Internet Archive
U.S. non-profit organization and digital archive
- Founded
- May 1996
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- May 1996
- Founded by
- Headquarters
- Country
- United States
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-01-27
- 2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2026-01-27
- 3.Stated in CrunchbaseRetrieved 2026-01-27
- United States
- Chair
- Brewster Kahle(since 1996)
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Sources- 1.“Public Access to Digital Materials”loc.gov/rr/program/lectures/kahle.htmlRetrieved 2021-07-10
- 2.“Declaration of Brewster Kahle in Support of Petition to Set Aside National Security Letter”wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/files/kahle_declaration.pdfRetrieved 2021-07-10
- Brewster Kahle(since 1996)
- Employees
- 122(2021)
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Sources- 1.“Internet Archive”projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767/202233199349312193/fullRetrieved 2026-05-02
- 122(2021)
- Revenue
- $26.8M(2024)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Nonprofit Explorer“Internet Archive”projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2026-05-02
- , $23.7M(2023)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Nonprofit Explorerprojects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2025-08-31
- , $30.5M(2022)
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Sources- 1.projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2024-10-19
- 2.Stated in Nonprofit ExplorerRetrieved 2024-11-01
- +9 more
- $26.8M(2024)
- Website
- archive.org
- , archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad.onion
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Sources- 1.“Does the Internet Archive Have an Onion Address? | Internet Archive Blogs”blog.archive.org/2026/03/11/does-the-internet-archive-have-an-onion-address/Retrieved 2026-03-11
Overview
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- Motto text
- universal access to all knowledge
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Sources- 1.Stated in YouTube“ianno21 Session: Let’s turn all references blue”Retrieved 2022-11-30
- universal access to all knowledge
- Member of
- American Library Association
- Digital Library Federation
1
Sources- 1.clir.org/about/current-sponsors-and-fundersRetrieved 2017-08-02
- Digital Preservation Coalition
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- Biodiversity Heritage Library
1
Sources- 1.about.biodiversitylibrary.org/about/bhl-consortium/Retrieved 2022-11-16
- Project ReShare
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- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
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Sources- 1.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/ifla-members-and-association-affiliates_2026-01-06.pdfRetrieved 2026-01-27
- Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association
2
Sources- 1.oaspa.org/membership/members/Retrieved 2024-02-24
- 2.oaspa.org/membership/current-members/Retrieved 2026-01-27
- Coalition for Networked Information
2
Sources- 1.cni.org/about-cni/membership/membersRetrieved 2024-02-27
- 2.cni.org/about-cni/membership/membersRetrieved 2026-01-27
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- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Sources- 1.sparcopen.org/who-we-are/members/Retrieved 2023-10-15
- 2.sparcopen.org/who-we-are/members/Retrieved 2026-01-27
- National Digital Stewardship Alliance
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- Communia
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- International Internet Preservation Consortium
2
Sources- 1.netpreserve.org/about-us/members/Retrieved 2023-08-22
- 2.netpreserve.org/about-us/members/Retrieved 2026-01-27
- Massachusetts History Alliance
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Sources- 1.masshistoryalliance.org/who-we-are/mha-members/Retrieved 2024-06-08
- 2.masshistoryalliance.org/who-we-are/mha-members/Retrieved 2026-01-27
- Open Heritage Coalition
- Awards
- ProjectUil(2024)
- DPC Fellowship Award(2016)
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Sources- 1.dpconline.org/events/digital-preservation-awards/the-winnersRetrieved 2017-08-02
- FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit(March 23, 2010) conferred by: Free Software Foundation
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Sources- 1.“2009 Free Software Awards Announced — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software”fsf.org/news/2009-free-software-awardsRetrieved 2017-07-19
- Legal form
- 501(c)(3) organization
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Sources- 1.Stated in Nonprofit Explorer“Internet Archive”projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2023-08-16
- 501(c)(3) organization
- Location
- Richmond(since 2011) located in: Contra Costa County · country: United States · coordinates: 37.9295°N, 122.3458°W
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Sources- 1.archive.org/about/contact.phpRetrieved 2021-07-10
- 2.Stated in Google MapsRetrieved 2021-07-10
- 3.blog.archive.org/2011/05/12/physical-archive-launch/Retrieved 2021-07-10
- 4.blog.archive.org/2011/06/06/why-preserve-books-the-new-physical-archive-of-the-internet-archive/Retrieved 2021-07-10
- San Francisco located in: San Francisco County
- United States
- Egypt
- Netherlands
- Richmond(since 2011) located in: Contra Costa County · country: United States · coordinates: 37.9295°N, 122.3458°W
- Different from
- arXiv
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Sources- 1.Stated in DBpediadbpedia.org/page/Internet_ArchiveRetrieved 2021-03-22
- web archive
- archive.today
- Internet Archive Canada
- archives.com
- Arctic World Archive
- Archive.org criterion used: catalog
- arXiv
- Data size
- 20Q byte(2021)
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Sources- 1.blog.archive.org/2021/07/21/reflections-as-the-internet-archive-turns-25/Retrieved 2021-09-07
- 20Q byte(2021)
- Hashtag
- InternetArchive25(2021)
- Total expenditure
- $25.8M(2022)
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Sources- 1.projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2024-10-19
- $25.3M(2021)
- $25.8M(2022)
- Net income
- $4.09M(2021)
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- $4.09M(2021)
- Total assets
- $7.32M(2022)
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Sources- 1.projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2024-10-19
- 2.Stated in Nonprofit ExplorerRetrieved 2024-11-01
- $16.6M(2023)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Nonprofit Explorerprojects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2025-08-31
- $10.8M(2021)
2
Sources- 1.projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767/202233199349312193/full
- 2.Stated in Nonprofit ExplorerRetrieved 2024-11-01
- $9.17M(2020)
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- $7.12M(2019)
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- $4.87M(2018)
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- $4.02M(2017)
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- $3.56M(2016)
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- $4.69M(2012)
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- $3.32M(2011)
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- $7.32M(2022)
- Total liabilities
- $3.11M(2022)
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Sources- 1.projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2024-10-19
- $7.65M(2021)
- $3.11M(2022)
- Donations
- $16.1M(2023)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Nonprofit Explorerprojects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767Retrieved 2025-08-31
- $23.1M(2022)
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- $22.1M(2021)
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- $15.1M(2020)
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- $29.1M(2019)
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- $12.3M(2018)
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- $10.6M(2017)
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- $7.98M(2016)
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- $16.1M(2023)
- Funder
- Open Society Foundations(2023) prize money: $250,000 · award rationale: to provide general support
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Sources- 1.“Open Society Foundations - Awarded Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships”opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?grant_id=OR2023-90761Retrieved 2025-01-21
- Open Society Foundations(2022) prize money: $250,000 · award rationale: to support researchers, journalists, academics, activists and others to access archived Eurasia TV programming content
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Sources- 1.“Open Society Foundations - Awarded Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships”opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?grant_id=OR2022-87289Retrieved 2025-01-21
- Open Society Foundations(2023) prize money: $250,000 · award rationale: to provide general support
- Social media followers
- 94,478(January 27, 2026) mastodon address: internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
- 26,200(January 27, 2026) sourcing circumstances: circa · youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 449,089(January 27, 2026) x (twitter) numeric user id: 18957805
- 203,872(January 27, 2026) instagram numeric id: 1493923736
- 13,075(January 27, 2026) threads username: internetarchive
- 49,614(January 27, 2026) linkedin company or organization id: internet-archive
- 188,237(January 27, 2026) facebook username: internetnetarchive
- 426,372(January 27, 2026) bluesky did: did:plc:73dpznbu4wqwtcyurwbiulov
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- 23,000(July 26, 2025) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 20,100(June 14, 2025) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 17,900(June 7, 2025) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 14,900(January 25, 2025) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 12,800(October 14, 2024) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 11,400(June 24, 2024) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 47,640(April 11, 2024) mastodon address: internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
- 47,330(March 16, 2024) mastodon address: internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
- 10,300(March 2, 2024) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 46,954(February 12, 2024) mastodon address: internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
- 46,951(February 11, 2024) mastodon address: internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
- 9,860(January 15, 2024) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 8,110(May 31, 2023) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 7,090(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 5,000(March 16, 2022) youtube channel id: UCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- 197,536(February 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 18957805
- 185,469(June 20, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 18957805
- 151,655(January 10, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 18957805
- Published in
- Open Heritage Companion chapter: 4: Sharing · section: Publishing Collections Online · title: Internet Archive
On other databases
80 identifiers linking Internet Archive across the web's reference databases
- AGORHA UUID91a9a568-9df1-4582-a3d1-9061f18aae77
- AlternativeTo IDinternet-archive
- App Store developer ID1197048903
- ARK Name Assigning Authority Number13960
- Autonomous system number7941
- BabelNet ID01009911n
- BaGLAMa GID655
- BHL creator ID31360
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID170635025
- Bing entity ID4bb68652-ac2e-4f8e-5aea-1c2a02649899
- Bloomberg company ID0035905D:US
- Bluesky handlearchive.org
- CAGE code4GG22
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10736170
- ComputerLanguage.com definitionInternet+Archive
- Consumer Rights Wiki article ID2971
- Crunchbase organization IDinternet-archive
- Dictionary of Archives Terminology IDinternet-archive
- Domain namearchive.org
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)uXmx2
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)38019
- Facebook usernameinternetnetarchive
- Flanders Arts Institute organisation ID (former scheme)373927
- Freebase ID/m/017_n0
- Gateway to Research organization ID686D9BAA-DD97-47C0-80A0-26916C5FB515
- GitHub accountinternetarchive
- GitHub topicinternet-archive
- GitLab.com usernameinternetarchive
- GND ID1222513323
- Google Maps Customer ID11853929019043550925
- Google News topics IDCAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSkwyMHZNREUzWDI0d0VnVmxiaTFIUWlnQVAB
- GRID IDgrid.435378.e
- Harper's taginternet-archive-firm
- IdRef ID219991014
- Instagram usernameinternetarchive
- IRS Employer Identification Number94-3242767
- ISNI0000000492602112
- J9U entity ID987007594621105171
- Japan Search name IDインターネットアーカイブ
- Know Your Meme sluginternet-archive
- Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph IDQ168295
- Lemmy community IDinternetarchive@lemm.ee
- Libraries Australia ID54356800
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn2001062537
- LinkedIn company or organization IDinternet-archive
- Mastodon addressinternetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
- MusicBrainz label ID44eb567e-3e38-4936-ba6c-751e2627e649
- National Library of Israel ID (old)002103469
- National Library of Poland MMS ID9812682187005606
- NicoNicoPedia word article IDinternet archive
- NLA Trove people ID1602304
- NUKAT IDn2017060919
- Open Collective IDinternet-archive
- Open Library IDOL9567105A
- Open Library publisher IDInternet_Archive
- Open Library subject IDinternet_archive
- OpenCorporates organization IDus_ca/C1965397
- OpenDOAR ID595
- OpenStreetMap way ID38092130
- PermID5003885513
- Pixiv Encyclopedia IDインターネットアーカイブ
- Quora topic IDInternet-Archive
- Relationship Science organization IDinternet-archive-1070642
- RILM ID171612
- ROR ID02z468g17
- ScienceDirect topic IDcomputer-science/internet-archive
- Scilit organization ID27009
- Slack organization IDinternetarchive
- SNAC ARK IDw6b33t8m
- Subredditinternetarchive
- Threads usernameinternetarchive
- VIAF cluster ID123343900
- Vikidia article IDes:Internet_Archive
- Wellcome Collection concept IDfd5xnncx
- Wellfound IDinternet-archive
- X (Twitter) usernameinternetarchive
- Yale LUX IDgroup/1e4471ea-9723-49b3-9c0e-bad0b360705c
- Yelp IDinternet-archive-san-francisco-5
- YouTube channel IDUCFa_X02QhJnP0FNpFAKyRRg
- Zhihu topic ID19939120