Swahili Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Swahili Wikipedia was launched on 8 March 2003. As of the latest data, it features 107.7 thousand articles, supported by a community of 320 active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 1.5 million edits across all pages, spanning 213.9 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 197.5 thousand references, averaging approximately 1.8 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 173.71 megabytes, with an average of about 1.65 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was February 2025, with 3.4 thousand new articles added. Following closely were January 2025 (3.2 thousand articles) and December 2024 (3 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in January 2010, when 5.62 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during March 2025 (5.61 megabytes) and December 2009 (4.66 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Swahili Wikipedia attracts approximately 1.7 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Tanzania (46.44%), Kenya (18.1%), and United States (16.96%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 5.7 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 3.8 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 3.2 million unique devices), respectively.

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