English Wikipedia

General Overview:
The English Wikipedia was launched on 15 January 2001. As of the latest data, it features 7.1 million articles, supported by a community of 290.3 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 1.3 billion edits across all pages, spanning 65.2 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 102.4 million references, averaging approximately 14.3 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 63.78 gigabytes, with an average of about 9.36 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was July 2007, with 62.9 thousand new articles added. Following closely were August 2006 (59.2 thousand articles) and July 2006 (57.5 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in July 2025, when 385.87 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during August 2025 (385.39 megabytes) and May 2020 (365.39 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the English Wikipedia attracts approximately 930.2 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (40.15%), United Kingdom (11.01%), and India (9.55%). The month with the highest readership was January 2025, recording 1.1 billion unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in May 2024 (with 1 billion unique devices) and July 2024 (with 1 billion unique devices), respectively.

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