List of Wikipedias by language family

Article share of the largest language families (67,328,966 articles)

Indo-European			60.710 %
Austronesian			13.832 %
Afroasiatic			5.231 %
Turkic			4.038 %
Sino-Tibetan			3.599 %
Uralic			2.275 %
Japonic			2.230 %
Austroasiatic			1.978 %
Koreanic			1.108 %
North Caucasian			1.314 %
Constructed			0.867 %
Vasconic			0.725 %
Dravidian			0.525 %
Niger–Congo			0.521 %
Kartvelian			0.323 %
Kra–Dai			0.306 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.145 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Quechuan			0.036 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.034 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.007 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.009 %
Aymaran			0.008 %
Algic			0.005 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.002 %
Iroquoian			0.002 %
Arawakan			0.001 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.003 %
Other			0.167 %

Active account share of the largest language families (627,384 accounts)

Indo-European			83.011 %
Japonic			3.982 %
Afroasiatic			2.447 %
Sino-Tibetan			2.526 %
Turkic			1.305 %
Austronesian			2.194 %
Uralic			1.339 %
Koreanic			0.995 %
Austroasiatic			0.743 %
Dravidian			0.152 %
Kra–Dai			0.465 %
Vasconic			0.170 %
Constructed			0.129 %
Niger–Congo			0.207 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.145 %
Kartvelian			0.082 %
North Caucasian			0.037 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Algic			0.008 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.007 %
Quechuan			0.008 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.007 %
Aymaran			0.004 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.005 %
Iroquoian			0.005 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.003 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.005 %
Arawakan			0.004 %
Other			0.106 %

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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 (40,875,095 articles, 520,800 active accounts)

Article share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			42.095 %
Italic			25.868 %
Slavic			21.242 %
Iranian			3.850 %
Indo-Aryan			3.100 %
Celtic			1.149 %
Baltic			0.947 %
Armenian			0.832 %
Hellenic			0.659 %
Albanian			0.259 %

Active account share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			64.111 %
Italic			24.180 %
Slavic			9.350 %
Iranian			0.343 %
Indo-Aryan			0.972 %
Hellenic			0.478 %
Baltic			0.252 %
Armenian			0.144 %
Celtic			0.094 %
Albanian			0.075 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Germanic languages	17,206,476	333,890
Italic languages	10,573,473	125,932
Slavic languages	8,682,662	48,694
Iranian languages	1,573,521	1,784
Indo-Aryan languages	1,267,305	5,064
Celtic languages	469,500	491
Baltic languages	387,185	1,314
Armenian languages	339,981	751
Hellenic languages	269,279	2,490
Albanian languages	105,713	390

Austronesian languages (9,312,968 articles, 13,767 active accounts)

Article share of Austronesian languages

Philippine			80.498 %
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			19.197 %
Polynesian			0.185 %
Formosan			0.086 %
Timor-Babar			0.015 %
East Fijian			0.019 %
Micronesian			0.000 %
Other			0.000 %

Active account share of Austronesian languages

Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			92.460 %
Philippine			5.927 %
Polynesian			0.872 %
Formosan			0.450 %
Micronesian			0.029 %
East Fijian			0.123 %
Timor-Babar			0.131 %
Other			0.007 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Philippine languages	7,496,729	816
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean languages	1,787,811	12,729
Polynesian languages	17,230	120
Formosan languages	8,045	62
East Fijian languages	1,724	17
Timor-Babar languages	1,422	18
Micronesian languages	4	4
Papuan Tip languages (closed)	3	1

Afroasiatic languages (3,521,845 articles, 15,350 active accounts)

Article share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.974 %
Chadic			2.814 %
Cushitic			0.353 %
Berber			0.859 %

Active accounts share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			96.625 %
Chadic			1.726 %
Cushitic			0.945 %
Berber			0.704 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Semitic languages	3,380,061	14,832
Chadic languages	99,094	265
Berber languages	30,253	108
Cushitic languages	12,437	145

Sino-Tibetan languages (2,423,417 articles, 15,849 active accounts)

Article share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			91.422 %
Tibeto-Burman			8.578 %

Active account share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			97.167 %
Tibeto-Burman			2.833 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Sinitic languages	2,215,546	15,400
Tibeto-Burman languages	207,871	449

Turkic languages (2,719,067 articles, 8,186 active accounts)

Article share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			97.831 %
Oghur			2.169 %

Active account share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			99.340 %
Oghur			0.660 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Common Turkic languages	2,660,079	8,132
Oghur languages	58,988	54

Uralic languages (1,532,009 articles, 8,400 active accounts)

Article share of Uralic languages

Finno-Ugrian			100.000 %
Samoyedic			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Finno-Ugrian languages	1,532,009	8,400
Samoyedic languages	0	0

Austroasiatic languages (1,331,548 articles, 4,659 active accounts)

Article share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.873 %
Munda			1.127 %

Active account share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			99.163 %
Munda			0.837 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Mon-Khmer languages	1,316,537	4,620
Munda languages	15,011	39

Japonic languages (1,501,625 articles, 24,980 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Japanese languages	1,501,625	24,980

Koreanic languages (745,750 articles, 6,245 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Koreanic languages	745,750	6,245

Constructed languages (583,877 articles, 809 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
A priori and constructed languages	583,877	809

Vasconic languages (488,014 articles, 1,066 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Vasconic languages	488,014	1,066

North Caucasian languages (884,940 articles, 230 active accounts)

Article share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			99.003 %
Northwest Caucasian			0.997 %

Active account share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			66.522 %
Northwest Caucasian			33.478 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Northeast Caucasian languages	876,118	153
Northwest Caucasian languages	8,822	77

Dravidian languages (353,578 articles, 953 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Dravidian languages	353,578	953

Kartvelian languages (217,192 articles, 515 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Kartvelian languages	217,192	515

Kra–Dai languages (206,235 articles, 2,917 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tai languages	206,235	2,917

Niger–Congo languages (350,824 articles, 1,297 active accounts)

Article share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			58.054 %
Yoruboid languages			10.935 %
Igboid languages			13.093 %
Atlantic languages			13.268 %
Kwa languages			3.839 %
Mande languages			0.706 %
Ubangian languages			0.107 %

Active account share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			51.812 %
Atlantic languages			19.275 %
Kwa languages			8.867 %
Yoruboid languages			7.170 %
Igboid languages			9.638 %
Mande languages			2.005 %
Ubangian languages			1.234 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Bantoid languages	203,666	672
Atlantic languages	46,546	250
Igboid languages	45,933	125
Yoruboid languages	38,361	93
Kwa languages	13,468	115
Mande languages	2,476	26
Ubangian languages	374	16

Creoles and pidgins (97,315 articles, 341 active accounts)

Article share of creole and pidgin languages

French-based creoles			74.998 %
English-based creoles			12.695 %
Portuguese-based creoles			5.579 %
Malay-based creoles			3.374 %
Spanish-based creoles			3.355 %

Active account share of creole and pidgin languages

English-based creoles			31.085 %
French-based creoles			23.167 %
Portuguese-based creoles			7.038 %
Malay-based creoles			33.431 %
Spanish-based creoles			5.279 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
French-based creoles and pidgins	72,984	79
English-based creoles and pidgins	12,354	106
Portuguese-based creoles and pidgins	5,429	24
Malay-based creoles and pidgins	3,283	114
Spanish-based creoles and pidgins	3,265	18

Mongolic languages (0 articles, 0 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Central Mongolic languages	0	0

Quechuan languages (24,524 articles, 51 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Quechuan languages	24,524	51

Dené–Yeniseian languages (22,667 articles, 19 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Na-Dené languages	22,667	19

Uto-Aztecan languages (4,414 articles, 33 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Uto-Aztecan languages	4,414	33

Aymaran languages (5,269 articles, 27 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Aymaran languages	5,269	27

Je–Tupi–Carib languages (6,036 articles, 45 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tupian languages	6,036	45

Algic languages (3,660 articles, 49 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Algonquian languages	3,660	49

Eskimo–Aleut languages (1,028 articles, 43 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Inuit languages	1,028	43

Iroquoian languages (1,013 articles, 33 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Iroquoian languages	1,013	33

Arawakan languages (702 articles, 27 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Arawakan languages	702	27

Nilo-Saharan languages (2,045 articles, 30 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Saharan (closed)	1,721	20
Nilotic languages	324	10

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

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Muskogean (closed)	7	3