The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization committed to creating a digital library of internet sites and cultural artifacts in digital form. Operating since 1996, the archive grants free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public to help provide universal access to knowledge. The collection includes 835 billion web pages, 44 million books and texts, 15 million audio recordings, 10.

6 million videos, 4. 8 million images, and 1 million software programs. The organization aims to help those without access to physical libraries by digitizing and providing digital versions of books, with over 4,400 books scanned daily.

The Internet Archive also focuses on archiving television programs and making selected U. S. television news broadcasts searchable.

The archive is funded through donations, grants, and web archiving services, and ensures privacy by avoiding the storage of reader IP addresses. With millions of daily users, the Internet Archive is a leading resource for accessing digital content and preserving cultural heritage