User:Dcoetzee/Internet users by language per article on Wikipedia

Last updated April 2009'

Some Wikipedias are bigger than others. You might suppose that's because there are more Internet users who speak some languages than others. This is somewhat true: the ratio of number of Internet users who speak a language as their primary language to number of articles in that language is generally pretty stable, around 50-150. On the other hand, there are some notable exceptions, as shown in the chart below. Because Internet users already have easy access to Wikipedia, this table also points out areas for improvement, where by focusing our efforts we could benefit the largest possible number of people. (Stats from List of countries by number of Internet users)

My conclusions:
 * European nations, especially small ones, tend to have the best ratios. Estonia so far is the best with 12 Internet users per Estonian Wikipedia article.
 * Unsurprisingly, the Chinese Government's actions against Wikipedia have severely damaged its presence there; they have nearly as many Internet users as all English-speaking countries combined, yet their Wikipedia is ten times smaller.
 * In general, the Indian and Pakistani languages suffer from the worst ratios. This may reflect cultural differences. Oceania and the Middle East fare pretty poorly as well.