To celebrate the 10th birthday of everyone’s favorite online encyclopedia, JESS3 was brought in to create a short infographic video narrated by Jimmy Wales himself on the creation and growth of the site.

The State of Wikipedia not only explores the rich history and inner-workings of the web-based encyclopedia, but it’s also a celebration of its 10th anniversary. With more than 17 million articles in over 270 languages, Wikipedia has undoubtedly become one of the most visited and relied upon sites on the web today.

The fourth video in our the “State of” series, JESS3 is proud to release The State of Wikipedia as our first video of 2011. And, as if it weren’t good enough, the video features none other than one of the co-founders himself, Jimmy Wales, as the narrator.

via YouTube – The State of Wikipedia.