Swedish Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Swedish Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Swedish Wikipedia was launched on 23 May 2001. As of the latest data, it contains 2.6 million articles created by a community of 4,859 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 59 million edits across all pages, spanning 6.4 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 12.3 million references, averaging approximately 4.7 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 7.69 gigabytes, with an average of about 3.08 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was August 2013, with 217,577 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in May 2016, when 578.98 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Swedish Wikipedia attracts approximately 17.6 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Sweden (91.02%), Finland (1.91%), and United States (1.76%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 39 million visits.