Icelandic Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Icelandic Wikipedia was launched on 5 December 2003. As of the latest data, it features 61.2 thousand articles, supported by a community of 292 active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 1.9 million edits across all pages, spanning 159.9 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 116.9 thousand references, averaging approximately 1.9 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 171.96 megabytes, with an average of about 2.88 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was November 2005, with 4.1 thousand new articles added. Following closely were June 2017 (888 articles) and June 2007 (794 articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in June 2007, when 11.14 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during November 2005 (3.81 megabytes) and January 2021 (1.95 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Icelandic Wikipedia attracts approximately 1.3 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Iceland (48.3%), United States (21.46%), and Canada (3.12%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 4.2 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 3.3 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 2.1 million unique devices), respectively.

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