French Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the French Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The French Wikipedia was launched on 23 March 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 2.7 million articles created by a community of 40,784 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 233.3 million edits across all pages, spanning 13.9 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 24.8 million references, averaging approximately 9.0 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 20.06 gigabytes, with an average of about 7.67 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was August 2018, with 30,416 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in August 2018, when 183.24 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the French Wikipedia attracts approximately 102.4 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are France (52.61%), United States (13.95%), and United Kingdom (8.71%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 127 million visits.