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As of May 2010, 53% of American internet users look for information on Wikipedia, up from 36% of internet users the first time we asked about Wikipedia usage in February 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

\"Demographics<\/figure>\n\n

Education level continues to be the strongest predictor of Wikipedia use. The collaborative encyclopedia is most popular among internet users with at least a college degree, 69% of whom use the site. Broadband use remains another predictor, as 59% of those with home broadband use the service, compared with 26% of those who connect to the internet through dial-up. Additionally, Wikipedia is generally more popular among those with annual household incomes of at least $50,000, as well as with young adults: 62% of internet users under the age of 30 using the service, compared with only 33% of internet users age 65 and older.<\/p>\n\n

[Note:<\/strong>\u00a0A full list of online activities is available at https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Trend-Data\/Online-Activites-Total.aspx<\/a> ]<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wikipedia use over time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Wikipedia<\/a>, the \u201cmultilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project,\u201d was created in 2001 and celebrates its tenth anniversary on January 15, 2011.<\/p>\n\n

The percentage of all American adults who use Wikipedia to look for information has increased from 25% in February 2007 to 42% in May 2010, a 17 percentage point increase. The proportion of adults who use the internet over that same time period grew at a more modest rate, from 71% to 79% of all adults.<\/p>\n\n

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