Italian Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Italian Wikipedia was launched on 11 May 2001. As of the latest data, it features 2 million articles, supported by a community of 30.8 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 149.3 million edits across all pages, spanning 8.6 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 11.5 million references, averaging approximately 5.9 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 11.8 gigabytes, with an average of about 6.32 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was September 2005, with 41.1 thousand new articles added. Following closely were February 2007 (23.9 thousand articles) and March 2008 (15 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in March 2023, when 92.75 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during August 2022 (88.07 megabytes) and March 2024 (78.76 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Italian Wikipedia attracts approximately 56.8 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Italy (93.17%), Switzerland (0.96%), and United States (0.96%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 81.1 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in January 2025 (with 66.9 million unique devices) and December 2025 (with 63 million unique devices), respectively.

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