Wikipedia:Statistics

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While you read this page, Wikimedia projects develop at a rate of over 18 edits every second performed by editors from all over the world, while receiving almost 10,000 page views every second.^{[note 1]} There are Wikipedias in over 300 different languages and hundreds of sister projects.^[1]

Specifically, English Wikipedia receives 2 edits and more than 4,000 page views every second.^{[note 2]} As of February 2025, English Wikipedia includes 6,951,657 articles and it averages around 500 new articles per day. Around 11 MB of encyclopedic text is added to the articles on a daily basis (4 GB in a year).^{[note 3]} Since its inception, over 11.9 million users have edited English Wikipedia at least once.^[2] The number of users who have made more than 5 edits are 3.6 million (37,750 in the last month).^[2]

This amount of data can be analyzed in many ways. The best way to get an idea of the bigger picture is with statistics. This page shows some figures about Wikipedia, analysis of different patterns, and compiles related tools, covering various aspects of Wikipedia, whether as an encyclopedia, a website, or a community. Some provide current snapshots and others track growth and development over time. It also includes frameworks and datasets that can help you in creating your own statistics.

Below are links to some of the most prominent pages that serve as hubs for multiple databases and reports that provide continuous updated data regarding recent activity and development at Wikipedia. Other links further down this page pertain to specific quantitative indicators.

• Special:Statistics – automatically generated statistics about the English Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Statistics – statistics for all Wikimedia projects, including English Wikipedia (English Wikipedia statistics dashboard)
• Wiki comparison – annually updated spreadsheet providing key statistics for all Wikimedia projects, including English Wikipedia
• Database reports – index of automatically generated reports about English Wikipedia (GitHub)

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