Welsh Wikipedia

General Overview:
The Welsh Wikipedia was launched on July 2003 (unknown day). As of the latest data, it features 284 thousand articles, supported by a community of 139 active users.

Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 14.6 million edits across all pages, spanning 541.3 thousand pages in total. Its content is backed by 636.7 thousand references, averaging approximately 2.2 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 839.21 megabytes, with an average of about 3.03 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was September 2022, with 141.9 thousand new articles added. Following closely were April 2020 (18.8 thousand articles) and October 2016 (9.7 thousand articles), marking periods of significant expansion. The largest content growth in articles occurred in December 2016, when 1.37 gigabytes were added. Other notable spikes in data volume took place during September 2022 (315.5 megabytes) and October 2016 (303.73 megabytes).

Readership & Usage:
On average, the Welsh Wikipedia attracts approximately 1.7 million unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (40.84%), United Kingdom (12.7%), and Germany (6.06%). The month with the highest readership was January 2026, recording 6.1 million unique device visits. The second and third highest peaks in audience reach were observed in December 2025 (with 3.8 million unique devices) and November 2025 (with 3.3 million unique devices), respectively.

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