AS14907
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
San Francisco, California, US
Non-Profit Content Provider ARIN United States
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🏢 Organisation
Full nameWikimedia Foundation Inc.
ASNAS14907
TypeNon-Profit Content Provider
CountryUnited States
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, US
Founded2003
Websitewikimediafoundation.org
RegistryARIN
🌐 Network
Total IPs~2,000 (IPv4)
UpstreamNon-profit rates from multiple transit providers
IPv62620:0:860::/46
RIRARIN
Abuse emailabuse@wikimedia.org
Abuse formReport abuse →
📌 IPv4 Address Ranges
185.15.56.0/22 198.35.26.0/23 208.80.152.0/22 91.198.174.0/24
🔁 BGP Peers
AS3356 (Lumen) AS174 (Cogent) AS1299 (Telia) AS6939 (Hurricane Electric)
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About Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (AS14907)

AS14907 is the Wikimedia Foundation's ASN, serving Wikipedia and all Wikimedia projects including Wiktionary, Wikidata, Wikicommons, and Wikiquote. Wikimedia is notable for operating its own infrastructure rather than using cloud providers, giving it complete control over one of the world's top 10 most visited websites. Primary data centres are in Ashburn, Virginia (US) and Amsterdam (Netherlands).

What AS14907 Means for Your Privacy

Every time you visit a website, your IP address — and therefore your ISP (Wikimedia Foundation Inc.) — is visible to that site. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. as your ISP can see all unencrypted traffic passing through their network, including the domains you visit. This is standard practice for all ISPs and is typically used for network management, legal compliance, and in some cases targeted advertising.

If your device is assigned an IP in Wikimedia Foundation Inc.’s ranges, websites you visit will identify your connection as coming from Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. To prevent this, a VPN replaces your ISP-assigned IP with the VPN server’s IP, making your traffic appear to come from a different provider entirely.

Technical Notes for AS14907

AS14907 is registered with ARIN — the Regional Internet Registry responsible for IP allocations in North America. The ASN is used to announce IP prefixes to the global BGP routing table, allowing other networks to route traffic to Wikimedia Foundation Inc.’s infrastructure.

Wikimedia Foundation Inc. peers with major transit providers and internet exchanges to ensure global reachability. BGP peering relationships determine how traffic flows between Wikimedia Foundation Inc. and the rest of the internet.

Frequently Asked Questions About AS14907

Why does Wikipedia operate its own servers instead of using AWS or Azure?
The Wikimedia Foundation maintains its own infrastructure for independence, cost control, and alignment with its open-source values. Operating own servers gives complete control over data and avoids dependence on commercial cloud providers.
Where are Wikipedia's servers located?
Wikimedia's primary data centres are in Ashburn, Virginia (eqiad) and Amsterdam, Netherlands (codfw as disaster recovery). There are also caching nodes in many locations worldwide to serve content faster.
Is Wikipedia blocked in any countries?
Wikipedia has been blocked in China, Russia (partially), Turkey (previously for several years), and other countries. A VPN restores access to Wikipedia where it is blocked.

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Last updated: March 30, 2026 • Data sourced from ARIN WHOIS, BGP.he.net, and public routing tables. • Report an error

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