ChemSpider is a structure-centric hub for chemists, aggregating over 22 million compounds from more than 200 data sources, allowing for extensive searching and linking of chemical information across the internet. It promotes crowdsourced curation and aims to improve the quality and accessibility of chemical data while highlighting the importance of authoritative sources for chemical structures. As an evolving platform, ChemSpider embraces web technologies to enhance the sharing and validation of chemical information, ultimately aiming to create a collaborative network for the chemistry community.