Wikipedia2006 to 2026

Each new million Wikipedia articles takes longer

English Wikipedia, date of each million. 1M to 2M took 1.5 years; 6M to 7M took 5.3 years.

articles on 8 Oct 2026passed 7 million on 28 May 2025

20062010201520202025 1M Mar 2006 2M Sep 2007 3M Aug 2009 4M Jul 2012 5M Nov 2015 6M Jan 2020 7M May 2025 Oct 2026