Not any time soon. Its technical backend is operated by a charitable foundation which has put aside a substantial endowment, and the site itself is operated by volunteers, so even if for whatever reason all donations stopped tomorrow, it could keep running for quite some time.

Wales is an atheist. In an interview with Big Think, he said his philosophy is firmly rooted in reason, and that he is a complete non-believer. Wales has lived in London, England since 2012.

PERHAPS UNEXPECTEDLY, JIMMY WALES IS THE ONE WORLD FAMOUS INTERNET ENTREPRENEUR WHO DIDN'T BECOME A BILLIONAIRE AND HE DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS “NOT A VERY MONEY MOTIVATED PERSON. ”For Wales, a humanitarian vision has always been the driving force behind Wikipedia.

In Wikipedia: Origin and growth. In March 2000 Wales founded Nupedia, a free online encyclopaedia, with Larry Sanger as editor in chief. Nupedia was organized like existing encyclopaedias, with an advisory board of experts and a lengthy review process.