Afrikaans Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Afrikaans Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Afrikaans Wikipedia was launched on 16 November 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 128,188 articles created by a community of 285 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 2.9 million edits across all pages, spanning 435,817 pages in total. Its content is backed by 399,567 references, averaging approximately 3.1 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 476.76 megabytes, with an average of about 3.81 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was September 2018, with 6,248 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in September 2018, when 12.77 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Afrikaans Wikipedia attracts approximately 2.3 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are South Africa (35.92%), United States (26.18%), and Canada (5.32%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 8.3 million visits.