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Wikipedia is a free multilingual wiki-based open-source online encyclopedia edited and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, started on 15 January 2001 as an English-language encyclopedia. Non-English editions followed in the same year: the German and Catalan editions were created on 16 March,[1] the French edition was created on 23 March,[2] and the Swedish edition was created on 23 May.[3] As of October 2025, Wikipedia articles have been created in 357 editions, with 343 currently active and 14 closed.[4]
The Meta-Wiki language committee manages policies on creating new Wikimedia projects. To be eligible, a language must have a valid ISO 639 code, be "sufficiently unique", and have a "sufficient number of fluent users".[5]
Variations in editions
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Most viewed editions of Wikipedia over time
Most edited editions of Wikipedia over time
Wikipedia projects vary in how they divide dialects and variants. For example, the English Wikipedia includes most modern varieties of English including American English and British English.[6][7] Similarly, the Catalan Wikipedia encompasses all Catalan variants, like Valencian, Balearic or France's Catalan; Spanish Wikipedia includes both Peninsular Spanish and Latin American Spanish;[8] and the Portuguese Wikipedia includes both European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese.[9] In contrast, some languages have multiple Wikipedias. For example, Serbo-Croatian encompasses four Wikipedia editions, Serbo-Croatian and three different standardized varieties (Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian).[10]
Additionally, some Wikipedia projects apply different approaches to orthography. For instance, the Chinese Wikipedia automatically transliterates between six standard forms: three using simplified Chinese characters (Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore) and three using traditional Chinese characters (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau).[11][12] And rather than relying on transliteration, Belarusian has separate Wikipedia projects for the official Narkamaŭka and Taraškievica orthographies.[13]
Wikipedia edition codes
[edit]Each Wikipedia project has a code, which is used as a subdomain of wikipedia.org. The codes mostly conform to ISO 639-1 two-letter codes or ISO 639-3 three-letter codes, with preference given to a two-letter code if available.[14] For example, en stands for English in ISO 639-1, so the English Wikipedia is at en.wikipedia.org.
Wikipedia editions
[edit]The table below lists all the language editions of Wikipedia roughly sorted by the number of active users (registered users who have made at least one edit in the last thirty days).[15]
The Nostalgia Wikipedia is an archive of the English Wikipedia's initial display.
| Wikipedia name in English | Wikipedia name in native language | Language | Script (ISO 15924 code) | WP code | Articles | Active users | Launch date | Logo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Wikipedia | English Wikipedia | English | Latn | en | 7,082,859 | 114,595 | 15 January 2001 |  |
| French Wikipedia | Wikipédia en français | French | Latn | fr | 2,717,540 | 41,143 | 23 March 2001 |  |
| German Wikipedia | Deutschsprachige Wikipedia | German | Latn | de | 3,064,399 | 38,780 | 16 March 2001 |  |
| Italian Wikipedia | Wikipedia in italiano | Italian | Latn | it | 1,942,113 | 30,546 | 11 May 2001 |  |
| Japanese Wikipedia | ウィキペディア日本語版 (Wikipedia nihongo-ban) | Japanese | Jpan | ja | 1,478,321 | 26,751 | 20 May 2001 |  |
| Chinese Wikipedia | Traditional Chinese: 中文維基百科, simplified Chinese: 中文维基百科 (pinyin: Zhōngwén wéijī bǎikē) | Chinese (written vernacular Chinese) | Hans/Hant | zh | 1,507,771 | 17,025 | 24 October 2002 |  |
| Spanish Wikipedia | Wikipedia en español | Spanish | Latn | es | 2,071,144 | 12,456 | 20 May 2001 |  |
| Polish Wikipedia | Polskojęzyczna Wikipedia | Polish | Latn | pl | 1,673,315 | 11,498 | 26 June 2001 |  |
| Persian Wikipedia | ویکیپدیای فارسی (Vikipediā-ye Fārsi) | Persian | Arab | fa | 1,059,925 | 10,662 | 19 December 2003 |  |
| Arabic Wikipedia | ويكيبيديا العربية (Wīkībīdiyā al-ʿarabiyya) | Arabic | Arab | ar | 1,284,198 | 9,585 | 8 July 2003 |  |
| Dutch Wikipedia | Nederlandstalige Wikipedia | Dutch | Latn | nl | 2,200,766 | 9,084 | 19 June 2001 |  |
| Portuguese Wikipedia | Wikipédia em português | Portuguese | Latn | pt | 1,158,792 | 8,067 | 11 May 2001 |  |
| Hebrew Wikipedia | ויקיפדיה העברית (Vikipedya ha-ivrit) | Hebrew | Hebr | he | 385,188 | 7,868 | 8 July 2003 |  |
| Russian Wikipedia | Русская Википедия (Russkaja Vikipedija) | Russian | Cyrl | ru | 2,069,209 | 7,632 | 20 May 2001 |  |
| Indonesian Wikipedia | Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia | Indonesian | Latn | id | 748,143 | 7,298 | 30 March 2003 |  |
| Korean Wikipedia | 한국어 위키백과 (Hangugeo wikibaekgwa) | Korean | Hang | ko | 725,893 | 6,863 | 11 October 2002 |  |
| Ukrainian Wikipedia | Українська Вікіпедія (Ukrajinska Vikipedija) | Ukrainian | Cyrl | uk | 1,395,638 | 6,336 | 30 January 2004 |  |
| Turkish Wikipedia | Türkçe Vikipedi | Turkish | Latn | tr | 650,448 | 5,731 | 5 December 2002 |  |
| Czech Wikipedia | Česká Wikipedie | Czech | Latn | cs | 579,359 | 5,398 | 3 May 2002 |  |
| Swedish Wikipedia | Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia | Swedish | Latn | sv | 2,618,974 | 5,199 | 23 May 2001 |  |
| Simple English Wikipedia | Simple English Wikipedia | Simple English | Latn | simple | 275,364 | 4,774 | 18 September 2001 |  |
| Finnish Wikipedia | Suomenkielinen Wikipedia | Finnish | Latn | fi | 606,283 | 3,657 | 21 February 2002 |  |
| Thai Wikipedia | วิกิพีเดียภาษาไทย (Wi-ki-phi-dia pha-sa thai) | Thai | Thai | th | 177,121 | 3,568 | December 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Vietnamese Wikipedia | Wikipedia tiếng Việt | Vietnamese | Latn | vi | 1,296,708 | 3,281 | November 2002 (unknown day) |  |
| Malay Wikipedia | Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu (ويکيڤيديا بهاس ملايو) | Malay | Latn | ms | 433,976 | 2,859 | 26 October 2002 |  |
| Catalan Wikipedia | Viquipèdia en català | Catalan | Latn | ca | 783,138 | 2,850 | 16 March 2001 |  |
| Norwegian Wikipedia (Bokmål) | Norsk Wikipedia | Norwegian (Bokmål) | Latn | no | 658,134 | 2,821 | 26 November 2001 |  |
| Greek Wikipedia | Ελληνική Βικιπαίδεια (Ellinikí Vikipaídeia) | Greek | Grek | el | 260,061 | 2,697 | 1 December 2002 |  |
| Bengali Wikipedia | বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া (Bangla uikipiḍiẏa) | Bengali | Beng | bn | 176,833 | 2,405 | 27 January 2004 |  |
| Romanian Wikipedia | Wikipedia în limba română | Romanian | Latn | ro | 517,574 | 2,123 | 12 July 2003 |  |
| Serbian Wikipedia | Википедија на српском језику (Vikipedija na srpskom jeziku) | Serbian | Cyrl/Latn | sr | 712,179 | 2,097 | 16 February 2003 |  |
| Bulgarian Wikipedia | Българоезична Уикипедия (Bǎlgaroezična Uikipedija) | Bulgarian | Cyrl | bg | 306,344 | 2,035 | 6 December 2003 |  |
| Danish Wikipedia | Dansk Wikipedia | Danish | Latn | da | 311,237 | 1,768 | 1 February 2002 |  |
| Slovak Wikipedia | Slovenská Wikipedia | Slovak | Latn | sk | 256,307 | 1,545 | August 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Hindi Wikipedia | हिन्दी विकिपीडिया (Hindī vikipīḍiyā) | Hindi | Deva | hi | 167,114 | 1,450 | 11 July 2003 |  |
| Hungarian Wikipedia | Magyar Wikipédia | Hungarian | Latn | hu | 562,222 | 1,374 | 8 July 2003 |  |
| Estonian Wikipedia | Eestikeelne Vikipeedia | Estonian | Latn | et | 255,546 | 1,286 | 24 August 2002 |  |
| Croatian Wikipedia | Hrvatska Wikipedija | Croatian | Latn | hr | 228,210 | 1,285 | 16 February 2003 |  |
| Azerbaijani Wikipedia | Azərbaycanca Vikipediya | Azerbaijani | Latn | az | 208,676 | 1,270 | January 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Basque Wikipedia | Euskarazko Wikipedia | Basque | Latn | eu | 474,327 | 993 | 6 December 2001 |  |
| Cantonese Wikipedia | Traditional Chinese: 粵文維基百科 (Jyutping: Jyut6 man4 wai4 gei1 baak3 fo1) | Cantonese | Hant | zh-yue | 147,439 | 968 | 25 March 2006 |  |
| Uzbek Wikipedia | Oʻzbekcha Vikipediya (Ўзбекча Википедия) | Uzbek | Latn/Cyrl | uz | 310,733 | 855 | 21 December 2003 |  |
| Lithuanian Wikipedia | Lietuviškoji Vikipedija | Lithuanian | Latn | lt | 223,918 | 814 | 20 February 2003 |  |
| Slovene Wikipedia | Slovenska Wikipedija | Slovene | Latn | sl | 195,506 | 804 | 26 February 2002 |  |
| Armenian Wikipedia | Հայերեն Վիքիպեդիա (Hayeren Vikʿipedia) | Armenian | Armn | hy | 322,819 | 714 | July 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Tamil Wikipedia | தமிழ் விக்கிபீடியா (Tamiḻ vikkippīṭiyā) | Tamil | Taml | ta | 178,002 | 655 | September 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Latvian Wikipedia | Vikipēdija latviešu valodā | Latvian | Latn | lv | 138,216 | 602 | 3 March 2003 |  |
| Malayalam Wikipedia | മലയാളം വിക്കിപീഡിയ (Malayāḷaṃ vikkipīḍiya) | Malayalam | Mlym | ml | 87,319 | 541 | 21 December 2002 |  |
| Esperanto Wikipedia | Vikipedio en Esperanto | Esperanto | Latn | eo | 377,128 | 526 | 6 November 2001 |  |
| Galician Wikipedia | Galipedia or Wikipedia en galego | Galician | Latn | gl | 227,330 | 520 | 8 March 2003 |  |
| Albanian Wikipedia | Wikipedia shqip | Albanian | Latn | sq | 104,548 | 469 | 12 October 2003 |  |
| Georgian Wikipedia | ქართული ვიკიპედია (Kartuli vik’ip’edia) | Georgian | Geor | ka | 186,349 | 466 | November 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Swahili Wikipedia | Wikipedia ya Kiswahili | Swahili | Latn | sw | 102,602 | 464 | 8 March 2003 |  |
| Urdu Wikipedia | اردو ویکیپیڈیا (Urdū vikipīḍiyā) | Urdu | Arab | ur | 234,071 | 456 | 24 January 2004 |  |
| Telugu Wikipedia | తెలుగు వికీపీడియా (Telugu vikīpīḍiyā) | Telugu | Telu | te | 116,599 | 420 | 10 December 2003 |  |
| Marathi Wikipedia | मराठी विकिपीडिया (Marāṭhī vikipīḍiyā) | Marathi | Deva | mr | 100,636 | 417 | 1 May 2003 |  |
| Kazakh Wikipedia | Қазақша Уикипедия (Qazaqşa Wïkïpedïya) (قازاقشا ۋىيكىيپەدىييا) | Kazakh | Cyrl | kk | 240,696 | 409 | 3 June 2002 |  |
| Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia | Srpskohrvatska Wikipedija (Српскохрватска Википедија) | Serbo-Croatian | Latn/Cyrl | sh | 461,160 | 409 | 16 January 2002 – 20 February 2005 (original) 23 June 2005 (relaunch) |  |
| Belarusian Wikipedia | Беларуская Вікіпедыя (Bielaruskaja Vikipiedyja) | Belarusian (official Narkamaŭka orthography) | Cyrl | be | 256,894 | 408 | 12 August 2004 (original) 27 March 2007 (clean version) |  |
| Tagalog Wikipedia | Wikipediang Tagalog | Tagalog | Latn | tl | 48,754 | 348 | 1 December 2003 |  |
| Macedonian Wikipedia | Македонска Википедија (Makedonska Vikipedija) | Macedonian | Cyrl | mk | 156,091 | 345 | September 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Bosnian Wikipedia | Wikipedia na bosanskom jeziku | Bosnian | Latn | bs | 95,992 | 343 | 12 December 2002 |  |
| Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia | ويكيپيديا مصرى (Wīkībīdiyā maṣri) | Egyptian Arabic | Arab | arz | 1,629,468 | 337 | 24 November 2008 |  |
| Burmese Wikipedia | မြန်မာဝီကီပီးဒီးယား (Mranma wikipi:di:ya:) | Burmese | Mymr | my | 109,777 | 329 | July 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Icelandic Wikipedia | Íslenska Wikipedia | Icelandic | Latn | is | 60,775 | 323 | 5 December 2003 |  |
| Afrikaans Wikipedia | Afrikaanse Wikipedia | Afrikaans | Latn | af | 126,771 | 316 | 16 November 2001 |  |
| Mongolian Wikipedia | Монгол Википедиа (Mongol Vikipyedia) | Mongolian | Cyrl | mn | 26,405 | 268 | 28 February 2004 |  |
| Somali Wikipedia | Soomaali Wikipedia | Somali | Latn | so | 9,076 | 266 | Unknown date |  |
| Hausa Wikipedia | Wikipedia Hausa | Hausa | Latn | ha | 71,736 | 259 | Unknown date |  |
| Kannada Wikipedia | ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ (Kannaḍa vikipīḍiya) | Kannada | Knda | kn | 34,005 | 252 | June 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Latin Wikipedia | Vicipaedia Latina | Latin | Latn | la | 140,654 | 229 | May 2002 (unknown day) |  |
| Sinhala Wikipedia | සිංහල විකිපීඩියා (Siṁhala wikipīḍiyā) | Sinhala | Sinh | si | 24,590 | 219 | Unknown date |  |
| Norwegian Wikipedia (Nynorsk) | Norsk (Nynorsk) Wikipedia | Norwegian (Nynorsk) | Latn | nn | 176,806 | 209 | 31 July 2004 |  |
| Kurdish Wikipedia | Wîkîpediya kurdî (ویکیپەدیا کوردی) | Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Latn/Arab | ku | 90,890 | 205 | 4 January 2004 |  |
| Javanese Wikipedia | Wikipedia basa Jawa (ꦮꦶꦏꦶꦥꦺꦝꦶꦪꦃꦧꦱꦗꦮ) | Javanese | Latn/Java | jv | 74,672 | 197 | 8 March 2004 |  |
| Welsh Wikipedia | Wicipedia Cymraeg | Welsh | Latn | cy | 283,687 | 186 | July 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Nepali Wikipedia | नेपाली विकिपिडिया (Nepālī vikipiḍiyā) | Nepali | Deva | ne | 29,205 | 182 | 3 June 2002 |  |
| Sorani Kurdish Wikipedia | ویکیپیدیای کوردیی سۆرانی (Wîkîpîdiyay Kurdî Soranî) | Kurdish (Sorani) | Arab | ckb | 79,013 | 180 | 13 August 2009 |  |
| Punjabi Wikipedia | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ (Pañjābī vikīpīḍīā) | Punjabi | Guru | pa | 59,140 | 177 | 3 June 2002 |  |
| Cebuano Wikipedia | Wikipedya sa Sinugboanon | Cebuano | Latn | ceb | 6,115,927 | 176 | 22 June 2005 |  |
| Gujarati Wikipedia | ગુજરાતી વિકિપીડિયા (Gujrātī vikipīḍiyā) | Gujarati | Gujr | gu | 30,706 | 167 | July 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Khmer Wikipedia | វិគីភីឌាភាសាខ្មែរ (Vikiiphiidiaa phiăsaa khmae) | Khmer | Khmr | km | 11,737 | 165 | 15 January 2005 |  |
| Occitan Wikipedia | Wikipèdia en occitan | Occitan | Latn | oc | 90,323 | 161 | 20 October 2003 |  |
| Assamese Wikipedia | অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়া (Ôxômiya wikipidiya) | Assamese | Beng | as | 19,874 | 160 | 2 June 2002 |  |
| Asturian Wikipedia | Wikipedia n'asturianu | Asturian | Latn | ast | 137,694 | 160 | 20 July 2004 |  |
| Kyrgyz Wikipedia | Кыргыз Википедиясы (Kyrgyz Wikipediyasy) | Kyrgyz | Cyrl | ky | 76,041 | 159 | 3 June 2002 |  |
| Belarusian Wikipedia (Classical) | Беларуская Вікіпэдыя (Bielaruskaja Vikipiedyja) | Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography) | Cyrl | be-tarask | 89,863 | 158 | 27 March 2007 |  |
| Tajik Wikipedia | Википедияи Тоҷикӣ (Vikipedijai Toçikī) | Tajik | Cyrl/Latn | tg | 116,014 | 157 | 27 January 2004 |  |
| Scots Wikipedia | Scots Wikipædia | Scots | Latn | sco | 34,283 | 144 | 23 June 2005 |  |
| Breton Wikipedia | Wikipedia e brezhoneg | Breton | Latn | br | 89,634 | 140 | June 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Wu Wikipedia | Traditional Chinese: 吳語維基百科, simplified Chinese: 吴语维基百科 (Romanized: Wu-nyu Vi-ci-pah-khu) | Wu Chinese | Hans/Hant | wuu | 46,866 | 139 | 1 October 2006 |  |
| Balinese Wikipedia | Wikipédia Basa Bali (ᬯᬶᬓᬶᬧᬾᬤᬶᬬ ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ) | Balinese | Latn | ban | 33,768 | 135 | 14 October 2019 |  |
| Luxembourgish Wikipedia | Wikipedia op Lëtzebuergesch | Luxembourgish | Latn | lb | 65,975 | 132 | 21 July 2004 |  |
| Southern Min Wikipedia | Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Holopedia or Wikipedia Bân-lâm-gú | Southern Min | Latn | zh-min-nan | 433,829 | 132 | 28 May 2004 |  |
| Alemannic Wikipedia | Alemannische Wikipedia | Alemannic German | Latn | als | 31,376 | 131 | 13 November 2003 |  |
| Tatar Wikipedia | Татар Википедиясе (Tatar Wikipediäse) | Tatar | Cyrl | tt | 560,300 | 131 | 15 September 2003 |  |
| Igbo Wikipedia | Wikipedia Igbo | Igbo | Latn | ig | 43,745 | 128 | Unknown date |  |
| Irish Wikipedia | Vicipéid na Gaeilge | Irish | Latn | ga | 62,566 | 127 | October 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| South Azerbaijani Wikipedia | تورکجه ویکیپدیا (Azərbaycanca Vikipediya) | South Azerbaijani | Arab | azb | 244,350 | 124 | 22 July 2015 |  |
| Haitian Creole Wikipedia | Wikipedya kreyòl ayisyen | Haitian Creole | Latn | ht | 71,123 | 115 | August 2005 (unknown day) |  |
| Central Bikol Wikipedia | Wikipedyang Bikol Sentral | Central Bikol | Latn | bcl | 21,096 | 113 | 24 November 2007 |  |
| Karakalpak Wikipedia | Qaraqalpaq Wikipediası | Karakalpak | Latn | kaa | 10,822 | 113 | 12 November 2008 |  |
| Waray Wikipedia | Waray Wikipedia | Waray | Latn | war | 1,266,812 | 112 | 25 September 2005 |  |
| Amharic Wikipedia | አማርኛ ዊኪፔዲያ (Amarəñña wikipediya) | Amharic | Ethi | am | 15,457 | 111 | December 2002 (unknown day) |  |
| Aragonese Wikipedia | Biquipedia en aragonés | Aragonese | Latn | an | 50,410 | 110 | 21 July 2004 |  |
| Malagasy Wikipedia | Wikipedia amin'ny teny malagasy | Malagasy | Latn | mg | 101,217 | 102 | April 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Chechen Wikipedia | Нохчийн Википеди (Noxçiyn Wikipedi) | Chechen | Cyrl | ce | 655,140 | 100 | 28 February 2005 |  |
| Yoruba Wikipedia | Wikipéédíà Yorùbá | Yoruba | Latn | yo | 36,210 | 95 | 2008 (unknown date) |  |
| Odia Wikipedia | ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ (Oṛiā uikipiṛiā) | Odia | Orya | or | 19,898 | 93 | June 2002 (unknown day) |  |
| Bashkir Wikipedia | Башҡорт Википедияһы (Başķort Vikipediya) | Bashkir | Cyrl | ba | 63,915 | 88 | 16 April 2005 |  |
| West Frisian Wikipedia | Frysktalige Wikipedy | West Frisian | Latn | fy | 58,384 | 88 | 2 September 2002 |  |
| Western Punjabi Wikipedia | پنجابی وکیپیڈیا (Pañjābī vikīpīḍīā) | Western Punjabi | Arab | pnb | 74,640 | 86 | 24 October 2008 |  |
| Lombard Wikipedia | Wikipedia in lombard | Lombard | Latn | lmo | 79,721 | 85 | October 2005 (unknown day) |  |
| Pashto Wikipedia | پښتو ويکيپېډيا (Pax̌tó wīkīpeḍyā) | Pashto | Arab | ps | 20,815 | 84 | 2003 (unknown date) |  |
| Ido Wikipedia | Wikipedio en Ido | Ido | Latn | io | 59,940 | 82 | 2004 (unknown date) |  |
| Kinyarwanda Wikipedia | Wikipediya mu Ikinyarwanda | Kinyarwanda | Latn | rw | 8,750 | 82 | Unknown date | |
| Turkmen Wikipedia | Türkmençe Wikipediýa | Turkmen | Latn | tk | 7,017 | 82 | 16 February 2004 |  |
| Minangkabau Wikipedia | Wikipedia Minangkabau | Minangkabau | Latn | min | 228,670 | 81 | 7 February 2013 |  |
| Moroccan Amazigh Wikipedia | ⵡⵉⴽⵉⴱⵉⴷⵢⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ (Wikibidya tamaziɣt tanawayt) | Standard Moroccan Amazigh | Tfng | zgh | 11,920 | 80 | 6 November 2023 |  |
| Sindhi Wikipedia | سنڌي وڪيپيڊيا (Sindhi wikipidia) | Sindhi | Arab | sd | 19,567 | 78 | 6 February 2006 |  |
| Sicilian Wikipedia | Wikipedia ’n sicilianu | Sicilian | Latn | scn | 26,130 | 77 | 5 October 2004 |  |
| Sundanese Wikipedia | Wikipédia basa Sunda | Sundanese | Latn | su | 62,137 | 76 | 15 March 2004 |  |
| Low German Wikipedia | Plattdüütsche Wikipedia | Low German | Latn | nds | 85,757 | 74 | April 2006 (unknown day) |  |
| Madurese Wikipedia | Wikipèḍia bhâsa Madhurâ | Madurese | Latn | mad | 1,970 | 74 | 15 December 2020 |  |
| Faroese Wikipedia | Føroysk Wikipedia | Faroese | Latn | fo | 14,176 | 73 | 30 May 2004 |  |
| Moroccan Arabic Wikipedia | ويكيبيديا المغربية (Wīkībīdiyā maḡribiyy) | Moroccan Arabic | Arab | ary | 10,936 | 72 | 20 July 2020 |  |
| Old English Wikipedia | Engliscan Ƿikipǣdia | Old English | Latn | ang | 4,997 | 72 | Unknown date |  |
| Bavarian Wikipedia | Boarische Wikipedia | Bavarian | Latn | bar | 27,200 | 71 | 2 May 2006 |  |
| Zulu Wikipedia | Wikipedia isiZulu | Zulu | Latn | zu | 11,803 | 71 | 2003 (unknown date) |  |
| Fiji Hindi Wikipedia | Fiji Baat Wikipedia | Fiji Hindi | Latn | hif | 12,014 | 70 | 12 November 2008 |  |
| Lao Wikipedia | ວິກິພີເດຍ ພາສາລາວ (Wi ki phī dīa phasa lao) | Lao | Laoo | lo | 5,208 | 67 | Unknown date |  |
| Classical Chinese Wikipedia | 文言維基大典 (Wényán wéijī dàdiǎn) | Classical Chinese | Hant | zh-classical | 13,849 | 66 | 31 July 2006 |  |
| Maltese Wikipedia | Wikipedija Malti | Maltese | Latn | mt | 7,629 | 65 | 10 September 2004 |  |
| Crimean Tatar Wikipedia | Qırımtatarca Vikipediya | Crimean Tatar | Latn | crh | 29,608 | 64 | 12 January 2008 |  |
| Dagbani Wikipedia | Wikipidia Dagbani | Dagbani | Latn | dag | 13,264 | 63 | 30 June 2021 |  |
| Venetian Wikipedia | Wikipedia en łéngoa vèneta | Venetian | Latn | vec | 69,515 | 60 | Unknown date |  |
| Yakut Wikipedia | Сахалыы Бикипиэдьийэ (Sahalyy Bikipieçje) | Yakut | Cyrl | sah | 17,749 | 60 | 26 May 2008 |  |
| Yiddish Wikipedia | יידישע וויקיפעדיע (Yidishe vikipedye) | Yiddish | Hebr | yi | 15,631 | 60 | 4 March 2004 |  |
| Iban Wikipedia | Iban Wikipedia | Iban | Latn | iba | 1,839 | 59 | 14 October 2024 |  |
| Tibetan Wikipedia | བོད་ཡིག་གི་ཝེ་ཁེ་རིག་མཛོད (Wylie: Bod yig gi we khe rig mdzod) | Central Tibetan (Lhasa Tibetan) | Tibt | bo | 7,276 | 58 | Unknown date |  |
| Maithili Wikipedia | मैथिली विकिपिडिया (Maithilī vikipiḍiyā) | Maithili | Deva | mai | 14,241 | 58 | 6 November 2014 |  |
| Quechua Wikipedia | Qhichwa Wikipidiya | Quechua (Southern Quechua) | Latn | qu | 24,204 | 56 | January 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Chuvash Wikipedia | Чăваш Википедийĕ (Russian-based: Căvaš Vikipedijĕ, Turkish-based: Çovaş Vikipyediyö) | Chuvash | Cyrl | cv | 58,010 | 56 | 22 November 2004 |  |
| Bhojpuri Wikipedia | बिहारी विकिपीडिया (Bihārī vikipīḍiyā) | Bihari (Bhojpuri) | Deva | bh | 8,854 | 54 | 21 February 2003 |  |
| Banjarese Wikipedia | Wikipidia basa Banjar | Banjarese | Latn | bjn | 11,407 | 53 | 17 October 2010 |  |
| Ilocano Wikipedia | Wikipedia nga Ilokano | Ilocano | Latn | ilo | 15,432 | 53 | 2005 (unknown date) |  |
| Rusyn Wikipedia | Русиньска Вікіпедія (Rusîn'ska Vikipedija) | Rusyn | Cyrl | rue | 10,142 | 52 | 23 January 2011 |  |
| Santali Wikipedia | ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ (Santaṛi wikipiḍiya) | Santali | Olck | sat | 13,799 | 52 | 2 August 2018 |  |
| Interlingua Wikipedia | Wikipedia in interlingua | Interlingua | Latn | ia | 30,133 | 51 | 29 April 2002 |  |
| Western Armenian Wikipedia | Արեւմտահայերէն Ուիքիփետիա (Arevmdahayerēn Uikʿipʿetia) | Western Armenian | Armn | hyw | 13,146 | 50 | 1 April 2019 |  |
| Gorontalo Wikipedia | Wikipedia bahasa Hulontalo | Gorontalo | Latn | gor | 14,851 | 46 | 18 April 2018 |  |
| Luganda Wikipedia | Wikipediya Luganda | Luganda | Latn | lg | 4,349 | 46 | Unknown date |  |
| Northern Sotho Wikipedia | Wikipedia Sesotho sa Leboa | Northern Sotho | Latn | nso | 8,781 | 46 | 29 October 2011 |  |
| Corsican Wikipedia | Corsipedia or Wikipedia in lingua corsa | Corsican | Latn | co | 8,568 | 45 | 9 December 2003 |  |
| Emilian–Romagnol Wikipedia | Emiliàn e rumagnòl Vichipedèia | Emilian–Romagnol | Latn | eml | 13,680 | 45 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Hakka Wikipedia | Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hakkâpedia or Hak-kâ-ngî Wikipedia | Hakka Chinese | Latn | hak | 10,381 | 45 | 27 May 2007 |  |
| Inuktitut Wikipedia | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᕆᐅᙵᐃᐹ (Uikipitia inuktitut) | Inuktitut | Cans | iu | 424 | 45 | Unknown date |  |
| Zazaki Wikipedia | Wikipediyay Zazaki | Zaza | Latn | diq | 42,339 | 45 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Piedmontese Wikipedia | Wikipedia an piemontèisa | Piedmontese | Latn | pms | 70,601 | 44 | 27 March 2006 |  |
| Sanskrit Wikipedia | संस्कृतविकिपीडिया (Saṃskṛta vikipīḍiyā) | Sanskrit | Deva | sa | 12,400 | 44 | December 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Acehnese Wikipedia | Wikipèdia bahsa Acèh | Acehnese | Latn | ace | 13,002 | 43 | 12 August 2009 |  |
| Banyumasan Wikipedia | Wikipédia basa Banyumasan | Banyumasan | Latn | map-bms | 13,940 | 43 | 2005 (unknown date) |  |
| Mingrelian Wikipedia | მარგალური ვიკიპედია (Margaluri vik’ip’edia) | Mingrelian | Geor | xmf | 21,911 | 43 | 12 June 2011 |  |
| Upper Sorbian Wikipedia | Hornjoserbska wikipedija | Upper Sorbian | Latn | hsb | 14,182 | 43 | 2 October 2006 |  |
| Silesian Wikipedia | Ślůnsko Wikipedyjo | Silesian | Latn | szl | 59,514 | 43 | 26 May 2008 |  |
| Mazanderani Wikipedia | مازرونی ویکیپدیا (Mazandarani vikipedi) | Mazanderani | Arab | mzn | 64,286 | 42 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Ladin Wikipedia | Wikipedia per ladin | Ladin | Latn | lld | 180,800 | 42 | 17 August 2020 |  |
| Hawaiian Wikipedia | Hawai‘i Wikipikia | Hawaiian | Latn | haw | 2,961 | 41 | Unknown date |  |
| Interlingue Wikipedia | Wikipedia in Interlingue | Interlingue | Latn | ie | 13,351 | 41 | Unknown date |  |
| Pennsylvania Dutch Wikipedia | Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsche Wikipedelche | Pennsylvania Dutch | Latn | pdc | 2,049 | 41 | Unknown date |  |
| Sardinian Wikipedia | Wikipedia in sardu | Sardinian | Latn | sc | 7,727 | 41 | April 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Uyghur Wikipedia | UEY: ئۇيغۇرچە ۋىكىپېدىيە (ULY: Uyghur wikipëdiye) (UYY: Uyghur vikipediyə) (UKY: Уйғур википедийә) | Uyghur | Arab | ug | 9,607 | 41 | Unknown date |  |
| Dutch Low Saxon Wikipedia | Nedersaksische Wikipedie | Dutch Low Saxon | Latn | nds-nl | 8,048 | 41 | 24 March 2006 |  |
| Abkhaz Wikipedia | Аԥсуа авикипедиа (Apsua avikipedia) | Abkhaz | Cyrl | ab | 6,477 | 40 | Unknown date |  |
| Limburgish Wikipedia | Limburgse Wikipedia | Limburgish | Latn | li | 15,135 | 40 | August 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Oromo Wikipedia | Oromoo Wikipedia | Oromo | Latn | om | 1,959 | 40 | Unknown date |  |
| Guarani Wikipedia | Vikipetã avañe'ẽme | Guarani | Latn | gn | 5,975 | 40 | Unknown date |  |
| Tulu Wikipedia | ತುಳು ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ (Tuḷu vikipīḍiya) | Tulu | Knda | tcy | 2,846 | 40 | 6 August 2016 |  |
| Friulian Wikipedia | Vichipedie par furlan | Friulian | Latn | fur | 4,876 | 39 | 25 January 2005 |  |
| Fula Wikipedia | Wikipedia Fulfude | Fula | Latn | ff | 12,234 | 39 | Unknown date |  |
| Kapampangan Wikipedia | Wikipediang Kapampángan | Kapampangan | Latn | pam | 10,139 | 39 | 2005 (unknown date) |  |
| Xhosa Wikipedia | Wikipedia isiXhosa | Xhosa | Latn | xh | 2,317 | 39 | Unknown date |  |
| Neapolitan Wikipedia | Wikipedia napulitana | Neapolitan | Latn | nap | 14,935 | 38 | 21 December 2006 |  |
| Tswana Wikipedia | Wikipedia Setswana | Tswana | Latn | tn | 3,154 | 38 | Unknown date |  |
| Walloon Wikipedia | Wikipedia e walon | Walloon | Latn | wa | 12,776 | 38 | 20 July 2003 |  |
| Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia | Uicipeid na Gàidhlig | Scottish Gaelic | Latn | gd | 16,011 | 38 | September 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Aymara Wikipedia | Aymar Wikipidiya | Aymara | Latn | ay | 5,241 | 37 | Unknown date |  |
| Eastern Min Wikipedia | Bàng-uâ-cê: Bànguâpedia or Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Wikipedia | Eastern Min | Latn | cdo | 16,683 | 37 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Inari Sámi Wikipedia | Anarâškielâlâš Wikipedia | Inari Sámi | Latn | smn | 6,478 | 37 | 19 October 2020 |  |
| Avar Wikipedia | Авар Википедия (Avar Vikipedija) | Avar | Cyrl | av | 4,001 | 36 | Unknown date |  |
| Betawi Wikipedia | Wikipédi basa Betawi | Betawi | Latn | bew | 3,054 | 36 | 24 April 2024 |  |
| Lingala Wikipedia | Lingála Wikipedia | Lingala | Latn | ln | 4,834 | 36 | Unknown date |  |
| Lingua Franca Nova Wikipedia | Vicipedia en lingua franca nova | Lingua Franca Nova | Latn | lfn | 4,482 | 36 | 18 April 2018 |  |
| Ossetian Wikipedia | Ирон Википеди (Iron Vikipedi) | Ossetian | Cyrl | os | 21,356 | 36 | 28 February 2005 |  |
| Wayuu Wikipedia | Wikipeetia süka wayuunaiki | Wayuu | Latn | guc | 683 | 36 | 27 February 2023 |  |
| Cherokee Wikipedia | ᏫᎩᏇᏗᏯ ᏣᎳᎩ (Wigiquediya tsalagi) | Cherokee | Cher | chr | 1,000 | 34 | May 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| North Frisian Wikipedia | Nordfriisk Wikipedia | North Frisian | Latn | frr | 20,655 | 33 | 19 August 2010 |  |
| Talysh Wikipedia | Tolyšə Vikipedijə | Talysh | Latn | tly | 10,043 | 33 | 30 August 2023 |  |
| Extremaduran Wikipedia | Güiquipeya en estremeñu | Extremaduran | Latn | ext | 4,040 | 33 | 27 January 2007 |  |
| Volapük Wikipedia | Vükiped Volapükik | Volapük | Latn | vo | 45,730 | 33 | 27 January 2004 |  |
| Gan Wikipedia | Traditional Chinese: 贛語維基百科, simplified Chinese: 赣语维基百科 (Pha̍k-oa-chhi: Gon wéijī bǎikē) | Gan Chinese | Hans/Hant | gan | 6,772 | 32 | 27 May 2008 |  |
| Gilaki Wikipedia | گیلکی ویکیپدیاٰ (Gilɵki vikipɵdiya) | Gilaki | Arab | glk | 48,352 | 32 | 2006 (unknown date) |  |
| Ligurian Wikipedia | Wikipedia Ligure | Ligurian | Latn | lij | 11,453 | 32 | Unknown date |  |
| Romansh Wikipedia | Vichipedia rumantscha | Romansh | Latn | rm | 3,808 | 32 | Unknown date |  |
| Sotho Wikipedia | Wikipedia Sesotho | Sotho | Latn | st | 1,518 | 32 | Unknown date |  |
| Komi Wikipedia | Коми Википедия (Komi Vikipedija) | Komi | Cyrl | kv | 5,727 | 31 | August 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Maldivian Wikipedia | ދިވެހި ވިކިޕީޑިޔާ (Dhivehi vikipīḍiyā) | Maldivian | Thaa | dv | 3,190 | 31 | 28 August 2004 |  |
| Manx Wikipedia | Wikipedia yn Gaelg | Manx | Latn | gv | 6,964 | 31 | September 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Võro Wikipedia | Võrokeeline Vikipeediä | Võro | Latn | fiu-vro | 6,845 | 31 | 2005 (unknown date) |  |
| Kashmiri Wikipedia | کٲشُر وِکیٖپیٖڈیا (Kạ̄śur vikipīḍiyā) | Kashmiri | Arab | ks | 8,089 | 31 | 25 March 2004 |  |
| Lower Sorbian Wikipedia | Dolnoserbska wikipedija | Lower Sorbian | Latn | dsb | 3,425 | 30 | 12 November 2008 |  |
| Picard Wikipedia | Wikipédia in lingue picarde | Picard | Latn | pcd | 6,012 | 30 | 19 March 2009 |  |
| Shan Wikipedia | ဝီႇၶီႇၽီးတီးယႃးတႆး (Wiː-kʰiː-pʰiː-tiː-jaɑː- táy) | Shan | Mymr | shn | 14,238 | 30 | 14 November 2018 |  |
| Samogitian Wikipedia | Žemaitėška Vikipedėjė | Samogitian | Latn | bat-smg | 17,273 | 30 | 25 March 2006 |  |
| Cornish Wikipedia | Wikipedya Kernowek | Cornish | Latn | kw | 7,097 | 29 | Unknown date |  |
| Kotava Wikipedia | Wikipedia men Kotava | Kotava | Latn | avk | 29,896 | 29 | 29 December 2020 |  |
| Saraiki Wikipedia | سرائیکی ویٖکیٖپیڈیا (Sarā'īkī vikipīḍiyā) | Saraiki | Arab | skr | 24,306 | 29 | 22 November 2020 |  |
| Southern Ndebele Wikipedia | Wikiphidiya yelimi lesiNdebele | Southern Ndebele | Latn | nr | 266 | 29 | 14 October 2024 | |
| Twi Wikipedia | Wikipidia Twi | Twi | Latn | tw | 4,624 | 29 | Unknown date |  |
| Bislama Wikipedia | Wikipedia long Bislama | Bislama | Latn | bi | 1,479 | 28 | Unknown date |  |
| Māori Wikipedia | Wikipedia Māori | Māori | Latn | mi | 8,011 | 28 | 2003 (unknown date) |  |
| Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia | Naijá Wikipedia | Nigerian Pidgin | Latn | pcm | 1,508 | 28 | 17 August 2022 |  |
| Kabyle Wikipedia | Wikipedia taqbaylit | Kabyle | Latn | kab | 6,998 | 27 | 12 November 2007 |  |
| Meadow Mari Wikipedia | Олык Марий Википедий (Olyk Marij Vikipedij) | Meadow Mari | Cyrl | mhr | 11,329 | 27 | 9 July 2009 |  |
| Papiamento Wikipedia | Wikipedia na papiamentu | Papiamento | Latn | pap | 4,964 | 27 | Unknown date |  |
| Shilha Wikipedia | Wikipidya taclḥiyt (ⵡⵉⴽⵉⵒⵉⴷⵢⴰ ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ) | Shilha | Latn/Tfng | shi | 10,877 | 27 | 30 June 2021 |  |
| Tuvan Wikipedia | Тыва Википедия (Tıwa Vikipediya) | Tuvan | Cyrl | tyv | 3,964 | 27 | 11 August 2013 |  |
| West Flemish Wikipedia | West-Vlamse Wikipedia | West Flemish | Latn | vls | 8,193 | 27 | Unknown date |  |
| Northern Sámi Wikipedia | Davvisámegiel Wikipedia | Northern Sámi | Latn | se | 7,904 | 27 | 20 July 2004 |  |
| Wolof Wikipedia | Wikipedia Wolof | Wolof | Latn | wo | 1,740 | 27 | Unknown date |  |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia | বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী উইকিপিডিয়া (Bişnupriya mônipuri u'ikipiḍiẏā) | Bishnupriya Manipuri | Beng | bpy | 25,092 | 26 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Dzongkha Wikipedia | རྫོང་ཁ་ཝེ་ཁེ་རིག་མཛོད (Rdzong kha we khe rig mdzod) | Dzongkha | Tibt | dz | 375 | 26 | Unknown date |  |
| Franco-Provençal Wikipedia | Vouiquipèdia en arpetan | Franco-Provençal | Latn | frp | 5,812 | 26 | 24 March 2006 |  |
| Ghanaian Pidgin Wikipedia | Ghanaian Pidgin Wikipedia | Ghanaian Pidgin English | Latn | gpe | 3,978 | 26 | 5 July 2023 |  |
| Greenlandic Wikipedia | Kalaallisut Wikipedia | Greenlandic | Latn | kl | 246 | 26 | Unknown date |  |
| Gurene Wikipedia | Gurenɛ Wikipedia | Farefare (Gurene) | Latn | gur | 1,927 | 26 | 27 February 2023 |  |
| Old Church Slavonic Wikipedia | Словѣньска Википєдїꙗ (Slověnĭska Vikipedija) | Old Church Slavonic | Cyrs | cu | 1,310 | 26 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Shona Wikipedia | Wikipedhiya chiShona | Shona | Latn | sn | 11,494 | 26 | Unknown date |  |
| Tigrinya Wikipedia | ዊኪፐድያ ብትግርኛ (Wikipädya bətəgrəñña) | Tigrinya | Ethi | ti | 335 | 26 | Unknown date |  |
| Tok Pisin Wikipedia | Wikipedia long Tok Pisin | Tok Pisin | Latn | tpi | 1,406 | 26 | Unknown date |  |
| Veps Wikipedia | Vepsän Vikipedii | Veps | Latn | vep | 7,065 | 26 | 1 February 2012 |  |
| Adyghe Wikipedia | Адыгэ Википедие (Adıgə Vikipedie) | Adyghe | Cyrl | ady | 615 | 25 | 11 February 2016 |  |
| Chamorro Wikipedia | Wikipedia Chamoru | Chamorro | Latn | ch | 558 | 25 | Unknown date |  |
| Dusun Wikipedia | Wikipedia Kadazandusun | Dusun | Latn | dtp | 1,706 | 25 | 28 May 2024 |  |
| Ewe Wikipedia | Wikipiɖia Eʋegbe | Ewe | Latn | ee | 1,266 | 25 | Unknown date |  |
| Jamaican Patois Wikipedia | Jumiekan Patwa Wikipidia | Jamaican Patois | Latn | jam | 1,731 | 25 | 2 May 2016 |  |
| Rakhine Wikipedia | ရခိုင်ဝီကီးပီးဒီယား | Rakhine | Mymr | rki | 1,050 | 25 | 29 August 2025 |  |
| Toba Batak Wikipedia | Wikipedia Batak Toba | Toba Batak | Latn | bbc | 1,197 | 25 | 6 November 2023 |  |
| Tsonga Wikipedia | Wikipediya Xitsonga | Tsonga | Latn | ts | 952 | 25 | Unknown date |  |
| Classical Syriac Wikipedia | ܘܝܩܝܦܕܝܐ ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ (Wīqīpedyāʾ leššānā suryāyā) | Aramaic (Syriac) | Syrc | arc | 1,915 | 25 | July 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Judaeo-Spanish Wikipedia | Vikipedya en lingua Judeo-Espanyola | Judaeo-Spanish | Latn | lad | 3,872 | 25 | Unknown date |  |
| Cheyenne Wikipedia | Vekepete'a Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse | Cheyenne | Latn | chy | 724 | 24 | Unknown date |  |
| Doteli Wikipedia | डोटेली विकिपिडिया (Ḍōṭēlī vikipiḍiyā) | Doteli | Deva | dty | 3,626 | 24 | 24 April 2017 |  |
| Gagauz Wikipedia | Gagauzca Vikipediya | Gagauz | Latn | gag | 3,014 | 24 | 13 November 2010 |  |
| Lezgian Wikipedia | Лезги Википедия (Lezgi Vikipediä) | Lezgian | Cyrl | lez | 4,445 | 24 | 27 March 2012 |  |
| Zeelandic Wikipedia | Zeêuwstaelihe Wikipedia | Zeelandic | Latn | zea | 7,045 | 24 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Fante Wikipedia | Fante Wikipedia | Fante | Latn | fat | 1,628 | 23 | 20 April 2023 |  |
| Kashubian Wikipedia | Kaszëbskô Wikipedijô | Kashubian | Latn | csb | 5,495 | 23 | 31 March 2004 |  |
| Lojban Wikipedia | ni'o la .uikipedi'as. pe lo jbobau | Lojban | Latn | jbo | 1,348 | 23 | Unknown date |  |
| Meitei Wikipedia | ꯃꯤꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ ꯋꯤꯀꯤꯄꯦꯗꯤꯌꯥ (Meeteilon weekeepaydeeya) | Meitei | Mtei | mni | 10,452 | 23 | 22 February 2021 |  |
| N'Ko Wikipedia | ߥߞߌߔߘߋߞߎ ߒߞߏ (Wkipdeku n'ko) | N'Ko | Nkoo | nqo | 1,566 | 23 | 26 September 2019 |  |
| Tumbuka Wikipedia | Wikipedia Chitumbuka | Tumbuka | Latn | tum | 18,793 | 23 | Unknown date |  |
| Chavacano Wikipedia | Chavacano Wikipedia | Zamboanga Chavacano | Latn | cbk-zam | 3,237 | 22 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Gothic Wikipedia | 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 (Gutisk wikipaidja) | Gothic | Goth | got | 976 | 22 | Unknown date |  |
| Gun Wikipedia | Gungbe Wikipedia | Gun | Latn | guw | 1,556 | 22 | 23 March 2022 |  |
| Karachay-Balkar Wikipedia | Къарачай-Малкъар Википедия (Qaraçay-Malqar Wikipédiya) | Karachay-Balkar | Cyrl | krc | 2,622 | 22 | 19 March 2010 |  |
| Mirandese Wikipedia | Biquipédia an lhéngua mirandesa | Mirandese | Latn | mwl | 4,280 | 22 | 12 August 2009 |  |
| Pa'O Wikipedia | ပအိုဝ်ႏဝီခီပီးဒီးယား (Pǎʼǒ wikhipi:di:ya) | Pa'O | Mymr | blk | 2,907 | 22 | 19 July 2022 |  |
| Aromanian Wikipedia | Wikipedia pri Armâneaști | Aromanian | Latn | roa-rup | 1,389 | 21 | 2004 (unknown date) |  |
| Buryat Wikipedia | Буряад Википеэди (Buryaad Vikipjeedi) | Buryat (Russia Buriat) | Cyrl | bxr | 2,910 | 21 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Cree Wikipedia (Closed) | ᐎᑭᐱᑎᔭ ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Wikipitiya nēhiyawēwin) | Cree | Cans | cr (closed) | 14 | 21 | August 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Nahuatl Wikipedia | Huiquipedia nāhuatlahtōlcopa | Nahuatl | Latn | nah | 4,283 | 21 | August 2003 (unknown day) |  |
| Navajo Wikipedia | Wikiibíídiiya Dinék'ehjí | Navajo | Latn | nv | 22,664 | 21 | Unknown date |  |
| Newar Wikipedia | 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮𑐨𑐵𑐲𑐵 𑐰𑐶𑐎𑐶𑐥𑐶𑐡𑐶𑐫𑐵 (Nepālabhāshā vikipiḍiyā) | Newar | Deva/Newa | new | 72,599 | 21 | 4 June 2006 |  |
| Pangasinan Wikipedia | Wikipedia Pangasinan | Pangasinan | Latn | pag | 2,618 | 21 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Udmurt Wikipedia | Удмурт Википедия (Udmurt Vikipedija) | Udmurt | Cyrl | udm | 5,715 | 21 | 24 October 2005 |  |
| Bambara Wikipedia | Wikipedi Bamanankan | Bambara | Latn | bm | 908 | 21 | Unknown date |  |
| Erzya Wikipedia | Эрзянь Википедия (Erzäń Vikipedija) | Erzya | Cyrl | myv | 7,866 | 20 | 26 May 2008 |  |
| Fon Wikipedia | Wikipedya ɖò Fɔngbemɛ | Fon | Latn | fon | 3,243 | 20 | 3 October 2023 |  |
| Livvi-Karelian Wikipedia | Livvinkarjalan Wikipedii | Livvi-Karelian | Latn | olo | 4,627 | 20 | 7 October 2016 |  |
| Angika Wikipedia | विकिपीडिया | Angika | Deva | anp | 1,651 | 19 | 22 March 2023 |  |
| Kongo Wikipedia | Wikipedia kikôngo | Kongo | Latn | kg | 1,566 | 19 | Unknown date |  |
| Mon Wikipedia | ဝဳကဳပဳဒဳယာမန် (Wīkīpīdīya mawn) | Mon | Mymr | mnw | 1,957 | 19 | 4 November 2019 |  |
| Nupe Wikipedia | Wikipedia Nya Nupe | Nupe | Latn | nup | 483 | 19 | 24 April 2025 | |
| Tarantino Wikipedia | Uicchipèdie tarandíne | Tarantino | Latn | roa-tara | 9,492 | 19 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Fijian Wikipedia | Vaka-Viti Wikipedia | Fijian | Latn | fj | 1,612 | 18 | Unknown date |  |
| Kabardian Wikipedia | Адыгэбзэ Уикипедиэ (Adıgəbzə Wikipediă) | Kabardian | Cyrl | kbd | 1,637 | 18 | 18 March 2011 |  |
| Mandailing Batak Wikipedia | Wikipedia Saro Mandailing | Mandailing Batak | Latn | btm | 1,181 | 18 | 21 June 2024 | |
| Norman Wikipedia | Augeron, Cotentinais, Percheron: Viqùipédie normaunde Auregnais: Ouitchipédie Nourmaounde Brayon, Cauchois, Rouennais: Viqùipédie normande Guernésiais: Ouitchipédie normande Jèrriais: Ouitchipédie Nouormande Sercquiais: Witchipedi Normãdi | Norman | Latn | nrm | 5,055 | 18 | 2006 (unknown date) |  |
| Samoan Wikipedia | Wikipedia gagana Sāmoa | Samoan | Latn | sm | 1,177 | 18 | Unknown date |  |
| Central Kanuri Wikipedia | Wikipedia tǝlam kanuri | Central Kanuri | Latn | knc | 1,518 | 17 | 30 January 2025 | |
| Chewa Wikipedia | Wikipedia Chichewa | Chewa | Latn | ny | 1,099 | 17 | Unknown date |  |
| Ingush Wikipedia | Гӏалгӏай Википеди (Ghalghaj Vikipedi) | Ingush | Cyrl | inh | 2,408 | 17 | 18 April 2018 |  |
| Iñupiaq Wikipedia | Uiqipitia Iñupiatun | Iñupiaq | Latn | ik | 604 | 17 | Unknown date |  |
| Saterland Frisian Wikipedia | Seelterfräiske Wikipedia | Saterland Frisian | Latn | stq | 4,129 | 17 | 12 November 2008 |  |
| Tetum Wikipedia | Wikipédia iha lia-tetun | Tetum | Latn | tet | 1,379 | 17 | Unknown date |  |
| Tongan Wikipedia | Wikipedia ʻi lea fakatonga | Tongan | Latn | to | 2,043 | 17 | January 2004 (unknown day) |  |
| Konkani Wikipedia | कोंकणी विकिपीडिया (Konknni Wikipidia) (ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಾ) | Konkani (Goan Konkani) | Deva/Latn/Knda | gom | 3,640 | 17 | 16 June 2015 |  |
| Awadhi Wikipedia | अवधी विकिपीडिया (Avadhī vikipīḍiyā) | Awadhi | Deva | awa | 2,520 | 16 | 21 May 2020 |  |
| Hill Mari Wikipedia | Кырык марла Википеди (Kyryk marla Vikipedi) | Hill Mari | Cyrl | mrj | 10,430 | 16 | 17 October 2010 |  |
| Novial Wikipedia | Wikipedie in novial | Novial | Latn | nov | 1,877 | 16 | 30 September 2006 |  |
| Sylheti Wikipedia | Sylheti | Sylo | syl | 1,193 | 16 | 25 February 2025 |  | |
| Buginese Wikipedia | ᨓᨗᨀᨗᨄᨙᨉᨗᨕ ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (Wikipedia basa Ugi) | Buginese | Bugi | bug | 15,955 | 15 | Unknown date |  |
| Igala Wikipedia | Wikipídiya Igala | Igala | Latn | igl | 933 | 15 | 24 April 2024 |  |
| Kalmyk Wikipedia | Хальмг Бикипеди (Haľmg Vikipedi) | Kalmyk Oirat | Cyrl | xal | 1,597 | 15 | 24 March 2006 |  |
| Moksha Wikipedia | Мокшень Википедиесь (Mokšenj Vikipedijesʹ) | Moksha | Cyrl | mdf | 7,611 | 15 | 26 May 2008 |  |
| Nias Wikipedia | Wikipedia Li Niha | Nias | Latn | nia | 1,764 | 15 | 11 January 2021 |  |
| Palatine German Wikipedia | Pälzisch Wikipedia | Palatine German | Latn | pfl | 2,826 | 15 | 13 November 2010 |  |
| Romani Wikipedia | Romani Vikipidiya | Romani (Vlax Romani) | Latn | rmy | 756 | 15 | Unknown date |  |
| Swazi Wikipedia | Wikipedia siSwati | Swazi | Latn | ss | 1,132 | 15 | Unknown date |  |
| Tyap Wikipedia | Wukipedia nTyap | Tyap | Latn | kcg | 1,447 | 15 | 16 May 2022 |  |
| Atayal Wikipedia | Wikibitia na Tayal | Atayal | Latn | tay | 2,582 | 14 | 16 March 2021 |  |
| Dagaare Wikipedia | Dagaare Wikipiideɛ | Dagaare | Latn | dga | 2,765 | 14 | 6 November 2023 |  |
| Kirundi Wikipedia | Wikipediya mu Ikirundi | Kirundi | Latn | rn | 703 | 14 | Unknown date | |
| Pontic Wikipedia | Ποντιακόν Βικιπαίδεια (Pontiakón Bikipaídeia) | Pontic Greek | Grek | pnt | 488 | 14 | 5 March 2009 |  |
| Venda Wikipedia | Wikipedia nga tshiVenḓa | Venda | Latn | ve | 822 | 14 | Unknown date |  |
| Zhuang Wikipedia | Veizgiek Bakgoh Vahcuengh | Zhuang (Standard Zhuang) | Latn | za | 3,006 | 14 | Unknown date |  |
| Dinka Wikipedia | Wikipedia Thuɔŋjäŋ | Dinka | Latn | din | 340 | 13 | 12 July 2017 |  |
| Kikuyu Wikipedia | Wikipedia Gĩgĩkũyũ | Kikuyu | Latn | ki | 1,899 | 13 | Unknown date |  |
| Lak Wikipedia | Лакку мазрал Википедия (Lak:u mazral Vikipediaˤ) | Lak | Cyrl | lbe | 1,261 | 13 | Unknown date |  |
| Pali Wikipedia | पालि विकिपीडिया (Pāli vikipīḍiyā) | Pali | Deva | pi | 290 | 13 | Unknown date |  |
| Sakizaya Wikipedia | Wikipitiya nu Sakizaya | Sakizaya | Latn | szy | 2,735 | 13 | 22 November 2019 |  |
| Ripuarian Wikipedia | Wikkipedija en Ripoarisch Platt | Ripuarian | Latn | ksh | 3,037 | 13 | 6 July 2005 |  |
| Atikamekw Wikipedia | Atikamekw Wikipetcia | Atikamekw | Latn | atj | 2,076 | 12 | 21 June 2017 |  |
| Bajau Sama Wikipedia | Wikipidia Bajau Sama | West Coast Bajau | Latn | bdr | 236 | 12 | 6 August 2024 |  |
| Kabiye Wikipedia | Wikipediya kabɩyɛ | Kabiye | Latn | kbp | 1,714 | 12 | 23 June 2017 |  |
| Komi-Permyak Wikipedia | Перем коми Википедия (Perem komi Vikipedija) | Komi-Permyak | Cyrl | koi | 3,469 | 12 | 19 October 2010 |  |
| Obolo Wikipedia | Wìkìpedia Usem Obolo | Obolo | Latn | ann | 433 | 12 | 14 October 2024 |  |
| Tahitian Wikipedia | Vitipetia Reo Tahiti | Tahitian | Latn | ty | 1,249 | 12 | Unknown date |  |
| Amis Wikipedia | Wikipitiya 'Amis | Amis | Latn | ami | 1,145 | 11 | 28 October 2021 |  |
| Komering Wikipedia | Wikipidiya basa Kumoring | Komering | Latn | kge | 2,660 | 11 | 24 September 2024 |  |
| Kusaal Wikipedia | Wikipiidia Kʋsaal | Kusaal | Latn | kus | 1,192 | 11 | 24 April 2024 |  |
| Latgalian Wikipedia | Vikipedeja latgaļu volūdā | Latgalian | Latn | ltg | 1,111 | 11 | 18 March 2011 |  |
| Pannonian Rusyn Wikipedia | Википедия на панонским руским язику (Vikipedija na panonskim ruskim jaziku) | Pannonian Rusyn | Cyrl | rsk | 929 | 11 | 14 October 2024 | |
| Sranan Tongo Wikipedia | Sranan Wikipedia | Sranan Tongo | Latn | srn | 1,129 | 11 | 12 November 2008 |  |
| Tigre Wikipedia | ዊኪፒድያ ህግየ ትግሬ | Tigre | Ethi | tig | 44 | 11 | 12 December 2024 |  |
| Guianan Creole Wikipedia | Wikipédja an kriyòl gwiyannen | French Guianese Creole | Latn | gcr | 1,075 | 10 | 22 November 2019 |  |
| Mooré Wikipedia | Wikipidiya Mossi | Mooré | Latn | mos | 1,304 | 10 | 24 September 2024 |  |
| Paiwan Wikipedia | wikipidiya nua pinayuanan | Paiwan | Latn | pwn | 375 | 10 | 28 October 2021 |  |
| Sango Wikipedia | Wïkïpêdïyäa na Sängö | Sango | Latn | sg | 362 | 10 | Unknown date |  |
| Norfuk Wikipedia (locked) | Norfuk Wikkapedya | Norfuk | Latn | pih(closed) | 0 | 9 | Unknown date – 19 March 2025 |  |
| Seediq Wikipedia | Seediq Wikipidiya | Seediq | Latn | trv | 1,201 | 8 | 16 March 2021 |  |
| Southern Altai Wikipedia | Тӱштӱк алтай Википедия (Tüštük altay Vikipediya) | Southern Altai | Cyrl | alt | 1,102 | 7 | 22 February 2021 |  |
| Akan Wikipedia (closed) | Wikipidia Akan | Akan | Latn | ak (closed) | 0 | 6 | Unknown date – 1 April 2023 | |
| Tai Nuea Wikipedia | ᥝᥤᥱ ᥑᥤᥱ ᥚᥤᥱ ᥖᥤᥱ ᥕᥣᥱ ᥖᥭᥰ ᥖᥬᥲ ᥑᥨᥒᥰ | Tai Nuea | Tale | tdd | 342 | 6 | 14 October 2024 |  |
| Afar Wikipedia (closed) | Afar | Latn | aa (closed) | 0 | 4 | Unknown date – 10 May 2008 | | |
| Marshallese Wikipedia (closed) | Marshallese | Latn | mh (closed) | 4 | 4 | Unknown date – 4 May 2008 | | |
| Nauruan Wikipedia (locked) | Wikipediya Naoero | Nauruan | Latn | na (closed) | 0 | 4 | Unknown date – 1 May 2023 |  |
| Northern Luri Wikipedia (locked) | Northern Luri | Arab | lrc (closed) | 1 | 4 | 16 June 2015 – 14 January 2021 |  | |
| Choctaw Wikipedia (closed) | Choctaw | Latn | cho (closed) | 6 | 3 | Unknown date – 3 July 2007 | | |
| Herero Wikipedia (closed) | Herero | Latn | hz (closed) | 0 | 3 | 29 August 2004 – 24 July 2007 | | |
| Ndonga Wikipedia (closed) | Ovambo (Ndonga) | Latn | ng (closed) | 8 | 3 | Unknown date – 10 January 2010 | | |
| Sichuan Yi Wikipedia (closed) | Nuosu | Yiii | ii (closed) | 3 | 3 | Unknown date – 29 July 2007 | | |
| Kanuri Wikipedia (closed) | Kanuri | Latn | kr (closed) | 0 | 2 | Unknown date – 3 May 2007 | | |
| Muscogee Wikipedia (closed) | Muscogee | Latn | mus (closed) | 1 | 2 | Unknown date – 10 July 2007 | | |
| Hiri Motu Wikipedia (closed) | Hiri Motu | Latn | ho (closed) | 3 | 1 | Unknown date – 9 July 2007 | | |
| Kwanyama Wikipedia (closed) | Ovambo (Kwanyama) | Latn | kj (closed) | 4 | 1 | 9 August 2004 – 10 July 2007 | | |
| Klingon Wikipedia (deleted) | Klingon | Latn | tlh (deleted) | 0 | 0 | June 2004 (unknown day) – Unknown date of closure, August 2005 (deletion; unknown day) |  | |
| Moldovan Wikipedia (deleted) | Romanian (Moldovan) | Cyrl | mo (deleted) | 0 | 0 | Unknown date – 21 November 2006 (closure), 23 November 2017 (deletion) |  | |
| September 11 Wiki (deleted) | September 11 Wiki | English | Latn | sep11 (deleted) | 0 | 0 | 2001 (unknown date) – 2006 (made read-only; unknown date), 2008 (closure; unknown date) | |
| Siberian Wikipedia (deleted) | fictitious "artificial Siberian language" | Cyrl | ru-sib (deleted) | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2006 – 19 September 2007 (closure), 16 October 2007 (deletion) |  | |
| Test Wikipedia | Test Wikipedia | English | Latn | test | 0 | 0 | Unknown date |  |
| Test2 Wikipedia | Test2 Wikipedia | English | Latn | test2 | 0 | 0 | Unknown date | |
| Toki Pona Wikipedia (deleted) | Toki Pona | Latn | tokipona (deleted) | 0 | 0 | 4 April 2004 – 2008 (closure; unknown date), 24 March 2009 (deletion) | ||
| Wikipedia 10 (closed) | Wikipedia 10 | English | Latn | ten (closed) | 0 | 0 | Unknown date of either launch or closure |  |
| Nostalgia Wikipedia | Nostalgia Wikipedia | English | Latn | nostalgia | 0 | 0 | Unknown date |  |
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Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie collaborative libre, fêtera ses dix ans en janvier 2011, et a débuté le 23 mars 2001 en version française, mais dès ce jeudi 23 septembre, à neuf ans et demi exactement, la Wikipédia francophone a enregistré officiellement le cap du million d'articles. (Wikipedia, the free collaborative encyclopedia, will celebrate its tenth anniversary in January 2011. It started on March 23, 2001 in its French version, but as of this Thursday, September 23, at exactly nine and a half years old, the French-language Wikipedia has officially reached the one million article mark.)
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Overview and History
Origins and Expansion
The English Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001, as the inaugural edition of the project, initially serving as a collaborative online encyclopedia focused on English-language content.[6] The multilingual expansion began shortly thereafter, with the German edition created on March 16, 2001, marking the first non-English version, followed rapidly by Catalan, French, Swedish, and Italian editions later that month.[7] By the end of 2001, the project had grown to 18 language editions, demonstrating early momentum driven by volunteer interest in adapting the platform to diverse linguistic needs.[7] Key milestones in the expansion included reaching 100 language editions by December 2004, reflecting the project's growing global appeal and the addition of editions in non-Indo-European languages such as Japanese, which was established in May 2001. The number of editions surpassed 200 by mid-2006 and exceeded 250 languages by December of that year, with further growth pushing beyond 300 editions during the 2010s as volunteer communities proliferated worldwide.[8][9] This rapid proliferation was facilitated by the Wikimedia Foundation, established on June 20, 2003, which took over hosting and provided essential support for creating new editions through the localization of the underlying MediaWiki software.[10] The Foundation's efforts ensured that MediaWiki could handle translations and interfaces in over 350 languages, including complex scripts and right-to-left writing systems.[11] Early challenges in this expansion centered on technical limitations, particularly the support for non-Latin scripts, which were not always well-integrated into the initial software setup, complicating contributions in languages like Japanese or Arabic.[12] Volunteer-driven translations played a pivotal role in overcoming these hurdles, as community members manually adapted content and interfaces without centralized coordination, relying on collaborative editing to build each edition from scratch.[13] This grassroots approach, while innovative, often led to uneven development across editions until improved localization tools emerged in the mid-2000s.Current Scope and Statistics
As of November 2025, there are 357 Wikipedia editions in total, comprising 343 active editions and 14 closed ones.[1] Among the active editions, 76 have surpassed 100,000 articles, highlighting a concentration of substantial content in larger language versions while smaller editions often maintain fewer than 1,000 articles.[1][3] Across all active editions, the combined total exceeds 65 million articles, reflecting the cumulative encyclopedic effort since the project's inception.[1] Registered users number over 109 million as of 2023, with active editors contributing to billions of total edits across Wikimedia projects, though these figures vary by edition scale. These aggregate metrics underscore Wikipedia's role as a vast, multilingual knowledge repository, though they are dynamic and best verified through real-time data from the Wikimedia Foundation. Recent growth trends show a modest expansion, with 5 to 10 new editions activated annually from incubators, including the re-launch of the Central Kanuri edition in 2025, bringing the active count from around 330 in 2023 to the current 343. Since 2023, the integration of AI tools, such as large language models for drafting articles, has accelerated content creation in underrepresented languages, with estimates indicating that up to 4% of new articles in major editions incorporate significant AI-generated elements. However, this has raised concerns about content quality and editor motivation, prompting Wikimedia policies to emphasize human oversight.[14] Older sources often report outdated statistics, such as totals from 2023 or earlier, emphasizing the necessity of consulting live Wikimedia databases for precision.Technical Framework
Language Edition Codes
The Wikimedia Foundation employs standardized language codes to uniquely identify each edition of its projects, including Wikipedia, primarily drawing from the ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-3 standards. ISO 639-1 provides two-letter codes for major languages, such as "en" for English and "zh" for Chinese, while ISO 639-3 offers three-letter codes for a broader range of languages, including those without ISO 639-1 equivalents, like "ace" for Achinese. These codes ensure consistent identification across Wikimedia sites and align with international linguistic nomenclature.[15] When standard ISO codes are unavailable or inadequate—such as for constructed or simplified variants—custom codes are assigned by the Wikimedia Language Committee. For instance, "simple" denotes Simple English, a controlled vocabulary version of English Wikipedia, while other non-ISO cases include codes for fictional languages or historical variants. The committee, composed of linguists and community representatives, evaluates and approves these assignments to maintain interoperability with global standards like BCP 47. Primary codes are typically two letters for ISO 639-1 languages and three letters for ISO 639-3, with variants appended using hyphens for sub-divisions, such as script-specific forms. Examples of committee assignments include "als" for Alemannic German (a legacy special code; the ISO 639-3 code is gsw) and "pdc" for Pennsylvania German.[16][15] The system has evolved to address linguistic complexities and community needs. Initially relying on early ISO assignments, codes have been refined over time; for Serbian, the base code "sr" (ISO 639-1) was supplemented with variants like "sr-el" for the Ekavian dialect and script-specific extensions such as "sr-Cyrl" for Cyrillic, reflecting distinctions in usage without creating separate primary codes. Proposals for new codes follow structured rules: requesters must demonstrate a valid ISO 639 code (or justify a special one), prove linguistic distinctiveness from existing editions, and garner community support through the Language Committee review process, which includes voting on eligibility. This ensures scalability while preventing fragmentation. For example, in June 2025, the Standard Moroccan Tamazight Wiktionary (code zgh) was approved, though technical delays postponed its launch.[16][17][18] Existing lists of Wikimedia language codes may provide incomplete coverage, particularly for approvals after 2023, as the ISO 639-3 registry continues to expand for endangered languages. For example, ongoing committee discussions in 2024–2025 have considered codes like "mvy" for Indus-Kohistani, an endangered Indo-Aryan language, highlighting efforts to support revitalization projects. Updates to official documentation, such as the special codes list last revised in June 2025, underscore the dynamic nature of this system.[18][16]Access and Identification Methods
Different Wikipedia language editions are primarily accessed through subdomain-based URLs, where the two-letter language code precedes the project domain, such as "en.wikipedia.org" for the English edition or "fr.wikipedia.org" for the French edition. This structure allows direct navigation to specific editions by replacing the language code in the URL. Additionally, path-based access is supported within a single edition's site, enabling users to reach content from another edition via formats like "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fr:Article_Title", which treats the language code prefix as part of the page title to facilitate inter-edition linking without changing subdomains. Interwiki links further simplify navigation, using the syntax "[[code:Article_Title]]" in wiki markup, which generates hyperlinks to the corresponding page in the target edition, such as linking from English to German content.[19] Programmatic access to Wikipedia editions relies on the MediaWiki API, where endpoints are edition-specific and follow the subdomain pattern, for example, "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php" for querying English edition data. Developers can specify language codes in API parameters, such as "action=query&meta=langlinks&titles=Article" to retrieve interlanguage links across editions, allowing automated retrieval of edition-specific information like page content, revisions, or statistics. This API structure ensures that queries are directed to the appropriate edition's database, supporting applications that aggregate or compare data from multiple Wikipedias.[20] User identification and switching between editions are facilitated by tools like the Universal Language Selector, integrated into the wikipedia.org portal, which displays a searchable list of over 300 editions for direct selection. In the official Wikipedia mobile apps for iOS and Android, users can add preferred languages in settings and switch editions seamlessly during browsing, with the app maintaining a feed customized to selected languages. For languages with variants, such as Chinese (code "zh"), the system handles conversions between Simplified and Traditional scripts automatically based on user preferences or regional defaults, ensuring consistent access without manual reconfiguration.[21][22]Catalog of Editions
Active Language Editions
The active language editions of Wikipedia represent the core of the project's multilingual encyclopedic effort, encompassing fully operational versions where content creation and editing occur regularly. As of November 2025, there are 343 such editions, each identified by a unique ISO 639 language code and hosted on subdomains like lang.wikipedia.org. These editions vary widely in scale, from massive repositories with millions of articles to smaller ones focused on niche or endangered languages, all contributing to Wikipedia's goal of free knowledge in diverse tongues. Statistics on articles, edits, and active users are tracked by the Wikimedia Foundation, providing insights into community vitality.[1] The largest editions dominate in terms of content volume and user engagement, often launched in the project's early years. Below is a table of the top 10 active editions, sorted by article count descending, including founding year for context. Data reflects totals as of November 2025, with articles denoting main namespace entries, edits as cumulative revisions, and active users as those with at least five edits in the past 30 days.| Rank | Language (English Name) | Code | Articles | Total Edits | Active Users | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | 7,090,089 | 1,317,000,000+ | 180,000+ | 2001 |
| 2 | Cebuano | ceb | 6,115,868 | 36,000,000+ | 200+ | 2005 |
| 3 | German | de | 3,068,754 | 260,000,000+ | 39,000+ | 2001 |
| 4 | French | fr | 2,720,068 | 230,000,000+ | 41,000+ | 2001 |
| 5 | Swedish | sv | 2,619,424 | 58,000,000+ | 5,300+ | 2001 |
| 6 | Dutch | nl | 2,202,191 | 70,000,000+ | 9,000+ | 2001 |
| 7 | Spanish | es | 2,073,884 | 170,000,000+ | 14,000+ | 2001 |
| 8 | Russian | ru | 2,071,312 | 149,000,000+ | 8,000+ | 2001 |
| 9 | Italian | it | 1,944,231 | 148,000,000+ | 32,000+ | 2001 |
| 10 | Polish | pl | 1,674,839 | 78,000,000+ | 12,000+ | 2001 |
Special and Incubator Editions
The Wikimedia Incubator serves as a centralized platform for developing and testing prospective language editions of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects before they are granted independent wikis. Hosted at incubator.wikimedia.org, it allows communities to build content, establish policies, and demonstrate viability in a shared environment.[24] As of October 2025, the Incubator hosts over 100 active Wikipedia test projects, covering a diverse array of languages, particularly minority and low-resource ones. Representative examples include the Afar Wikipedia (code: aa), Arberesh Albanian (aae), and Antiguan and Barbudan Creole (aig), each at varying stages of development with article counts ranging from a few dozen to several thousand. In 2025, notable progress included the creation of the Dolgan Wikipedia (dlg) in May and the Sasak Wikipedia (sas) in June, while the Magahi Wikipedia (mag) awaits final approval following community demonstrations of sustained activity. These efforts highlight ongoing support for underrepresented languages, though some project statuses remain outdated due to delays in updating official records, and recent approvals for minority languages such as Dolgan have not yet been fully reflected in broader Wikimedia statistics.[25][25][26] In addition to active tests, 14 Wikipedia editions have been closed since the project's inception, primarily due to insufficient editor engagement and low article production. Nine of these were relocated to the Incubator for potential revival. Historical examples include the Old English Wikipedia (ang), closed in 2011 after failing to attract consistent contributors; the Kwanyama Wikipedia, discontinued in July 2007 amid negligible activity; and the Muscogee Wikipedia, also closed in July 2007 for similar reasons. Closures typically follow formal proposals reviewed by the Wikimedia community, emphasizing criteria like sustained editing over time.[1][27][28] Special variants of Wikipedia extend its accessibility beyond standard language editions. The Simple English Wikipedia (code: simple) is a distinct edition optimized for English language learners and younger readers, employing a controlled vocabulary of about 1,000 basic words to simplify complex topics while maintaining encyclopedic rigor; it operates as a full-fledged wiki with over 276,000 articles as of November 2025. Complementing this, Wikijunior functions as a Wikimedia initiative within Wikibooks, producing illustrated, child-friendly non-fiction books on subjects like science and history, initiated in 2004 to foster early literacy without the full editorial demands of a Wikipedia.[29][30] Test wikis support technical experimentation and quality assurance for Wikipedia's infrastructure. The primary test.wikipedia.org wiki runs the same MediaWiki software version as production sites, enabling isolated trials of features and bug fixes within the live cluster. Similarly, the Beta Cluster (including instances like en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org) provides a staging environment for upcoming code deployments, allowing developers to simulate multi-wiki interactions before rollout; it hosts replicas of major editions for comprehensive testing. These non-public tools ensure stability across the 343 active Wikipedia editions without impacting user-facing content.[31]Comparative Analysis
Variations in Scale and Activity
The scale of Wikipedia editions varies dramatically, with the English edition encompassing 7,087,073 articles as of November 2025, representing a substantial portion of the project's total content. In contrast, many of the smaller active editions maintain fewer than 100 articles, reflecting challenges in sustaining contributions for languages with limited digital resources. These disparities stem primarily from differences in speaker population size, internet accessibility, and the presence of organized local editor communities, which enable larger editions like German and French—each with hundreds of thousands of articles—to thrive while smaller ones struggle to expand. Collectively, all editions contain over 67 million articles as of November 2025.[32][33][1] Editor activity further highlights these imbalances, as only a select few editions sustain robust engagement levels. The English Wikipedia, for instance, reports approximately 130,000 monthly active editors as of November 2025, dwarfing the figures for most others, where German and French editions each exceed 20,000 but the majority hover below 1,000 monthly active editors. This uneven distribution results in varied edit rates, with high-activity editions averaging hundreds of daily contributions, while low-activity ones face sporadic updates and elevated risks of unaddressed vandalism due to insufficient monitoring.[34][5][1] Several factors drive differential growth across editions, including the strength of local Wikimedia chapters, targeted funding, and community-driven events. Initiatives like Wiki Loves Monuments, an annual international photography contest, have boosted contributions by encouraging uploads of cultural heritage images and related articles, particularly in regions with active participants. The Hindi edition exemplifies surging growth post-2020, propelled by expanded internet access in India and dedicated community efforts, which have increased its articles from around 40,000 in 2016 to approximately 200,000 as of November 2025, representing a modest share of the total.[35][36][1] Data on emerging influences, such as AI-assisted editing in 2025, remains incomplete for smaller editions, though preliminary analyses indicate potential benefits in content generation alongside risks of quality dilution and editor burnout from managing AI outputs.[5][37]Regional and Linguistic Diversity
The distribution of Wikipedia editions reflects significant regional imbalances, with Europe hosting the majority of active language versions. As of November 2025, over 150 editions are associated with European languages, predominantly from the Indo-European family, forming regional hubs such as the Scandinavian languages (e.g., Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) and Romance languages (e.g., French, Spanish, Italian), which benefit from high editor engagement and historical linguistic ties.[38] In contrast, Africa accounts for approximately 20 active editions, mainly in Niger-Congo languages like Swahili and Yoruba, though coverage remains limited due to fewer contributors and infrastructural challenges. Asia features around 100 editions, with concentrations in Indo-European (e.g., Hindi, Persian) and Sino-Tibetan (e.g., Chinese, Burmese) languages, while Oceania has fewer than 10, primarily Austronesian tongues such as Māori and Samoan.[1] Linguistically, Wikipedia's editions are dominated by the Indo-European family, which comprises about 58% of the 357 active versions, encompassing languages spoken across Europe, South Asia, and parts of the Americas.[39] The Niger-Congo family, prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, represents roughly 6% of editions, highlighting underrepresentation relative to the family's global speaker base of over 700 million. Other underrepresented families include Austronesian (about 5% of editions, despite 1,200+ languages in the Pacific and Southeast Asia) and various sign languages (fewer than 10 editions worldwide, such as American Sign Language), which face barriers in digital scripting and community mobilization.[39] Wikimedia Foundation initiatives aim to address these disparities through targeted grants and programs for underrepresented regions. In 2025, the Free Knowledge Africa Development Support grant allocated funding to enhance content in African languages like Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Swahili, and Kinyarwanda, supporting editor training and article creation to boost participation from low-resource linguistic communities.[40] Broader efforts, such as the Wiki Loves Mother Tongue campaign, promoted indigenous language content globally from February to March 2025, emphasizing sustainable development through multilingual knowledge equity.[41] Despite these advances, gender and cultural biases persist in coverage across editions. Scholarly analysis of over 1 million biographical articles from 12 major language versions reveals that female subjects receive 0.04 units lower "global consensus" scores compared to males, indicating systemic underrepresentation and quality disparities in content about women from non-Western regions.[42] Cultural biases further manifest in uneven sourcing, where Western-centric narratives overshadow indigenous perspectives in African and Asian editions. Post-2023 expansions in Asia and Oceania have been incremental but sparsely documented, with existing editions like Cebuano expanded via automated tools, though comprehensive metrics on dialect variants remain unavailable, complicating assessments of true linguistic breadth.[32]References
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- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Magahi
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Old_English_Wikipedia
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias/eu
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Complete_list_of_Wikimedia_projects
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikijunior
- https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Beta_cluster
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias_by_language_family
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/General_Support_Fund/Free_Knowledge_Africa_Development_Support_2024/2025