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Closing the Book on 2025
As another year comes to a close, we are so grateful to share all of the achievements and projects that 2025 brought us, with all of you—our amazing supporters and patrons. See below for some of our most significant moments from this year, none of which would be possible without your continued support.
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What We’ve Achieved
1 Trillion Web Pages Archived
This year, the Wayback Machine archived its 1 trillionth webpage—making us the largest publicly available repository of web history. These web pages represent more than just numbers; they have a real impact on people's lives, research, and memory. Since 1996, the Internet Archive has worked with libraries and partners around the world to build a shared digital library of humanity’s online history: capturing websites large and small—from breaking news to forgotten personal pages—so they remain accessible for future generations.
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Designated as a Federal Depository Library
Earlier this summer, the Internet Archive received Federal Depository Library status, becoming part of a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public. California Senator Alex Padilla, who made the designation, stated, “The (Internet) Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library. This designation will expand access to federal government publications in an increasingly digital landscape. The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and I am honored to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”
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What We’ve Built
End of Term Web Crawl
Every four years since 2004, the Internet Archive has collaborated with libraries and research organizations to preserve U.S. government websites during transitions between administrations, both before and after the presidential election. These projects, known as the "End of Term" (EOT) Web Archive, document these transitions and maintain a historical record of administrative changes over time. The ongoing EOT crawl for 2024/2025 has already collected over 500 terabytes of material, including more than 100 million unique web pages. This valuable information is preserved and made available to the public through the Internet Archive.
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Democracy’s Library
Democracies rely on an informed and engaged citizenry, which in today's digital age requires equitable and reliable online access to public information. To help realize this vision, the Internet Archive is building Democracy's Library, a free and open online collection of government research and publications from around the world. With the expansion of Democracy's Library in the United States in 2025, the Internet Archive is collaborating with libraries, archives, and civic institutions to ensure that publicly funded information is freely accessible and easy to find online.
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Internet Archive Europe
As we look toward the future, we are excited to expand our global efforts next year. We will be partnering with Internet Archive Europe, an organization dedicated to preserving European digital materials since its establishment in the Netherlands in 2004. Since then, working with dozens of European libraries and government agencies to build web collections, Internet Archive Europe prioritized collaboration with cultural heritage organizations to safeguard our collective history. More recently, the library has been leveraging AI and other tools to bring collections to life.
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What We've Preserved
Of course, it wouldn't be an Internet Archive banner year without a variety of new collections added to our vast library of publicly accessible items— see below!
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Dave Lowe Disk Archive: An archive containing hundreds of disks has been obtained from the collection of game developer and musician Dave Lowe's old development materials following his retirement and the closure of his studio space at the end of 2022. This Internet Archive account was established to recover and preserve the contents of these disks, allowing the public to better understand the works that Dave Lowe (also known as Uncle Art) created and contributed to.
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Owasippe Scout Reservation Archives: The Owasippe Scout Reservation, established in 1911 as Camp White, spans 40 acres along Crystal Lake in Whitehall, Michigan. It holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating Boy Scout camp in the United States, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011. This collection features nearly 500 resources related to the reservation and scouting activities, including newsletters, land manuals, posters, and more, covering the years from 1910 to the present.
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Beadle's Dime Novels: In 1860, publishers Erastus and Irwin Beadle launched a new series of inexpensive paperbacks, which led to the term "dime novel" becoming commonly used for similar publications produced by various publishers in the early twentieth century. Dive into this vibrant collection to explore the many works of fiction from the 1800s!
And of course, many more!
Our strength lies in our community. Our achievements this year wouldn't have been possible without the support of our community. If you'd like to help us promote Universal Access to All Knowledge, you can contribute at archive.org/donate or reach out to www.do...@archvie.org for donations in excess of $1000 +.
-The Internet Archive Philanthropy Team
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If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the Internet Archive, we would greatly appreciate your support. You can lend a hand by visiting archive.org/donate or by texting ARCHIVE to 44321.
Thank you for helping us provide Universal Access To All Knowledge.
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