Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål)

General Overview:
The Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål) was launched on 26 November 2001. As of the latest data, it features 678.6 thousand articles, supported by a community of 2.6 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 25.6 million edits across all pages, spanning 1.9 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 3 million references, averaging approximately 4.4 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 2.24 gigabytes, with an average of about 3.47 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was February 2026, with 7.8 thousand new articles added. Following closely were August 2007 (7.7 thousand articles) and November 2008 (7.7 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in November 2008, when 19.77 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during January 2014 (17.49 megabytes) and December 2015 (16.06 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål) attracts approximately 9.3 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Norway (87.33%), United States (3.4%), and Sweden (1.06%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 23.1 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 14.8 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 13.5 million unique devices), respectively.

Website address: https://no.wikipedia.org