Korean Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Korean Wikipedia was launched on 11 October 2002. As of the latest data, it features 739.5 thousand articles, supported by a community of 5.3 thousand 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 12.7 thousand new articles added. Following closely were November 2021 (8.2 thousand articles) and July 2025 (7.2 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in July 2025, when 141.99 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during November 2025 (96.64 megabytes) and June 2025 (89.9 megabytes).

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 readership was January 2019, recording 34.3 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in October 2023 (with 31.5 million unique devices) and November 2024 (with 30.2 million unique devices), respectively.

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