Arabic Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Arabic Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Arabic Wikipedia was launched on 8 July 2003. As of the latest data, it contains 1.3 million articles created by a community of 6,596 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 73.6 million edits across all pages, spanning 9.1 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 8.8 million references, averaging approximately 6.7 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 8.05 gigabytes, with an average of about 6.48 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was April 2019, with 96,105 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in May 2019, when 226.76 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Arabic Wikipedia attracts approximately 37.7 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Saudi Arabia (21.56%), Egypt (17.89%), and Algeria (8.04%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was December 2024, with 54.3 million visits.