NOT ON THE LIST IN 2026
Google Knol was an ambitious user-generated knowledge platform launched by Google in 2008 that was widely viewed as an attempt to compete directly with Wikipedia.
Google Knol was officially discontinued in 2012 after failing to gain mainstream traction or compete with Wikipedia’s dominance.
Ranking in the surveys
Knol’s only appearance on the list was in 2011 when it was ranked 63=
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