German Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the German Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The German Wikipedia was launched on 16 March 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 3.1 million articles created by a community of 39,414 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 31,940 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in October 2013, when 870.81 megabytes were added.
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 number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 145 million visits.