Simple English Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Simple English Wikipedia was launched on 18 September 2001. As of the latest data, it features 279.6 thousand articles, supported by a community of 4 thousand active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 10.7 million edits across all pages, spanning 929.9 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 1.2 million references, averaging approximately 4.2 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 1.05 gigabytes, with an average of about 3.93 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was January 2009, with 7.6 thousand new articles added. Following closely were June 2020 (2.9 thousand articles) and December 2008 (2.9 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in March 2022, when 40.83 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during December 2024 (17.27 megabytes) and January 2021 (12.76 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Simple English Wikipedia attracts approximately 16.5 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (31.99%), India (21.9%), and United Kingdom (7.58%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 38.9 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 26.1 million unique devices) and April 2025 (with 23.3 million unique devices), respectively.

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