Size of Wikipedia
English Wikipedia has 6,841,238 articles with 4.5 billion words, 60,922,102 pages, and a growth rate of 14,000 articles monthly. Word count per article averages 668, showing consistent growth.
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The English Wikipedia's size is measured by the number of articles, words, pages, and database size. As of June 26, 2024, it contains 6,841,238 articles with over 4.5 billion words, averaging about 668 words per article, and a total of 60,922,102 pages. The growth rate shows an increase of about 14,000 articles per month as of January 2024. While the number of new articles added monthly has decreased since 2006, the amount of text added annually remains constant, indicating more content is added to existing articles. Bot-generated Wikipedias like Cebuano grow faster but have shorter articles compared to human-written ones like English Wikipedia. The growth model of English Wikipedia articles has shown a consistent rate of growth over the years. The total number of words in English Wikipedia articles has steadily increased, with over 4.5 billion words as of February 2024, averaging about 670 words per article. Monthly statistics since January 2019 show a continuous increase in word count.
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