Korean Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Korean Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Korean Wikipedia was launched on 11 October 2002. As of the latest data, it contains 739,504 articles created by a community of 5,326 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 41.4 million edits across all pages, spanning 3.5 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 3.6 million references, averaging approximately 4.8 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 3.71 gigabytes, with an average of about 5.26 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was July 2020, with 12,720 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in July 2025, when 141.99 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Korean Wikipedia attracts approximately 23 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are South Korea (89.02%), United States (4.15%), and Japan (1.09%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2019, with 34.3 million visits.