German Wikipedia

General Overview:
The German Wikipedia was launched on 16 March 2001. As of the latest data, it features 3.1 million articles, supported by a community of 39.4 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 262.8 million edits across all pages, spanning 8.5 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 19.1 million references, averaging approximately 6.2 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 30.34 gigabytes, with an average of about 10.26 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was December 2006, with 31.9 thousand new articles added. Following closely were August 2006 (19.6 thousand articles) and November 2006 (17.9 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in October 2013, when 870.81 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during July 2013 (779.1 megabytes) and December 2010 (500.45 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the German Wikipedia attracts approximately 109.8 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Germany (79.21%), Austria (8.48%), and Switzerland (5.48%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 145 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in January 2025 (with 123.1 million unique devices) and January 2021 (with 120.7 million unique devices), respectively.

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