08 | $ 109,00 | $ 82,22 | $ 122,00 | |
| Cost of the catering per expected attendee per day | $ 13,12 | $ 12,32 | $ 20,69 | $ 36,33 | $ 27,41 | $ 40,67 | |
| Cost per day regular registration per Wikimedia contributor | $ 20,00 | nn | $ 25,00 | $ 15,00 | $ 19,33 | ||
| Difference | $ 6,88 | $ 4,31 | -$ 21,33 | -$ 8,07 |
| Location | Hong Kong | London | Mexico City | Esino Lario | Montreal |
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| Date | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Attendees | 700 | 1,762 | 800 | 1,368 | 900 |
| Visa denied | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2[18] | 35? |
The 2019 Wikimania was the first to estimate, reduce and offset carbon emissions: wikimania:2019:Carbon offsetting.
Wikimania overview selection of photos on Wikimedia Commons: relevant images for presentations and slides.
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2005 Frankfurt
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2006 Cambridge
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2007 Taipei
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2008 Alexandria
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2009 Buenos Aires
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2010 Gdańsk
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2011 Haifa
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2012 Washington DC
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2013 Hong Kong
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2014 London
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2015 México
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2016 Esino Lario
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2017 Montreal
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2018 Cape Town
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2019 Stockholm
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2021 Virtual
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2022 Virtual
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2023 Singapore
Wikimania group photographs category on Wikimedia Commons.
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2005 Frankfurt
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2006 Cambridge
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2007 Taipei
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2008 Alexandria
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2009 Buenos Aires
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2010 Gdańsk
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2011 Haifa
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2012 Washington DC
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2013 Hong Kong
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2014 London
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2015 México
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2016 Esino Lario
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2017 Montreal
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2018 Cape Town
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2019 Stockholm
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2012
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2012
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2015
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2005
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Hacking days in Taipei 2007.
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Hackathon at Wikimania Haifa 2011.
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Hackathon at Wikimania Washington DC 2012.
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Devcamp at Wikimania Hong Kong 2013.
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Hackathon in the Barbican conservatory at Wikimania London.
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2015
Jimmy Wales comparative
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2011
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2012
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2015
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Wikimania Takes Manhattan 2012
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With picnic in the park 2012
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2012 Google reception at the Library of Congress
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2007 Taipei
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2011 Haifa
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2012 Washington D.C.
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2014 London
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2017 Montreal
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2019 Stockholm
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2015
Welcome Bag and Souvenirs
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2012
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2012
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2015
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2005 Frankfurt, Haus der Jugend
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2006 Cambridge, Harvard University
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2007 Taipei, Chien Tan Oversea Youth Activity Center, Shilin District
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2008 Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center (BACC)
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2009 Buenos Aires, Centro Cultural General San Martín
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2010 Gdańsk, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic and the adjacent Polish Maritime Museum
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2011 Haifa, Auditorium Complex
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2012 Washington DC, George Washington University
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2013 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
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2014 London, Barbican Centre
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2015 Mexico City, Biblioteca José Vasconcelos (Vasconcelos Library)
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2012
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2012
- 2010, Gdańsk: hypothesis 100 mbps (uplink on broadband with a D-Link router connected).
- 2011, Haifa: 10 Mbps, no specifications if those were the requisito or the connectivity available.
- 2012, : Washington DC: No info available. Connectivity through the local university.
- 2013, Hong Kong: No info available. Connectivity through the local university.
- 2014, London, Barbican centre: declared 1 Gbps.
- ↑ https://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
- ↑ https://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration. Please note that currency has been converted.
- ↑ https://wikimania2009.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
- ↑ https://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
- ↑ https://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
- ↑ https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
- ↑ https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
- ↑ 80 LE.
- ↑ 100 LE.
- ↑ 60 LE.
- ↑ 90 LE.
- ↑ 3 days.
- ↑ 3 days.
- ↑ 3 days.
- ↑ 3 days.
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- ↑ 65 LE.
- ↑ Source: Iolanda Pensa, Wikimania Esino Lario lead. 2 people from Nepal. We had also a very last minute request from Cameroon – 1 week before the event – but we did not follow up on that.