What is the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine?

The Wayback Machine is a tool used by millions to access historical web pages, preserving a living history of the internet.

How many web pages has the Wayback Machine archived?

The Wayback Machine has just logged its trillionth web page, a major milestone in the Internet Archive's nearly 30-year effort to save the web.

How is the Internet Archive adapting to changes in the internet?

The Internet Archive is adapting to challenges like AI-generated content and paywalls by capturing this new type of digital information and experimenting with ways to preserve how people access news through chatbots.

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Preserving the Internet's Past: Inside the Wayback Machine's Trillionth Page

16 Nov

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The Internet Archive, a non-profit library, has been saving the web one page at a time for nearly 30 years
The Wayback Machine, a tool used by millions, has just logged its trillionth page
The archive is adapting to preserve AI-generated content and content hidden behind paywalls

Preserving the Internet's Past: Inside the Wayback Machine's Trillionth Page

In 2025, the Internet Archive, a non-profit library in San Francisco, continues its mission of preserving the web's history. Housed in a former Christian Scientist church, the archive's Wayback Machine tool has just reached a major milestone, logging its trillionth web page.

For nearly 30 years, the Internet Archive has been saving the web one page at a time, creating a living history of the internet. The Wayback Machine, used by millions, has proven critical for academics and journalists searching for historical information on corporations, people, and governments.