List of Wikipedias by language family

Article share of the largest language families (68,158,970 articles)

Indo-European			60.802 %
Austronesian			13.706 %
Afroasiatic			5.236 %
Turkic			4.049 %
Sino-Tibetan			3.585 %
Uralic			2.265 %
Japonic			2.222 %
Austroasiatic			1.961 %
Koreanic			1.115 %
North Caucasian			1.303 %
Constructed			0.874 %
Vasconic			0.725 %
Dravidian			0.535 %
Niger–Congo			0.550 %
Kartvelian			0.324 %
Kra–Dai			0.335 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Quechuan			0.036 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.033 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.005 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.009 %
Aymaran			0.008 %
Algic			0.004 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.001 %
Iroquoian			0.002 %
Arawakan			0.001 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.004 %
Other			0.166 %

Active account share of the largest language families (565,350 accounts)

Indo-European			83.231 %
Japonic			4.240 %
Afroasiatic			2.354 %
Sino-Tibetan			2.782 %
Turkic			1.301 %
Austronesian			1.497 %
Uralic			1.200 %
Koreanic			0.942 %
Austroasiatic			0.897 %
Dravidian			0.212 %
Kra–Dai			0.539 %
Vasconic			0.074 %
Constructed			0.147 %
Niger–Congo			0.241 %
Creoles and pidgins			0.144 %
Kartvelian			0.070 %
North Caucasian			0.039 %
Mongolic			0.000 %
Algic			0.006 %
Eskimo–Aleut			0.009 %
Quechuan			0.008 %
Je–Tupi–Carib			0.004 %
Aymaran			0.005 %
Uto-Aztecan			0.005 %
Iroquoian			0.004 %
Dené–Yeniseian			0.004 %
Nilo-Saharan			0.006 %
Arawakan			0.004 %
Other			0.127 %

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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 (41,441,764 articles, 470,545 active accounts)

Article share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			41.747 %
Italic			25.733 %
Slavic			21.095 %
Iranian			3.837 %
Indo-Aryan			3.763 %
Celtic			1.136 %
Baltic			0.941 %
Armenian			0.833 %
Hellenic			0.658 %
Albanian			0.256 %

Active account share of Indo-European languages

Germanic			64.771 %
Italic			22.421 %
Slavic			8.852 %
Iranian			1.849 %
Indo-Aryan			1.044 %
Hellenic			0.515 %
Baltic			0.216 %
Armenian			0.148 %
Celtic			0.110 %
Albanian			0.073 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Germanic languages	17,300,816	304,778
Italic languages	10,664,414	105,502
Slavic languages	8,742,028	41,652
Iranian languages	1,589,994	8,701
Indo-Aryan languages	1,559,256	4,912
Celtic languages	470,852	517
Baltic languages	390,118	1,015
Armenian languages	345,395	698
Hellenic languages	272,714	2,425
Albanian languages	106,177	345

Austronesian languages (9,342,156 articles, 8,464 active accounts)

Article share of Austronesian languages

Philippine			80.257 %
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			19.434 %
Polynesian			0.187 %
Formosan			0.086 %
Timor-Babar			0.018 %
East Fijian			0.018 %
Micronesian			0.000 %
Other			0.000 %

Active account share of Austronesian languages

Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean			87.890 %
Philippine			9.405 %
Polynesian			1.371 %
Formosan			0.851 %
Micronesian			0.035 %
East Fijian			0.177 %
Timor-Babar			0.272 %
Other			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Philippine languages	7,497,744	796
Sunda–Sulawesi and Bornean languages	1,815,514	7,439
Polynesian languages	17,434	116
Formosan languages	8,052	72
East Fijian languages	1,726	15
Timor-Babar languages	1,679	23
Micronesian languages	4	3
Papuan Tip languages (closed)	3	0

Afroasiatic languages (3,568,554 articles, 13,310 active accounts)

Article share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.614 %
Chadic			3.106 %
Cushitic			0.430 %
Berber			0.850 %

Active accounts share of Afroasiatic languages

Semitic			95.687 %
Chadic			2.329 %
Cushitic			1.255 %
Berber			0.729 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Semitic languages	3,412,042	12,736
Chadic languages	110,849	310
Berber languages	30,319	97
Cushitic languages	15,344	167

Sino-Tibetan languages (2,443,480 articles, 15,728 active accounts)

Article share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			91.407 %
Tibeto-Burman			8.593 %

Active account share of Sino-Tibetan languages

Sinitic			96.878 %
Tibeto-Burman			3.122 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Sinitic languages	2,233,506	15,237
Tibeto-Burman languages	209,974	491

Turkic languages (2,759,999 articles, 7,358 active accounts)

Article share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			97.857 %
Oghur			2.143 %

Active account share of Turkic languages

Common Turkic			99.429 %
Oghur			0.571 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Common Turkic languages	2,700,847	7,316
Oghur languages	59,152	42

Uralic languages (1,543,742 articles, 6,787 active accounts)

Article share of Uralic languages

Finno-Ugrian			100.000 %
Samoyedic			0.000 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Finno-Ugrian languages	1,543,742	6,787
Samoyedic languages	0	0

Austroasiatic languages (1,336,633 articles, 5,071 active accounts)

Article share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			98.816 %
Munda			1.184 %

Active account share of Austroasiatic languages

Mon-Khmer			99.172 %
Munda			0.828 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Mon-Khmer languages	1,320,806	5,029
Munda languages	15,827	42

Japonic languages (1,514,589 articles, 23,973 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Japanese languages	1,514,589	23,973

Koreanic languages (759,706 articles, 5,328 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Koreanic languages	759,706	5,328

Constructed languages (595,894 articles, 833 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
A priori and constructed languages	595,894	833

Vasconic languages (494,021 articles, 420 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Vasconic languages	494,021	420

North Caucasian languages (888,050 articles, 219 active accounts)

Article share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			98.982 %
Northwest Caucasian			1.018 %

Active account share of North Caucasian languages

Northeast Caucasian			63.014 %
Northwest Caucasian			36.986 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Northeast Caucasian languages	879,007	138
Northwest Caucasian languages	9,043	81

Dravidian languages (364,971 articles, 1,200 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Dravidian languages	364,971	1,200

Kartvelian languages (220,565 articles, 394 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Kartvelian languages	220,565	394

Kra–Dai languages (228,470 articles, 3,050 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tai languages	228,470	3,050

Niger–Congo languages (374,677 articles, 1,364 active accounts)

Article share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			58.037 %
Yoruboid languages			10.949 %
Igboid languages			12.876 %
Atlantic languages			13.418 %
Kwa languages			3.939 %
Mande languages			0.680 %
Ubangian languages			0.101 %

Active account share of Niger–Congo languages

Bantoid languages			57.405 %
Atlantic languages			19.062 %
Kwa languages			7.405 %
Yoruboid languages			6.818 %
Igboid languages			6.672 %
Mande languages			1.760 %
Ubangian languages			0.880 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Bantoid languages	217,452	783
Atlantic languages	50,274	260
Igboid languages	48,245	91
Yoruboid languages	41,024	93
Kwa languages	14,759	101
Mande languages	2,546	24
Ubangian languages	377	12

Creoles and pidgins (98,081 articles, 283 active accounts)

Article share of creole and pidgin languages

French-based creoles			74.604 %
English-based creoles			13.287 %
Portuguese-based creoles			5.792 %
Malay-based creoles			3.405 %
Spanish-based creoles			2.912 %

Active account share of creole and pidgin languages

English-based creoles			44.170 %
French-based creoles			29.682 %
Portuguese-based creoles			7.420 %
Malay-based creoles			11.661 %
Spanish-based creoles			7.067 %

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
French-based creoles and pidgins	73,172	84
English-based creoles and pidgins	13,032	125
Portuguese-based creoles and pidgins	5,681	21
Malay-based creoles and pidgins	3,340	33
Spanish-based creoles and pidgins	2,856	20

Mongolic languages (0 articles, 0 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Central Mongolic languages	0	0

Quechuan languages (24,587 articles, 45 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Quechuan languages	24,587	45

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

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

Uto-Aztecan languages (3,602 articles, 26 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Uto-Aztecan languages	3,602	26

Aymaran languages (5,290 articles, 27 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Aymaran languages	5,290	27

Je–Tupi–Carib languages (6,034 articles, 25 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Tupian languages	6,034	25

Algic languages (2,799 articles, 33 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Algonquian languages	2,799	33

Eskimo–Aleut languages (1,022 articles, 49 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Inuit languages	1,022	49

Iroquoian languages (1,034 articles, 23 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Iroquoian languages	1,034	23

Arawakan languages (707 articles, 24 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Arawakan languages	707	24

Nilo-Saharan languages (2,415 articles, 32 active accounts)

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Saharan (closed)	2,076	18
Nilotic languages	339	14

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

Languages group	Articles	Active accounts
Muskogean (closed)	7	1