Afrikaans Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Afrikaans Wikipedia was launched on 16 November 2001. As of the latest data, it features 128.2 thousand articles, supported by a community of 285 active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 2.9 million edits across all pages, spanning 435.8 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 399.6 thousand 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 6.2 thousand new articles added. Following closely were March 2019 (4 thousand articles) and February 2019 (3 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in September 2018, when 12.77 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during March 2019 (9.38 megabytes) and February 2019 (8.22 megabytes).

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 readership was January 2026, recording 8.3 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 5.1 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 4.3 million unique devices), respectively.

Website address: https://af.wikipedia.org