Persian Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Persian Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Persian Wikipedia was launched on 19 December 2003. As of the latest data, it contains 1.1 million articles created by a community of 9,960 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 43.5 million edits across all pages, spanning 6 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 3.9 million references, averaging approximately 3.6 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 4.88 gigabytes, with an average of about 4.78 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was January 2013, with 46,173 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in January 2013, when 123.94 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Persian Wikipedia attracts approximately 26.2 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Iran (84.6%), United States (4.23%), and Germany (2.82%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2025, with 39.1 million visits.