Bengali Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Bengali Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Bengali Wikipedia was launched on 27 January 2004. As of the latest data, it contains 183,922 articles created by a community of 2,934 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 8.8 million edits across all pages, spanning 1.4 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 2.1 million references, averaging approximately 11.5 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 2.61 gigabytes, with an average of about 14.89 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was February 2026, with 3,174 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in February 2026, when 126.23 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Bengali Wikipedia attracts approximately 5.5 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Bangladesh (64.76%), India (26.52%), and United States (3.59%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was April 2025, with 8.7 million visits.