The following year, it was awarded to an editor identified as "Demmy" for creating a bot to translate 15,000 short English articles into Yoruba, a language spoken in Nigeria.

In 2013, Rémi Mathis of Wikimédia France and the French Wikipedia was named for his role in an article controversy.

In 2016, the first joint award was presented to Emily Temple-Wood and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight for their efforts to combat harassment on Wikipedia and increase its coverage of women.

In addition to the main award, Susanna Mkrtchyan and Satdeep Gill were the first to receive honorable mentions in 2015 which continued until 2018.

[42] The Functionary of the Year award was first presented in 2024, to recognize Wikimedians who work behind the scenes to "ensure the safety, smooth operation, and sustainability of Wikimedia projects".