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GTA Wiki Breaks From Fandom, Relaunches as Independent Site at GTA.wiki

Editors cite intrusive mobile ads as the tipping point.

Overview

  • After a near-unanimous community vote, the project migrated on March 16 to gta.wiki, transferring roughly 20,000 articles and moving to hosting run by Weird Gloop.
  • Editors say logged-out mobile users, who account for more than 60% of traffic, face aggressive advertising and large page-top videos inserted without consent.
  • Tightened enforcement of Fandom’s Community Creation Policy led to removals affecting images of in-game advertisements and audio clips of character quotes.
  • Concerns also increased following the appointment of a reportedly pro‑AI CEO in February, reinforcing the push for independence ahead of GTA 6’s planned November 2026 release.
  • Fandom says the Grand Theft Auto wiki on its platform remains active for over 9 million monthly visitors and cites support for 250,000 communities, while the move continues a broader shift that has seen Minecraft, League of Legends, and Balatro wikis depart.