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 Wikipedia	~123.04M (~58% of country, ~92% of project)
English Wikipedia	~77.25M (~37% of country, ~0.9% of project)
Indonesian Wiktionary	~1.55M (~0.7% of country, ~90% of project)
Chinese Wikipedia	~839K (~0.4% of country, ~0.2% of project)
Commons	~829K (~0.4% of country, ~0.8% of project)
Indonesian Wikibooks	~554K (~0.3% of country, ~88% of project)
Japanese Wikipedia	~544K (~0.3% of country, ~0% of project)
Malay Wikipedia	~507K (~0.2% of country, ~3% of project)
English Wiktionary	~480K (~0.2% of country, ~0.8% of project)
Russian Wikipedia	~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 45 Wikimedia projects in the languages of Indonesia: 18 Wikipedias, 11 Wiktionaries, 7 Wikisources, 5 Wikiquotes, 3 Wikibooks, and 1 Wikivoyage.

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	784791	4205890	29422011	47	1714698	5238	67034	132
	October 26, 2002	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikipedia.org	439795	1186588	6884046	14	402988	2040	17903	16
	February 6, 2013	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikipedia.org	229699	475091	3349516	6	24162	45	180	8
	March 8, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wikipedia.org	75317	186649	1749122	5	72898	107	4343	20
	March 15, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikipedia.org	62938	100765	699222	7	36169	78	419	2
	October 14, 2019	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikipedia.org	38157	78468	263827	4	101651	87	141	3
	October 24, 2005	Request	bug - Buginese	bug.wikipedia.org	15959	20525	210547	1	15370	20	0	0
	March 24, 2006	Request	map-bms - Banyumasan	map-bms.wikipedia.org	13972	30425	222203	1	20053	17	452	10
	October 17, 2010	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikipedia.org	12130	36639	112216	2	17556	103	2	12
	August 12, 2009	Request	ace - Acehnese	ace.wikipedia.org	13074	28315	158088	3	33402	37	0	7
	April 18, 2018	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikipedia.org	15119	25047	67439	3	8656	16	0	1
	December 15, 2020	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikipedia.org	5371	15997	58555	4	5304	46	0	14
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wikipedia.org	1777	4497	27536	2	2894	7	0	14
	October 7, 2023	Request	bbc - Batak Toba	bbc.wikipedia.org	1442	2877	17215	2	2658	20	0	5
	March 24, 2006	Request	tet - Tetum	tet.wikipedia.org	1533	5548	74049	6	11710	84	0	91
	May 16, 2024	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wikipedia.org	3334	8033	34752	4	3777	22	0	8
	June 23, 2024	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wikipedia.org	1229	2769	12441	1	1628	11	0	7
	September 24, 2024	Request	kge - Komering	kge.wikipedia.org	2907	2769	32026	0	1610	9	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	245038	338919	1462665	7	48430	134	3	0
	December 11, 2004	pre-LPP	jv - Javanese	jv.wiktionary.org	81984	95889	221109	2	5142	12	1	0
	May 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wiktionary.org	44391	115345	347055	5	10837	48	2	7
	October 21, 2019	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wiktionary.org	14371	15771	61068	3	1544	7	0	0
	January 4, 2023	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wiktionary.org	12731	13339	32153	2	833	3	0	0
	October 5, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wiktionary.org	4022	6584	24612	1	2946	8	1	1
	January 11, 2021	Request	nia - Nias	nia.wiktionary.org	6860	10234	58949	3	1307	18	0	1
	July 26, 2023	Request	btm - Mandailing	btm.wiktionary.org	4192	4379	13646	2	710	7	0	0
	August 17, 2022	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wiktionary.org	3523	6388	26713	2	934	11	0	2
	September 25, 2024	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wiktionary.org	9506	10468	36023	1	608	11	0	0
	August 21, 2025	Request	bew - Betawi	bew.wiktionary.org	6119	10071	60484	2	487	10	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	11541	99899	303206	9	27334	130	303	177
	August 4, 2021	Request	jv - Javanese	jv.wikisource.org	3278	26133	82235	3	1979	16	149	152
	June 30, 2021	Request	ban - Balinese	ban.wikisource.org	5186	36446	123457	2	1735	9	0	123
	August 16, 2023	Request	su - Sundanese	su.wikisource.org	408	12866	47780	1	1118	11	0	3462
	April 23, 2024	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikisource.org	1183	8355	23616	2	1300	14	0	103
	August 11, 2025	Request	mad - Madurese	mad.wikisource.org	207	1154	4439	2	359	28	0	80
	October 28, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikisource.org	412	9142	30477	2	371	15	0	1496

Wikiquotes

Currently, there are 5 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	3634	10496	55443	5	21108	72	5	18
	September 2, 2004	pre-LPP	su - Sundanese	su.wikiquote.org	2449	4058	16624	1	2224	4	6	1
	October 7, 2023	Request	bjn - Banjar	bjn.wikiquote.org	1439	3437	10743	3	807	7	0	6
	October 1, 2024	Request	gor - Gorontalo	gor.wikiquote.org	125	1646	15840	1	502	12	0	1424
	September 18, 2025	Request	ms - Malay	ms.wikiquote.org	237	1515	7237	2	575	5	0	138

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	5575	21600	117466	4	42695	147	862	44
	August 24, 2004	pre-LPP	ms - Malay	ms.wikibooks.org	563	3597	16192	3	3599	6	76	130
	September 4, 2025	Request	min - Minangkabau	min.wikibooks.org	554	2153	9669	2	381	8	0	37

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	1629	3968	34062	3	1416	25	0	17

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	Email
	Wikimedians of Bandung	bandung@wikimedia.or.id
	Banjar Wikimedians	banjar@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Banjarnegara	banjarnegara@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Denpasar	denpasar@wikimedia.or.id
	Gorontalo Wikimedians	gorontalo@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Jakarta	jakarta@wikimedia.or.id
	Madura Wikimedians	madura@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Manokwari	manokwari@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Medan	medan@wikimedia.or.id
	Nias Wikimedians	nias@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Padang	padang@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Palembang	palembang@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Yogyakarta	yogyakarta@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikidata Indonesia Community	idwikidata@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikisource Indonesia Community	idwikisource@wikimedia.or.id
	KlubWiki Universitas Brawijaya	klubwikiub@wikimedia.or.id
	Wiktionary Indonesia Community	idwiktionary@wikimedia.or.id
	Wikimedians of Bandar Lampung	bandarlampung@wikimedia.or.id

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