Northern Sotho Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Northern Sotho Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Northern Sotho Wikipedia was launched on 29 October 2011. As of the latest data, it contains 8,900 articles created by a community of 72 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 54,582 edits across all pages, spanning 11,822 pages in total. Its content is backed by 14,144 references, averaging approximately 1.6 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 7.96 megabytes, with an average of about 937 bytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was November 2016, with 3,717 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in November 2016, when 1.55 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Northern Sotho Wikipedia attracts approximately 250,788 unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (47.95%), India (6.16%), and Russia (4.79%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was March 2026, with 1.1 million visits.