Episode 3354
Anna's Archive
Thu, 2026-Jul-09 02:28 UTC
Length - 1:53
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Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 44,990 views on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 our article of the day is Anna's Archive.
Anna's Archive is an open source search engine for shadow libraries that was launched by the pseudonymous Anna shortly after law enforcement efforts to shut down Z-Library in 2022. The site aggregates records from Z-Library, Sci-Hub, and Library Genesis (LibGen), among other sources. It calls itself "the largest truly open library in human history", and has said it aims to "catalog all the books in existence" and "track humanity's progress toward making all these books easily available in digital form". It claims not to be liable for downloads of copyrighted works since it does not directly host any files, instead linking to third-party downloads. It has nonetheless been targeted for engaging in large-scale copyright infringement, facing government blocks and legal action from rightsholders and publishing trade associations.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:28 UTC on Thursday, 9 July 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Anna's Archive on Wikipedia.
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