The English-language version of Wikipedia had over 6.59 million published articles by the beginning of 2023, being by far the largest the largest language version of the website in terms of entries and active registered users. By the end of the same year, the amount of articles already increased to 67.5 million, at a growth rate of around 2.5 percent from the previously analyzed date.
Number of published English-language articles on Wikipedia.org from 2002 to 2023
January 1st of every year except for latest informed figure*
Supplementary notes
*Latest informed figure, calculated live. Date of release is the date of extraction, therefore most current figures might differ.
The term "article" refers to a page containing an encyclopedia entry, while pages encompass all material available on the website, including discussions, documentation and special pages.
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