Chinese Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Chinese Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Chinese Wikipedia was launched on 24 October 2002. As of the latest data, it contains 1.5 million articles created by a community of 14,109 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 60,930 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in September 2020, when 146.78 megabytes were added.
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 number of unique device visits was March 2025, with 126.3 million visits.