List of Wikipedias by language family

Article share of the largest language families (66,089,592 articles)

Indo-European			60.890 %
Austronesian			14.050 %
Afroasiatic			5.233 %
Turkic			3.836 %
Sino-Tibetan			3.627 %
Uralic			2.292 %
Japonic			2.245 %
Austroasiatic			2.004 %
Koreanic			1.108 %
North Caucasian			1.081 %
Constructed			0.863 %
Vasconic			0.722 %
Dravidian			0.517 %
Niger–Congo			0.491 %
Kartvelian			0.319 %
Kra–Dai			0.304 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Quechuan			0.037 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.034 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.006 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.009 %
Aymaran			0.008 %
Algic			0.004 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.002 %
Iroquoian			0.002 %
Arawakan			0.001 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.003 %
Other			0.168 %

Active account share of the largest language families (682,486 accounts)

Indo-European			83.347 %
Japonic			3.896 %
Afroasiatic			2.465 %
Sino-Tibetan			2.729 %
Turkic			1.284 %
Austronesian			1.622 %
Uralic			1.322 %
Koreanic			1.078 %
Austroasiatic			0.602 %
Dravidian			0.199 %
Kra–Dai			0.533 %
Vasconic			0.213 %
Constructed			0.148 %
Niger–Congo			0.221 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Kartvelian			0.083 %
North Caucasian			0.034 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Algic			0.008 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.008 %
Quechuan			0.008 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.006 %
Aymaran			0.003 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.002 %
Iroquoian			0.004 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.003 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.004 %
Arawakan			0.006 %
Other			0.125 %

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Note that total numbers of active accounts does not really refer to the total distinct active accounts, but the total number of active accounts on all wikis for each group of languages, because many users have active accounts on multiple wikis (and some users have several active accounts on the same wiki, for different roles or types of operations, e.g. when acting as an official member of a working team or as a bot).

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Indo-European languages (40,242,150 articles, 568,831 active accounts)

Article share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			42.334 %
Italic			25.879 %
Slavic			21.360 %
Iranian			3.872 %
Indo-Aryan			2.696 %
Celtic			1.160 %
Baltic			0.949 %
Armenian			0.836 %
Hellenic			0.653 %
Albanian			0.261 %

Active account share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			65.197 %
Italic			23.297 %
Slavic			7.259 %
Iranian			2.117 %
Indo-Aryan			1.054 %
Hellenic			0.465 %
Baltic			0.285 %
Armenian			0.140 %
Celtic			0.094 %
Albanian			0.092 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Germanic languages	17,035,960	370,860
Italic languages	10,414,298	132,518
Slavic languages	8,595,871	41,289
Iranian languages	1,558,285	12,041
Indo-Aryan languages	1,084,781	5,996
Celtic languages	466,804	537
Baltic languages	382,075	1,624
Armenian languages	336,594	794
Hellenic languages	262,641	2,647
Albanian languages	104,841	525

Austronesian languages (9,285,305 articles, 11,071 active accounts)

Article share of Austronesian languages

Philippine			80.729 %
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			18.967 %
Polynesian			0.185 %
Formosan			0.087 %
Timor-Babar			0.015 %
East Fijian			0.017 %
Micronesian			0.000 %
Other			0.000 %

Active account share of Austronesian languages

Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			90.254 %
Philippine			7.470 %
Polynesian			1.400 %
Formosan			0.542 %
Micronesian			0.063 %
East Fijian			0.135 %
Timor-Babar			0.126 %
Other			0.009 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Philippine languages	7,495,895	827
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean languages	1,761,171	9,992
Polynesian languages	17,199	155
Formosan languages	8,039	60
East Fijian languages	1,614	15
Timor-Babar languages	1,380	14
Micronesian languages	4	7
Papuan Tip languages (closed)	3	1

Afroasiatic languages (3,458,294 articles, 16,824 active accounts)

Article share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			96.662 %
Chadic			2.130 %
Cushitic			0.343 %
Berber			0.865 %

Active accounts share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			96.505 %
Chadic			1.266 %
Cushitic			1.427 %
Berber			0.802 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Semitic languages	3,342,865	16,236
Chadic languages	73,678	213
Berber languages	29,902	135
Cushitic languages	11,849	240

Sino-Tibetan languages (2,397,352 articles, 18,625 active accounts)

Article share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			91.446 %
Tibeto-Burman			8.554 %

Active account share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			97.466 %
Tibeto-Burman			2.534 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Sinitic languages	2,192,275	18,153
Tibeto-Burman languages	205,077	472

Turkic languages (2,535,410 articles, 8,761 active accounts)

Article share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			97.705 %
Oghur			2.295 %

Active account share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			99.304 %
Oghur			0.696 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Common Turkic languages	2,477,210	8,700
Oghur languages	58,200	61

Uralic languages (1,514,632 articles, 9,022 active accounts)

Article share of Uralic languages

Finno-Ugrian			100.000 %
Samoyedic			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Finno-Ugrian languages	1,514,632	9,022
Samoyedic languages	0	0

Austroasiatic languages (1,324,497 articles, 4,106 active accounts)

Article share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.934 %
Munda			1.066 %

Active account share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.003 %
Munda			1.997 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Mon-Khmer languages	1,310,382	4,024
Munda languages	14,115	82

Japonic languages (1,483,659 articles, 26,589 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Japanese languages	1,483,659	26,589

Koreanic languages (732,439 articles, 7,360 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Koreanic languages	732,439	7,360

Constructed languages (570,615 articles, 1,012 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
A priori and constructed languages	570,615	1,012

Vasconic languages (476,979 articles, 1,456 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Vasconic languages	476,979	1,456

North Caucasian languages (714,230 articles, 233 active accounts)

Article share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			98.776 %
Northwest Caucasian			1.224 %

Active account share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			71.245 %
Northwest Caucasian			28.755 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Northeast Caucasian languages	705,491	166
Northwest Caucasian languages	8,739	67

Dravidian languages (341,688 articles, 1,358 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Dravidian languages	341,688	1,358

Kartvelian languages (210,599 articles, 565 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Kartvelian languages	210,599	565

Kra–Dai languages (201,207 articles, 3,641 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tai languages	201,207	3,641

Niger–Congo languages (324,373 articles, 1,509 active accounts)

Article share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			57.961 %
Yoruboid languages			11.507 %
Igboid languages			13.614 %
Atlantic languages			12.139 %
Kwa languages			3.870 %
Mande languages			0.772 %
Ubangian languages			0.138 %

Active account share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			57.256 %
Atlantic languages			19.814 %
Kwa languages			6.097 %
Yoruboid languages			7.488 %
Igboid languages			6.296 %
Mande languages			2.054 %
Ubangian languages			0.994 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Bantoid languages	188,009	864
Igboid languages	44,159	95
Atlantic languages	39,375	299
Yoruboid languages	37,324	113
Kwa languages	12,554	92
Mande languages	2,505	31
Ubangian languages	447	15

Creoles and pidgins (95,292 articles, 318 active accounts)

Article share of creole and pidgin languages

French-based creoles			76.098 %
English-based creoles			11.977 %
Portuguese-based creoles			5.286 %
Malay-based creoles			3.245 %
Spanish-based creoles			3.395 %

Active account share of creole and pidgin languages

English-based creoles			35.220 %
French-based creoles			31.447 %
Portuguese-based creoles			7.862 %
Malay-based creoles			19.497 %
Spanish-based creoles			5.975 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
French-based creoles and pidgins	72,515	100
English-based creoles and pidgins	11,413	112
Portuguese-based creoles and pidgins	5,037	25
Spanish-based creoles and pidgins	3,235	19
Malay-based creoles and pidgins	3,092	62

Mongolic languages (0 articles, 0 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Central Mongolic languages	0	0

Quechuan languages (24,359 articles, 52 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Quechuan languages	24,359	52

Dené–Yeniseian languages (22,664 articles, 22 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Na-Dené languages	22,664	22

Uto-Aztecan languages (4,282 articles, 17 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Uto-Aztecan languages	4,282	17

Aymaran languages (5,247 articles, 23 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Aymaran languages	5,247	23

Je–Tupi–Carib languages (5,983 articles, 38 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tupian languages	5,983	38

Algic languages (2,796 articles, 53 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Algonquian languages	2,796	53

Eskimo–Aleut languages (1,090 articles, 53 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Inuit languages	1,090	53

Iroquoian languages (1,003 articles, 25 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Iroquoian languages	1,003	25

Arawakan languages (689 articles, 41 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Arawakan languages	689	41

Nilo-Saharan languages (1,932 articles, 26 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Saharan (closed)	1,561	19
Nilotic languages	371	7

Muskogean languages (7 articles, 3 active accounts, closed)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Muskogean (closed)	7	3