GigaomOnly 0.12 percent of all Wikipedia articles contain videos
There are millions of articles on Wikipedia, but less than 6000 contain a video. That’s despite long-running efforts to get more video onto Wikipedia. Read more »
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There are millions of articles on Wikipedia, but less than 6000 contain a video. That’s despite long-running efforts to get more video onto Wikipedia. Read more »
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