Wikimedia movement in Indonesia

Indonesia
Wikimedia organizations	Wikimedia Indonesia
Projects censored	None
Wikiproject	Wikimedia projects
Editors
Category	Category:Indonesian Wikipedians
Major Wikipedias by active editors (5-99 edits per month)
Indonesian	~1740 (~60% of country, ~93% of project)
English	~870 (~30% of country, ~2% of project)
Malay	~50 (~2% of country, ~13% of project)
Japanese	~30 (~0.9% of country, ~0.3% of project)
Sundanese	~30 (~0.9% of country, ~58% of project)
Balinese	~30 (~0.9% of country, ~54% of project)
Spanish	~20 (~0.5% of country, ~0.2% of project)
Minangkabau	~20 (~0.5% of country, ~63% of project)
Turkmen	~20 (~0.5% of country, ~56% of project)
Korean	~20 (~0.5% of country, ~0.6% of project)
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Major Wikipedias by very active editors (100+ edits per month)
Indonesian	~180 (~62% of country, ~88% of project)
English	~80 (~27% of country, ~1% of project)
Readers
Major projects by monthly pageviews
Indonesian ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-4⧽	~123.04M (~58% of country, ~92% of project)
English ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-4⧽	~77.25M (~37% of country, ~0.9% of project)
Indonesian ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-8⧽	~1.55M (~0.7% of country, ~90% of project)
Chinese ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-4⧽	~839K (~0.4% of country, ~0.2% of project)
Wikimedia Commons	~829K (~0.4% of country, ~0.8% of project)
Indonesian ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-16⧽	~554K (~0.3% of country, ~88% of project)
Japanese ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-4⧽	~544K (~0.3% of country, ~0% of project)
Malay ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-4⧽	~507K (~0.2% of country, ~3% of project)
English ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-8⧽	~480K (~0.2% of country, ~0.8% of project)
Russian ⧼wikibase-otherprojects-4⧽	~432K (~0.2% of country, ~0% of project)
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This page documents the existence of the Wikimedia movement in Indonesia: the world's largest island country, the 14th-largest country by land area, and world's fourth-most populous country.

Major entities within the Wikimedia movement in Indonesia are the projects, affiliate, and like-minded partner organizations.

Languages

Indonesia has more than 700 local languages. Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) is the national language.

As of May 2024, there are 18 languages of Indonesia that has at least one Wikimedia project.

• Indonesian (id): Indonesian is spoken in neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Brunei, Timor Leste, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, etc. as well.
• Javanese (jv): spoken in Indonesia and Suriname.
  • Banyumasan Javanese (map-bms): regarded as a dialect of Javanese, thus it doesn't have its own language code.
• Sundanese (su)
• Buginese (bug)
• Banjar (bjn)
• Acehnese (ace)
• Minangkabau (min)
• Gorontalo (gor)
• Balinese (ban)
• Madurese (mad)
• Nias (nia)
• Mandailing (btm)
• Batak Toba (bbc)
• Betawi (bew)
• Komering (kge)
• Malay (ms): at that time, the language code (ms) was regarded as separate language, but now it is regarded as a macrolanguage (LoC) or nuclear family (Glottolog). Currently the code for Malay (individual) language is msa/zlm. The code for Malaysian Malay is zsm. (See the many language codes in the infobox of w:Malay language)
• Tetun (tet)

Projects

See also: Administrators of Wikimedia projects/Indonesian projects

Currently, there are 46 Wikimedia projects in the languages of Indonesia: 18 Wikipedias, 11 Wiktionaries, 7 Wikisources, 6 Wikiquotes, 3 Wikibooks, and 1 Wikivoyage.

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Wikipedias

Currently, there are 18 Wikipedia projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	May 30, 2003	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikipedia.org	803333	4297817	30114596	47	1758896	4842	68120	132
	October 26, 2002	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikipedia.org	445242	1196314	6981033	15	417943	1844	17902	16
	February 6, 2013	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikipedia.org	230004	475505	3353466	6	24848	60	180	8
	March 8, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wikipedia.org	75601	187042	1757508	5	74613	112	4320	20
	March 15, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikipedia.org	63007	101495	719687	7	36776	58	417	2
	October 14, 2019	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikipedia.org	39491	80324	271934	4	118633	136	135	3
	October 24, 2005	Request	bug - Buginese	bug.wikipedia.org	15975	20552	211166	2	15630	18	0	0
	March 24, 2006	Request	map-bms - Banyumasan	map-bms.wikipedia.org	13981	30415	222446	1	20383	27	427	10
	October 17, 2010	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikipedia.org	12483	37583	115228	3	17976	57	2	12
	August 12, 2009	Request	ace - Acehnese	ace.wikipedia.org	13083	28418	158730	3	34072	25	0	7
	April 18, 2018	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikipedia.org	15151	25201	69102	3	9034	38	0	1
	December 15, 2020	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikipedia.org	5620	16461	61009	4	5864	74	0	13
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wikipedia.org	1826	5983	30011	2	3015	7	0	25
	October 7, 2023	Request	bbc - Batak Toba	bbc.wikipedia.org	1505	3382	18871	2	2895	8	0	8
	March 24, 2006	Request	tet - Tetum	tet.wikipedia.org	2008	6189	75907	5	11953	22	0	53
	May 16, 2024	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wikipedia.org	3349	8089	35087	4	4211	27	0	8
	June 23, 2024	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wikipedia.org	1237	2827	12631	1	1778	5	0	7
	September 24, 2024	Request	kge - Komering	kge.wikipedia.org	2910	2827	32103	0	1782	7	0	2

Wiktionaries

Currently, there are 11 Wiktionary projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	September 19, 2004	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wiktionary.org	247924	343072	1476741	8	50362	133	3	0
	December 11, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wiktionary.org	67567	96132	238705	2	5250	30	1	0
	May 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wiktionary.org	45600	142536	381304	6	11606	88	2	12
	October 21, 2019	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wiktionary.org	15003	16420	62518	3	1638	6	0	0
	January 4, 2023	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wiktionary.org	12836	13489	32587	2	904	11	0	0
	October 5, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wiktionary.org	5178	7346	26845	1	3010	5	1	0
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wiktionary.org	7023	10313	60574	3	1354	7	0	1
	July 26, 2023	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wiktionary.org	4198	4393	13687	2	746	1	0	0
	August 17, 2022	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wiktionary.org	4381	7399	29054	2	995	13	0	1
	September 25, 2024	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wiktionary.org	9985	11031	37248	1	710	23	0	0
	August 21, 2025	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wiktionary.org	6282	10540	61337	2	559	8	0	2

Wikisources

Currently, there are 7 Wikisource projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	October 6, 2005	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikisource.org	14258	109654	325663	9	27906	130	305	132
	August 4, 2021	Request	jv - Javanese	jv.wikisource.org	3297	26460	83035	2	2046	20	149	154
	June 30, 2021	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikisource.org	5292	36637	123812	2	1871	21	0	118
	August 16, 2023	Request	su - Sundanese	su.wikisource.org	412	12906	47920	1	1168	4	0	3414
	April 23, 2024	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikisource.org	1351	9469	25475	2	1406	12	0	97
	August 11, 2025	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikisource.org	206	1171	4510	1	395	4	0	84
	October 28, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikisource.org	413	9421	31432	2	434	3	0	1587

Wikiquotes

Currently, there are 6 Wikiquote projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	October 25, 2005	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikiquote.org	3962	11656	60449	5	21373	62	5	19
	September 2, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikiquote.org	2449	4060	16652	1	2262	2	6	1
	October 7, 2023	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikiquote.org	1461	3570	11263	3	854	7	0	6
	October 1, 2024	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikiquote.org	125	1659	15891	1	555	15	0	1442
	September 18, 2025	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikiquote.org	238	1523	7347	2	644	5	0	140
	July 8, 2026	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikiquote.org	50	1899	4850	1	213	18	0	3492

Wikibooks

Currently, there are 3 Wikibooks projects in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	July 31, 2004	pre-LPP	id - Indonesian	id.wikibooks.org	5679	22784	122109	4	43331	128	862	48
	August 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikibooks.org	547	3679	16584	3	3662	7	76	147
	September 4, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikibooks.org	896	2618	10604	2	471	5	0	14

Sundanese Wikibooks (su.wikibooks.org) was closed without community consultation in 2012.

Wikivoyage

Currently, there is 1 Wikivoyage project in the languages of Indonesia.

Logo	Date of creation	Request	Project	Main page	Articles	Total	Edits	Admins	Users	Active Users	Files	Depth
	December 2, 2024	Request	id - Indonesian	id.wikivoyage.org	1711	4262	38805	2	1673	53	0	20

Other projects

• d:Wikidata:WikiProject Indonesia

Affiliate

Wikimedia Indonesia (WMID) is the Wikimedia affiliate in Indonesia. The chapter was established on September 2008 and has its national office in Jakarta. It is part of the East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP) Hub.

WMID currently financially supports the following local Wikimedia communities:

Logo	Community	Type	Year	Email
	Komunitas Wikimedia Padang	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	7 Februari 2013	padangwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Bandung	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	15 Desember 2018	bandungwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Yogyakarta	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	8 Maret 2019	yogyakartawikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Denpasar	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	14 Oktober 2019	denpasarwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Gorontalo	Bahasa	11 Januari 2020	gorontalowikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Banjar	Bahasa	15 Maret 2020	banjarwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Nias	Bahasa	16 Juni 2020	niaswikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Madura	Bahasa	19 Desember 2020	madurawikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Medan	Daerah	20 Mei 2021	medanwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikisource Indonesia	Proyek	9 Juni 2021	idwikisourcewikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Manokwari	Daerah	28 Mei 2022	manokwariwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Banjarnegara	Daerah	6 Juni 2022	banjarnegarawikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikidata Indonesia	Proyek	24 Juni 2022	idwikidatawikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Jakarta	Daerah		jakartawikimediaorid
	KlubWiki Universitas Brawijaya	KlubWiki	Oktober 2023	klubwikiubwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Bandar Lampung	Daerah	8 Maret 2024	bandarlampungwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Mataram	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	30 Mei 2024	mataramwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Palembang	Daerah	1 Juli 2024	palembangwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Pontianak	Daerah	12 Juli 2024	pontianakwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wiktionary Indonesia	Proyek	19 Agustus 2024	idwiktionarywikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Samarinda	Daerah	24 Agustus 2024	samarindawikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Perempuan	Tematik	8 Maret 2025	perempuanwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Surabaya	Daerah	19 Juni 2025	surabayawikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Makassar	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	19 Oktober 2025	makassarwikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikivoyage Indonesia	Proyek	25 November 2025	idwikivoyagewikimediaorid
	Komunitas Wikimedia Jambi	Daerah dengan bahasa khusus	Desember 2025	jambiwikimediaorid

Partners

Open Indonesia Coalition

Open Indonesia Coalition

Open Indonesia Forum in Bandung, June 2026

The Open Indonesia Coalition (Koalisi Open Indonesia) is a coalition of several organizations championing the Open movement in Indonesia. This coalition was initiated by the first Open Indonesia Forum held in Bandung on June 16–17, 2026, which meeting produced an Open Movement Roadmap for Indonesia. In January 2026, the coalition produced its inaugural manifesto. Wikimedia Indonesia serves as one of the founding members and current host of the coalition's secretariat, which includes the following organization as members:

• Creative Commons Indonesia (CCID), the Creative Commons local chapter for Indonesia.
• OpenStreetMap Indonesia, the OpenStreetMap local entity in Indonesia.
• Mozilla Indonesia
• The Conversation Indonesia
• Laboratorium Preservasi, Program Studi Pengelolaan Arsip dan Rekaman Informasi, Sekolah Vokasi Universitas Gadjah Mada

More coverage:

• diff.wikimedia.org (1 September 2025) "Open Indonesia: Energizing the Open Knowledge Movement"
• The Conversation Indonesia (19 February 2026) "Koalisi Open Indonesia: Upaya kolaboratif membuka akses pengetahuan untuk semua"

Events

• WikiNusantara, the national conference of Indonesian Wikimedians:
  • 2019: Yogyakarta
  • 2022: Padang
  • 2023: Banjarmasin
  • 2024: Bogor
  • 2026: Makassar

• Jakarta hosted the 2012 Creative Commons Asia Pacific Conference.
• Bali hosted the 2018 Wikimedia ESEAP Conference and 2025 Wikisource Conference.

Offices/community spaces

as of November 2023

• Jakarta: Wikimedia Indonesia's main office, Jl. Pati No. 28, Dukuh Atas, Central Jakarta
• Yogyakarta: Wikimedia Indonesia's Yogyakarta office, Gg. Wasesa No. 88, Gamping, Sleman

Gallery

• 
  Indonesian Wikipedians meetup in Jakarta, July 2007
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  Indonesian Wikipedians meetup in Jakarta, January 2009
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  Indonesian Wikipedia's 10th anniversary in Jakarta, June 2013
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2019 in Yogyakarta, April 2019
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2022 in Padang, June 2022
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2023 in Banjarmasin, May 2023
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  Indonesian Wikimedians at WikiNusantara 2024 in Bogor, May 2024