Statizoid Wikipedia Article Word Count by Category

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Wikipedia Article Word Count by Category

Tracking word count by category provides insight into article length and complexity, which is not publicly available.

Observations
12
Tracking since
Last updated

Median word count of articles

Median number of words in articles belonging to a given Wikipedia category

6 observations across 3 series · measured in words

2,851 words
Category:History
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 09:15
327 words
Category:Physics
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 09:15
83 words
Category:Mathematics
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 09:15
Median word count of articles (words) — summary, last 30 days.
  • Category:History
  • Category:Physics
  • Category:Mathematics
01,0002,0003,00009:0309:0909:15Category:History: 2,851 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:03Category:History: 2,851 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:15Category:Physics: 327 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:03Category:Physics: 327 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:15Category:Mathematics: 83 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:03Category:Mathematics: 83 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:15
Median word count of articles (words) — line, last 30 days.
  • Category:History2,851 words
  • Category:Physics327 words
  • Category:Mathematics83 words
Median word count of articles (words) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Category:History2,851 words
  • Category:Physics327 words
  • Category:Mathematics83 words
Median word count of articles (words) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Median word count of articles (words) — share, last 30 days.
83 words–313.7 words: 2 observations313.7 words–544.3 words: 2 observations544.3 words–775 words: 0 observations775 words–1,005.7 words: 0 observations1,005.7 words–1,236.3 words: 0 observations1,236.3 words–1,467 words: 0 observations1,467 words–1,697.7 words: 0 observations1,697.7 words–1,928.3 words: 0 observations1,928.3 words–2,159 words: 0 observations2,159 words–2,389.7 words: 0 observations2,389.7 words–2,620.3 words: 0 observations2,620.3 words–2,851 words: 2 observations83 words2,851 words2
Median word count of articles (words) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
18 Sep

Darker = higher median word count of articles. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median word count of articles (words) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesMedian word count of articles
Category:History2,851 words
Category:Mathematics83 words
Category:Physics327 words
Category:History2,851 words
Category:Mathematics83 words
Category:Physics327 words
Median word count of articles (words) — table, last 30 days.

Average word count of articles

Mean number of words in articles belonging to a given Wikipedia category

6 observations across 3 series · measured in words

2,851 words
Category:History
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 09:15
327 words
Category:Physics
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 09:15
83 words
Category:Mathematics
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 09:15
Average word count of articles (words) — summary, last 30 days.
  • Category:History
  • Category:Physics
  • Category:Mathematics
01,0002,0003,00009:0309:0909:15Category:History: 2,851 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:03Category:History: 2,851 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:15Category:Physics: 327 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:03Category:Physics: 327 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:15Category:Mathematics: 83 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:03Category:Mathematics: 83 words — 18 Sep 2026 09:15
Average word count of articles (words) — line, last 30 days.
  • Category:History2,851 words
  • Category:Physics327 words
  • Category:Mathematics83 words
Average word count of articles (words) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Category:History2,851 words
  • Category:Physics327 words
  • Category:Mathematics83 words
Average word count of articles (words) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Average word count of articles (words) — share, last 30 days.
83 words–313.7 words: 2 observations313.7 words–544.3 words: 2 observations544.3 words–775 words: 0 observations775 words–1,005.7 words: 0 observations1,005.7 words–1,236.3 words: 0 observations1,236.3 words–1,467 words: 0 observations1,467 words–1,697.7 words: 0 observations1,697.7 words–1,928.3 words: 0 observations1,928.3 words–2,159 words: 0 observations2,159 words–2,389.7 words: 0 observations2,389.7 words–2,620.3 words: 0 observations2,620.3 words–2,851 words: 2 observations83 words2,851 words2
Average word count of articles (words) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
18 Sep

Darker = higher average word count of articles. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Average word count of articles (words) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesAverage word count of articles
Category:History2,851 words
Category:Mathematics83 words
Category:Physics327 words
Category:History2,851 words
Category:Mathematics83 words
Category:Physics327 words
Average word count of articles (words) — table, last 30 days.

Sources

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Why this isn't published anywhere else

No live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset offering Wikipedia article word counts broken down by category was identified; only overall word‑count statistics and an academic paper exist.

Uniqueness score 0.90 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.