Free Wikipedia proxy. No install. Works on a Chromebook, a phone, and any managed browser.
What is a Wikipedia proxy?
A Wikipedia proxy is a server that fetches Wikipedia for you and returns the page through your browser. Instead of your device asking wikipedia.org directly, your browser asks anyproxy.site, and we ask Wikipedia on your behalf. The site sees our server, not you. Your network sees anyproxy.site, not Wikipedia.
That single hop is what lets a blocked Wikipedia page open. No app to install, no account to make. Six regions, sorted by real latency.
From your country
Which errors it fixes
These are the exact messages Wikipedia shows when the network in front of you refuses the connection. Every one of them is a block sitting between you and the site — routing the request through a region where Wikipedia is open steps around it.
How to unblock Wikipedia
It is already in the box above. Paste a full Wikipedia link if you have one.
We start you on the nearest server. A closer region means smoother loading.
Wikipedia opens in this tab. Use it as you normally would.
What works on Wikipedia
Why is Wikipedia blocked?
Wikipedia is one of the most-visited sites on earth, with more than 1,500 million monthly users. That reach is exactly why it gets blocked — not by governments most of the time, but by the network you happen to be on.
Schools and offices filter it to save bandwidth. Some ISPs throttle it. A few countries restrict it during elections or unrest. In every one of those cases the block sits between you and Wikipedia, so routing your request through a server somewhere else steps around it.
A proxy does not hack Wikipedia or hide who you are from the operator. It just fetches the page from a place where it is not blocked, and hands it back to your tab.
FAQ
On managed networks
Managed networks — school Wi-Fi, café PCs, hostel internet — often filter Wikipedia at the DNS or IP level. Enterprise policy tools such as Cisco Umbrella, Zscaler, and Cloudflare Gateway maintain block lists that include Wikipedia by default in the "social media" or "search" category.
Because AnyProxy is a website — not an app or extension — a Chromebook or managed browser that restricts installs still opens it in Chrome. Paste wikipedia.org and Wikipedia loads in the same tab. Note: your organisation's acceptable-use policy still applies; check it before use.
Speed & privacy
Latency. Wikipedia loads through the nearest AnyProxy region — one hop. On our free tier, expect the same load time you would see on an ordinary café Wi-Fi network. On Pro, priority edge routing shaves 20–40 ms off large-page loads.
Privacy. Traffic between your browser and AnyProxy is TLS-encrypted. Between AnyProxy and Wikipedia, TLS again. Your local network sees an encrypted connection to us — never the Wikipedia URLs you asked for. We do not log the URLs you visit.
What Wikipedia sees. The site sees a request from our region's IP, not yours. If you choose to log in on the real wikipedia.org after it loads, Wikipedia identifies your account as normal — the proxy hides the request origin, not your identity. Never enter your Wikipedia password on anyproxy.site itself; only on the genuine wikipedia.org URL the proxy opens for you.
Alternatives
1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 route around DNS-level blocks. Fast to try, no install. Fails on IP-level and DPI blocks.
Routes every app. Requires an install — blocked on managed Chromebooks and locked work devices. See proxy vs VPN.
Beats DNS + IP + most DPI. Zero install. Works inside one browser tab. Best when you need Wikipedia open right now on any device.
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