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While you read this page, [[Wikimedia projects]] develop at a rate of over [[#Edits|18 edits every second]] performed by editors from all over the world, while receiving almost [[#Page views|10,000 page views]] every second.<ref group="note">Estimate: [[#Edits|597 million edits]] and [[#Page views|296 billion page views]] in 2024 divided by (86,400 sec/day * 365 days).</ref> There are Wikipedias in over 300 different languages and hundreds of sister projects.<ref>[[meta:List of Wikimedia projects by size]]</ref>

The [[English Wikipedia]] receives over 2 edits and more than 4,000 page views every second.<ref group="note">Estimate: [[#Edits|72 million edits]] and [[#Page views|130 billion page views]] in 2024 divided by (86,400 sec/day * 365 days).</ref> As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the English Wikipedia includes {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles and it averages around [[#Articles|500 new articles]] per day. Around 11 [[Megabyte|MB]] of encyclopedic text is added to the articles daily (4 [[Gigabyte|GB]] in a year).<ref group="note">Estimate: 4,315,904,087 bytes in 2024 added to article namespace divided by 365 days. ([https://en.wikiscan.org/?menu=tables&submenu=diff Wikiscan - Diff])</ref> Since its inception, over 11.9 million users have edited the English Wikipedia at least once.<ref name="wikiscan enwiki" /> The number of users who have made more than 5 edits are 3.6 million (37,750 in the last month).<ref name="wikiscan enwiki" />

This amount of data can be analyzed in many ways. The best way to get an idea of the bigger picture is with [[statistics]]. This page shows some figures about Wikipedia, analysis of different patterns, and compiles related tools, covering various aspects of Wikipedia, whether as an encyclopedia, a website, or a community. Some provide current snapshots and others track growth and development over time. It also includes [[#Frameworks|frameworks]] and [[#Datasets|datasets]] that can help you in creating your own statistics.

Below are links to some of the most prominent pages that serve as hubs for multiple databases and reports that provide continuous updated data regarding recent activity and development at Wikipedia. Other links further down this page pertain to specific quantitative indicators. 

* [[Special:Statistics]] – automatically generated statistics about the English Wikipedia
* [https://stats.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Statistics] – statistics for all Wikimedia projects, including the English Wikipedia ([[stats:#/en.wikipedia.org|English Wikipedia statistics dashboard]])
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a-UBqsYtJl6gpauJyanx0nyxuPqRvhzJRN817XpkuS8/edit#gid=643792039 Wiki comparison] – annually updated spreadsheet providing  key statistics for all Wikimedia projects, including the English Wikipedia
* [[Wikipedia:Database reports|Database reports]] – index of automatically generated reports about the English Wikipedia ([https://github.com/mzmcbride/database-reports GitHub])
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