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First man to make 1 million Wikipedia edits

An American man has become the first person to make one million contributions to Wikipedia, having edited the site for seven years.

Wikipedia turns 15 years old today
Wikipedia turns 15 years old today

Justin Knapp, 30, from Indianapolis, has edited Wikipedia at a rate of 385 edits per day, or just over one every four minutes, since signing up in March 2005. The millionth edit was announced on Wikipedia yesterday.

Wikipedia's editors work on a voluntary basis.

Knapp, who has degrees in philosophy and political science from Indiana University, posted on his page: "Being suddenly and involuntarily unemployed will do that to you."

His edits have mostly been about politics, philosophy, religion and popular culture. The user with the second most edits is Rich Farmbrough, from the UK.

Wikipedia has around 90,000 editors who regularly contribute to the online encyclopaedia.