Cantonese Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Cantonese Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Cantonese Wikipedia was launched on 25 March 2006. As of the latest data, it contains 149,365 articles created by a community of 797 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 2.4 million edits across all pages, spanning 337,768 pages in total. Its content is backed by 332,913 references, averaging approximately 2.2 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 293.89 megabytes, with an average of about 2.01 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was August 2020, with 8,741 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in July 2021, when 6.78 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Cantonese Wikipedia attracts approximately 3.2 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Hong Kong (48.84%), Taiwan (14.4%), and United States (13.69%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 5.3 million visits.