Galician Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Galician Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Galician Wikipedia was launched on 8 March 2003. As of the latest data, it features 230 thousand articles, supported by a community of 462 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 7.3 million edits across all pages, spanning 567.2 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 1.2 million references, averaging approximately 5.2 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 1019.36 megabytes, with an average of about 4.54 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was May 2024, with 4.2 thousand new articles added. Following closely were July 2025 (2.8 thousand articles) and December 2011 (2.3 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in April 2021, when 8.35 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during August 2018 (8.11 megabytes) and September 2018 (7.2 megabytes).
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Galician Wikipedia attracts approximately 2.9 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Spain (44.27%), United States (24.73%), and Canada (4.31%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 11.3 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 6.4 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 5.4 million unique devices), respectively.
Website address: https://gl.wikipedia.org