How Is EverybodyWiki Different from Wikipedia?

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EverybodyWiki is an inclusionist online encyclopedia built to preserve articles that are marked for deletion on Wikipedia. The key difference is scope and standards: an article on EverybodyWiki does not need to meet any notability standards, arbitrary requirements, or be famous to be kept. Anyone can write about anything — a person, a company, a video game, or a movie — while Wikipedia requires subjects to satisfy notability guidelines and survive deletion review.

Core differences at a glance

Dimension Wikipedia EverybodyWiki
Inclusion standard Notability and other community standards required No notability or arbitrary requirements needed
Purpose for borderline articles Articles can be deleted after discussion Tries to save articles currently marked for deletion on Wikipedia
Who can write Anyone, but content is subject to deletion processes Anyone can write about anything
Editing features VisualEditor and related tools Many of the same features, including VisualEditor
Mobile experience Mobile viewing supported Optimized for viewing from mobile devices

What EverybodyWiki actually does

According to its own description, EverybodyWiki "tries to save articles which are currently marked for deletion on Wikipedia." That is the site's stated mission: it acts as a destination for content that would otherwise disappear from Wikipedia.

Because it does not enforce notability, the barrier to creating a page is much lower. The site explicitly invites users to create a page about themselves, their company, a video game, or a movie, and to "become famous and gain notoriety by creating your biography."

Scale and activity

The main page lists current figures for the English wiki:

  • 639,981 articles
  • 1,055 active contributors

These numbers are shown on the site itself and give a sense of how much content has accumulated outside Wikipedia's inclusion rules.

Features and access

EverybodyWiki shares several functional similarities with Wikipedia:

  • VisualEditor for editing
  • Mobile-optimized viewing
  • Account creation and login
  • Dark mode

One practical requirement: you can edit almost every page by creating an account and confirming your email. A site notice dated 2025-06-16 states that email confirmation is now required to edit pages, with confirmation handled through Special:Preferences.

Language editions

EverybodyWiki is not English-only. The site lists multiple language versions, including:

  • English (EN)
  • Français (FR)
  • Português (PT)
  • Deutsch (DE)
  • 日本語 (JA)

Additional languages are listed under a "More languages" link.

When this distinction matters to you

Choose EverybodyWiki if your goal is to publish or preserve content that does not meet Wikipedia's notability bar — for example, a biography of a local figure, a company page, or an article about an obscure game or film. Choose Wikipedia if your goal is to contribute to a widely recognized reference work where inclusion depends on meeting community standards and surviving deletion discussions.

The two sites can also work together in practice: an article deleted or nominated for deletion on Wikipedia may find a home on EverybodyWiki instead.