Urdu Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Urdu Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Urdu Wikipedia was launched on 24 January 2004. As of the latest data, it contains 240,152 articles created by a community of 380 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 9.4 million edits across all pages, spanning 2.3 million pages in total. Its content is backed by 1.2 million references, averaging approximately 4.9 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 1.23 gigabytes, with an average of about 5.37 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was April 2014, with 15,842 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in April 2025, when 50.56 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Urdu Wikipedia attracts approximately 1.9 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are Pakistan (53.23%), India (15.74%), and United States (11.2%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was November 2025, with 3.2 million visits.