Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål)
Overview and statistical profile of the Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål) dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål) was launched on 26 November 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 678,556 articles created by a community of 2,618 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 7,827 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in November 2008, when 19.77 megabytes were added.
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 number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 23.1 million visits.