Tamil Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Tamil Wikipedia was launched on September 2003 (unknown day). As of the latest data, it features 181.2 thousand articles, supported by a community of 595 active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 4.5 million edits across all pages, spanning 616.4 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 975.7 thousand 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 11.3 thousand new articles added. Following closely were April 2017 (7.7 thousand articles) and July 2017 (6.8 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in November 2015, when 101.44 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during April 2017 (37.97 megabytes) and July 2017 (31 megabytes).

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 readership was January 2025, recording 4.7 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in March 2025 (with 4.5 million unique devices) and August 2024 (with 4.4 million unique devices), respectively.

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