Malayalam Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Malayalam Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Malayalam Wikipedia was launched on 21 December 2002. As of the latest data, it features 87.8 thousand articles, supported by a community of 504 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 4.4 million edits across all pages, spanning 551.3 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 496.9 thousand references, averaging approximately 5.7 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 788.94 megabytes, with an average of about 9.21 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was January 2023, with 2.5 thousand new articles added. Following closely were June 2017 (1.2 thousand articles) and May 2021 (1.2 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in January 2023, when 21.85 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during May 2021 (16.19 megabytes) and August 2021 (10.67 megabytes).
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Malayalam Wikipedia attracts approximately 2.2 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are India (86.39%), United States (5.22%), and United Arab Emirates (1.73%). The month with the highest readership was March 2025, recording 3 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in January 2025 (with 2.9 million unique devices) and February 2025 (with 2.9 million unique devices), respectively.
Website address: https://ml.wikipedia.org