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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 June 2026, we will discuss on-wiki and in co-created community spaces (spaces we went to last year) 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. Wikimedia Commons

2. Swedish Wikipedia

3. Russian Wikipedia

4. Turkish Wikipedia

5. Japanese Wikipedia

6. Polish Wikipedia

7. Indonesian Wikipedia

8. Italian Wikipedia

9. Arabic Wikipedia

10. Czech Wikipedia

11. Portuguese Wikipedia

12. English 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. Wikimedia Future Labs 2026 Frankfurt
    1. Programme
    2. Participants
    3. Notes
  2. DCW Conversation Hour 27 February, 15:30 UTC
  3. CEE Catch Up 23 March, 17:00 UTC
  4. Afrika Baraza 26 March, 17:00 UTC
  5. MENA Connect 3 April, 17:00 UTC
  6. WikiCredCon 10 - 12 April
  7. South Asia Open Community Call
    • 22 February 12:30 UTC
    • 17 April 14:00 UTC
  8. America timezone friendly call - 21 April 18:00 UTC
  9. WikiCauserie 24 April, 18:00 UTC
  10. ESEAP Conference 15 - 17 May
  11. English Wikipedia Discord call - 4 March
  12. English Wikipedia Discord call - 25 February
  13. English Wikipedia Discord call - 26 January
  14. Semantic Search discussion session for CEE Youth Group - 8 April

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

Data and Research

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