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Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics
See also Wikipedia:Multilingual coordination and Wikipedia:Complete list of language wikis available
For each date, the number of articles for each Wikipedia are counted. Originally only articles which contain at least one comma (,) were counted. This was done by doing a search for "," in each Wikipedia. This method excluded some very short articles and articles which are simply redirects, though stats for the Arabic, Chinese and Japanese Wikipedias since March 11, 2002 have used all articles instead of comma ones only, because they don't use the comma character, at least not the same way as Westerners. The same will go for the Hebrew Wikipedia (http://he.wikipedia.com) when it becomes active and the method is still in use for the smaller Wikipedias.
Most Wikipedias have since changed over to the Phase III software and can no longer be counted using the comma method. The number generated by the Special:Statistics page of each of them is used instead and the first sample taken after the change-over is marked by a light blue background. Note that this method is more accurate and may initially result in a smaller number of pages than the comma method.
Generally speaking, only Wikipedias that are at least somewhat active are listed here. "Active" is thought to include a usable front page with categories and some content being added behind it. Several as yet inactive Wikipedias have already been converted to the new software since most of them depend on it to correctly display the characters particular to their language, which the older software was unable to do. The following is a list of them, please add them to the current table once they become active:
- Greek (Ελληνικα) (http://el.wikipedia.org)
- Croatian (Hrvatski) (http://hr.wikipedia.org)
- Malayan (Bahasa Melayu) (http://ms.wikipedia.org)
- Serbian (Српски) (http://sr.wikipedia.org)
- Turkish (Türkçe) (http://tr.wikipedia.org)
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| Date | af (http://af.wikipedia.com/) | ar (http://ar.wikipedia.com/) | ca (http://ca.wikipedia.com/) | cs (http://cs.wikipedia.org/) | da (http://da.wikipedia.org/) | de (http://de.wikipedia.org/) | eo (http://eo.wikipedia.org/) | es (http://es.wikipedia.org/) | et (http://et.wikipedia.com/) | eu (http://eu.wikipedia.com/) | fr (http://fr.wikipedia.org/) | fy (http://fy.wikipedia.com/) | ia (http://ia.wikipedia.com/) | it (http://it.wikipedia.com/) | ja (http://ja.wikipedia.org/) | la (http://la.wikipedia.com/) | nl (http://nl.wikipedia.org/) | no (http://no.wikipedia.com/) | pl (http://pl.wikipedia.org/) | pt (http://pt.wikipedia.com/) | ru (http://ru.wikipedia.org/) | sh (http://sh.wikipedia.com/) | sl (http://sl.wikipedia.com/) | sv (http://sv.wikipedia.org/) | zh (http://zh.wikipedia.org/) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27 2001 | 14 | 1 | 42 | - | - | 1209 | 216 | 318 | - | 6 | 55 | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | 287 | 2 | 564 | 197 | 7 | 0 | - | 99 | 5 |
| Jan 12 2002 | 14 | 1 | 57 | - | - | 1227 | 271 | 609 | - | 7 | 60 | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | 374 | 3 | 815 | 201 | 7 | 0 | - | 100 | 7 |
| Jan 30 2002 | 16 | 1 | 59 | - | - | 1269 | 373 | 869 | - | 7 | 88 | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | 423 | 33 | 997 | 209 | 7 | 105 | - | 102 | 8 |
| Feb 9 2002 | 16 | 1 | 59 | - | 0 | 1300 | 428 | 1355 | - | 7 | 98 | - | - | 14 | 2 | - | 462 | 48 | 1083 | 211 | 7 | 107 | - | 102 | 8 |
| Feb 27 2002 | 16 | 1 | 101 | - | 3 | 1367 | 572 | 1686 | - | 9 | 264 | - | - | 16 | 2 | - | 545 | 129 | 1298 | 213 | 7 | 107 | - | 102 | 8 |
| Mar 11 2002 | 16 | 4 | 126 | - | 3 | 1419 | 811 | 1708 | - | 9 | 319 | - | - | 17 | 8 | - | 605 | 242 | 1465 | 223 | 7 | 107 | 3 | 103 | 12 |
| Mar 20 2002 | 16 | 4 | 127 | - | 9 | 1447 | 1100 | 1731 | - | 9 | 406 | - | - | 21 | 10 | - | 653 | 322 | 1639 | 226 | 7 | 107 | 3 | 103 | 12 |
| Apr 2 2002 | 16 | 4 | 127 | - | 12 | 1509 | 1228 | 1755 | - | 9 | 479 | - | - | 26 | 16 | - | 818 | 359 | 1790 | 227 | 7 | 107 | 3 | 106 | 12 |
| May 1 2002 | 16 | 4 | 132 | - | 13 | 1860 | 1789 | 1803 | - | 9 | 576 | - | - | 40 | 17 | - | 988 | 364 | 2199 | 232 | 8 | 107 | 15 | 106 | 12 |
| May 10 2002 | 16 | 4 | 132 | 2 | 13 | 1933 | 2047 | 1847 | - | 9 | 604 | - | 1 | 40 | 17 | - | 1006 | 364 | 2624 | 233 | 8 | 107 | 16 | 106 | 12 |
| May 27 2002 | 16 | 4 | 131 | 2 | 26 | 2417 | 2484 | 1975 | - | 9 | 691 | - | 3 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 1033 | 368 | 2738 | 235 | 8 | 109 | 25 | 108 | 12 |
| Jun 13 2002 | 17 | 4 | 131 | 2 | 28 | 2778 | 2675 | 2009 | - | 9 | 862 | - | 3 | 77 | 18 | 12 | 1069 | 370 | 2923 | 266 | 8 | 110 | 66 | 111 | 12 |
| Jul 1 2002 | 20 | 4 | 132 | 2 | 31 | 2945 | 2828 | 2022 | - | 9 | 943 | - | 3 | 100 | 18 | 14 | 1100 | 373 | 3108 | 272 | 8 | 110 | 86 | 136 | 12 |
| Jul 13 2002 | 20 | 4 | 133 | 2 | 32 | 3264 | 2902 | 2024 | - | 9 | 1076 | - | 4 | 101 | 18 | 14 | 1127 | 374 | 3242 | 273 | 8 | 110 | 86 | 140 | 12 |
| Aug 4 2002 | 20 | 6 | 133 | 2 | 32 | 3932 | 3226 | 2033 | - | 9 | 1491 | - | 4 | 121 | 18 | 14 | 1220 | 376 | 3704 | 306 | 8 | 110 | 87 | 183 | 12 |
| Aug 31 2002 | 33 | 6 | 134 | 2 | 112 | 4324 | 3497 | 2066 | 7 | 9 | 2045 | - | 4 | 128 | 21 | 14 | 1400 | 377 | 4039 | 326 | 8 | 110 | 88 | 211 | 14 |
| Sep 13 2002 | 36 | 6 | 135 | 2 | 153 | 4827 | 3604 | 2068 | 9 | 9 | 2245 | 17 | 4 | 128 | 5 | 15 | 1502 | 376 | 4427 | 343 | 8 | 110 | 89 | 218 | 15 |
| Oct 3 2002 | 37 | 6 | 136 | 2 | 197 | 5604 | 3718 | 2142 | 15 | 12 | 2500 | 24 | 4 | 132 | 5 | 15 | 1670 | 377 | 5045 | 355 | 11 | 110 | 94 | 255 | 15 |
| Oct 26 2002 | 42 | 6 | 144 | 2 | 237 | 6229 | 3971 | 2181 | 22 | 18 | 2763 | 24 | 4 | 132 | 5 | 15 | 1812 | 378 | 5490 | 370 | 13 | 110 | 111 | 259 | 21 |
| Nov 10 2002 | 42 | 6 | 147 | 2 | 269 | 6701 | 4033 | 2367 | 52 | 20 | 2718 | 30 | 4 | 159 | 9 | 15 | 2150 | 379 | 5678 | 383 | 1 | 111 | 111 | 265 | ?? |
| Nov 21 2002 | 45 | 6 | 148 | 5 | 305 | 7116 | 4089 | 2484 | 70 | 20 | 3099 | 31 | 4 | 211 | 10 | 16 | 2432 | 385 | 5816 | 386 | 9 | 111 | 111 | 523 | ?? |
| Nov 26 2002 | 45 | 6 | 148 | 11 | 308 | 7323 | 4120 | 2506 | 70 | 20 | 3156 | 31 | 4 | 243 | 10 | 17 | 2503 | 385 | 5569 | 403 | 9 | 111 | 111 | 1116 | 46 |
| Dec 6 2002 | 47 | 6 | 150 | 13 | 331 | 7804 | 4223 | 2592 | 95 | 20 | 3344 | 32 | 4 | 487 | 10 | 18 | 2649 | 387 | 5685 | 419 | 10 | 113 | 114 | 2027 | 49 |
| Dec 11 2002 | 47 | 6 | 150 | 13 | 337 | 7940 | 4247 | 2610 | 125 | 20 | 3406 | 32 | 4 | 534 | 10 | 18 | 2732 | 387 | 5770 | 420 | 10 | 113 | 114 | 2762 | 51 |
| Dec 27 2002 | 48 | 6 | 151 | 15 | 446 | 8448 | 4327 | 2752 | 175 | 20 | 3580 | 33 | 4 | 750 | 12 | 18 | 3055 | 387 | 6007 | 438 | 51 | 113 | 115 | 3765 | 51 |
| Jan 11 2003 | 49 | 6 | 153 | 21 | 577 | 9059 | 4412 | 2849 | 178 | 20 | 3750 | 34 | 4 | 914 | 12 | 19 | 3299 | 387 | 6310 | 536 | 65 | 113 | 118 | 4099 | 57 |
| Date | af (http://af.wikipedia.com/) | ar (http://ar.wikipedia.com/) | ca (http://ca.wikipedia.com/) | cs (http://cs.wikipedia.org/) | da (http://da.wikipedia.org/) | de (http://de.wikipedia.org/) | eo (http://eo.wikipedia.org/) | es (http://es.wikipedia.org/) | et (http://et.wikipedia.com/) | eu (http://eu.wikipedia.com/) | fr (http://fr.wikipedia.org/) | fy (http://fy.wikipedia.com/) | ia (http://ia.wikipedia.com/) | it (http://it.wikipedia.com/) | ja (http://ja.wikipedia.org/) | la (http://la.wikipedia.com/) | nl (http://nl.wikipedia.org/) | no (http://no.wikipedia.com/) | pl (http://pl.wikipedia.org/) | pt (http://pt.wikipedia.com/) | ru (http://ru.wikipedia.org/) | sh (http://sh.wikipedia.com/) | sl (http://sl.wikipedia.com/) | sv (http://sv.wikipedia.org/) | zh (http://zh.wikipedia.org/) |
The Serbo-Croatian wiki (sh) listed above was disbanded late in the year when it was decided to have individual wikis for each of the languages of the former Yugoslavia. They are listed separately in the 2003 table, in as far as they are active.
| Date | af (http://af.wikipedia.com/) | ar (http://ar.wikipedia.com/) | bs (http://bs.wikipedia.org/) | ca (http://ca.wikipedia.com/) | cs (http://cs.wikipedia.org/) | da (http://da.wikipedia.org/) | de (http://de.wikipedia.org/) | en (http://en.wikipedia.org/) | eo (http://eo.wikipedia.org/) | es (http://es.wikipedia.org/) | et (http://et.wikipedia.com/) | eu (http://eu.wikipedia.com/) | fi (http://fi.wikipedia.com/) | fr (http://fr.wikipedia.org/) | fy (http://fy.wikipedia.com/) | gl (http://gl.wikipedia.com/) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 2003 | 49 | 6 | - | 153 | 21 | 577 | 9059 | 98475 | 4412 | 2849 | 178 | 20 | 14 | 3750 | 34 | - |
| Jan 29 2003 | 53 | 10 | - | 325 | 38 | 935 | 10585 | 102046 | 4554 | 2960 | 198 | 20 | 17 | 4324 | 36 | - |
| Feb 16 2003 | 52 | 10 | 17 | 370 | 40 | 1663 | 11622 | 105326 | 5219 | 3075 | 214 | 20 | 64 | 5934 | 38 | - |
| Mar 2 2003 | 54 | 12 | 43 | 426 | 41 | 4979 | 12177 | 107889 | 5444 | 3222 | 220 | 20 | 113 | 6415 | 38 | - |
| Mar 16 2003 | 56 | 12 | 43 | 633 | 186 | 5088 | 12601 | 110267 | 5559 | 3333 | 231 | 20 | 161 | 7398 | 39 | - |
| Apr 13 2003 | 79 | 12 | 44 | 794 | 238 | 5372 | 13601 | 114614 | 6174 | 3538 | 257 | 20 | 362 | 9051 | 40 | 127 |
| May 11 2003 | 143 | 13 | 44 | 2794 | 304 | 5607 | 15053 | 119920 | 6464 | 3706 | 347 | 22 | 531 | 9569 | 40 | 176 |
| May 25 2003 | 145 | 13 | 45 | 2839 | 334 | 5902 | 16393 | 128629 | 6536 | 3788 | 385 | 22 | 646 | 10360 | 40 | 176 |
| June 8 2003 | 148 | 14 | 45 | 2861 | 419 | 6149 | 17803 | 131725 | 6608 | 3906 | 423 | 22 | 741 | 11356 | 40 | 176 |
| June 22 2003 | 148 | 14 | 45 | 2937 | 500 | 6389 | 19281 | 134938 | 6789 | 4080 | 437 | 22 | 913 | 12003 | 40 | 176 |
| Date | ia (http://ia.wikipedia.com/) | it (http://it.wikipedia.com/) | ja (http://ja.wikipedia.org/) | ko (http://ko.wikipedia.org/) | la (http://la.wikipedia.com/) | lt (http://lt.wikipedia.com/) | lv (http://lv.wikipedia.com/) | ml (http://ml.wikipedia.org/) | nl (http://nl.wikipedia.org/) | no (http://no.wikipedia.com/) | pd (http://za.wikipedia.com/) | pl (http://pl.wikipedia.org/) | pt (http://pt.wikipedia.com/) | ru (http://ru.wikipedia.org/) | sl (http://sl.wikipedia.com/) | sv (http://sv.wikipedia.org/) | zh (http://zh.wikipedia.org/) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 2003 | 4 | 914 | 12 | 17 | 19 | - | - | - | 3299 | 387 | - | 6310 | 536 | 65 | 118 | 4099 | 57 |
| Jan 29 2003 | 6 | 1240 | 12 | 17 | 24 | - | - | - | 3658 | 403 | - | 6695 | 597 | 85 | 124 | 4481 | 68 |
| Feb 16 2003 | 167 | 1387 | 140 | 18 | 23 | - | - | - | 3976 | 428 | - | 7316 | 629 | 130 | 125 | 5407 | 69 |
| Mar 2 2003 | 347 | 1600 | 251 | 22 | 28 | - | - | - | 4215 | 429 | - | 7631 | 643 | 133 | 125 | 6329 | 72 |
| Mar 16 2003 | 389 | 1658 | 3337 | 48 | 33 | 10 | - | - | 4492 | 436 | - | 8161 | 658 | 134 | 125 | 7005 | 74 |
| Apr 13 2003 | 611 | 1669 | 4660 | 61 | 150 | 10 | - | - | 4897 | 452 | - | 8985 | 676 | 145 | 136 | 7666 | 129 |
| May 11 2003 | 648 | 1868 | 5627 | 71 | 508 | 10 | - | - | 5498 | 484 | 207 | 9756 | 735 | 167 | 148 | 8340 | 171 |
| May 25 2003 | 653 | 1989 | 6331 | 99 | 562 | 18 | - | 35 | 6104 | 490 | 237 | 10107 | 802 | 191 | 164 | 8704 | 184 |
| June 8 2003 | 657 | 2037 | 6598 | 112 | 584 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 6612 | 491 | 245 | 10629 | 828 | 230 | 171 | 9170 | 198 |
| June 22 2003 | 659 | 2088 | 6851 | 112 | 597 | 19 | 78 | 41 | 7026 | 494 | 250 | 10981 | 885 | 248 | 177 | 9674 | 234 |
There are several other wikis that are on the verge of becoming truly active. The Volapük (http://vo.wikipedia.com) wiki has a good frontpage, but appears to contain only wordlists and stories. The Swahili (http://sw.wikipedia.com) wiki too has a nice front page, but closer inspection reveals little more than dictionary entries. The Irish Gaelic (http://ga.wikipedia.com) wiki currently has only a frontpage and no content behind it. Please add your opinion on including them to the talk page.
Largest Non English Wikipedias (http://nl.wikipedia.org/upload/1/1d/GroeiWikipedias.png)
Most Wikipedias Except English (Logarithmic) (http://nl.wikipedia.org/upload/a/a7/GroeiWikipediasLogarithmisch.png)
The 20 largest Wikipedias (June 22, 2003):
- English (http://en.wikipedia.org/) (134938)
- German (Deutsch) (http://de.wikipedia.org/) (19281)
- French (Français) (http://fr.wikipedia.org/) (12003)
- Polish (Polska) (http://pl.wikipedia.org/) (10981)
- Swedish (Svenska) (http://sv.wikipedia.org/) (9674)
- Dutch (Nederlands) (http://nl.wikipedia.org/) (7026)
- Japanese (Nihongo) (http://ja.wikipedia.org/) (6851)
- Esperanto (http://eo.wikipedia.org/) (6789)
- Danish (Dansk) (http://da.wikipedia.org/) (6389)
- Spanish (Español) (http://es.wikipedia.org/) (4080)
- Catalan (Català) (http://ca.wikipedia.com/) (2937)
- Italian (Italiano) (http://it.wikipedia.com/) (2088)
- Finnish (Suomi) (http://fi.wikipedia.com/) (913)
- Portuguese (Português) (http://pt.wikipedia.com/) (885)
- Interlingua (http://ia.wikipedia.com/) (659)
- Latin (Latina) (http://la.wikipedia.com/) (597)
- Czech (Česká) (http://cs.wikipedia.org/) (500)
- Norwegian (Norsk) (http://no.wikipedia.com/) (494)
- Estonian (Eesti) (http://et.wikipedia.com/) (437)
- Low Saxon (Nedersassisch) (http://za.wikipedia.com/) (250)
See also Wikipedia:Statistics for more statistics on the English Wikipedia. For an overview of the world's biggest wiki websites (Wikipedia or not), see MeatBall:BiggestWiki.
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