Scots Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Scots Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Scots Wikipedia was launched on 23 June 2005. As of the latest data, it contains 34,158 articles created by a community of 132 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 906,521 edits across all pages, spanning 138,156 pages in total. Its content is backed by 106,707 references, averaging approximately 3.1 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 77.25 megabytes, with an average of about 2.32 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was March 2018, with 3,094 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in January 2021, when 2.83 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Scots Wikipedia attracts approximately 1.7 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (42.69%), Canada (7.01%), and United Kingdom (6.42%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 6.8 million visits.