Japanese Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Japanese Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Japanese Wikipedia was launched on 20 May 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 1.5 million articles created by a community of 25,483 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 108.4 million edits across all pages, spanning 4.4 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 20.8 million references, averaging approximately 13.9 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 13.69 gigabytes, with an average of about 9.62 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was March 2007, with 13,962 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in February 2020, when 90.95 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Japanese Wikipedia attracts approximately 117.9 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Japan (96.17%), United States (1.36%), and Taiwan (0.34%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2025, with 137.7 million visits.