Wikimedia movement in Indonesia

This page documents the existence of the Wikimedia movement in Indonesia: the world's largest island country, the 14th-largest country by land area, and world's fourth-most populous country.

Major entities within the Wikimedia movement in Indonesia are the projects, affiliate, and like-minded partner organizations.

Languages

Indonesia has more than 700 local languages. Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) is the national language.

As of May 2024, there are 18 languages of Indonesia that has at least one Wikimedia project.

• Indonesian (id): Indonesian is spoken in neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Brunei, Timor Leste, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, etc. as well.
• Javanese (jv): spoken in Indonesia and Suriname.
  • Banyumasan Javanese (map-bms): regarded as a dialect of Javanese, thus it doesn't have its own language code.
• Sundanese (su)
• Buginese (bug)
• Banjar (bjn)
• Acehnese (ace)
• Minangkabau (min)
• Gorontalo (gor)
• Balinese (ban)
• Madurese (mad)
• Nias (nia)
• Mandailing (btm)
• Batak Toba (bbc)
• Betawi (bew)
• Komering (kge)
• Malay (ms): at that time, the language code (ms) was regarded as separate language, but now it is regarded as a macrolanguage (LoC) or nuclear family (Glottolog). Currently the code for Malay (individual) language is msa/zlm. The code for Malaysian Malay is zsm. (See the many language codes in the infobox of w:Malay language)
• Tetun (tet)

Projects

See also: Administrators of Wikimedia projects/Indonesian projects

Currently, there are 46 Wikimedia projects in the languages of Indonesia: 18 Wikipedias, 11 Wiktionaries, 7 Wikisources, 6 Wikiquotes, 3 Wikibooks, and 1 Wikivoyage.

Wikipedias

Currently, there are 18 Wikipedia projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	May 30, 2003	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikipedia.org	800539	4287738	30023743	47	1748522	5016	67898	132
	October 26, 2002	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikipedia.org	444653	1194908	6964411	15	414905	2013	17902	16
	February 6, 2013	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikipedia.org	229982	475457	3353040	6	24697	43	180	8
	March 8, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wikipedia.org	75574	186978	1756408	5	74229	141	4320	20
	March 15, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikipedia.org	62978	101194	718462	7	36610	50	417	2
	October 14, 2019	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikipedia.org	39291	79990	270613	4	114934	106	135	3
	October 24, 2005	Request	bug - Buginese	bug.wikipedia.org	15976	20552	210804	2	15582	18	0	0
	March 24, 2006	Request	map-bms - Banyumasan	map-bms.wikipedia.org	13981	30415	222418	1	20321	32	427	10
	October 17, 2010	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikipedia.org	12391	37356	114228	2	17882	59	2	12
	August 12, 2009	Request	ace - Acehnese	ace.wikipedia.org	13084	28415	158697	3	33929	30	0	7
	April 18, 2018	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikipedia.org	15134	25134	68477	3	8947	28	0	1
	December 15, 2020	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikipedia.org	5562	16329	60343	4	5732	37	0	13
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wikipedia.org	1825	6001	29932	2	2988	16	0	26
	October 7, 2023	Request	bbc - Batak Toba	bbc.wikipedia.org	1500	3366	18765	2	2859	11	0	8
	March 24, 2006	Request	tet - Tetum	tet.wikipedia.org	2003	6183	75844	3	11907	23	0	53
	May 16, 2024	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wikipedia.org	3348	8086	35041	3	4116	20	0	8
	June 23, 2024	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wikipedia.org	1236	2810	12604	1	1752	10	0	7
	September 24, 2024	Request	kge - Komering	kge.wikipedia.org	2910	2810	32103	0	1750	9	0	2

Wiktionaries

Currently, there are 11 Wiktionary projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	September 19, 2004	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wiktionary.org	247366	342352	1472378	8	49991	183	3	0
	December 11, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wiktionary.org	82010	95925	221227	2	5210	8	1	0
	May 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wiktionary.org	45272	140794	378019	6	11488	109	2	11
	October 21, 2019	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wiktionary.org	14944	16357	62408	3	1627	26	0	0
	January 4, 2023	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wiktionary.org	12836	13487	32576	1	896	29	0	0
	October 5, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wiktionary.org	5178	7346	26845	1	3002	22	1	0
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wiktionary.org	7002	10299	60375	3	1343	14	0	1
	July 26, 2023	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wiktionary.org	4198	4393	13687	2	740	2	0	0
	August 17, 2022	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wiktionary.org	4323	7288	28588	1	983	17	0	1
	September 25, 2024	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wiktionary.org	9941	10974	37050	1	678	30	0	0
	August 21, 2025	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wiktionary.org	6257	10466	61156	2	543	13	0	2

Wikisources

Currently, there are 7 Wikisource projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	October 6, 2005	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikisource.org	14165	107859	320688	9	27817	109	306	130
	August 4, 2021	Request	jv - Javanese	jv.wikisource.org	3295	26362	82744	3	2034	12	149	153
	June 30, 2021	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikisource.org	5292	36635	123807	2	1859	56	0	118
	August 16, 2023	Request	su - Sundanese	su.wikisource.org	412	12904	47910	1	1163	5	0	3413
	April 23, 2024	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikisource.org	1331	9280	25192	2	1386	19	0	96
	August 11, 2025	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikisource.org	207	1172	4494	2	391	4	0	83
	October 28, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikisource.org	415	9310	31188	2	429	8	0	1538

Wikiquotes

Currently, there are 6 Wikiquote projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	October 25, 2005	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikiquote.org	3943	11564	59649	5	21289	51	5	19
	September 2, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikiquote.org	2449	4060	16649	1	2256	2	6	1
	October 7, 2023	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikiquote.org	1440	3437	10939	3	844	9	0	6
	October 1, 2024	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikiquote.org	125	1654	15868	0	543	3	0	1435
	September 18, 2025	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikiquote.org	237	1521	7282	2	634	6	0	140
	July 8, 2026	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikiquote.org	50	1880	4735	1	188	8	0	3373

Wikibooks

Currently, there are 3 Wikibooks projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	July 31, 2004	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikibooks.org	5655	22497	120729	4	43206	129	862	47
	August 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikibooks.org	547	3678	16579	3	3652	23	76	147
	September 4, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikibooks.org	893	2611	10589	2	461	29	0	15

Sundanese Wikibooks (su.wikibooks.org) was closed without community consultation in 2012.

Wikivoyage

Currently, there is 1 Wikivoyage project in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	December 2, 2024	Request	id - Indonesian	id.wikivoyage.org	1706	4231	38440	2	1640	64	0	19

Other projects

• d:Wikidata:WikiProject Indonesia

Affiliate

Wikimedia Indonesia (WMID) is the Wikimedia affiliate in Indonesia. The chapter was established on September 2008 and has its national office in Jakarta. It is part of the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP) Hub.

WMID currently financially supports the following local Wikimedia communities:

Logo	Community	Email
	Wikimedians of Bandung	bandung@wikimedia.or.id
	Banjar Wikimedians	banjar@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Banjarnegara	banjarnegara@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Denpasar	denpasar@wikimedia.or.id
	Gorontalo Wikimedians	gorontalo@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Jakarta	jakarta@wikimedia.or.id
	Madura Wikimedians	madura@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Manokwari	manokwari@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Medan	medan@wikimedia.or.id
	Nias Wikimedians	nias@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Padang	padang@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Palembang	palembang@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Yogyakarta	yogyakarta@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikidata Indonesia Community	idwikidata@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikisource Indonesia Community	idwikisource@wikimedia.or.id
	KlubWiki Universitas Brawijaya	klubwikiub@wikimedia.or.id
	Wiktionary Indonesia Community	idwiktionary@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Bandar Lampung	bandarlampung@wikimedia.or.id

Partners

Open Indonesia Coalition

Open Indonesia Coalition

Open Indonesia Forum in Bandung, June 2026

The Open Indonesia Coalition (Koalisi Open Indonesia) is a coalition of several organizations championing the Open movement in Indonesia. This coalition was initiated by the first Open Indonesia Forum held in Bandung on June 16–17, 2026, which meeting produced an Open Movement Roadmap for Indonesia. In January 2026, the coalition produced its inaugural manifesto. Wikimedia Indonesia serves as one of the founding members and current host of the coalition's secretariat, which includes the following organization as members:

• Creative Commons Indonesia (CCID), the Creative Commons local chapter for Indonesia.
• OpenStreetMap Indonesia, the OpenStreetMap local entity in Indonesia.
• Mozilla Indonesia
• The Conversation Indonesia
• Laboratorium Preservasi, Program Studi Pengelolaan Arsip dan Rekaman Informasi, Sekolah Vokasi Universitas Gadjah Mada

More coverage:

• diff.wikimedia.org (1 September 2025) "Open Indonesia: Energizing the Open Knowledge Movement"
• The Conversation Indonesia (19 February 2026) "Koalisi Open Indonesia: Upaya kolaboratif membuka akses pengetahuan untuk semua"

Events

• WikiNusantara, the national conference of Indonesian Wikimedians:
  • 2019: Yogyakarta
  • 2022: Padang
  • 2023: Banjarmasin
  • 2024: Bogor
  • 2026: Makassar

• Jakarta hosted the 2012 Creative Commons Asia Pacific Conference.
• Bali hosted the 2018 Wikimedia ESEAP Conference and 2025 Wikisource Conference.

Offices/community spaces

as of November 2023

• Jakarta: Wikimedia Indonesia's main office, Jl. Pati No. 28, Dukuh Atas, Central Jakarta
• Yogyakarta: Wikimedia Indonesia's Yogyakarta office, Gg. Wasesa No. 88, Gamping, Sleman

Gallery

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  Indonesian Wikipedians meetup in Jakarta, July 2007
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  Indonesian Wikipedians meetup in Jakarta, January 2009
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  Indonesian Wikipedia's 10th anniversary in Jakarta, June 2013
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2019 in Yogyakarta, April 2019
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2022 in Padang, June 2022
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2023 in Banjarmasin, May 2023
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2024 in Bogor, May 2024