Bengali Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Bengali Wikipedia was launched on 27 January 2004. As of the latest data, it features 183.9 thousand articles, supported by a community of 2.9 thousand 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 3.2 thousand new articles added. Following closely were September 2006 (3.2 thousand articles) and March 2025 (2.9 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in February 2026, when 126.23 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during February 2025 (72.35 megabytes) and March 2026 (46.06 megabytes).

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 readership was April 2025, recording 8.7 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in August 2024 (with 8.5 million unique devices) and January 2025 (with 8 million unique devices), respectively.

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