Can you see how many times a Wikipedia page has been viewed?

Can you see how many times a Wikipedia page has been viewed?

The pageview stats tool is available from any page, in two ways: 1) Click “Page information” under “Tools” in the sidebar and then “Page view statistics” at the bottom. 2) Click the history tab and then “Pageviews” near the top.

What’s the most viewed Wikipedia page?

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 28 to December 4, 2021)

Rank Article Views
1 Virgil Abloh 1,740,726
2 Parag Agrawal 965,534
3 Ballon d’Or 898,140
4 Omicron 854,968

How can I see who edited a Wikipedia page?

If you want to know who wrote a particular article, click on the “history” tab at the top of that page. That will show who has edited the page. It will display usernames for editors who have registered with Wikipedia, and IP addresses for editors who haven’t registered.

What are the parts of Wikipedia?

Order of article elements

  • Before the article content. Short description.
  • Article content. Lead section (also called the introduction)
  • Appendices. Works or publications (for biographies only)
  • End matter. Succession boxes and geography boxes.

How many people visit Wikipedia in a day?

You can see the full list here. The English edition is also the most visited project on the website. According to publicly disclosed figures, the English version of the website averages about 255 million pageviews a day.

What counts as a page view?

A pageview (or pageview hit, page tracking hit) is an instance of a page being loaded (or reloaded) in a browser. Pageviews is a metric defined as the total number of pages viewed.

What percent of people have a Wikipedia page?

11.72%
Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia

English articles 6,429,807
Total wiki pages 54,861,675
Article percentage 11.72%
Average revisions 19.28
Total admins 1,065

How can you tell when a wiki page was created?

A page history is sometimes called revision history or edit history. You can view a page’s history by clicking the “View history” tab at the top of the associated page (pictured right).

What is a Wiki page?

A wiki is a site that is designed for groups of people to quickly capture and share ideas by creating simple pages and linking them together. Your organization can use a wiki for a variety of uses. On a large scale, you can share large volumes of information in an Enterprise wiki.

How is a Wikipedia page structured?

On Wikipedia, articles are subject to a common page organization. For example, the first section usually introduces the article in more general and more broadly accessible terms, and the infobox summarizes the main facts.

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