What's the Diff? | Vol. 2: Wikipedia Is Bigger Than You Think. Much Bigger.
What's the Diff? is our series of data visualizations about how Wikipedia actually works, and this is our roundup of recent issues. Volume 1 was about the people who build the encyclopedia: how few editors are active compared to the millions of readers, and how many make exactly one edit and never come back. It ended on a different question altogether: just how big is the thing those editors have built?
This volume takes that idea and runs with it. The first two issues take on Wikipedia's scale, which turns out to be harder to pin down than any single number suggests. The third opens a door into a part of Wikipedia most readers don't know is there.
A new issue goes up most Tuesdays. Follow Bill Beutler on LinkedIn to catch them as they drop, and if you need help with Wikipedia—or with presenting data so people actually get it—we'd love to talk!
Issue 4
The Encyclopedia That Won't Stop Growing
Wikipedia has been adding articles for more than two decades straight. Is it finally slowing down?
Issue 5
Every Wikipedia in One Chart
There are more than 300 language editions of Wikipedia. Care to guess which one ranks second by article count?
Issue 6
The Part of Wikipedia Almost Nobody Knows Exists
Behind every article is a page where editors argue over what it should say. How many readers ever go look?
