List of Wikipedias by sample of articles

This page contains a list of the largest Wikipedias under the auspices of the Wikimedia Foundation for various languages. Test Wikipedias are listed at the Wikimedia Incubator Wiki project.

This list of Wikipedias is based on the List of articles every Wikipedia should have (total: 1052 on the 3th of April) as a sample, but the actual list which is used is at the end of List of Wikipedias by sample of articles/Source code and can be a little different. For every Wikipedia, the articles in this sample list is retrieved (based on interwiki links from the English Wikipedia) and the number of characters is calculated (minus the "interwiki" text at the bottom of the article). The size of each article is then adjusted for each language by multiplying it by the language weight. The articles are divided in four classes: "absent" (i.e. non-existing; size = 0), "stubs" (size in characters inferior to 10,000), "articles" (size between 10,000 and 30,000) and "long articles" (size superior to 30,000). The average weighted size of the non-absent articles in the sample is also calculated. Finally, a score is computed, based on the following formula: rawscore = stubs + articles*4 + long.articles*9. In order to have a consistent scale the raw score is normalized by dividing by the maximum score and multiplying by 100. The maximum score would be maxscore = (absent + stubs + articles + long.articles)*9. The final score is the following score = rawscore / maxscore * 100. The language editions are then listed in order of decreasing score.

A copy of the programm used to obtain this list is in List of Wikipedias by sample of articles/Source code.

Absent articles for major Wikipedias are in List of Wikipedias by sample of articles/Absent Articles.

See also:

Last Update: 3 April 2008

№	Language	Weight	Average Article Size (wt.chars)	Absent (0k)	Stubs (< 10k)	Articles (10-30k)	Long Art. (> 30k)	Score
1	English	1.0	43 932	0	75	333	644	76.08
2	Deutsch	1.0	33 129	13	187	428	424	60.36
3	Français	1.0	28 050	11	269	445	327	52.72
4	Español	1.1	24 878	7	327	453	265	47.78
5	Italiano	1.1	22 528	35	329	440	247	45.59
6	中文	3.7	24 226	5	426	364	254	44.15
7	Русский	1.4	21 584	7	416	403	226	42.90
8	日本語	1.9	16 046	12	477	427	136	36.01
9	Português	1.1	15 327	20	522	382	128	33.82
10	Polski	1.1	13 802	18	583	345	106	30.81
11	Magyar	1.1	14 242	100	533	301	117	29.50
12	Suomi	1.1	13 148	44	605	303	100	28.70
13	Svenska	1.1	11 563	19	663	281	89	27.33
14	עברית	1.2	11 416	43	593	350	66	27.32
15	Česky	1.3	12 138	68	588	316	80	27.17
16	Nederlands	0.9	11 087	25	613	355	59	27.08
17	Norsk (bokmål)	1.2	10 795	54	668	253	77	25.06
18	Tiếng Việt	1.0*	13 475	227	495	230	100	24.45
19	Türkçe	1.3	10 658	73	664	248	63	23.57
20	Українська	1.3	9 795	50	691	251	59	23.53
21	Català	1.1	9 617	23	719	258	52	23.44
22	Hrvatski	1.3	9 226	151	647	201	52	20.29
23	Slovenčina	1.3	9 953	184	616	196	55	20.03
24	Română	1.1	9 495	176	631	195	50	19.66
25	Dansk	1.2	7 962	61	787	155	48	19.44
26	Српски / Srpski	1.0*	8 156	138	682	190	42	19.22
27	Ελληνικά	1.1	10 186	280	532	178	62	19.03
28	한국어	2.5	7 387	104	750	158	40	18.40
29	Български	1.1	7 898	130	709	177	36	18.39
30	Bahasa Indonesia	1.0*	7 007	102	751	162	36	18.22
31	العربية	1.0	5 414	70	825	142	15	16.14
32	Slovenščina	1.2	6 808	125	756	154	17	16.11
33	Esperanto	1.1	5 923	16	914	100	22	15.97
34	Galego	1.0*	7 744	231	630	170	20	15.75
35	ไทย	1.0	6 027	185	724	123	20	14.74
36	Bahasa Melayu	1.0*	8 577	381	505	133	33	14.09
37	فارسی	1.2	5 387	225	698	117	12	13.46
38	Lietuvių	1.0*	5 241	166	770	106	7	13.31
39	Simple English	1.0*	3 629	72	918	57	5	12.58
40	Íslenska	1.0*	2 768	47	952	48	5	12.56
41	Srpskohrvatski/ Српскохрватски	1.0*	6 616	373	552	108	18	12.12
42	Eesti	1.0*	4 358	217	762	59	12	11.70
43	Bosanski	1.0*	4 740	274	685	90	3	11.32
44	Nynorsk	1.0*	4 572	280	700	60	12	11.07
45	Euskara	1.0*	4 113	278	701	65	8	10.91
46	Afrikaans	1.0*	9 200	582	344	96	30	10.54
47	Latviešu	1.0*	5 161	399	566	77	10	10.18
48	Latina	1.0*	3 654	321	682	38	10	9.77
49	Македонски	1.0*	4 748	423	563	53	12	9.34
50	پښتو	1.0*	35 302	926	19	32	75	8.68
51	ქართული	1.0*	3 785	421	589	34	7	8.33
52	Brezhoneg	1.0*	4 733	498	491	55	8	8.27
53	বাংলা	1.0*	3 958	509	492	38	12	7.95
54	Cymraeg	1.0*	2 346	388	652	11	1	7.45
55	Basa Sunda	1.0*	14 362	846	96	86	23	6.84
56	தமிழ்	0.9	3 401	511	510	27	3	6.82
57	Lëtzebuergesch	1.0*	4 503	593	415	36	8	6.66
58	ייִדיש	1.0*	3 227	550	470	24	7	6.65
59	Quechua	1.0*	2 668	522	498	32	0	6.61
60	Shqip	1.0*	4 227	586	424	37	5	6.52
61	Sicilianu	1.0*	2 498	514	516	21	1	6.43
62	Asturianu	1.0*	3 651	561	461	28	2	6.24
63	മലയാളം	1.0*	5 160	648	355	43	6	6.14
64	हिन्दी	1.0*	2 453	550	478	20	2	6.10
65	Occitan	1.0*	3 541	598	421	29	3	5.96
66	Ido	1.0*	1 676	520	530	1	1	5.74
67	Tagalog	1.0*	3 207	629	394	25	3	5.51
68	Plattdüütsch	1.0*	4 280	692	325	25	10	5.44
69	Gaeilge	1.0*	4 350	672	346	26	7	5.42
70	Kiswahili	1.0*	3 042	575	467	9	1	5.41
71	Bân-lâm-gú	3.7**	1 633	558	492	2	0	5.28
72	اردو	1.0*	4 329	714	298	34	5	5.06
73	Беларуская (тарашкевіца)	1.0*	3 763	667	356	29	0	4.99
74	粵語	3.7**	2 128	663	374	13	2	4.69
75	Kurdî / كوردی	1.0*	2 249	654	387	10	1	4.60
76	Azərbaycan	1.0*	2 157	658	382	9	1	4.52
77	Aragonese	1.0*	2 606	664	377	10	1	4.50
78	Interlingua	1.0*	2 721	702	336	13	1	4.19
79	मराठी	1.0*	2 761	748	290	9	5	3.92
80	Basa Jawa	1.0*	3 732	758	275	17	2	3.81
81	Тоҷикӣ	1.0*	1 936	725	320	5	2	3.78
82	Alemannisch	1.0*	7 193	859	155	32	6	3.56
83	Монгол	1.0*	4 080	789	244	16	3	3.54
84	తెలుగు	1.0*	6 484	865	148	33	6	3.53
85	Vèneto	1.0*	3 504	796	239	15	2	3.35
86	Беларуская	1.0*	3 371	800	237	13	2	3.24
87	Gàidhlig	1.0*	2 124	771	274	7	0	3.19
88	Frysk	1.0*	3 627	795	242	14	0	3.15
89	Volapük	1.0*	1 607	776	273	1	2	3.12
90	Limburgs	1.0*	3 759	801	239	11	1	3.08
91	ಕನ್ನಡ	1.0*	5 006	861	168	15	7	3.08
92	Žemaitėška	1.0*	1 505	782	268	2	0	2.92
93	O‘zbek	1.0*	2 802	822	218	10	2	2.92
94	Հայերեն	1.2	2 845	829	208	14	0	2.79
95	Чăваш	1.0*	2 671	816	228	7	0	2.71
96	Krèyol ayisyen	1.0*	1 322	817	232	2	1	2.63
97	Nouormand/Normaund	1.0*	1 975	824	228	0	0	2.41
98	Piemontèis	1.0*	3 361	874	169	6	3	2.32
99	Nahuatl	1.0*	2 589	863	182	5	1	2.23
100	Scots	1.0*	1 947	845	206	1	0	2.22
101	Furlan	1.0*	2 851	864	182	6	0	2.18
102	Malti	1.0*	3 990	910	126	15	1	2.06
103	Novial	1.0*	1 570	875	173	4	0	2.00
104	Kapampangan	1.0*	5 710	914	123	14	1	1.99
105	Boarisch	1.0*	4 741	917	121	13	1	1.92
106	ދިވެހިބަސް	1.0*	3 627	918	122	10	2	1.90
107	Қазақша	1.0*	4 331	907	135	9	1	1.90
108	Føroyskt	1.0*	2 460	891	155	6	0	1.89
109	Walon	1.0*	2 336	889	160	3	0	1.82
110	संस्कृतम्	1.0*	1 162	889	161	2	0	1.78
111	Líguru	1.0*	1 464	888	163	1	0	1.76
112	Lojban	1.0*	1 218	889	163	0	0	1.72
113	Lingala	1.0*	1 709	904	144	4	0	1.69
114	Sinugboanong Binisaya	0.8	1 906	908	140	4	0	1.65
115	古文 / 文言文	3.7**	1 423	904	147	1	0	1.59
116	Zazaki	1.0*	2 670	906	145	1	0	1.57
117	Nedersaksisch	1.0*	2 894	908	143	1	0	1.55
118	Kernewek/Karnuack	1.0*	2 013	909	143	0	0	1.51
119	Arpitan	1.0*	1 421	911	141	0	0	1.49
120	Ripoarisch	1.0*	3 540	942	105	2	3	1.48
121	नेपाली	1.0*	3 203	936	110	5	1	1.47
122	Иронау	1.0*	2 042	917	134	1	0	1.46
123	Amharic	1.0*	1 190	918	134	0	0	1.42
124	Englisc	1.0*	2 350	934	113	5	0	1.40
125	नेपाल भाषा	1.0*	4 794	967	73	11	1	1.33
126	Ilokano	1.0*	3 314	940	108	4	0	1.31
127	Hornjoserbsce	1.0*	2 242	942	109	1	0	1.19
128	Sámegiella	1.0*	1 158	939	113	0	0	1.19
129	Tok Pisin	1.0*	4 768	977	66	7	2	1.18
130	Wolof	1.0*	2 553	961	87	3	1	1.14
131	ܐܪܡܝܐ	1.0*	1 131	946	106	0	0	1.12
132	ইমার ঠার/বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী	1.0*	4 899	965	84	1	2	1.12
133	Gaelg	1.0*	2 007	950	101	1	0	1.11
134	Dzhudezmo	1.0*	3 561	962	85	5	0	1.11
135	ગુજરાતી	1.0*	3 043	969	76	7	0	1.10
136	Rumantsch	1.0*	1 867	966	81	5	0	1.07
137	Lumbaart	1.0*	4 095	982	61	9	0	1.02
138	Yorùbá	1.0*	1 730	954	96	0	0	1.02
139	Aymar	1.0*	746	957	95	0	0	1.00
140	Chavacano de Zamboanga	1.0*	21 614	1 025	15	6	6	0.98
141	Interlingue	1.0*	2 246	977	72	2	1	0.94
142	Corsu	1.0*	1 888	967	84	1	0	0.93
143	West-Vlams	1.0*	3 679	977	70	2	1	0.92
144	Qırımtatarca	1.0*	1 514	966	86	0	0	0.91
145	Võro	1.0*	1 192	968	84	0	0	0.89
146	Winaray	1.0*	1 983	974	76	2	0	0.89
147	Tatarça / Татарча	1.0*	2 977	986	58	6	0	0.87
148	吴语	1.0*	4 927	1 005	40	5	2	0.82
149	Kaszëbsczi	1.0*	1 579	976	76	0	0	0.80
150	Nnapulitano	1.0*	2 314	981	70	1	0	0.78
151	Pangasinan	1.0*	2 791	995	53	3	1	0.78
152	Sardu	1.0*	1 960	985	65	2	0	0.77
153	Deitsch	1.0*	1 347	980	72	0	0	0.76
154	Кыргызча	1.0*	1 060	983	69	0	0	0.73
155	Sinhalese	1.0*	12 421	1 024	21	3	4	0.73
156	Emiliàn e rumagnòl	1.0*	2 799	995	55	1	1	0.72
157	Türkmen	1.0*	1 588	995	57	0	0	0.60
158	Malagasy	1.0*	1 370	1 001	51	0	0	0.54
159	Khmer	1.0*	2 857	1 013	36	3	0	0.51
160	Māori	1.0*	2 520	1 011	39	2	0	0.50
161	KiKongo	1.0*	1 307	1 011	41	0	0	0.43
162	Basa Banyumasan	1.0*	1 510	1 011	41	0	0	0.43
163	Armãneashce	1.0*	1 824	1 016	36	0	0	0.38
164	Igbo	1.0*	3 333	1 027	24	0	1	0.35
165	Zeêuws	1.0*	3 479	1 022	30	0	0	0.32
166	Reo Ma'ohi	1.0*	1 140	1 025	27	0	0	0.29
167	Hawai`i	1.0*	1 105	1 027	25	0	0	0.26
168	faka Tonga	1.0*	1 784	1 032	18	0	0	0.19
169	Tarandine	1.0*	5 424	1 043	7	2	0	0.16
170	Oriya	1.0*	823	1 043	9	0	0	0.10
171	पाऴि	1.0*	3 496	1 047	4	1	0	0.08
172	भोजपुरी	1.0*	1 668	1 047	5	0	0	0.05
173	گیلکی	1.0*	1 082	1 047	5	0	0	0.05

weights with "*" have no weight available so using default weight of 1.0
weights with "**" use the weight of the known related language (ex. 'zh')