Before talking about what will happen after 10 years, lets look into how much influence does wikipedia and encyclopedia britannica has. I typed "Princess Diaries" in Encyclopedia Britannica and a single line description showed up. When I typed the same in wikipedia, all the details about the movie showed up. Not everybody needs all the details. But atleast a few of them are looking for it. We know that the information provided might be wrong. But we still look into wikipedia for information. This is mostly because they are constantly being updated.
Sometimes, pranksters enter the wrong information as a part of their fun. I believe that is one of the reasons why wiki stays popular. Wikipedia might be at the top after 10 years if they figure out a way to make sure that all the information provided in it are true.
Who knows! There might be some other pedia evolving right now while I am typing this that might be at the top in 10 years!
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