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Web hosting is cheap enough that Wikipedia runs entirely on donations.

• Vinnl 8y ago
  Wikipedia definitely it not cheap, the donations that it receives are not a little, and web hosting are not its only costs.
  • IshKebab 8y ago
    Wikipedia only spends $2m on hosting out of a budget of $91m. It's biggest expense is salaries ($33m). But this is one of the biggest sites in the world. Something closer to what Journal Publisher's would need is Arxiv. Arxiv's budget is $1m of which they spend $60k on hosting and basically all of the rest on staff and staff support. Eslevier's revenue is £2.5b. billion. Their profit margin is over 50%. What a monumental waste.
    • Vinnl 8y ago
      Their profit margins is usually between 30-40%. Which is still a monumental waste.