Chinese Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Chinese Wikipedia was launched on 24 October 2002. As of the latest data, it features 1.5 million articles, supported by a community of 14.1 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 91.4 million edits across all pages, spanning 8.3 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 11.4 million references, averaging approximately 7.5 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 8.61 gigabytes, with an average of about 5.92 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was October 2012, with 60.9 thousand new articles added. Following closely were January 2013 (41.7 thousand articles) and March 2012 (26.4 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in September 2020, when 146.78 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during October 2012 (111.96 megabytes) and July 2022 (94.58 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Chinese Wikipedia attracts approximately 82 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Taiwan (44.51%), Hong Kong (21.08%), and United States (11.14%). The month with the highest readership was March 2025, recording 126.3 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in October 2025 (with 106.6 million unique devices) and April 2025 (with 103 million unique devices), respectively.

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