Tamil Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Tamil Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Tamil Wikipedia was launched on September 2003 (unknown day). As of the latest data, it contains 181,249 articles created by a community of 595 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 4.5 million edits across all pages, spanning 616,356 pages in total. Its content is backed by 975,663 references, averaging approximately 5.4 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 1.44 gigabytes, with an average of about 8.35 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was November 2015, with 11,284 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in November 2015, when 101.44 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Tamil Wikipedia attracts approximately 3.5 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are India (86.76%), Sri Lanka (4.6%), and United States (3.42%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2025, with 4.7 million visits.