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Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan 2026–2027


The Annual Plan is the Wikimedia Foundation’s description of what we hope to achieve in the coming year. The annual planning process will focus on involving communities early and often through continuous conversations that will run till 31st May 2026. We want to discuss how global trends may shape our future, how we can experiment, adapt and respond together.

The process

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We began by discussing the ideas that would turn into goals and objectives at Wikimania 2025. In December 2025, we invited the movement to think with us on-wiki about some of the larger strategic puzzles in the year ahead through questions around global trends affecting the projects, experimentation, newcomers, users with extended rights, collaboration and reading.

Between now and the end of May 2026, we will discuss on-wiki and in co-created community spaces and take feedback throughout the process with the materials evolving and changing based on discussions.

Get involved

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There are several ways you can get involved and discuss the annual plan. Right now, we are seeking feedback on questions around global trends affecting the projects, experimentation, newcomers, users with extended rights, collaboration and reading.

We welcome your ideas on the talk page till 31st May 2026 and co-created spaces will continue into early June. We will update this page as new on-wiki and live discussions open in various channels and languages. These discussions are where the Wikimedians share their take on the proposed plans and share about their own goals for the upcoming year. Inspired by what so many others are doing in their own work, we continue to find opportunities to collaborate and learn from the planning processes and work of others in the Wikimedia movement as well as other partners. There will be many ways to engage: here on Meta-Wiki, in co-created community spaces, in person meetings, on Wikimedia project pages, and on community channels.

On-Wiki

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A summary message to engage in annual plan conversation will be posted locally on various projects, with follow ups as we post more information. The full version of draft annual plan materials with accompanying translations will live on this Meta-Wiki portal. You can collaborate with us on both local talk pages and here on the Meta-Wiki talk page, always in your preferred language. We will add links here to where the content has been posted as they become available.

Other conversations about the annual planning are also happening in other community channels on Discord and Telegram. We encourage you to join the discussions if you subscribe to these channels.

  1. Meta Wiki
  2. Wikimedia Commons
  3. Swedish Wikipedia
  4. Russian Wikipedia
  5. Turkish Wikipedia
  6. Japanese Wikipedia
  7. Polish Wikipedia
  8. Indonesian Wikipedia
  9. Italian Wikipedia
  10. Arabic Wikipedia
  11. Czech Wikipedia
  12. Portuguese Wikipedia
  13. Spanish Wikipedia
  14. English Wikipedia
  15. Product and Technology Advisory Council
  16. French Wikipedia
  17. Chinese Wikipedia
  18. Vietnamese Wikipedia

Co-created Community spaces

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Staff and leaders from the Wikimedia Foundation will be joining existing community organized calls for two-way planning around next year’s draft annual plan. Additionally, Foundation staff will organize thematic calls that anyone can attend based on their area of interest. If you wish to join a call but interpretation is not available in your preferred language, email us at movementcomms(_AT_)wikimedia.org, and we will make the necessary arrangements.

Meetings, events, and calls

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2026 Events

  1. English Wikipedia Discord call, 26 January
  2. Wikimedia Future Labs 2026 Frankfurt, 31 January - 1 February
    1. Programme
    2. Participants
    3. Notes
  3. South Asia Open Community Call, 22 February 12:30 UTC
  4. English Wikipedia Discord call, 25 February
  5. DCW Conversation Hour, 27 February, 15:30 UTC
  6. English Wikipedia Discord call, 4 March
  7. English Wikipedia Discord call, 18 March
  8. CEE Catch Up 23 March, 17:00 UTC
  9. Afrika Baraza 26 March, 17:00 UTC
  10. Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group, 27th March
  11. Wikimedia EDs and Foundation meeting, 7 April
  12. Semantic Search discussion session for CEE Youth Group, 8 April
  13. English Wikipedia Discord call, 10 April
  14. WikiCredCon, 10 - 12 April
  15. Wikimedia Café, 11 April 14:00 UTC
  16. South Asia Open Community Call, 17 April 14:00 UTC
  17. Wikicon Argentina, 18 April 15:30 UTC
  18. Punjabi Wikimedians User Group, 18th April
  19. America call, 21 April 18:00 UTC
  20. MENA Connect, 24 April, 16:00 UTC
  21. WikiCauserie, 24 April, 18:00 UTC
  22. WikiCampamento Wikiacción Perú 2026, 25 April, 15:30 UTC
  23. English Wikipedia Discord call, 24 April
  24. Open Meeting for the LATAM Technical Community
  25. English Wikipedia Discord call, 1 May
  26. Global Call, 7 May, 17:00 UTC
  27. Extended Executive Directors' monthly meeting, 12 May
  28. ESEAP Conference, 15 - 17 May
  29. Naija Office Hour, 22 May

2025 Events

  1. Summary of 2025 conversations.
    1. Wikimania workshop
    2. Session at the CEE Meeting
    3. Session at the German WikiCon
    4. Session at the WikiCon North America
    5. English Wikipedia Discord call - 3 December
    6. English Wikipedia Discord call - 11 September
    7. English Wikipedia Discord call - 28 August

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