Portuguese Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Portuguese Wikipedia was launched on 11 May 2001. As of the latest data, it features 1.2 million articles, supported by a community of 7.6 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 71.7 million edits across all pages, spanning 6.1 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 10.5 million references, averaging approximately 9.0 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 7.35 gigabytes, with an average of about 6.61 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was October 2007, with 44.4 thousand new articles added. Following closely were June 2008 (26.7 thousand articles) and January 2006 (18.5 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in October 2007, when 110.92 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during April 2019 (90.43 megabytes) and March 2026 (67.96 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Portuguese Wikipedia attracts approximately 52.3 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Brazil (80.65%), Portugal (11.73%), and United States (1.96%). The month with the highest readership was November 2019, recording 97.8 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in April 2020 (with 83.4 million unique devices) and March 2020 (with 80.3 million unique devices), respectively.

Website address: https://pt.wikipedia.org