Urdu Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Urdu Wikipedia was launched on 24 January 2004. As of the latest data, it features 240.2 thousand articles, supported 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 15.8 thousand new articles added. Following closely were March 2026 (11.1 thousand articles) and October 2014 (7.9 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in April 2025, when 50.56 megabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during March 2026 (45.53 megabytes) and March 2025 (37.36 megabytes).

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 readership was November 2025, recording 3.2 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in January 2025 (with 2.5 million unique devices) and February 2025 (with 2.5 million unique devices), respectively.

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