Cishe selokhu yethulwa, i-Wikipedia isiyinkomba yezigidi zabasebenzisi emhlabeni jikelele, ngoba iyi-encyclopedia ephelele kunazo zonke esingayithola ku-Intanethi nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lolwazi. Ukuzama idlulisa imininingwane enikezwa yiWikipedia, iWikipedia Zero yethulwa ngo-2012.
I-Wikipedia Zero yeza emakethe, ukwenza yonke imininingwane itholakale ku-Wikipedia emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi kulawo mazwe lapho ukuxhumana nge-Intanethi kubiza kakhulu, into esingayithola emazweni amaningi asafufusa. Ukutholakala kwe-Wikipedia Zero akubalanga kumazinga wedatha ala mazwe, okuyi kwephule ukungathathi hlangothi okudumile.
Amazwe lapho i-Wikipedia Zero yayitholakala khona
Ukungathathi hlangothi okuphelele, ezindebeni zabantu abaningi, ikakhulukazi selokhu i-United States yakuphetha ekupheleni konyaka odlule, ayikuvumeli ukubeka phambili phambili ukufinyelela kulwazi oluthile, kungaba mahhala noma ngokukhokha umhlinzeki wesevisi.
Eminyakeni yamuva, intengo yokugibela emazweni amaningi asathuthuka yehlile, ngakho ukuqhubeka nokubeka phambili le sevisi bekuqale ukungabi nangqondo. Futhi, amaningi ala mazwe asafufusa ahambisana nokungathathi hlangothi ngokuphelele.
Ekugcineni, ngaphandle kwe- izinhloso ezinhle le phrojekthi ebinazo, ilinyazwe yilolu daba, kepha bekulindeleke ukuthi kungekudala, la mazwe aqale ukwehlisa intengo yamanani awo nokuthi okubaluleke kakhulu kweWikipedia Zero kuzoqala kube kwesibili.
Sinesibonelo esicacile emazweni ethu, lapho kuze kube ngaphezu konyaka odlule, ukuba ne-20 noma i-30 GB yedatha ngesilinganiso sethu seselula bekungenakwenzeka ukucabanga, futhi manje iningi labathengisi bezingcingo banikela ngalolu hlobo lwamanani, yize abasebenzisi bengawasebenzisi ngokugcwele.