As of May 15, 2025, the English Wikipedia hosts approximately 6,993,791 articles . With an average of around 500 new articles added daily , we can estimate the time required to reach 7 million articles.en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org
Estimating Time to Reach 7 Million Articles
- Articles Needed: 7,000,000 - 6,993,791 = 6,209 articles
- Daily Growth Rate: 500 articles/day
- Estimated Days to Reach Goal: 6,209 / 500 ≈ 12.4 daysen.wikipedia.org
Based on this calculation, Wikipedia is projected to reach 7 million articles in approximately 12 to 13 days, around May 27–28, 2025.It's important to note that this is an estimate; actual growth may vary due to factors like article deletions or fluctuations in editing activity.
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