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Encyclopaedia Britannica (print)
Encyclopaedia Britannica (online)
English Wikipedia
First edition
6 December 1768
1994
25 January 2001
Contributors
4,411
29,835,859 (plus IPs)
Articles
~40,000
~120,000
5,316,623
Editions
15
866,007,638
Word count
44,000,000
55,000,000
3,180,000,000
Cost
>$1,000 (used print edition)
$70 per year (subscription)
Pop-up advertising (no subscription)
$0
Last updated
2010; subsequently went
out of print
Unknown
1.43 seconds ago,
on average
Open-source
No
Partially; all edits must be approved
Yes
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