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Wikipedia List Article Item Count

Tracks median and standard deviation of item counts in Wikipedia list articles over time.

Observations
80
Tracking since
Last updated

Median item count

Median number of list items (<li> elements) in Wikipedia list articles

24 observations · measured in count

128 count
Median item count
▬ 0.0% vs previous
27 Oct 2026 16:00
Median item count (count) — summary, last 30 days.
05010015030 Sep14 Oct27 OctMedian item count: 125.5 count — 30 Sep 2026 09:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 01 Oct 2026 10:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 02 Oct 2026 10:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 03 Oct 2026 10:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 06 Oct 2026 11:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 07 Oct 2026 11:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 08 Oct 2026 11:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 09 Oct 2026 11:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 10 Oct 2026 12:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 11 Oct 2026 12:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 12 Oct 2026 12:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 13 Oct 2026 12:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 16 Oct 2026 13:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 17 Oct 2026 13:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 18 Oct 2026 13:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 19 Oct 2026 14:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 20 Oct 2026 14:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 21 Oct 2026 14:30Median item count: 126 count — 22 Oct 2026 14:45Median item count: 126 count — 23 Oct 2026 15:00Median item count: 126 count — 24 Oct 2026 15:15Median item count: 127 count — 25 Oct 2026 15:30Median item count: 128 count — 26 Oct 2026 15:45Median item count: 128 count — 27 Oct 2026 16:00
Median item count (count) — line, last 30 days.
05010015030 Sep14 Oct27 OctMedian item count: 125.5 count — 30 Sep 2026 09:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 01 Oct 2026 10:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 02 Oct 2026 10:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 03 Oct 2026 10:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 06 Oct 2026 11:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 07 Oct 2026 11:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 08 Oct 2026 11:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 09 Oct 2026 11:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 10 Oct 2026 12:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 11 Oct 2026 12:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 12 Oct 2026 12:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 13 Oct 2026 12:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 16 Oct 2026 13:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 17 Oct 2026 13:30Median item count: 125.5 count — 18 Oct 2026 13:45Median item count: 125.5 count — 19 Oct 2026 14:00Median item count: 125.5 count — 20 Oct 2026 14:15Median item count: 125.5 count — 21 Oct 2026 14:30Median item count: 126 count — 22 Oct 2026 14:45Median item count: 126 count — 23 Oct 2026 15:00Median item count: 126 count — 24 Oct 2026 15:15Median item count: 127 count — 25 Oct 2026 15:30Median item count: 128 count — 26 Oct 2026 15:45Median item count: 128 count — 27 Oct 2026 16:00
Median item count (count) — area, last 30 days.
125.5 count–125.7 count: 18 observations125.7 count–125.9 count: 0 observations125.9 count–126.1 count: 3 observations126.1 count–126.3 count: 0 observations126.3 count–126.5 count: 0 observations126.5 count–126.8 count: 0 observations126.8 count–127 count: 0 observations127 count–127.2 count: 1 observation127.2 count–127.4 count: 0 observations127.4 count–127.6 count: 0 observations127.6 count–127.8 count: 0 observations127.8 count–128 count: 2 observations125.5 count128 count18
Median item count (count) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
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01 Oct
02 Oct
03 Oct
06 Oct
07 Oct
08 Oct
09 Oct
10 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
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17 Oct
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22 Oct
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25 Oct
26 Oct
27 Oct

Darker = higher median item count. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median item count (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
Median item count observations
WhenMedian item count
128 count
128 count
127 count
126 count
126 count
126 count
125.5 count
125.5 count
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Median item count (count) — table, last 30 days.

Item count standard deviation

Standard deviation of item counts in Wikipedia list articles

24 observations · measured in count

248.7 count
Item count standard deviation
▲ 0.0% vs previous
27 Oct 2026 16:00
Item count standard deviation (count) — summary, last 30 days.
05010015020025030 Sep14 Oct27 OctItem count standard deviation: 249.2 count — 30 Sep 2026 09:45Item count standard deviation: 249.2 count — 01 Oct 2026 10:00Item count standard deviation: 249.2 count — 02 Oct 2026 10:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 03 Oct 2026 10:30Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 06 Oct 2026 11:00Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 07 Oct 2026 11:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 08 Oct 2026 11:30Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 09 Oct 2026 11:45Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 10 Oct 2026 12:00Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 11 Oct 2026 12:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 12 Oct 2026 12:30Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 13 Oct 2026 12:45Item count standard deviation: 249.1 count — 16 Oct 2026 13:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 17 Oct 2026 13:30Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 18 Oct 2026 13:45Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 19 Oct 2026 14:00Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 20 Oct 2026 14:15Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 21 Oct 2026 14:30Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 22 Oct 2026 14:45Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 23 Oct 2026 15:00Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 24 Oct 2026 15:15Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 25 Oct 2026 15:30Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 26 Oct 2026 15:45Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 27 Oct 2026 16:00
Item count standard deviation (count) — line, last 30 days.
05010015020025030 Sep14 Oct27 OctItem count standard deviation: 249.2 count — 30 Sep 2026 09:45Item count standard deviation: 249.2 count — 01 Oct 2026 10:00Item count standard deviation: 249.2 count — 02 Oct 2026 10:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 03 Oct 2026 10:30Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 06 Oct 2026 11:00Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 07 Oct 2026 11:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 08 Oct 2026 11:30Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 09 Oct 2026 11:45Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 10 Oct 2026 12:00Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 11 Oct 2026 12:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 12 Oct 2026 12:30Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 13 Oct 2026 12:45Item count standard deviation: 249.1 count — 16 Oct 2026 13:15Item count standard deviation: 248.9 count — 17 Oct 2026 13:30Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 18 Oct 2026 13:45Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 19 Oct 2026 14:00Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 20 Oct 2026 14:15Item count standard deviation: 248.8 count — 21 Oct 2026 14:30Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 22 Oct 2026 14:45Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 23 Oct 2026 15:00Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 24 Oct 2026 15:15Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 25 Oct 2026 15:30Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 26 Oct 2026 15:45Item count standard deviation: 248.7 count — 27 Oct 2026 16:00
Item count standard deviation (count) — area, last 30 days.
248.7 count–248.7 count: 3 observations248.7 count–248.8 count: 3 observations248.8 count–248.8 count: 4 observations248.8 count–248.8 count: 0 observations248.8 count–248.9 count: 1 observation248.9 count–248.9 count: 6 observations248.9 count–249 count: 3 observations249 count–249 count: 0 observations249 count–249 count: 0 observations249 count–249.1 count: 0 observations249.1 count–249.1 count: 1 observation249.1 count–249.2 count: 3 observations248.7 count249.2 count6
Item count standard deviation (count) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
30 Sep
01 Oct
02 Oct
03 Oct
06 Oct
07 Oct
08 Oct
09 Oct
10 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
13 Oct
16 Oct
17 Oct
18 Oct
19 Oct
20 Oct
21 Oct
22 Oct
23 Oct
24 Oct
25 Oct
26 Oct
27 Oct

Darker = higher item count standard deviation. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Item count standard deviation (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
Item count standard deviation observations
WhenItem count standard deviation
248.7 count
248.7 count
248.7 count
248.7 count
248.7 count
248.7 count
248.8 count
248.8 count
248.8 count
248.8 count
248.9 count
249.1 count
248.9 count
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249.2 count
249.2 count
249.2 count
Item count standard deviation (count) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page records the median number of items contained in each Wikipedia list article, together with the standard deviation of those counts across all list articles in the dataset. The median gives a typical size, while the spread shows how varied the lists are.

The figures are derived from regular downloads of the Wikipedia XML dump; each list article is parsed and the number of bullet‑point or table entries is tallied. Monitoring these statistics over time reveals how collaborative editing changes the breadth of list coverage, a detail that is not routinely published elsewhere.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

While several sites track overall Wikipedia article counts and general statistics, none specifically monitor the number of items within list articles over time as a recurring report or public dataset.

Uniqueness score 0.85 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.