List of Wikipedias by language family

Article share of the largest language families (68,471,540 articles)

Indo-European			60.791 %
Austronesian			13.664 %
Afroasiatic			5.244 %
Turkic			4.059 %
Sino-Tibetan			3.589 %
Uralic			2.264 %
Japonic			2.222 %
Austroasiatic			1.954 %
Koreanic			1.121 %
North Caucasian			1.299 %
Constructed			0.876 %
Vasconic			0.726 %
Dravidian			0.536 %
Niger–Congo			0.567 %
Kartvelian			0.325 %
Kra–Dai			0.352 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Quechuan			0.036 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.033 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.002 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.009 %
Aymaran			0.008 %
Algic			0.004 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.002 %
Iroquoian			0.001 %
Arawakan			0.001 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.004 %
Other			0.167 %

Active account share of the largest language families (598,759 accounts)

Indo-European			84.022 %
Japonic			4.189 %
Afroasiatic			2.264 %
Sino-Tibetan			2.501 %
Turkic			1.150 %
Austronesian			1.447 %
Uralic			1.262 %
Koreanic			0.829 %
Austroasiatic			0.845 %
Dravidian			0.202 %
Kra–Dai			0.442 %
Vasconic			0.137 %
Constructed			0.120 %
Niger–Congo			0.275 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Kartvelian			0.061 %
North Caucasian			0.043 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Algic			0.007 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.007 %
Quechuan			0.007 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.005 %
Aymaran			0.004 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.008 %
Iroquoian			0.003 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.003 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.005 %
Arawakan			0.002 %
Other			0.116 %

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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 (41,624,246 articles, 503,088 active accounts)

Article share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			41.676 %
Italic			25.722 %
Slavic			21.070 %
Iranian			3.877 %
Indo-Aryan			3.833 %
Celtic			1.133 %
Baltic			0.941 %
Armenian			0.834 %
Hellenic			0.659 %
Albanian			0.256 %

Active account share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			65.085 %
Italic			22.948 %
Slavic			8.372 %
Iranian			1.630 %
Indo-Aryan			0.949 %
Hellenic			0.458 %
Baltic			0.244 %
Armenian			0.135 %
Celtic			0.100 %
Albanian			0.079 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Germanic languages	17,347,411	327,437
Italic languages	10,706,708	115,448
Slavic languages	8,770,044	42,120
Iranian languages	1,613,747	8,200
Indo-Aryan languages	1,595,311	4,772
Celtic languages	471,448	502
Baltic languages	391,630	1,230
Armenian languages	347,140	679
Hellenic languages	274,418	2,304
Albanian languages	106,389	396

Austronesian languages (9,355,795 articles, 8,664 active accounts)

Article share of Austronesian languages

Philippine			80.155 %
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			19.532 %
Polynesian			0.187 %
Formosan			0.086 %
Timor-Babar			0.021 %
East Fijian			0.018 %
Micronesian			0.000 %
Other			0.000 %

Active account share of Austronesian languages

Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			89.220 %
Philippine			8.391 %
Polynesian			0.958 %
Formosan			1.062 %
Micronesian			0.035 %
East Fijian			0.081 %
Timor-Babar			0.242 %
Other			0.012 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Philippine languages	7,499,096	727
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean languages	1,827,406	7,730
Polynesian languages	17,494	83
Formosan languages	8,063	92
Timor-Babar languages	2,002	21
East Fijian languages	1,727	7
Micronesian languages	4	3
Papuan Tip languages (closed)	3	1

Afroasiatic languages (3,590,863 articles, 13,556 active accounts)

Article share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.282 %
Chadic			3.424 %
Cushitic			0.449 %
Berber			0.845 %

Active accounts share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.449 %
Chadic			2.663 %
Cushitic			1.077 %
Berber			0.811 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Semitic languages	3,421,461	12,939
Chadic languages	122,934	361
Berber languages	30,342	110
Cushitic languages	16,126	146

Sino-Tibetan languages (2,457,328 articles, 14,977 active accounts)

Article share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			91.387 %
Tibeto-Burman			8.613 %

Active account share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			97.303 %
Tibeto-Burman			2.697 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Sinitic languages	2,245,675	14,573
Tibeto-Burman languages	211,653	404

Turkic languages (2,779,079 articles, 6,886 active accounts)

Article share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			97.869 %
Oghur			2.131 %

Active account share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			99.303 %
Oghur			0.697 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Common Turkic languages	2,719,859	6,838
Oghur languages	59,220	48

Uralic languages (1,550,047 articles, 7,558 active accounts)

Article share of Uralic languages

Finno-Ugrian			100.000 %
Samoyedic			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Finno-Ugrian languages	1,550,047	7,558
Samoyedic languages	0	0

Austroasiatic languages (1,338,272 articles, 5,062 active accounts)

Article share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.800 %
Munda			1.200 %

Active account share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.815 %
Munda			1.185 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Mon-Khmer languages	1,322,217	5,002
Munda languages	16,055	60

Japonic languages (1,521,752 articles, 25,084 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Japanese languages	1,521,752	25,084

Koreanic languages (767,542 articles, 4,961 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Koreanic languages	767,542	4,961

Constructed languages (600,081 articles, 720 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
A priori and constructed languages	600,081	720

Vasconic languages (497,445 articles, 821 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Vasconic languages	497,445	821

North Caucasian languages (889,207 articles, 255 active accounts)

Article share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			98.980 %
Northwest Caucasian			1.020 %

Active account share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			71.373 %
Northwest Caucasian			28.627 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Northeast Caucasian languages	880,140	182
Northwest Caucasian languages	9,067	73

Dravidian languages (367,331 articles, 1,207 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Dravidian languages	367,331	1,207

Kartvelian languages (222,357 articles, 364 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Kartvelian languages	222,357	364

Kra–Dai languages (241,120 articles, 2,648 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tai languages	241,120	2,648

Niger–Congo languages (388,055 articles, 1,648 active accounts)

Article share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			58.240 %
Yoruboid languages			11.120 %
Igboid languages			12.577 %
Atlantic languages			13.381 %
Kwa languages			3.928 %
Mande languages			0.657 %
Ubangian languages			0.097 %

Active account share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			63.046 %
Atlantic languages			15.352 %
Kwa languages			5.825 %
Yoruboid languages			6.068 %
Igboid languages			7.342 %
Mande languages			1.699 %
Ubangian languages			0.667 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Bantoid languages	226,004	1,039
Atlantic languages	51,927	253
Igboid languages	48,806	121
Yoruboid languages	43,150	100
Kwa languages	15,241	96
Mande languages	2,551	28
Ubangian languages	376	11

Creoles and pidgins (98,386 articles, 263 active accounts)

Article share of creole and pidgin languages

French-based creoles			74.383 %
English-based creoles			13.418 %
Portuguese-based creoles			5.874 %
Malay-based creoles			3.403 %
Spanish-based creoles			2.923 %

Active account share of creole and pidgin languages

English-based creoles			48.669 %
French-based creoles			27.376 %
Portuguese-based creoles			9.506 %
Malay-based creoles			5.703 %
Spanish-based creoles			8.745 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
French-based creoles and pidgins	73,182	72
English-based creoles and pidgins	13,201	128
Portuguese-based creoles and pidgins	5,779	25
Malay-based creoles and pidgins	3,348	15
Spanish-based creoles and pidgins	2,876	23

Mongolic languages (0 articles, 0 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Central Mongolic languages	0	0

Quechuan languages (24,641 articles, 39 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Quechuan languages	24,641	39

Dené–Yeniseian languages (22,668 articles, 17 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Na-Dené languages	22,668	17

Uto-Aztecan languages (1,692 articles, 46 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Uto-Aztecan languages	1,692	46

Aymaran languages (5,288 articles, 22 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Aymaran languages	5,288	22

Je–Tupi–Carib languages (6,036 articles, 30 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tupian languages	6,036	30

Algic languages (2,803 articles, 42 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Algonquian languages	2,803	42

Eskimo–Aleut languages (1,028 articles, 44 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Inuit languages	1,028	44

Iroquoian languages (999 articles, 19 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Iroquoian languages	999	19

Arawakan languages (710 articles, 14 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Arawakan languages	710	14

Nilo-Saharan languages (2,484 articles, 28 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Saharan (closed)	2,143	19
Nilotic languages	341	9

Muskogean languages (7 articles, 2 active accounts, closed)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Muskogean (closed)	7	2