Dutch Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Dutch Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Dutch Wikipedia was launched on 19 June 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 2.2 million articles created by a community of 9,090 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 70.6 million edits across all pages, spanning 4.8 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 4 million references, averaging approximately 1.8 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 6.16 gigabytes, with an average of about 2.92 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was March 2013, with 217,701 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in December 2011, when 161.52 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Dutch Wikipedia attracts approximately 26.7 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Netherlands (70.08%), Belgium (22.57%), and United States (1.54%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 46.4 million visits.