Estonian Wikipedia
This article will address the topic of Estonian Wikipedia, which has gained great relevance in recent times due to its impact on various areas of daily life. Since its emergence, Estonian Wikipedia has aroused great interest among experts and the general public, generating debates, research and creating new opportunities in different sectors. Throughout this writing, different aspects related to Estonian Wikipedia will be analyzed, exploring its origins, evolution and its influence on current society. In addition, different perspectives and approaches will be examined to further understand the importance and scope of Estonian Wikipedia today.
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Estonian |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | et.wikipedia.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 24 August 2002 |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution/ Share-Alike 4.0 (most text also dual-licensed under GFDL) Media licensing varies |
The Estonian Wikipedia (Estonian: Eestikeelne Vikipeedia) is the Estonian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on 24 August 2002. As of 17 April 2025, it has 251,897 articles and is the 46th-largest Wikipedia.
On 7 December 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was one of fifteen individuals recognized for volunteerism in Estonia for 2008.[1] In 2013 he received Order of the White Star for his contributions to Wikipedia.[2]
The first article competition was held in spring 2009 and first photo competition in summer 2010. Since then those kinds of competitions have been common in Estonian Wikipedia.[3]
As of February 2021, it was the most visited language Wikipedia in Estonia.[4] It ranked before the Russian Wikipedia and the English Wikipedia.[5][6]
Statistics
As of August 2012, The Estonian Wikipedia has the 3rd greatest number of articles per speaker among Wikipedias with over 100,000 articles, and ranks 10th overall.[7] These figures were based on Ethnologue's estimate of 1,048,660 Estonian speakers.
The Estonian Wikipedia is the 41st edition to reach the milestone of 100,000 articles and the third edition in a Uralic language to do so, after the Finnish and Hungarian Wikipedias.[8]
As of August 2012, the Estonian Wikipedia's number of articles accounts for approximately 23% of all the articles written in a Finno-Permic language, making it the second largest edition in the family after Finnish, which accounts for 70% of Finno-Permic articles.[9]
The Estonian Wikipedia has a relatively high percentage of administrators per regular active users (over 9%) compared to the Finnish Wikipedia, where only 2.5% of active users are administrators.[10] As of April 2025, the edition has 601 active contributors and 34 administrators.[10]
The overwhelming majority of its edits originate from Estonia, while a minority of contributions come from neighboring Northern European countries, which account for most of the remaining share of editors.
| Articles | Date |
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| 100 | December 2002 |
| 500 | September 2003 |
| 1,000 | October 2003 |
| 5,000 | July 2004 |
| 10,000 | 15 May 2005 |
| 15,000 | 12 February 2006 |
| 20,000 | 22 July 2006 |
| 25,000 | 30 October 2006 |
| 30,000 | 1 February 2007 |
| 35,000 | 12 May 2007 |
| 40,000 | 30 August 2007 |
| 45,000 | 23 January 2008 |
| 50,000 | 4 June 2008 |
| 55,000 | 19 October 2008 |
| 60,000 | 21 February 2009 |
| 65,000 | 15 July 2009 |
| 70,000 | 15 December 2009 |
| 75,000 | 18 May 2010 |
| 80,000 | 30 November 2010 |
| 85,000 | 1 June 2011 |
| 90,000 | 12 November 2011 |
| 95,000 | 30 March 2012 |
| 100,000 | 25 August 2012 |
| 105,000 | 6 January 2013 |
| 110,000 | 22 April 2013 |
| 115,000 | 7 September 2013 |
| 120,000 | 23 January 2014 |
| 200,000 | 12 August 2019 |
| 250,000 | 1 January 2025 |
Local community
The first meeting for local Wikipedians was held in 2007.[11]
The Estonian Wikimedia chapter named Wikimedia Eesti was founded in 2010 to support Estonian Wikipedia.
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First summer meetup for Estonian Wikipedians (Viki village, 2009) -
First Finno-ugric wikiseminar in 2014 -
Photomeetup in Osmussaar, 2015 -
Estonian Wikipedia summer days 2021
See also
References
- ^ An ETV archive of the 2008 Aasta Vabatahtlik award ceremony. Andres Luure's time segment: 39:48-41:33 Archived 13 February 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Presidendilt saab tänavu teenetemärgi 99 inimest ERR (in Estonian)
- ^ Vikipeedia:Võistlused Estonian Wikipedia
- ^ Page views by country - Estonian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Statistics
- ^ Page views by country - Russian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Statistics
- ^ Page views by country - English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Statistics
- ^ http://meta.wikimedia.orghttps://scientiaen.com/List_of_Wikipedias_by_speakers_per_article List of Wikipedias by speakers per article
- ^ http://meta.wikimedia.orghttps://scientiaen.com/List_of_Wikipedias List of Wikipedias
- ^ https://meta.wikimedia.orghttps://scientiaen.com/List_of_Wikipedias_by_language_group List of Wikipedias by Language Group
- ^ a b http://meta.wikimedia.orghttps://scientiaen.com/List_of_Wikipedias_by_speakers_per_article List of Wikipedias by Speakers per Article
- ^ "ETV: Vikipeedia administraatorid said esmakordselt kokku" Postimees, 16 December 2007
External links
Media related to Estonian Wikipedia at Wikimedia Commons- (in Estonian) Estonian Wikipedia
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