The value of information is determined by the person using it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_informa

The value of information is determined by the person using it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_information In the world of so-called "tech" companies, who use public information found on the www as "bait" to attract potential ad targets for data collection, surveillance and sometimes programmatic, targeted advertising, the information may have a value to those companies, for that purpose. They might measure that value by how popular the information is amongst www users But I'm referring to the value of information published on Wikipedia to www users, not so-called "tech" companies who seek to intermediate access to free, public information that they did not themselves produce