Faroese Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Faroese Wikipedia was launched on 30 May 2004. As of the latest data, it features 14.2 thousand articles, supported by a community of 51 active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 387 thousand edits across all pages, spanning 41 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 17.5 thousand references, averaging approximately 1.2 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 28.25 megabytes, with an average of about 2.04 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was April 2014, with 712 new articles added. Following closely were September 2005 (684 articles) and May 2014 (678 articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in June 2016, when 721.88 kilobytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during October 2023 (682.22 kilobytes) and July 2016 (675.34 kilobytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Faroese Wikipedia attracts approximately 488.5 thousand unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (43.89%), Faroe Islands (7.63%), and Canada (6.87%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 2.2 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 1.3 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 980.1 thousand unique devices), respectively.

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