The Popularity of Wikipedia in Australia
Wikipedia is the 6th most visited website in Australia.
When you search for anything online Wikipedia is often the top result, and digital assistants like Siri or Alexa use it to answer questions too.
But Australians don't just read Wikipedia, they're actively contributing to it too.
Who can edit Wikipedia?
Number of Wikipedia editors in Australia
Comparing the number of editors worldwide
Comparing the number of editors worldwide to each countries populations shows generally 0.01% of each country is editing Wikipedia. In 2022 Australia recorded a population of 25,978,935 people according to The World Bank Group.
In December 2022 there were 1,790 people in Australia editing Wikipedia, representing 0.01% of the total population at the time.
Denmark had 160 editors in December 2022 and were the 38th most active. But they had the highest percentage of their population editing Wikipedia, with 0.22% of the country contributing.
Full list of Worldwide editors in December 2022
Rank | Country Name | Total Editors |
1 | United States of America | 21100 |
2 | United Kingdom | 6430 |
3 | India | 4350 |
4 | Canada | 2990 |
5 | Australia | 1790 |
6 | Germany | 1250 |
7 | Philippines | 1110 |
8 | Indonesia | 880 |
9 | Brazil | 850 |
10 | Italy | 850 |
11 | France | 690 |
12 | Malaysia | 690 |
13 | Netherlands | 530 |
14 | Ireland | 530 |
15 | Spain | 520 |
16 | Bangladesh | 450 |
17 | Japan | 420 |
18 | Poland | 390 |
19 | Sweden | 390 |
20 | Hong Kong, SAR China | 380 |
21 | New Zealand | 380 |
22 | Greece | 350 |
23 | Korea (South) | 340 |
24 | Nigeria | 340 |
25 | Israel | 290 |
26 | Mexico | 270 |
27 | Taiwan, Republic of China | 260 |
28 | Switzerland | 240 |
29 | Belgium | 230 |
30 | Portugal | 230 |
31 | South Africa | 230 |
32 | Argentina | 210 |
33 | Norway | 210 |
34 | Romania | 210 |
35 | Finland | 200 |
36 | Czech Republic | 170 |
37 | Serbia | 170 |
38 | Denmark | 160 |
39 | Hungary | 160 |
40 | Ukraine | 160 |
41 | Peru | 160 |
42 | Bulgaria | 140 |
43 | Nepal | 140 |
44 | Chile | 140 |
45 | Austria | 130 |
46 | Croatia | 130 |
47 | Colombia | 120 |
48 | Sri Lanka | 110 |
49 | Kenya | 80 |
50 | Lithuania | 70 |
51 | Morocco | 70 |
52 | Slovakia | 70 |
53 | Puerto Rico | 70 |
54 | Estonia | 60 |
55 | Macedonia, Republic of | 60 |
56 | Uganda | 60 |
57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 |
58 | Unknown | 50 |
59 | Albania | 50 |
60 | Armenia | 50 |
61 | Costa Rica | 50 |
62 | Cyprus | 50 |
63 | Dominican Republic | 50 |
64 | Georgia | 50 |
65 | Latvia | 50 |
66 | Qatar | 50 |
67 | Slovenia | 50 |
68 | Tunisia | 50 |
69 | Ecuador | 40 |
70 | Jordan | 40 |
71 | Cambodia | 40 |
72 | Kuwait | 40 |
73 | Lebanon | 40 |
74 | Malta | 40 |
75 | Kosovo | 40 |
76 | Algeria | 30 |
77 | Iceland | 30 |
78 | Kyrgyzstan | 30 |
79 | Montenegro | 30 |
80 | Maldives | 30 |
81 | Oman | 30 |
82 | Panama | 30 |
83 | Uruguay | 30 |
84 | Brunei Darussalam | 20 |
85 | Ghana | 20 |
86 | Guatemala | 20 |
87 | Honduras | 20 |
88 | Jamaica | 20 |
89 | Luxembourg | 20 |
90 | Mongolia | 20 |
91 | Paraguay | 20 |
92 | El Salvador | 20 |
93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20 |
94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20 |
95 | Zambia | 20 |
96 | Isle of Man | 10 |
97 | Monaco | 10 |
98 | Namibia | 10 |
99 | Sierra Leone | 10 |
100 | Zimbabwe | 10 |
101 | Cameroon | 10 |
102 | Dominica | 10 |
103 | Faroe Islands | 10 |
104 | Guernsey | 10 |
105 | Gambia | 10 |
106 | Guam | 10 |
107 | Cayman Islands | 10 |
108 | Macao, SAR China | 10 |
109 | Mauritius | 10 |
110 | Nicaragua | 10 |
111 | Palestinian Territory | 10 |
112 | South Sudan | 10 |
113 | British Virgin Islands | 10 |
114 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 10 |
115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10 |
116 | Cape Verde | 10 |
117 | Curacao | 10 |
118 | Fiji | 10 |
119 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10 |
120 | Gabon | 10 |
121 | Grenada | 10 |
122 | Gibraltar | 10 |
123 | Greenland | 10 |
124 | Guinea | 10 |
125 | Guadeloupe | 10 |
126 | Andorra | 10 |
127 | Guyana | 10 |
128 | Haiti | 10 |
129 | Angola | 10 |
130 | Jersey | 10 |
131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 |
132 | Aruba | 10 |
133 | Saint Lucia | 10 |
134 | Liberia | 10 |
135 | ALA Aland Islands | 10 |
136 | Moldova | 10 |
137 | Mali | 10 |
138 | Barbados | 10 |
139 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10 |
140 | Martinique | 10 |
141 | Burkina Faso | 10 |
142 | Malawi | 10 |
143 | Mozambique | 10 |
144 | Saint-Barthélemy | 10 |
145 | New Caledonia | 10 |
146 | Niger | 10 |
147 | Bermuda | 10 |
148 | French Polynesia | 10 |
149 | Papua New Guinea | 10 |
150 | Bolivia | 10 |
151 | Réunion | 10 |
152 | Seychelles | 10 |
153 | Bahamas | 10 |
154 | Senegal | 10 |
155 | Suriname | 10 |
156 | Bhutan | 10 |
157 | Sint Maarten | 10 |
158 | Saint Vincent and Grenadines | 10 |
159 | Botswana | 10 |
160 | Virgin Islands, US | 10 |
161 | Vanuatu | 10 |
162 | Belize | 10 |
163 | Congo, (Kinshasa) | 10 |