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 "comments" and 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: 18 April 2008

№	Wiki	Language	Weight	Average Article Size (wt.chars)	Absent (0k)	Stubs (< 10k)	Articles (10-30k)	Long Art. (> 30k)	Score
1	en	English	1.0	44 119	0	71	331	650	76.52
2	de	Deutsch	1.0	33 099	6	190	432	424	60.56
3	fr	Français	1.0	28 427	4	273	439	336	53.37
4	es	Español	1.1	25 154	2	325	457	268	48.22
5	it	Italiano	1.1	22 389	29	339	436	247	45.52
6	zh	中文	3.7	23 562	1	429	376	245	43.75
7	ru	Русский	1.4	21 455	1	424	407	220	42.59
8	ja	日本語	1.9	15 918	10	485	424	133	35.68
9	pt	Português	1.1	15 335	14	529	381	128	33.85
10	pl	Polski	1.1	13 803	14	588	343	107	30.87
11	hu	Magyar	1.1	14 093	93	544	298	115	29.32
12	fi	Suomi	1.1	13 056	35	615	300	102	28.87
13	sv	Svenska	1.1	11 719	12	666	281	93	27.75
14	cs	Čeština	1.3	12 221	61	590	316	85	27.66
15	he	עברית	1.2	11 458	37	595	352	68	27.62
16	nl	Nederlands	0.9	11 100	20	618	353	61	27.24
17	vi	Tiếng Việt	1.1	15 000	220	477	241	114	26.06
18	no	Norsk (Bokmål)	1.2	10 839	45	675	255	77	25.22
19	ca	Català	1.1	9 811	6	728	265	53	23.92
20	tr	Türkçe	1.3	10 728	66	661	256	63	23.92
21	uk	Українська	1.3	9 935	43	695	251	62	23.86
22	sr	Српски / Srpski	1.4	11 253	133	611	229	79	23.64
23	hr	Hrvatski	1.3	9 042	120	674	206	52	20.76
24	sk	Slovenčina	1.3	10 050	179	618	197	57	20.29
25	ro	Română	1.1	9 586	170	636	193	53	19.91
26	da	Dansk	1.2	8 025	56	790	157	48	19.56
27	el	Ελληνικά	1.1	9 891	277	541	179	55	18.50
28	bg	Български	1.1	7 796	127	713	177	35	18.34
29	ko	한국어	2.5	7 333	99	757	158	38	18.28
30	id	Bahasa Indonesia	1.0*	6 400	95	776	152	28	17.30
31	ar	العربية	1.0	5 487	55	834	148	15	16.49
32	sl	Slovenščina	1.2	6 834	113	768	153	18	16.29
33	gl	Galego	1.0*	7 803	220	635	176	20	16.06
34	eo	Esperanto	1.1	5 625	13	926	92	21	15.66
35	th	ไทย	1.0	6 000	170	739	121	22	15.01
36	fa	فارسی	1.2	5 558	211	707	116	18	14.08
37	ms	Bahasa Melayu	1.0*	7 996	374	520	129	29	13.70
38	lt	Lietuvių	1.0*	5 248	159	776	108	7	13.45
39	is	Íslenska	1.0*	2 749	24	978	45	5	12.71
40	simple	Simple English	1.0*	3 610	66	922	59	5	12.71
41	sh	Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски	1.0*	6 570	371	555	109	17	12.08
42	et	Eesti	1.0*	4 367	212	764	61	12	11.82
43	bs	Bosanski	1.0*	4 716	265	695	90	2	11.33
44	la	Latina	1.1	3 759	231	764	45	12	11.11
45	nn	Nynorsk	1.0*	4 482	278	702	61	11	11.04
46	eu	Euskara	1.0*	4 105	268	711	65	8	11.02
47	lv	Latviešu	1.0*	5 274	392	568	82	10	10.41
48	af	Afrikaans	1.0*	8 507	581	358	88	25	9.88
49	mk	Македонски	1.0*	4 757	420	565	54	12	9.40
50	ps	پښتو	1.0*	33 785	921	23	36	72	8.61
51	ka	ქართული	1.0*	3 821	418	591	34	8	8.45
52	cy	Cymraeg	1.0*	2 390	362	676	12	2	7.84
53	bn	বাংলা	1.0*	3 783	503	498	40	9	7.82
54	br	Brezhoneg	1.0*	4 304	497	504	45	6	7.79
55	zh-yue	粵語	3.7**	7 076	659	327	50	16	7.09
56	ta	தமிழ்	0.9	3 416	500	520	28	3	6.97
57	lb	Lëtzebuergesch	1.0*	4 467	586	421	36	8	6.73
58	yi	ייִדיש	1.0*	3 199	547	474	23	7	6.65
59	qu	Runa Simi	1.0*	2 658	519	501	32	0	6.64
60	sq	Shqip	1.0*	4 156	583	428	36	5	6.52
61	scn	Sicilianu	1.0*	2 474	514	517	20	1	6.40
62	ast	Asturianu	1.0*	3 636	555	467	28	2	6.31
63	hi	हिन्दी	1.0*	2 472	539	489	20	3	6.30
64	oc	Occitan	1.0*	3 555	575	441	32	3	6.30
65	ml	മലയാളം	1.0*	5 093	637	365	45	5	6.23
66	sw	Kiswahili	1.0*	2 986	539	503	9	1	5.79
67	io	Ido	1.0*	1 674	516	534	1	1	5.78
68	tl	Tagalog	1.0*	3 202	627	396	25	3	5.53
69	zh-min-nan	Bân-lâm-gú	1.2	1 947	550	496	6	0	5.49
70	ga	Gaeilge	1.0*	4 317	666	354	25	7	5.46
71	nds	Plattdüütsch	1.0*	4 266	691	326	25	10	5.45
72	ur	اردو	1.0*	4 148	684	328	33	6	5.43
73	be-x-old	Беларуская (тарашкевіца)	1.0*	3 737	661	363	28	0	5.02
74	su	Basa Sunda	1.0*	9 101	844	143	53	11	4.80
75	az	Azərbaycan	1.0*	2 355	655	384	10	2	4.67
76	ku	Kurdî / كوردی	1.0*	2 220	650	391	11	0	4.59
77	an	Aragonés	1.0*	2 614	660	381	10	1	4.54
78	ia	Interlingua	1.0*	2 694	700	338	13	1	4.21
79	mr	मराठी	1.0*	2 703	744	295	8	5	3.93
80	tg	Тоҷикӣ	1.0*	1 936	725	320	5	2	3.78
81	mn	Монгол	1.0*	4 034	775	257	17	3	3.72
82	als	Alemannisch	1.0*	7 423	859	153	33	7	3.68
83	te	తెలుగు	1.0*	6 408	858	153	35	6	3.66
84	jv	Basa Jawa	1.0*	3 134	742	297	12	0	3.65
85	vec	Vèneto	1.0*	3 394	794	242	14	2	3.34
86	be	Беларуская	1.0*	3 393	794	243	13	2	3.31
87	gd	Gàidhlig	1.0*	2 176	769	275	8	0	3.24
88	li	Limburgs	1.0*	3 718	796	241	14	1	3.23
89	vo	Volapük	1.0*	1 609	766	283	1	2	3.22
90	fy	Frysk	1.0*	3 623	791	247	14	0	3.20
91	kn	ಕನ್ನಡ	1.0*	4 957	859	170	15	7	3.10
92	uz	O‘zbek	1.0*	2 727	807	233	10	2	3.07
93	bat-smg	Žemaitėška	1.0*	1 493	776	274	2	0	2.98
94	cv	Чăваш	1.0*	2 626	804	241	7	0	2.84
95	hy	Հայերեն	1.2	2 481	826	218	8	0	2.64
96	ht	Krèyol ayisyen	1.0*	1 332	817	232	2	1	2.63
97	nrm	Nouormand/Normaund	1.0*	1 981	822	230	0	0	2.43
98	pms	Piemontèis	1.0*	3 385	874	169	6	3	2.32
99	sco	Scots	1.0*	1 914	839	212	1	0	2.28
100	fo	Føroyskt	1.0*	2 385	860	185	7	0	2.25
101	nah	Nāhuatl	1.0*	2 511	862	184	4	1	2.21
102	fur	Furlan	1.0*	2 851	863	183	6	0	2.19
103	mt	Malti	1.0*	4 280	909	127	14	2	2.12
104	pam	Kapampangan	1.0*	5 642	912	124	15	1	2.04
105	nov	Novial	1.0*	1 564	875	173	4	0	2.00
106	zh-classical	古文 / 文言文	3.7**	5 234	904	135	11	1	1.99
107	kk	Қазақша	1.0*	4 479	903	138	10	1	1.98
108	bar	Boarisch	1.0*	4 730	916	122	13	1	1.93
109	dv	ދިވެހިބަސް	1.0*	3 619	918	122	10	2	1.90
110	wa	Walon	1.0*	2 345	889	160	3	0	1.82
111	sa	संस्कृतम्	1.0*	1 163	889	161	2	0	1.78
112	lij	Líguru	1.0*	1 466	888	164	0	0	1.73
113	jbo	Lojban	1.0*	1 218	889	163	0	0	1.72
114	ceb	Sinugboanong Binisaya	0.8	2 024	902	146	4	0	1.71
115	ln	Lingala	1.0*	1 710	904	144	4	0	1.69
116	diq	Zazaki	1.0*	2 635	903	148	1	0	1.61
117	nds-nl	Nedersaksisch	1.0*	2 871	905	146	1	0	1.58
118	kw	Kernewek/Karnuack	1.0*	2 001	907	145	0	0	1.53
119	frp	Arpitan	1.0*	1 426	911	141	0	0	1.49
120	ne	नेपाली	1.0*	3 203	936	110	5	1	1.47
121	os	Иронау	1.0*	1 896	917	134	1	0	1.46
122	am	አማርኛ	1.0*	1 166	918	134	0	0	1.42
123	new	नेपाल भाषा	1.0*	4 758	967	73	11	1	1.33
124	wuu	吴语	3.7**	15 682	1 001	36	9	6	1.33
125	ang	Englisc	1.0*	1 822	933	116	2	0	1.31
126	ksh	Ripoarisch	1.0*	2 247	942	109	0	1	1.25
127	hsb	Hornjoserbsce	1.0*	2 312	940	111	1	0	1.21
128	ilo	Ilokano	1.0*	2 713	940	111	1	0	1.21
129	tpi	Tok Pisin	1.0*	4 623	975	68	7	2	1.20
130	se	Sámegiella	1.0*	1 160	939	113	0	0	1.19
131	arc	ܐܪܡܝܐ	1.0*	1 115	943	109	0	0	1.15
132	gv	Gaelg	1.0*	2 013	947	104	1	0	1.14
133	wo	Wolof	1.0*	2 533	961	87	3	1	1.14
134	lad	Dzhudezmo	1.0*	3 259	958	90	4	0	1.12
135	bpy	ইমার ঠার/বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী	1.0*	4 890	965	83	1	2	1.11
136	gu	ગુજરાતી	1.0*	3 046	968	77	7	0	1.11
137	rm	Rumantsch	1.0*	1 871	966	81	5	0	1.07
138	yo	Yorùbá	1.0*	1 806	950	100	0	0	1.06
139	ay	Aymar	1.0*	742	955	97	0	0	1.02
140	cbk-zam	Chavacano de Zamboanga	1.0*	21 788	1 024	15	7	6	1.02
141	vls	West-Vlams	1.0*	3 737	970	77	2	1	0.99
142	lmo	Lumbaart	1.0*	3 951	982	62	8	0	0.99
143	co	Corsu	1.0*	1 862	966	85	1	0	0.94
144	ie	Interlingue	1.0*	2 249	977	72	2	1	0.94
145	fiu-vro	Võro	1.0*	1 177	964	88	0	0	0.93
146	crh	Qırımtatarca	1.0*	1 516	966	86	0	0	0.91
147	so	Soomaaliga	1.0*	4 033	990	58	2	2	0.89
148	war	Winaray	1.0*	1 522	974	78	0	0	0.82
149	csb	Kaszëbsczi	1.0*	1 581	976	76	0	0	0.80
150	sc	Sardu	1.0*	1 934	983	67	2	0	0.79
151	nap	Nnapulitano	1.0*	2 278	980	70	1	0	0.78
152	tt	Tatarça / Татарча	1.0*	2 398	986	62	3	0	0.78
153	pdc	Deitsch	1.0*	1 349	980	72	0	0	0.76
154	kab	Taqbaylit	1.0*	2 632	990	59	3	0	0.75
155	si	සිංහල	1.0*	12 286	1 024	21	3	4	0.73
156	ky	Кыргызча	1.0*	1 064	984	68	0	0	0.72
157	pag	Pangasinan	1.0*	2 131	993	56	3	0	0.72
158	ba	Башҡорт	1.0*	2 082	990	61	1	0	0.69
159	eml	Emiliàn e rumagnòl	1.0*	2 594	995	56	0	1	0.69
160	lo	ລາວ	1.0*	1 696	990	62	0	0	0.65
161	sd	سنڌي، سندھی ، सिन्ध	1.0*	18 318	1 037	6	5	4	0.65
162	iu	ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ	1.0*	769	993	59	0	0	0.62
163	km	ភាសាខ្មែរ	1.0*	2 691	1 003	46	3	0	0.61
164	tk	تركمن / Туркмен	1.0*	1 588	995	57	0	0	0.60
165	mg	Malagasy	1.0*	1 348	1 001	51	0	0	0.54
166	cu	Словѣньскъ	1.0*	1 232	1 000	50	0	0	0.53
167	pa	ਪੰਜਾਬੀ	1.0*	5 402	1 020	26	6	0	0.53
168	mi	Māori	1.0*	2 585	1 011	39	2	0	0.50
169	rmy	romani - रोमानी	1.0*	1 664	1 006	46	0	0	0.49
170	tet	Tetun	1.0*	2 923	1 006	46	0	0	0.49
171	gn	Avañe'ẽ	1.0*	1 733	1 011	40	1	0	0.46
172	map-bms	Basa Banyumasan	1.0*	1 497	1 010	42	0	0	0.44
173	kg	KiKongo	1.0*	1 309	1 011	41	0	0	0.43
174	na	dorerin Naoero	1.0*	1 791	1 011	41	0	0	0.43
175	udm	Удмурт кыл	1.0*	3 032	1 014	38	0	0	0.40
176	roa-rup	Armãneashce	1.0*	1 828	1 016	36	0	0	0.38
177	ks	कश्मीरी / كشميري	1.0*	3 114	1 023	26	2	0	0.36
178	ig	Igbo	1.0*	3 330	1 027	24	0	1	0.35
179	zea	Zeêuws	1.0*	3 479	1 022	30	0	0	0.32
180	haw	Hawai`i	1.0*	1 088	1 024	28	0	0	0.30
181	mzn	مَزِروني	1.0*	1 261	1 024	28	0	0	0.30
182	ty	Reo Mā`ohi	1.0*	1 144	1 025	27	0	0	0.29
183	ce	Нохчийн	1.0*	2 028	1 029	23	0	0	0.24
184	to	faka Tonga	1.0*	1 788	1 032	18	0	0	0.19
185	stq	Seeltersk	1.0*	1 730	1 035	17	0	0	0.18
186	roa-tara	Tarandíne	1.0*	5 424	1 043	7	2	0	0.16
187	pap	Papiamentu	1.0*	2 743	1 042	9	1	0	0.14
188	or	ଓଡ଼ିଆ	1.0*	827	1 043	9	0	0	0.10
189	pi	पाऴि	1.0*	3 506	1 047	4	1	0	0.08
190	bh	भोजपुरी	1.0*	1 681	1 047	5	0	0	0.05
191	glk	گیلکی	1.0*	815	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')