List of Wikipedias by language family

Article share of the largest language families (67,926,473 articles)

Indo-European			60.816 %
Austronesian			13.738 %
Afroasiatic			5.232 %
Turkic			4.041 %
Sino-Tibetan			3.584 %
Uralic			2.267 %
Japonic			2.223 %
Austroasiatic			1.966 %
Koreanic			1.110 %
North Caucasian			1.306 %
Constructed			0.871 %
Vasconic			0.724 %
Dravidian			0.530 %
Niger–Congo			0.540 %
Kartvelian			0.323 %
Kra–Dai			0.312 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Quechuan			0.036 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.033 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.006 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.009 %
Aymaran			0.008 %
Algic			0.006 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.002 %
Iroquoian			0.001 %
Arawakan			0.001 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.003 %
Other			0.166 %

Active account share of the largest language families (562,254 accounts)

Indo-European			83.228 %
Japonic			4.251 %
Afroasiatic			2.401 %
Sino-Tibetan			2.779 %
Turkic			1.182 %
Austronesian			1.597 %
Uralic			1.206 %
Koreanic			1.019 %
Austroasiatic			0.826 %
Dravidian			0.205 %
Kra–Dai			0.518 %
Vasconic			0.087 %
Constructed			0.137 %
Niger–Congo			0.251 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Kartvelian			0.065 %
North Caucasian			0.043 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Algic			0.005 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.007 %
Quechuan			0.006 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.005 %
Aymaran			0.003 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.005 %
Iroquoian			0.004 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.003 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.006 %
Arawakan			0.005 %
Other			0.113 %

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Note that total numbers of active accounts does not really refer to the total distinct active accounts, but the total number of active accounts on all wikis for each group of languages, because many users have active accounts on multiple wikis (and some users have several active accounts on the same wiki, for different roles or types of operations, e.g. when acting as an official member of a working team or as a bot).

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Indo-European languages (41,310,042 articles, 467,952 active accounts)

Article share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			41.789 %
Italic			25.742 %
Slavic			21.111 %
Iranian			3.830 %
Indo-Aryan			3.701 %
Celtic			1.139 %
Baltic			0.942 %
Armenian			0.832 %
Hellenic			0.658 %
Albanian			0.257 %

Active account share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			64.405 %
Italic			22.987 %
Slavic			8.920 %
Iranian			1.679 %
Indo-Aryan			0.977 %
Hellenic			0.514 %
Baltic			0.207 %
Armenian			0.152 %
Celtic			0.094 %
Albanian			0.066 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Germanic languages	17,262,930	301,386
Italic languages	10,634,075	107,566
Slavic languages	8,720,880	41,742
Iranian languages	1,582,116	7,857
Indo-Aryan languages	1,529,023	4,570
Celtic languages	470,368	438
Baltic languages	389,074	968
Armenian languages	343,898	711
Hellenic languages	271,642	2,403
Albanian languages	106,036	311

Austronesian languages (9,331,422 articles, 8,978 active accounts)

Article share of Austronesian languages

Philippine			80.344 %
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			19.348 %
Polynesian			0.186 %
Formosan			0.086 %
Timor-Babar			0.016 %
East Fijian			0.018 %
Micronesian			0.000 %
Other			0.000 %

Active account share of Austronesian languages

Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			89.084 %
Philippine			8.120 %
Polynesian			1.014 %
Formosan			0.590 %
Micronesian			0.056 %
East Fijian			0.167 %
Timor-Babar			0.958 %
Other			0.011 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Philippine languages	7,497,281	729
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean languages	1,805,482	7,998
Polynesian languages	17,326	91
Formosan languages	8,067	53
East Fijian languages	1,726	15
Timor-Babar languages	1,533	86
Micronesian languages	4	5
Papuan Tip languages (closed)	3	1

Afroasiatic languages (3,554,153 articles, 13,497 active accounts)

Article share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.721 %
Chadic			3.036 %
Cushitic			0.391 %
Berber			0.852 %

Active accounts share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.414 %
Chadic			2.660 %
Cushitic			1.230 %
Berber			0.696 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Semitic languages	3,402,073	12,878
Chadic languages	107,905	359
Berber languages	30,280	94
Cushitic languages	13,895	166

Sino-Tibetan languages (2,434,419 articles, 15,624 active accounts)

Article share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			91.415 %
Tibeto-Burman			8.585 %

Active account share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			97.133 %
Tibeto-Burman			2.867 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Sinitic languages	2,225,416	15,176
Tibeto-Burman languages	209,003	448

Turkic languages (2,745,051 articles, 6,645 active accounts)

Article share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			97.847 %
Oghur			2.153 %

Active account share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			99.368 %
Oghur			0.632 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Common Turkic languages	2,685,961	6,603
Oghur languages	59,090	42

Uralic languages (1,539,616 articles, 6,778 active accounts)

Article share of Uralic languages

Finno-Ugrian			100.000 %
Samoyedic			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Finno-Ugrian languages	1,539,616	6,778
Samoyedic languages	0	0

Austroasiatic languages (1,335,278 articles, 4,643 active accounts)

Article share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.843 %
Munda			1.157 %

Active account share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.880 %
Munda			1.120 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Mon-Khmer languages	1,319,829	4,591
Munda languages	15,449	52

Japonic languages (1,509,791 articles, 23,899 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Japanese languages	1,509,791	23,899

Koreanic languages (753,950 articles, 5,730 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Koreanic languages	753,950	5,730

Constructed languages (591,669 articles, 770 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
A priori and constructed languages	591,669	770

Vasconic languages (491,894 articles, 491 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Vasconic languages	491,894	491

North Caucasian languages (887,424 articles, 239 active accounts)

Article share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			98.993 %
Northwest Caucasian			1.007 %

Active account share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			67.782 %
Northwest Caucasian			32.218 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Northeast Caucasian languages	878,486	162
Northwest Caucasian languages	8,938	77

Dravidian languages (360,328 articles, 1,151 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Dravidian languages	360,328	1,151

Kartvelian languages (219,668 articles, 365 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Kartvelian languages	219,668	365

Kra–Dai languages (212,213 articles, 2,914 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tai languages	212,213	2,914

Niger–Congo languages (367,113 articles, 1,412 active accounts)

Article share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			58.006 %
Yoruboid languages			10.811 %
Igboid languages			13.077 %
Atlantic languages			13.472 %
Kwa languages			3.818 %
Mande languages			0.714 %
Ubangian languages			0.102 %

Active account share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			53.895 %
Atlantic languages			18.272 %
Kwa languages			7.578 %
Yoruboid languages			7.295 %
Igboid languages			10.057 %
Mande languages			2.266 %
Ubangian languages			0.637 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Bantoid languages	212,946	761
Atlantic languages	49,459	258
Igboid languages	48,007	142
Yoruboid languages	39,687	103
Kwa languages	14,018	107
Mande languages	2,622	32
Ubangian languages	374	9

Creoles and pidgins (97,695 articles, 249 active accounts)

Article share of creole and pidgin languages

French-based creoles			74.807 %
English-based creoles			13.150 %
Portuguese-based creoles			5.707 %
Malay-based creoles			3.413 %
Spanish-based creoles			2.923 %

Active account share of creole and pidgin languages

English-based creoles			43.775 %
French-based creoles			29.719 %
Portuguese-based creoles			10.442 %
Malay-based creoles			8.835 %
Spanish-based creoles			7.229 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
French-based creoles and pidgins	73,083	74
English-based creoles and pidgins	12,847	109
Portuguese-based creoles and pidgins	5,575	26
Malay-based creoles and pidgins	3,334	22
Spanish-based creoles and pidgins	2,856	18

Mongolic languages (0 articles, 0 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Central Mongolic languages	0	0

Quechuan languages (24,547 articles, 34 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Quechuan languages	24,547	34

Dené–Yeniseian languages (22,667 articles, 19 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Na-Dené languages	22,667	19

Uto-Aztecan languages (4,328 articles, 29 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Uto-Aztecan languages	4,328	29

Aymaran languages (5,285 articles, 19 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Aymaran languages	5,285	19

Je–Tupi–Carib languages (6,032 articles, 28 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tupian languages	6,032	28

Algic languages (4,085 articles, 28 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Algonquian languages	4,085	28

Eskimo–Aleut languages (1,029 articles, 41 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Inuit languages	1,029	41

Iroquoian languages (999 articles, 22 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Iroquoian languages	999	22

Arawakan languages (705 articles, 27 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Arawakan languages	705	27

Nilo-Saharan languages (2,287 articles, 32 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Saharan (closed)	1,950	19
Nilotic languages	337	13

Muskogean languages (7 articles, 1 active accounts, closed)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Muskogean (closed)	7	1