List of Wikipedias by language family

Article share of the largest language families (68,664,565 articles)

Indo-European			60.769 %
Austronesian			13.635 %
Afroasiatic			5.241 %
Turkic			4.104 %
Sino-Tibetan			3.588 %
Uralic			2.262 %
Japonic			2.222 %
Austroasiatic			1.951 %
Koreanic			1.122 %
North Caucasian			1.300 %
Constructed			0.877 %
Vasconic			0.728 %
Dravidian			0.538 %
Niger–Congo			0.571 %
Kartvelian			0.326 %
Kra–Dai			0.358 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Quechuan			0.036 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.033 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.002 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.009 %
Aymaran			0.008 %
Algic			0.004 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.001 %
Iroquoian			0.001 %
Arawakan			0.001 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.004 %
Other			0.167 %

Active account share of the largest language families (589,623 accounts)

Indo-European			84.367 %
Japonic			3.985 %
Afroasiatic			2.205 %
Sino-Tibetan			2.547 %
Turkic			1.224 %
Austronesian			1.425 %
Uralic			1.250 %
Koreanic			0.828 %
Austroasiatic			0.739 %
Dravidian			0.176 %
Kra–Dai			0.444 %
Vasconic			0.146 %
Constructed			0.131 %
Niger–Congo			0.204 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Kartvelian			0.077 %
North Caucasian			0.035 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Algic			0.007 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.006 %
Quechuan			0.011 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.004 %
Aymaran			0.004 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.007 %
Iroquoian			0.003 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.002 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.004 %
Arawakan			0.003 %
Other			0.116 %

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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 (41,726,610 articles, 497,446 active accounts)

Article share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			41.660 %
Italic			25.738 %
Slavic			21.059 %
Iranian			3.883 %
Indo-Aryan			3.838 %
Celtic			1.131 %
Baltic			0.941 %
Armenian			0.834 %
Hellenic			0.661 %
Albanian			0.255 %

Active account share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			64.644 %
Italic			22.951 %
Slavic			8.673 %
Iranian			1.797 %
Indo-Aryan			0.942 %
Hellenic			0.438 %
Baltic			0.252 %
Armenian			0.133 %
Celtic			0.090 %
Albanian			0.079 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Germanic languages	17,383,252	321,570
Italic languages	10,739,732	114,170
Slavic languages	8,787,307	43,143
Iranian languages	1,620,338	8,940
Indo-Aryan languages	1,601,460	4,687
Celtic languages	471,812	446
Baltic languages	392,453	1,255
Armenian languages	348,152	663
Hellenic languages	275,716	2,178
Albanian languages	106,388	394

Austronesian languages (9,362,698 articles, 8,403 active accounts)

Article share of Austronesian languages

Philippine			80.108 %
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			19.579 %
Polynesian			0.187 %
Formosan			0.086 %
Timor-Babar			0.021 %
East Fijian			0.018 %
Micronesian			0.000 %
Other			0.000 %

Active account share of Austronesian languages

Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			88.040 %
Philippine			9.723 %
Polynesian			0.916 %
Formosan			0.940 %
Micronesian			0.024 %
East Fijian			0.095 %
Timor-Babar			0.262 %
Other			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Philippine languages	7,500,237	817
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean languages	1,833,125	7,398
Polynesian languages	17,524	77
Formosan languages	8,068	79
Timor-Babar languages	2,008	22
East Fijian languages	1,729	8
Micronesian languages	4	2
Papuan Tip languages (closed)	3	0

Afroasiatic languages (3,598,540 articles, 13,002 active accounts)

Article share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.256 %
Chadic			3.450 %
Cushitic			0.449 %
Berber			0.845 %

Active accounts share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.455 %
Chadic			2.653 %
Cushitic			1.061 %
Berber			0.831 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Semitic languages	3,427,841	12,411
Chadic languages	124,149	345
Berber languages	30,405	108
Cushitic languages	16,145	138

Sino-Tibetan languages (2,463,495 articles, 15,016 active accounts)

Article share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			91.370 %
Tibeto-Burman			8.630 %

Active account share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			97.330 %
Tibeto-Burman			2.670 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Sinitic languages	2,250,884	14,615
Tibeto-Burman languages	212,611	401

Turkic languages (2,818,196 articles, 7,218 active accounts)

Article share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			97.897 %
Oghur			2.103 %

Active account share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			99.307 %
Oghur			0.693 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Common Turkic languages	2,758,926	7,168
Oghur languages	59,270	50

Uralic languages (1,552,856 articles, 7,369 active accounts)

Article share of Uralic languages

Finno-Ugrian			100.000 %
Samoyedic			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Finno-Ugrian languages	1,552,856	7,369
Samoyedic languages	0	0

Austroasiatic languages (1,339,578 articles, 4,357 active accounts)

Article share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.798 %
Munda			1.202 %

Active account share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			99.105 %
Munda			0.895 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Mon-Khmer languages	1,323,470	4,318
Munda languages	16,108	39

Japonic languages (1,525,946 articles, 23,494 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Japanese languages	1,525,946	23,494

Koreanic languages (770,267 articles, 4,883 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Koreanic languages	770,267	4,883

Constructed languages (602,079 articles, 775 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
A priori and constructed languages	602,079	775

Vasconic languages (499,940 articles, 863 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Vasconic languages	499,940	863

North Caucasian languages (892,589 articles, 208 active accounts)

Article share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			98.983 %
Northwest Caucasian			1.017 %

Active account share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			77.885 %
Northwest Caucasian			22.115 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Northeast Caucasian languages	883,515	162
Northwest Caucasian languages	9,074	46

Dravidian languages (369,085 articles, 1,040 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Dravidian languages	369,085	1,040

Kartvelian languages (223,567 articles, 453 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Kartvelian languages	223,567	453

Kra–Dai languages (245,646 articles, 2,615 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tai languages	245,646	2,615

Niger–Congo languages (391,767 articles, 1,205 active accounts)

Article share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			58.342 %
Yoruboid languages			11.044 %
Igboid languages			12.578 %
Atlantic languages			13.390 %
Kwa languages			3.900 %
Mande languages			0.651 %
Ubangian languages			0.096 %

Active account share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			57.842 %
Atlantic languages			15.768 %
Kwa languages			6.307 %
Yoruboid languages			8.133 %
Igboid languages			9.046 %
Mande languages			1.909 %
Ubangian languages			0.996 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Bantoid languages	228,563	697
Atlantic languages	52,458	190
Igboid languages	49,275	109
Yoruboid languages	43,265	98
Kwa languages	15,278	76
Mande languages	2,552	23
Ubangian languages	376	12

Creoles and pidgins (98,569 articles, 287 active accounts)

Article share of creole and pidgin languages

French-based creoles			74.275 %
English-based creoles			13.504 %
Portuguese-based creoles			5.904 %
Malay-based creoles			3.398 %
Spanish-based creoles			2.919 %

Active account share of creole and pidgin languages

English-based creoles			43.554 %
French-based creoles			27.875 %
Portuguese-based creoles			9.756 %
Malay-based creoles			9.408 %
Spanish-based creoles			9.408 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
French-based creoles and pidgins	73,212	80
English-based creoles and pidgins	13,311	125
Portuguese-based creoles and pidgins	5,820	28
Malay-based creoles and pidgins	3,349	27
Spanish-based creoles and pidgins	2,877	27

Mongolic languages (0 articles, 0 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Central Mongolic languages	0	0

Quechuan languages (24,666 articles, 64 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Quechuan languages	24,666	64

Dené–Yeniseian languages (22,668 articles, 10 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Na-Dené languages	22,668	10

Uto-Aztecan languages (1,692 articles, 43 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Uto-Aztecan languages	1,692	43

Aymaran languages (5,296 articles, 22 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Aymaran languages	5,296	22

Je–Tupi–Carib languages (6,036 articles, 26 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tupian languages	6,036	26

Algic languages (2,802 articles, 41 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Algonquian languages	2,802	41

Eskimo–Aleut languages (1,024 articles, 38 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Inuit languages	1,024	38

Iroquoian languages (999 articles, 17 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Iroquoian languages	999	17

Arawakan languages (717 articles, 20 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Arawakan languages	717	20

Nilo-Saharan languages (2,488 articles, 25 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Saharan (closed)	2,149	17
Nilotic languages	339	8

Muskogean languages (7 articles, 0 active accounts, closed)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Muskogean (closed)	7	0