Here are a few of the most interesting Wikipedia statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is an online free-content encyclopedia project helping to create a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. (source)
Wikipedia User Count
Total number of Wikipedia users:
42.443 million users or English Wikipedia
Last updated 10/26/21
Additional Wikipedia Statistics
Number of Wikipedia articles (English version):
Last updated 10/26/21
Number of words on all Wikipedia pages:
Last updated 2/20/20
Average number of monthly Wikipedia pageviews:
Last updated 2/20/20
Average number of new articles added to Wikipedia daily:
Last updated 5/19/18
Total number of edits to Wikipedia (all time):
937 million edits for English Wikipedia
Last updated 2/20/20
Average number of edits per Wikipedia page:
Last updated 2/20/20
Wikipedia’s most visited page:
Number of English-language Wikipedia pages total:
Last updated 10/26/21
Percentage off Wikipedia users that are active editors:
Last updated 10/18/15
Number of Wikipedia active editors:
Last updated 5/19/18
Number of languages supported by Wikipedia:
Last updated 1/14/16
Percentage of Wikipedia articles that belong to the English-edition:
Last updated 1/17/16
Most-read article on Wikipedia in 2019:
Avengers: Endgame (44 million views)
Second most-read article on Wikipedia in 2019:
Deaths in 2019 (38 million views)
Most-read article on Wikipedia in 2018:
Deaths in 2018 (38 million views)
Second most-read article on Wikipedia in 2018:
2018 FIFA World Cup (34 million views)
Most-read article on Wikipedia in 2017:
Deaths in 2017 (37 million views)
Second most-read article on Wikipedia in 2017:
Donald Trump (29 million views)
Second most popular language on Wikipedia:
Last updated 11/2/15
Number of Wikipedia articles that are in English:
Last updated 11/2/15
Total size of Wikipedia:
Last updated 11/2/15
Number of Wikipedia administrators:
Last updated 2/3/18
Number of active contributors to Wikipedia:
Last updated 10/28/14
Number of Wikipedia articles that contain videos:
Last updated 9/23/14
Percentage of Wikipedia articles that contain videos:
Last updated 9/23/14
Most edited Wikipedia page in history:
Last updated 1/14/16
Amount of funding Wikipedia reportedly raised in FY 2016:
Amount of money Wikipedia reportedly spent in FY 2016:
Amount Wikipedia reportedly spends on hosting annually:
Last updated 12/16/16
Most edited Wikipedia page in 2016:
2nd-most edited Wikipedia page in 2016:
Most edited Wikipedia page in 2015:
Percentage of English-language biographies on Wikipedia that are about women:
Last updated 12/8/16
Percentage of Wikipedia editors that are women:
Last updated 12/8/16
Number of broken links Wikipedia and The Internet Archive fixed in 2016:
Wikipedia Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about Wikipedia.
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 2001
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
- Founder(s): Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
- Parent Company: Wikimedia Foundation
- App Download (iOS)
- App Download (Android)
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Wikipedia statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.