Yoruba Wikipedia
Overview and statistical profile of the Yoruba Wikipedia dataset.
Statistics
Description
General Overview:
The Yoruba Wikipedia was launched on 2008 (unknown date). As of the latest data, it contains 36,522 articles created by a community of 50 active users.
Size & Content:
The encyclopedia has accumulated over 609,980 edits across all pages, spanning 61,428 pages in total. Its content is backed by 74,452 references, averaging approximately 2.0 references per article. The total size of all articles amounts to approximately 64.74 megabytes, with an average of about 1.82 kilobytes per article. The most prolific month for new article creation was July 2011, with 14,796 new articles added. The largest content growth in articles occurred in July 2011, when 6.23 megabytes were added.
Readership & Usage:
On average, the Yoruba Wikipedia attracts approximately 491,246 unique devices per month. The three countries with the highest share of readership are United States (45.13%), Canada (7.69%), and Nigeria (6.15%). The month with the highest number of unique device visits was January 2026, with 1.9 million visits.