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	799319	4284349	30005502	47	1746412	5046	67853	133
	October 26, 2002	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikipedia.org	444247	1194275	6959791	15	414256	2057	17902	16
	February 6, 2013	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikipedia.org	229974	475437	3352905	6	24659	49	180	8
	March 8, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wikipedia.org	75568	186964	1756245	5	74162	131	4320	20
	March 15, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikipedia.org	62978	101104	718128	7	36588	51	417	2
	October 14, 2019	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikipedia.org	39239	79930	270402	4	114142	91	135	3
	October 24, 2005	Request	bug - Buginese	bug.wikipedia.org	15973	20549	210786	2	15568	17	0	0
	March 24, 2006	Request	map-bms - Banyumasan	map-bms.wikipedia.org	13979	30412	222399	1	20297	24	427	10
	October 17, 2010	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikipedia.org	12392	37337	114120	2	17858	55	2	12
	August 12, 2009	Request	ace - Acehnese	ace.wikipedia.org	13083	28374	158508	3	33892	26	0	7
	April 18, 2018	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikipedia.org	15133	25132	68459	3	8933	32	0	1
	December 15, 2020	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikipedia.org	5545	16286	60198	4	5696	38	0	13
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wikipedia.org	1822	5971	29794	2	2982	16	0	25
	October 7, 2023	Request	bbc - Batak Toba	bbc.wikipedia.org	1488	3354	18745	2	2847	12	0	8
	March 24, 2006	Request	tet - Tetum	tet.wikipedia.org	2002	6182	75831	3	11889	19	0	53
	May 16, 2024	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wikipedia.org	3344	8076	34994	4	4093	15	0	8
	June 23, 2024	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wikipedia.org	1236	2810	12604	1	1743	13	0	7
	September 24, 2024	Request	kge - Komering	kge.wikipedia.org	2910	2810	32102	0	1742	7	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	247142	342109	1471680	8	49900	203	3	0
	December 11, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wiktionary.org	82010	95924	221226	2	5203	9	1	0
	May 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wiktionary.org	45122	140617	377419	6	11479	189	2	12
	October 21, 2019	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wiktionary.org	14944	16357	62408	3	1625	26	0	0
	January 4, 2023	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wiktionary.org	12836	13487	32568	1	893	32	0	0
	October 5, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wiktionary.org	5173	7339	26764	1	2998	22	1	0
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wiktionary.org	6995	10293	60343	3	1342	13	0	1
	July 26, 2023	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wiktionary.org	4198	4393	13687	2	738	3	0	0
	August 17, 2022	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wiktionary.org	4289	7241	28496	2	979	13	0	1
	September 25, 2024	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wiktionary.org	9941	10974	37050	1	676	34	0	0
	August 21, 2025	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wiktionary.org	6255	10410	61062	2	541	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	14096	107374	319805	9	27766	96	306	130
	August 4, 2021	Request	jv - Javanese	jv.wikisource.org	3295	26361	82736	3	2031	12	149	153
	June 30, 2021	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikisource.org	5292	36634	123805	2	1856	57	0	118
	August 16, 2023	Request	su - Sundanese	su.wikisource.org	412	12903	47909	1	1159	5	0	3412
	April 23, 2024	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikisource.org	1331	9209	25093	2	1382	19	0	95
	August 11, 2025	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikisource.org	207	1172	4493	2	389	3	0	83
	October 28, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikisource.org	414	9306	31061	2	425	8	0	1539

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	11559	59585	5	21280	56	5	19
	September 2, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikiquote.org	2449	4060	16649	1	2255	5	6	1
	October 7, 2023	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikiquote.org	1441	3439	10916	3	842	9	0	6
	October 1, 2024	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikiquote.org	125	1654	15867	0	538	2	0	1435
	September 18, 2025	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikiquote.org	237	1521	7283	2	631	3	0	140
	July 8, 2026	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikiquote.org	50	1880	4735	1	184	9	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	5652	22486	120689	4	43173	148	862	47
	August 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikibooks.org	547	3678	16579	3	3650	22	76	147
	September 4, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikibooks.org	892	2612	10586	2	458	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	1693	4208	38073	2	1626	77	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