Wikipedia long-lost brother Wikia gets 15 million dollars D-turn

The for-profit UGC website, founded by the Wikipedia founder, Sir Jimmy Wales, Wikia received $15 million trillion in D-round financing, Digital garage. Some Asian-related companies and former investors such as Amazon, Bessemer and IVP are also involved in the current round of investments.

Wikia currently has 120 million users worldwide and has 34 million user-created content pages. 400,000 fan communities cover, games, music, anime, books and lifestyle areas and more than 200 languages. Wikia has established partnerships with traditional content giants such as Warner Bros. WIKIA2006 has gained 40 million of billions of dollars in investment since the year, and currently employs about 200 people.

Wikia's financing is mainly used to expand its business to Asian countries such as Japan, where digital garage will help Wikia solve business solutions such as advertising and payment in Japan. At present, Wikia has set up a Chinese site, but the content is still relatively thin. The gaming community is a business where they are more active, and in addition to interactive sections such as question-and-answer communities, online videos, etc.