Wikipedia talk:Milestone statistics/Watched

This special archive page has been created to unclutter both Wikipedia talk:Milestone statistics and Wikipedia talk:Milestone statistics/Archive by removing outdated "watching" information from those two pages. - dcljr (talk) 03:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

This now includes similar posts by other users. - dcljr (talk) 22:05, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Languages in need of watching
(This section was used to track predicted upcoming milestones for each month. It is no longer relevant.)

Old watching messages
Moved from section above: One more: Galician gl: might actually reach 5,000 by the end of this month. - dcljr 21:59, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * French is nearing the 50,000 level, and needs watching for imminent promotion. -- 80.168.225.140 14:32, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * French fr: reached 50,000 on 29 August 2004. - dcljr 20:50, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Arabic ar: is currently at 1,970 articles and needs close watching. - dcljr 21:29, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Arabic reached 2,000 articles on 27 March 2005. - dcljr 18:30, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Serbian sr: is currently at 9,996 articles and really needs close watching! - dcljr 17:42, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Serbian just reached 10,000. - dcljr 22:35, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Based on the trends seen at Multilingual statistics, it looks like the following languages might need to be promoted in the table by the end of this month. - dcljr 20:00, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Albanian sq: might reach 1,000
 * Armenian hy: might reach 1,000
 * Estonian et: probably will reach 10,000
 * French fr: might reach 100,000 &mdash; It's about to happen... - dcljr 21:59, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * French has reached 100,000. - dcljr 05:07, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Norwegian (Nyorsk) nn: likely will reach 5,000
 * Happened 6 Apr 2005. - dcljr 00:23, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Vietnamese vi: might reach 1,000
 * Just happened. - dcljr 00:56, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Happened 29 April 2005. - dcljr 17:31, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Watched in May 2005
These messages were moved from the section above:

Wow... might be a lot of activity this month. Based on the trends seen at Multilingual statistics, it looks like the following languages might need to be promoted in the table by the end of May 2005. - dcljr 22:58, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Albanian (sq:) might reach 1,000 Happened May 18 2005. -Node
 * Filipino (tl:) might reach 1,000
 * Georgian (ka:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened May 8th. - dcljr
 * Javanese (jv:) might reach 1,000 Happened May 7th. - dcljr
 * Southern Min (zh-min-nan:) might reach 1,000
 * Interlingua (ia:) might reach 2,000
 * Kurdish (ku:) might reach 2,000
 * Thai (th:) might reach 2,000 Happened on May 20th. andy 15:34, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Walloon (wa:) might reach 5,000
 * Estonian (et:) will reach 10,000... eventually Happened 15 May 2005. - dcljr
 * Nynorsk (nn:) might reach 10,000 -- Probably not this month, though. - dcljr
 * Hungarian (hu:) might reach 10,000 Happened 4 June 2005 (CEST). &#8211; Alensha 22:40, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Indonesian (id:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened May 31st. - dcljr (talk)
 * Korean (ko:) might reach 10,000
 * Hebrew (he:) might reach 20,000 Happened May 29th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Russian (ru:) might reach 20,000
 * Spanish (es:) might reach 50,000 Happened May 30th. - dcljr (talk)

Watched in June 2005
This section was moved from the section above:

Based on trends seen at Multilingual monthly statistics, the following languages will surely need promoting in the table during the month of June 2005:


 * Russian (ru:) will reach 20,000 Happened June 5th Jeff8765
 * Korean (ko:) will reach 10,000 Happened June 5th Jeff8765
 * Hungarian (hu:) will reach 10,000 Happened June 4th (local time). - dcljr (talk)
 * Walloon (wa:) will reach 5,000 Happened June 9th
 * Georgian (ka:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened June 19th. - dcljr (talk)

These are less certain, but likely promotions:


 * Italian (it:) might reach 50,000
 * Slovak (sk:) might reach 10,000 Happened June 28th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Malay (ms:) might reach 5,000 Happened June 29th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Ido (io:) might reach 5,000
 * Luxembourgish (lb:) might reach 5,000
 * Interlingua (ia:) might reach 2,000 (very close, but seems to be stalled) Finally happened June 19th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Javanese (jv:) might reach 2,000
 * Ossetian (os:) might reach 2,000

And the following are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Southern Min / Taiwanese (zh-min-nan:) will probably reach 1,000 Finally happened June 30th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Irish (ga:) might reach 1,000 Happened June 17th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Cashubian (csb:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 08:08, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Watched in July 2005
This section was moved from the section above:

Based on trends seen at Multilingual monthly statistics, the following languages will most likely need promoting in the table during the month of July 2005:


 * Italian (it:) will surely reach 50,000 Happened July 4th. - dcljr
 * Lithuanian (lt:) will likely reach 5,000 Happened July 4th. - dcljr
 * Luxembourgish (lb:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened July 11th. - dcljr

These are less certain, but possible promotions:


 * Ukrainian (uk:) might reach 20,000
 * Norwegian (Nynorsk) (nn:) might reach 10,000
 * Ido (io:) might reach 5,000
 * Javanese (jv:) might reach 2,000
 * Latvian (lv:) might reach 2,000
 * Macedonian (mk:) might reach 2,000 Happened July 8th thanks to a huge number of bot-created year articles. - dcljr
 * Vietnamese (vi:) might reach 2,000

And the following are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Filipino (tl:) will surely reach 1,000 Happened July 2nd... and it's Tagalog, sorry. - dcljr
 * Faeroese (fo:) will likely reach 1,000
 * Kannada (kn:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Cashubian (csb:) might reach 1,000
 * Corsican (co:) might reach 1,000
 * Limburgish (li:) might reach 1,000
 * Northern Sami (se:) might reach 1,000
 * Telugu (te:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 1 July 2005 06:55 (UTC)

Watched in August 2005 (and beginning of September)
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 18:37, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Based on trends seen at Multilingual monthly statistics, the following languages will most likely need promoting in the table during the month of August 2005:


 * Ukrainian (uk:) will probably reach 20,000
 * Norwegian (Nynorsk) (nn:) will reach 10,000 Happened on Aug 7th. - dcljr
 * Greek (el:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened Aug 20th. - dcljr
 * Ido (io:) will likely reach 5,000 Happened Sep 2nd. - dcljr
 * Sicilian (scn:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Aug 26th. - dcljr
 * Vietnamese (vi:) will reach 2,000 Happened Aug 8th. - dcljr

These are less certain, but possible promotions:


 * Swedish (sv:) might reach 100,000 Happened Aug 26th. - dcljr
 * Arabic (ar:) might reach 5,000 Happened Aug 26th. - dcljr
 * Simple English (simple:) might reach 5,000
 * Turkish (tr:) might reach 5,000 Happened Aug 23rd. - dcljr
 * Albanian (sq:) might reach 2,000 Happened Sep 20th. - dcljr
 * Frisian (fy:) might reach 2,000
 * Latvian (lv:) might reach 2,000
 * Irish (ga:) might reach 2,000

And the following seem to be the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Faeroese (fo:) will likely reach 1,000 Happened Sep 3rd. - dcljr
 * Kannada (kn:) will likely reach 1,000 Happened Aug 30th. - dcljr
 * Limburgish (li:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Aug 25th. - dcljr
 * Cashubian (csb:) might reach 1,000
 * Chuvash (cv:) might reach 1,000
 * Corsican (co:) might reach 1,000
 * Northern Sami (se:) might reach 1,000
 * Occitan (oc:) might reach 1,000
 * Telugu (te:) might reach 1,000 Happened Aug 17th. - dcljr

(Updated version) - dcljr (talk) 21:56, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Watched in September 2005
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 21:52, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Here are the languages that were being watched in August 2005 that still haven't made their next milestone; I haven't updated the (five-week-old) descriptions to reflect how close they are now. (I'll add other languages in need of watching "soon".)


 * Ukrainian (uk:) will probably reach 20,000 - Happened Oct 1st. - dcljr
 * Simple English (simple:) might reach 5,000 Happened Sep 27th. - dcljr
 * Frisian (fy:) might reach 2,000
 * Latvian (lv:) might reach 2,000
 * Irish (ga:) might reach 2,000
 * Cashubian (csb:) might reach 1,000
 * Chuvash (cv:) might reach 1,000
 * Corsican (co:) might reach 1,000
 * Northern Sami (se:) might reach 1,000
 * Occitan (oc:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 18:37, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Watched in October 2005
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 20:08, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

The following languages will likely need to be promoted in the table during this month (October 2005):


 * Dutch (nl:) will reach 100,000 Happened Oct 14th. - dcljr
 * Croatian (hr:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Oct 8th. - dcljr
 * Telugu (te:) will probably reach 2,000

These are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Bosnian (bs:) might reach 5,000
 * Thai (th:) might reach 5,000 Happened Oct 28th. - andy
 * Frisian (fy:) might reach 2,000 Happened Oct 29th - dcljr
 * Irish (ga:) might reach 2,000 Happened Oct 21st. - dcljr
 * Kurdish (ku:) might reach 2,000 Happened Oct 15th. - dcljr
 * Latvian (lv:) might reach 2,000 Happened Oct 15th. - dcljr
 * Low Saxon (nds:) might reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Alemannic (als:) will surely reach 1,000 Happened Oct 13th. - dcljr
 * Chuvash (cv:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Oct 12th. - dcljr
 * Occitan (oc:) might reach 1,000 Happened Oct 18th. - dcljr
 * Serbo-Croatian (sh:) might reach 1,000 Happened Oct 7th. - dcljr

- dcljr (talk) 21:52, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Watched in November 2005
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 17:53, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Based on trends seen at Multilingual monthly statistics, the following languages will likely need promoting in the table during this month (November 2005):


 * Bulgarian (bg:) will reach 20,000 Happened Nov 24th. - [[Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|20px]] → Тодор Божинов / Todor Bozhinov → Talk
 * Turkish (tr:) will reach 10,000 Happened Nov 10th. - dcljr
 * Breton (br:) will reach 2,000 Happened Nov 6th. - dcljr


 * Catalan (ca:) will probably reach 20,000 Happened Nov 18th. - dcljr
 * Galician (gl:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Nov 13th. - dcljr
 * Tagalog (tl:) will probably reach 2,000 - Happened Nov 20th. - dcljr
 * Serbo-Croatian (sh:) will probably reach 2,000 - Happened Nov 20th (or so). - dcljr

The following are less likely promotions:


 * French (fr:) might reach 200,000
 * Chinese (zh:) might reach 50,000
 * Czech (cs:) might reach 20,000
 * Lithuanian (lt:) might reach 10,000
 * Bosnian (bs:) might reach 5,000 - Happened Nov 24th. - dcljr
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 5,000
 * Belarusian (be:) might reach 2,000
 * Low Saxon (nds:) might reach 2,000
 * Telugu (te:) might reach 2,000 - Happened Nov 23rd. - dcljr

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Aragonese (an:) might reach 1,000
 * Cebuano (ceb:) might reach 1,000
 * Waray-Waray (war:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 22:41, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Watched in December 2005
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 08:33, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Based on trends seen at Multilingual monthly statistics, the following languages will likely need promoting in the table during this month (December 2005):


 * Chinese (zh:) will probably reach 50,000 Happened Dec 13th. - dcljr
 * Lithuanian (lt:) will reach 10,000 Happened Dec 14th. - dcljr
 * Malay (ms:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Dec 21st. - dcljr

These are less likely but possible promotions:


 * Arabic (ar:) might reach 10,000 Happened Dec 25th. - dcljr
 * Icelandic (is:) might reach 10,000
 * Low Saxon (nds:) might reach 2,000 Happened Dec 27th. - dcljr
 * Norwegian/Bokmål (no:) might reach 50,000
 * Slovak (sk:) might reach 20,000 Happened Jan 1st. - dcljr
 * Slovenian (sl:) might reach 20,000 Happened Dec 17th. - dcljr
 * Tamil (ta:) might reach 2,000
 * Vietnamese (vi:) might reach 5,000

And the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Aragonese (an:) might reach 1,000 Happened Dec 30th. - dcljr
 * Kapampangan (pam:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 17:53, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Watched in January 2006
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk)

I'm trying out a semi-automated system of finding likely promotions based on average monthly growth factors (for example, this English Wikipedia has grown about 6% per month for the last three months). The list below is based on very unsophisticated (for the moment) spreadsheet calculations. Let's see how this goes, shall we?

Based on the numbers at Multilingual monthly statistics, the following languages might need promoting in the table during this month (January 2005):


 * Chuvash (cv:) will probably reach 2,000
 * Slovak (sk:) will probably reach 20,000 Happened Jan 1st. - dcljr
 * Tamil (ta:) might reach 2,000
 * Vietnamese (vi:) might reach 5,000 Happened Jan 28th. - dcljr

These are less likely but possible promotions:


 * Icelandic (is:) might reach 10,000
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 5,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Ilocano (ilo:) might reach 1,000
 * Kapampangan (pam:) might reach 1,000
 * Waray-Waray (war:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 08:33, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... so far three wikis have reached new milestones without being listed above (see the history). Although I don't think I would have caught two of them using my "old way" (just looking at the numbers). Portuguese, though... I think I might have listed that one... - dcljr (talk) 21:19, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Watched in February 2006
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk)

Again this month (February 2006) I'm trying a more "automated" system of predicting languages that need promoting based on spreadsheet calculations (growth rates, etc.) using the data at Multilingual monthly statistics.

Here are the most likely promotions this month:


 * Chuvash (cv:) will likely reach 2,000
 * Tamil (ta:) will reach 2,000 Happened Feb 5th (according to Meta). - dcljr
 * Persian (fa:) will likely reach 10,000 Happened Feb 18th or 19th. - dcljr
 * Korean (ko:) will reach 20,000 Happened Feb 12th. - dcljr
 * Finnish (fi:) will reach 50,000 Happened Feb 20th. - dcljr
 * Norwegian/Bokmål (no:) will reach 50,000 Happened Feb 6th. - dcljr
 * English (en:) will probably reach 1,000,000 Close! Happened Mar 1st. - dcljr

Less likely, but possible, promotions include:


 * Faeroese (fo:) might reach 2,000
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 5,000
 * Icelandic (is:) might reach 10,000

And the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Waray-Waray (war:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Feb 21st. - dcljr
 * Cashubian (csb:) might reach 1,000
 * Ilocano (ilo:) might reach 1,000
 * Yiddish (yi:) might reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 00:13, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in March 2006
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 02:31, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, no list put up this month. Watch This Space for next month's list. (February's list is near the bottom of this page.) - dcljr (talk) 09:16, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in April 2006
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 00:36, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I'm back. According to my calculations, the following languages may need promoting in the table by the end of this month, April 2006:


 * Japanese (ja:) will reach 200,000 Happened on Apr 9th. - dcljr
 * Latin (la:) will reach 5,000 Happened May 6th. - dcljr
 * Limburgish (li:) will reach 2,000
 * Occitan (oc:) will reach 2,000 Happened on Apr ?-Edroeh not knowing on which day it happened I noted an ?. (Oops, that was an oversight on my part: it actually happened on Apr 5th according to Meta. - dcljr)

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Esperanto (eo:) might reach 50,000
 * Icelandic (is:) might reach 10,000 Happened May 6th. - dcljr
 * Sicilian (scn:) might reach 5,000
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 5,000
 * Alemannic (als:) might reach 2,000

And the following are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Cornish (kw:) will reach 1,000 Happened on Apr 8th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Kapampangan (pam:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened May 5th, according to Meta. - dcljr
 * Ilocano (ilo:) might reach 1,000 Happened on Apr 15/16th.- Edroeh (Looks like it happened today, Apr 17th. - dcljr)
 * Cashubian (csb:) might reach 1,000

Since I'm posting this so late in the month, I can already say that my spreadsheet-based methods have missed two additions to the table: Haitian (ht:) and Bengali (bn:) both reached 1,000 articles earlier today after unpredictable growth spurts (Haitian up from 666 articles last month and Bengali up from 582).

- dcljr (talk) 02:31, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in July 2006
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 23:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I haven't been keeping this up to date. I don't know if anyone even noticed. (Does/did anyone actually check this "watching" list to help keep track of the article counts? If not, I'll just completely forget about it. If so, I'll feel guilty... and probably still do nothing about it. &lt;g>) - dcljr (talk) 21:14, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

(time passes)

Okay, the rest of this section is now being replaced with a more "sensitive" analysis based on 6 semi-periodic checks of the article counts spread over the last two months. (I had already collected the data, but hadn't figured out the most efficient way of analyzing it by the time I posted my last message. My previous spreadsheet calculations &mdash; see the monthly "Watched" sections elsewhere on this talk page &mdash; were too difficult to update month to month, so that's why I let this section linger for so long without updating it. Now I think I might have a way of tracking article counts that takes a minimum of effort on my part. &mdash; But enough about me....)

Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (July 2006):


 * Estonian (et:) will reach 20,000 Happened July 22nd. - dcljr (talk)
 * Bosnian (bs:) will reach 10,000 Happened July 15th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Serbo-Croatian (sh:) will reach 5,000 Happened July 22nd. - dcljr (talk)
 * Yiddish (yi:) will reach 2,000 Happened July 25th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Simple English (simple:) might reach 10,000 Happened July 26th then again on 30th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Franco-Provençal/Arpitan (frp:) might reach 2,000
 * Scottish Gaelic (gd:) might reach 2,000 Happened July 13th. - dcljr (talk)

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Russian (ru:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Luxembourgish (lb:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened July 23rd. - dcljr (talk)
 * Vietnamese (vi:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Haitian (ht:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Venetian (vec:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Faroese (fo:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Ilokano (ilo:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Javanese (jv:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened July 25th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Piedmontese (pms:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Uzbek (uz:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Norman (nrm:) will reach 1,000 Happened July 20th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Friulian (fur:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened July 14th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Swahili (sw:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened July 25th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Uyghur (ug:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Armenian (hy:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened July 14th. - dcljr (talk)
 * Ligurian (lij:) might possibly reach 1,000

Note that within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty ("will", "will almost certainly", "will probably", "might", "might possibly"), then in numerical decreasing order by milestone, then finally in alphabetical order.

Finally, a few nitty-gritty details: The given levels of certainty are based on how often in the last 5 checks of article counts (made approximately every 1 or 2 weeks) the wiki grew at a sufficient rate (in articles per day) that, if the rate were continued from now to the end of the month, the wiki would reach its next milestone. If every single time the wiki's articles/day rate was checked it was growing fast enough, then it is said the wiki "will" reach the milestone. If only 4 of the last 5 times showed sufficient growth, then it is said it "almost certainly" will reach it; and so forth. This method is probably slightly biased in favor of saying a wiki will reach the next milestone, but that's better, IMO, than being biased against it. - dcljr (talk) 20:24, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in August 2006
This section was moved from the section above. - dcljr (talk) 09:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (August 2006):


 * Russian (ru:) will reach 100,000 Happened Aug 16th. - dcljr
 * Croatian (hr:) will reach 20,000 Happened Aug 11th. - dcljr
 * Vietnamese (vi:) will reach 10,000 Happened Aug. 25th - Kaiser Matias (talk) Actually, Meta says Aug 23rd. - dcljr
 * Marathi (mr:) will reach 5,000 Happened Aug 5th. - dcljr
 * Urdu (ur:) will reach 2,000 Happened Aug 13th. - dcljr
 * Haitian (ht:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened Aug 11th. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Latvian (lv:) might reach 5,000
 * Armenian (hy:) might reach 2,000 Happened Aug 13th. - dcljr
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Belarusian (be:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Bengali (bn:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Aug 24th. - dcljr
 * Venetian (vec:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Faroese (fo:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Piedmontese (pms:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Dutch Low Saxon (nds-nl:) will reach 1,000 Happened Aug 10th. - dcljr
 * Uyghur (ug:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Ligurian (lij:) might reach 1,000
 * Sundanese (su:) might reach 1,000 Happened Aug 2nd. - dcljr

Note that within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty ("will", "will almost certainly", "will probably", "might", "might possibly"), then in numerical decreasing order by milestone, then finally in alphabetical order. - dcljr (talk) 23:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Here are some mid-month additions to the list, based on the latest analysis:
 * Banyumasan (map-bms:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Lombard (lmo:) might reach 2,000 Happened Aug 23rd. - dcljr
 * Telugu (te:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Aug 30th. - dcljr
 * Uzbek (uz:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Aug 20th. - dcljr
 * - dcljr (talk) 20:14, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


 * One more:
 * Kurdish (ku:) will reach 5,000 (now stands at 4,995). Happened Aug 26th. - dcljr
 * - dcljr (talk) 04:03, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Finally, here are the milestones that happened in August but were not predicted by my method: - dcljr (talk) 08:50, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Slovak (sk:) reached 50,000 on Aug 6th
 * Georgian (ka:) reached 10,000 on Aug 11th
 * Uzbek (uz:) reached 2,000 on Aug 15th
 * Tajik (te:) reached 1,000 on Aug 30th

Languages watched in September (and October) 2006
''This section was moved from the section above. I didn't do a separate "watching" post for October.'' - dcljr (talk) 00:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (September 2006):


 * Latvian (lv:) will reach 5,000 Happened September 7th. - dcljr
 * Italian (it:) will almost certainly reach 200,000 Happened September 27th. - dcljr
 * Belarusian (be:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened September 29th. - dcljr
 * Welsh (cy:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened September 15th. - dcljr
 * Sundanese (su:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened September 18th, then reached 5,000 October 11th. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Czech (cs:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Bengali (bn:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened September 26th. - dcljr
 * Haitian (ht:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Albanian (sq:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Uzbek (uz:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Chuvash (cv:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Scottish Gaelic (gd:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Tagalog (tl:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened October 10th. - dcljr
 * Ilokano (ilo:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened September 15th. - dcljr

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Malayalam (ml:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened September 20th. - dcljr
 * Cantonese (zh-yue:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened September 8th. - dcljr
 * Ladino (lad:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened September 13th. - dcljr
 * Banyumasan (map-bms:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened September 12th. - dcljr
 * Uyghur (ug:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened September 7th. - dcljr
 * Ligurian (lij:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened October 25th. - dcljr

Note that within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty ("will", "will almost certainly", "will probably", "might", "might possibly"), then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, then finally in alphabetical order. Incidentally, my method (see below for details) is definitely biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt (i.e., bot activity) will continue such activity, even if it hasn't seen any increase at all in the last few weeks. Oh, well. Call it optimism. - dcljr (talk) 09:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, the mid-size Wikipedias that have these growth spurts are usually due to a bot importing from 2,000 to 4,000 year stubs. An edition that gains about that many articles in one month, even though its usual gain is in the hundreds of articles, is likely growing for that reason. In any event, I really don't think the Haitian Creole Wikipedia is going to double in size within this month.  – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 03:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in November 2006
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (November 2006):


 * German (de:) will reach 500,000 Happened Nov 23rd. - dcljr
 * Chinese (zh:) will reach 100,000 Happened Nov 12th. - dcljr
 * Czech (cs:) will reach 50,000 Happened Nov 18th. - dcljr
 * Arabic (ar:) will reach 20,000 Happened Nov 10th. - dcljr
 * Albanian (sq:) will reach 10,000 Happened Nov 23rd. - dcljr
 * Norman (nrm:) will reach 2,000 Happened Nov 14th. - dcljr
 * Piedmontese (pms:) will reach 2,000 Happened Nov 7th or 8th. - dcljr
 * Tajik (tg:) will probably reach 5,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Portuguese (pt:) might reach 200,000 Happened Nov 29th. - dcljr
 * Galician (gl:) might reach 20,000 Happened Dec 6th. - dcljr
 * Aragonese (an:) might reach 5,000
 * Ukrainian (uk:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Haitian (ht:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Siberian/Nort Russian (ru-sib:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Sundanese (su:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Kannada (kn:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Scottish Gaelic (gd:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Waray-Waray (war:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Volapük (vo:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Amharic (am:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Maltese (mt:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 00:25, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in December 2006
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (December 2006):


 * Swedish (sv:) will reach 200,000 Happened Dec 23rd. - dcljr
 * Hebrew (he:) will reach 50,000 Happened Dec 24th. - dcljr
 * Bishnupriya Manipuri (bpy:) surely will reach 10,000 Happened Dec 24th. - dcljr
 * Malayalam (ml:) probably will reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Catalan (ca:) might reach 50,000
 * Indonesian (id:) might reach 50,000
 * Aragonese (an:) might reach 5,000 Happened Dec 29th. - dcljr
 * Corsican (co:) might reach 5,000 Happened Dec 22nd. - dcljr
 * Chuvash (cv:) might reach 5,000
 * Hindi (hi:) might reach 5,000
 * Ukrainian (uk:) possibly might reach 50,000
 * Sundanese (su:) possibly might reach 10,000
 * Kapampangan (pam:) possibly might reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Quechua (qu:) surely will reach 1,000 Happened Dec 10th. - dcljr
 * West Flemish (vls:) surely will reach 1,000 Happened Dec 24th. - dcljr
 * Volapük (vo:) surely will reach 1,000 Happened Dec 13th. - dcljr
 * Maltese (mt:) probably will reach 1,000 Happened Dec 20th. - dcljr
 * Nahuatl (nah:) might reach 1,000 Happened Dec 28th. - dcljr
 * Voro (fiu-vro:) possibly might reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 03:48, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Languages watched in January 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (January 2007):


 * Romanian (ro:) will reach 50,000 Happened Jan 5th. - dcljr
 * Malayalam (ml:) will reach 2,000 Happened Jan 15th. - dcljr
 * Chuvash (cv:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened Jan 12th. - dcljr
 * Dutch Low Saxon (nds-nl:) will almost certainly reach 2,000 Happened Jan 11th. - dcljr
 * Newar/Nepal Bhasa (new:) will almost certainly reach 2,000 Happened Jan 24th. - dcljr
 * Hindi (hi:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened Jan 16th. - dcljr
 * Cantonese (zh-yue:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Jan 23rd. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Nynorsk (nn:) might reach 20,000 Happened Feb 4th. - dcljr
 * Quechua (qu:) might reach 2,000
 * Indonesian (id:) might possibly reach 50,000 Happened Feb 1st. - dcljr
 * Ukrainian (uk:) might possibly reach 50,000 Happened Jan 16th. - dcljr
 * Cebuano (ceb:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened Feb 2nd. - dcljr
 * Sundanese (su:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Amharic (am:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Javanese (jv:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Jan 15th. - dcljr
 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Feb 1st. - dcljr
 * Kapampangan (pam:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened Jan 19th. - dcljr

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Zazaki (diq:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Jan 14th. - dcljr
 * Turkmen (tk:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 09:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in February 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (February 2007):


 * Spanish (es:) will reach 200,000 Happened Feb 10th. - dcljr
 * Finnish (fi:) will reach 100,000 Happened Feb 11th. - dcljr
 * Norwegian (no:) will reach 100,000 Happened Feb 24th. - dcljr
 * Hungarian (hu:) will reach 50,000 Happened Feb 7th. - dcljr
 * Quechua (qu:) will reach 2,000 Happened Feb 21st. - dcljr
 * Waray-Waray (war:) will reach 2,000 Happened Feb 13th. - dcljr
 * Azeri (az:) will probably reach 5,000
 * Sanskrit (sa:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Feb 13th. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Amharic (am:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Urdu (ur:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Volapük (vo:) might possibly reach 2,000

And this is the most likely newcomer to the table:


 * Yoruba (yo:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Feb 12th. - dcljr

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. As I have pointed out several times before, my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 20:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in March 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (March 2007):


 * Turkish (tr:) will reach 50,000 Happened March 9th. - dcljr
 * Greek (el:) will reach 20,000 Happened March 17th. - dcljr
 * Thai (th:) will reach 20,000 Happened March 16th. - dcljr
 * Azerbaijani (az:) will reach 5,000 Happened March 9th. - dcljr
 * Low Saxon (nds:) will reach 5,000 Happened March 3rd. - dcljr
 * Urdu (ur:) will reach 5,000 Happened March 15th. - dcljr
 * Novial (nov:) will almost certainly reach 2,000
 * Newar/Nepal Bhasa (new:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened March 5th. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Cebuano (ceb:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Hindi (hi:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened March 14th. - dcljr
 * Volapük (vo:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Classical Chinese (zh-classical:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Upper Sorbian (hsb:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tongan (to:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 08:04, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in April 2007
Sorry, no "watching" post in April. Note that the following wikis were flagged by my method as possible promotions on April 4th, but didn't make their predicted milestones, nor are they currently flagged as possible promotions, as of May 12th:


 * Newar/Nepal Bhasa (new:) looked like it might possibly reach 20,000
 * Turkmen (tk:) looked like it might possibly reach 1,000

- dcljr (talk) 00:32, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in May 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (May 2007):


 * Marathi (mr:) will reach 10,000 Happened May 26th. - dcljr
 * Volapük (vo:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened May 19th. - dcljr
 * Sicilian (scn:) will probably reach 10,000
 * Northern Sami (se:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened May 15th. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Lombard (lmo:) might reach 50,000 Happened May 15th. - dcljr
 * Bosnian (bs:) might reach 20,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might reach 2,000
 * French (fr:) might possibly reach 500,000 Happened May 28th. - dcljr
 * Slovenian (sl:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Low Saxon (nds:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Samogitian (bat-smg:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Belarusian (be:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened May 23rd. - dcljr
 * Novial (nov:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened May 20th. - dcljr

And this is the most likely newcomer to the table:


 * Divehi (dv:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 00:32, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Note that the following wikis were flagged as possible promotions as of May 5th, but are not currently so flagged, as of May 12th.
 * Piedmontese (pms:) looked like it might reach 10,000
 * Kurdish (ku:) looked like it might possibly reach 10,000
 * Sanskrit (sa:) looked like it might possibly reach 5,000
 * Kazakh (kk:) looked like it might possibly reach 1,000
 * - dcljr (talk) 00:32, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in June 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (June 2007):


 * Vietnamese (vi:) will reach 20,000 Happened Jun 17th. - dcljr
 * Venetian (vec:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened Jul 3rd. - dcljr
 * Macedonian (mk:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Jun 22nd. - dcljr
 * Samogitian (bat-smg:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Jun 27th. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Latvian (lv:) might reach 10,000
 * Piedmontese (pms:) might reach 10,000
 * Sicilian (scn:) might reach 10,000
 * Turkish (tr:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Slovenian (sl:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Bosnian (bs:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Newar/Nepal Bhasa (new:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened Jun 13th. - dcljr
 * Belarusian (be:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Kurdish (ku:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Low Saxon (nds:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened Jul 2nd. - dcljr
 * Tajik (tg:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Volapük (vo:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened Jun 16th. - dcljr (Then reached 20,000 a week later, on Jun 23rd. - dcljr)
 * Banyumasan (map-bms:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Upper Sorbian (hsb:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened Jun 20th. - dcljr
 * Scots (sco:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Divehi (dv:) will surely reach 1,000 Happened Jun 5th. - dcljr
 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 21:47, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


 * By the way, based on my (very simple) calculations, the English Wikipedia is due to hit 2 million articles on or around September 26th. - dcljr (talk) 22:13, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Also be on the look out for the following newly flagged wikis:
 * Welsh (cy:) will almost certainly reach 10,000 Happened Jun 23rd. - dcljr
 * Nahuatl (nah:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * - dcljr (talk) 05:08, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in July 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (July 2007):


 * Lithuanian (lt:) will reach 50,000 Happened Aug 1. - dcljr
 * Slovenian (sl:) will reach 50,000 Happened Jul 18. - dcljr
 * Latvian (lv:) will reach 10,000 Happened Jul 19. - dcljr
 * Sicilian (scn:) will reach 10,000 Happened Jul 6. - dcljr
 * Divehi (dv:) will probably reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Bosnian (bs:) might reach 20,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might reach 5,000
 * Nahuatl (nah:) might reach 2,000 Happened Jul 26. - dcljr
 * Bishnupriya Manipuri (bpy:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Belarusian (be:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Occitan (oc:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Tajik (tg:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Banyumasan (map-bms:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Pali (pi:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Swahili (sw:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Jul 11. - dcljr
 * Cantonese (zh-yue:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Scots (sco:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Pashto (ps:) will reach 1,000
 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 17:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in August 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (August 2007):


 * Scots (sco:) will reach 2,000 Happened Aug 18. - dcljr
 * Bosnian (bs:) will almost certainly reach 20,000 Happened Aug 30. - dcljr
 * Basque (eu:) will probably reach 20,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Bishnupriya Manipuri (bpy:) might reach 20,000 Happened Aug 16. - dcljr
 * Occitan (oc:) might reach 10,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might reach 5,000
 * Divehi (dv:) might reach 2,000
 * English (en:) might possibly reach 2,000,000 (I think we can actually bump this up to "probably" at this point)
 * Russian (ru:) might possibly reach 200,000
 * Volapük (vo:) might possibly reach 50,000 Happened Aug 22. - dcljr
 * Kurdish (ku:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Pali (pi:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Yiddish (yi:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Cantonese (zh-yue:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Ossetian (os:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Bavarian (bar:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Aug 16. - dcljr
 * Pashto (ps:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Aug 5. - dcljr

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 02:14, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in September 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (September 2007):


 * English (en:) will reach 2,000,000 (my prediction method is saying Sep 9th) Happened Sep 9. - dcljr
 * Russian (ru:) will reach 200,000 Happened Sep 4. - dcljr
 * Basque (eu:) will reach 20,000 Happened Sep 11. - dcljr
 * Occitan (oc:) will reach 10,000 Happened Sep 11. - dcljr
 * Simple English (simple:) will probably reach 20,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Kurdish (ku:) might reach 10,000 Happened Sep 19. - dcljr
 * Tarantino (roa-tara:) might reach 10,000
 * Divehi (dv:) might reach 2,000
 * Azerbaijani (az:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Nahuatl (nah:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Cantonese (zh-yue:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Sep 23. - dcljr
 * Ossetian (os:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Kazakh (kk:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Oriya (or:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 21:41, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in October 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (October 2007):


 * Simple English (simple:) will reach 20,000 Happened Oct 16. - dcljr
 * Piedmontese (pms:) will reach 10,000 Happened Oct 2. - dcljr
 * Quechua (qu:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened Oct 31. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Azeri (az:) might reach 20,000
 * Tarantino (roa-tara:) might reach 10,000
 * Nepali (ne:) might reach 2,000
 * Romanian (ro:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Nahuatl (nah:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Pangasinan (pag:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Divehi (dv:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Ossetian (os:) might possibly reach 2,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Kazakh (kk:) will reach 1,000 Happened Oct 3. - dcljr
 * Anglo-Saxon (ang:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Oriya (or:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. (Note that the predictions above were made based on Oct 2nd data, even though I'm posting this on Oct 12th.) - dcljr (talk) 00:29, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in November 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (November 2007):


 * Romanian (ro:) will probably reach 100,000
 * Malayalam (ml:) will probably reach 5,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Nepali (ne:) might reach 2,000 Happened Nov 14. - dcljr
 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 100,000 Happened Nov 20. - dcljr
 * Bulgarian (bg:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Asturian (ast:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened Nov 20. - dcljr
 * Maori (mi:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Kannada (kn:) might possibly reach 5,000

And these are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Lingala (ln:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Dec 1. - dcljr
 * Mongolian (mn:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Nov 24. - dcljr
 * Oriya (or:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 06:45, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in December 2007
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (December 2007):


 * Bulgarian (bg:) will reach 50,000 Happened Dec 26. - dcljr
 * Upper Sorbian (hsb:) will reach 5,000
 * Malayalam (ml:) will reach 5,000 Happened Dec 12. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Romanian (ro:) might reach 100,000
 * Kannada (kn:) might reach 5,000 Happened Dec 27. - dcljr
 * Kazakh (kk:) might reach 2,000
 * Scottish Gaelic (gd:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Jan 3. - dcljr
 * Romansh (rm:) might possibly reach 2,000

No languages have been flagged this month as likely newcomers to the table (i.e., reaching 1,000 articles).

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 09:10, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Latest predictions (using Dec 19th data) reveal:
 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Dec 22. - dcljr
 * - dcljr (talk) 05:30, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Languages watched in January 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (January 2008):


 * Romanian (ro:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jan 11. - dcljr
 * Azeri (az:) will reach 20,000
 * Catalan (ca:) will probably reach 100,000 Happened Jan 18. - dcljr
 * Upper Sorbian (hsb:) will probably reach 5,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Samogitian (bat-smg:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Jan 24. - dcljr
 * Scottish Gaelic (gd:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Franco-Provençal/Arpitan (frp:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Kazakh (kk:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Romansh (rm:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened Jan 29. - dcljr

And finally, the following language is the most likely newcomer to the table:


 * Interlingue (ie:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. In particular, it's predicting:


 * Lombard (lmo:) will probably reach 20,000

But, of course, seeing as how that wiki has dropped from over 100K to below 15K over the past month, it seems unlikely that it will be growing to over 20K this month. But you never know... - dcljr (talk) 05:56, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in February 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (February 2008):


 * Turkish (tr:) will reach 100,000 Already happened (Feb 3). - dcljr
 * Icelandic (is:) will reach 20,000 Happened Feb 15. - dcljr
 * Georgian (ka:) will reach 20,000 Happened Feb 12. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Belarusian (be:) might reach 10,000
 * Zazaki (diq:) might reach 2,000 Happened Feb 6. - dcljr
 * Classical Chinese (zh-classical:) might reach 2,000
 * Upper Sorbian (hsb:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Franco-Provençal/Arpitan (frp:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Maltese (mt:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Crimean Tatar (crh:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Interlingue (ie:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. In particular, it's still predicting:


 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 20,000

Even though that wiki dropped from over 100K to below 15K over the month of Dec 2007, and so is very unlikely to grow to over 20K this month. - dcljr (talk) 08:27, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in March 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (March 2008):


 * Belarusian (be:) will reach 10,000 Happened Mar 15. - dcljr
 * Kazakh (kk:) will reach 2,000 Happened Mar 10. - dcljr
 * Scottish Gaelic (gd:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened Mar 12. - dcljr
 * Ukrainian (uk:) will probably reach 100,000 Happened Mar 28. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Yiddish (yi:) might reach 5,000
 * Walloon (wa:) might possibly reach 10,000 Happened Mar 20. - dcljr
 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Hawaiian (haw:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Maltese (mt:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Classical Chinese (zh-classical:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Crimean Tatar (crh:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Interlingue (ie:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tok Pisin (tpi:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 01:52, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in April 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of a week ago), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (April 2008):


 * Albanian (sq:) will reach 20,000 Happened Apr 19. - dcljr
 * Yiddish (yi:) will reach 5,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Haitian (ht:) might reach 20,000 Happened Apr 22. - dcljr
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Hawaiian (haw:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Maltese (mt:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Interlingue (ie:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tok Pisin (tpi:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 02:57, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in May 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (May 2008):


 * Polish (pl:) will reach 500,000 Happened May 14. - dcljr
 * Latin (la:) will reach 20,000 Happened May 8. - dcljr
 * Yiddish (yi:) will reach 5,000 Happened May 5. - dcljr
 * Franco-Provençal/Arpitan (frp:) will reach 2,000 Happened May 2. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Hindi (hi:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened May 29. - dcljr
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Manx (gv:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Interlingue (ie:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened May 31. - dcljr
 * Tok Pisin (tpi:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 03:57, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in June 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (June 2008):


 * Japanese (ja:) will reach 500,000 Happened Jun 25. - dcljr
 * Czech (cs:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jun 19. - dcljr
 * Esperanto (eo:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jun 15. - dcljr
 * Estonian (et:) will reach 50,000 Happened Jun 4. - dcljr
 * Breton (br:) will reach 20,000 Happened Jun 20 (I think). - dcljr
 * Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa) (be-x-old:) will reach 10,000 Happened Jun 1. - dcljr
 * Afrikaans (af:) will almost certainly reach 10,000 Happened Jun 15. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Ripuarian (ksh:) might reach 10,000
 * Slovak (sk:) might possibly reach 100,000

And finally, the following language is the most likely newcomer to the table:


 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 05:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in July 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of July 3rd), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (July 2008):


 * Hungarian (hu:) will reach 100,000 Happened 17 July 2008. – Alensha   talk  14:16, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Slovak (sk:) will probably reach 100,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Ripuarian (ksh:) might reach 10,000
 * Chinese (zh:) might possibly reach 200,000 Happened 31 July 2008. - dcljr
 * Upper Sorbian (hsb:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened c. 24 July 2008. - dcljr
 * Gan (gan:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Guarani (gn:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Central Bicolano (bcl:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Erzya (myv:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 09:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in August 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of August 1st), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (August 2008):


 * Aragonese (an:) will reach 10,000 Happened Aug 21. - dcljr
 * Slovak (sk:) will almost certainly reach 100,000 Happened Aug 27. - dcljr
 * Gujarati (gu:) will almost certainly reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Wu (wuu:) might reach 2,000
 * Marathi (mr:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Ripuarian (ksh:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Gan (gan:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Guarani (gn:) will reach 1,000
 * Central Bicolano (bcl:) will probably reach 1,000
 * Zamboanga Chavacano (cbk-zam:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Erzya (myv:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Sranan Tongo (srn:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 01:03, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in September 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of September 1st), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (September 2008):


 * Marathi (mr:) will reach 20,000 Happened Sep 22. - dcljr
 * Nahuatl (nah:) will reach 5,000 Happened Sep 5. - dcljr
 * Bavarian (bar:) will reach 2,000 Happened Sep 20. - dcljr
 * Manx (gv:) will almost certainly reach 2,000
 * Wu (wuu:) will almost certainly reach 2,000 Happened Sep 5. - dcljr

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Central Bicolano (bcl:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Sep 5. - dcljr
 * Guarani (gn:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Sep 6. - dcljr
 * Zamboanga Chavacano (cbk-zam:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Sranan Tongo (srn:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 04:30, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in October 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of October 2nd), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (October 2008):


 * Italian (it:) will reach 500,000 Happened Oct 3. - dcljr
 * Serbo-Croatian (sh:) might reach 20,000
 * Manx (gv:) might reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Azeri (az:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened Oct 23. - dcljr
 * Tagalog (tl:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened Nov 1. - dcljr
 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 5,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Zamboanga Chavacano (cbk-zam:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Burmese (my:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Sardinian (sc:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Sranan Tongo (srn:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 06:01, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in November 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (November 2008):


 * Macedonian (mk:) will reach 20,000 Happened Nov 6. - dcljr
 * Serbo-Croatian (sh:) will reach 20,000 Happened Nov 4. - dcljr
 * Welsh (cy:) will almost certainly reach 20,000 Happened Nov 20. - dcljr
 * Khmer (km:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Nov 27. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Manx (gv:) might reach 2,000 Happened Nov 17. - dcljr
 * Dutch (nl:) might possibly reach 500,000 Happened Nov 30. - dcljr
 * Croatian (hr:) might possibly reach 50,000 Happened Dec 3. - dcljr
 * West Frisian (fy:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 5,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Gilaki (glk:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Nov 23. - dcljr
 * Silesian (szl:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Nov 15. - dcljr
 * Sardinian (sc:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 06:22, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in December 2008
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (December 2008):


 * Norwegian/Bokmål (no:) will reach 200,000 Happened Dec 13. - dcljr
 * West Frisian (fy:) will reach 10,000 Happened Dec 21. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Quechua (qu:) might reach 10,000
 * Danish (da:) might possibly reach 100,000 Happened Dec 29. - dcljr
 * Mongolian (mn:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Mazandarani (mzn:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Sardinian (sc:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Dec 14. - dcljr

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 05:35, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Languages watched in January 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following language is the only one that appears very likely to need promoting in the table this month (January 2009):


 * Piedmontese (pms:) will reach 20,000 Happened Jan 17. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Quechua (qu:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Mazandarani (mzn:) might possibly reach 2,000

No languages appear likely to reach 1,000 articles this month.

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 21:35, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in February 2009
If anyone actually checks these messages, sorry for the very late update. Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of 2 February 2009), the following languages are the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month:


 * Latvian (lv:) will reach 20,000 Happened Feb 13. - dcljr
 * Lombard (lmo:) will reach 5,000 Happened Feb 2. - dcljr
 * Gilaki (glk:) will reach 2,000 Happened Feb 2. - dcljr
 * Mongolian (mn:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Feb 4. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible promotions:


 * Quechua (qu:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Urdu (ur:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Gan (gan:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened Feb 7. - dcljr
 * Komi (kv:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Sakha (sah:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened Feb 5. - dcljr
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 2,000

No languages appear likely to reach 1,000 articles this month.

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 11:36, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in March 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (March 2009):


 * Urdu (ur:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Mar 29. - dcljr
 * Egyptian Arabic (arz:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Mar 14. - dcljr

The following is a less likely, but possible promotion:


 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following language is the most likely newcomer to the table:


 * Malagasy (mg:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 03:27, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in April 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of April 9th), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (April 2009):


 * Finnish (fi:) will reach 200,000 Happened Apr 12. - dcljr
 * Newar/Nepal Bhasa (new:) will probably reach 50,000 Happened Apr 15. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Alemannic (als:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Gilaki (glk:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Apr 30. - dcljr
 * Waray-Waray (war:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Apr 12. - dcljr
 * Turkmen (tk:) might possibly reach 2,000 Happened Apr 19. - dcljr

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Malagasy (mg:) will reach 1,000 Happened Apr 15. - dcljr
 * Uyghur (ug:) might reach 1,000 Happened Apr 17. - dcljr
 * Punjabi (pa:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Apr 20. - dcljr
 * Saterland Frisian (stq:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 06:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

German Wikipedia will hit 1 million soon
I expect the German Wikipedia to hit 1 million soon. It's already almost at 900 000, and will probably hit 1 million during this year. J I P | Talk 10:17, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * My prediction method is saying Dec 13th for this milestone. (And, BTW, it's predicting English will reach 5 million articles on Feb 2, 2013.) - dcljr (talk) 06:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in May 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of May 2nd), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (May 2009):


 * Arabic (ar:) will reach 100,000 Happened on May 25. - dcljr
 * Alemannic (als:) will reach 5,000 Happened on May 8. - dcljr
 * Kashubian (csb:) will almost certainly reach 2,000
 * Mazandarani (mzn:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened on May 24. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Javanese (jv:) might reach 20,000
 * Korean (ko:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Armenian (hy:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Ladino (lad:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Fiji Hindi (hif:) might reach 1,000 Happened on May 23. - dcljr
 * Saterland Frisian (stq:) might reach 1,000
 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 03:57, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in June 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of about a day ago), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (June 2009):


 * Korean (ko:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jun 4. - dcljr
 * Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa) (be-x-old:) will reach 20,000 Happened Jun 17. - dcljr
 * Kashubian (csb:) will reach 2,000 Happened Jun 4. - dcljr
 * Uyghur (ug:) will almost certainly reach 2,000 Happened Jun 17. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Nynorsk (nn:) might reach 50,000
 * Javanese (jv:) might reach 20,000
 * Waray-Waray (war:) might reach 10,000
 * Ladino (lad:) might reach 2,000 Happened Jul 3. - dcljr
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Gan (gan:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Armenian (hy:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Turkmen (tk:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Saterland Frisian (stq:) will reach 1,000 Happened Jun 5. - dcljr
 * Wolof (wo:) might reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 05:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in July 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (July 2009):


 * Galician (gl:) will reach 50,000 Happened Jul 23. - dcljr
 * Nynorsk (nn:) will reach 50,000 Happened Jul 9. - dcljr
 * Javanese (jv:) will reach 20,000 Happened Jul 13. - dcljr
 * Waray-Waray (war:) will reach 10,000 Happened Jul 14. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Gan (gan:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Turkmen (tk:) might possibly reach 5,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Extremaduran (ext:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Wolof (wo:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 06:16, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in August 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (August 2009):


 * Spanish (es:) will reach 500,000 Happened Aug 5. - dcljr
 * Portuguese (pt:) will reach 500,000 Happened Aug 12. - dcljr
 * Central Bicolano (bcl:) might reach 5,000

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Thai (th:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Occitan (oc:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Gan (gan:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Erzya (myv:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Extremaduran (ext:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Lojban (jbo:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Aug 25. - dcljr
 * Wolof (wo:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Aug 26. - dcljr

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 14:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in September 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias (as of two days ago), the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (September 2009):


 * Catalan (ca:) will reach 200,000 Happened Sep 21. - dcljr
 * Thai (th:) will reach 50,000 Happened Sep 4. - dcljr
 * Vietnamese (vi:) will almost certainly reach 100,000 Happened Sep 12. - dcljr
 * Malay (ms:) might reach 50,000 Happened Sep 24. - dcljr
 * Central Bicolano (bcl:) might reach 5,000

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Serbian (sr:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Western Panjabi (pnb:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Sakha (sah:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Erzya (myv:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Moksha (mdf:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Meadow Mari (mhr:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 09:48, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in October 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (October 2009):


 * Gujarati (gu:) will reach 10,000 Happened Oct 8. - dcljr
 * Limburgian (li:) will reach 5,000 Happened Oct 3. - dcljr
 * Sakha (sah:) will reach 5,000 Happened Oct 10. - dcljr
 * Sinhalese (si:) will reach 2,000 Happened Oct 3. - dcljr
 * Serbian (sr:) will probably reach 100,000

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Western Panjabi (pnb:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Tibetan (bo:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Hakka (hak:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (arc:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Oct 21. - dcljr
 * Zamboanga Chavacano (cbk-zam:) might possibly reach 1,000 (again, after falling below 1,000)
 * Crimean Tatar (crh:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Oct 21. - dcljr
 * Meadow Mari (mhr:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 05:05, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Russian Wikipedia to hit 500 thousand
It looks like the Russian Wikipedia will hit 500 thousand, i.e. half a million, by the end of this year or early next year. I don't speak Russian, but I recognise the figure of the number of articles on the main page, and it's already at over 440 thousand. J I P | Talk 05:38, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
 * My prediction method (based on average biweekly growth rate over the past 10 weeks) is saying 2010-04-26 for that milestone. FWIW. (Of course, doesn't take into account possible accelerating edit rate as milestone nears.) - dcljr (talk) 07:46, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in November 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (November 2009):


 * Tamil (ta:) will almost certainly reach 20,000 Happened Nov 22. - dcljr
 * Occitan (oc:) will probably reach 20,000 Happened Nov 5. - dcljr
 * Sardinian (sc:) will probably reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Serbian (sr:) might reach 100,000 Happened Nov 20. - dcljr
 * Persian (fa:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Tibetan (bo:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Hakka (hak:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Malagasy (mg:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Navajo (nv:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Nov 17. - dcljr
 * Extremaduran (ext:) might reach 1,000
 * Zamboanga Chavacano (cbk-zam:) might possibly reach 1,000

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 00:11, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in December 2009
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (December 2009):


 * Sardinian (sc:) will reach 2,000 Happened Dec 5. - dcljr
 * Lithuanian (lt:) might reach 100,000
 * Basque (eu:) might reach 50,000 Happened Dec 30. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * German (de:) might possibly reach 1,000,000 Happened Dec 27. - dcljr
 * Persian (fa:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Tatar (tt:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Dec 28. - dcljr

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Extremaduran (ext:) will almost certainly reach 1,000 Happened Dec 22. - dcljr
 * Acehnese (ace:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Dec 17. - dcljr
 * Meadow Mari (mhr:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Dec 23. - dcljr

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 21:50, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

German Wikipedia will hit 1 million very soon
The German Wikipedia is already at almost 995 thousand. I predict it will hit 1 million in early January 2010. J I P | Talk 05:55, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 5 days gone and it's almost at 998 thousand. If the growth rate is constant, it will hit 1 million by 27 December 2009. J I P | Talk 07:40, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 3 days gone and it's now at over 999 thousand. If the growth rate continues this way, it will hit 1 million by 28 December 2009. J I P | Talk 20:19, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Tatar Wikipedia will reach 5000 articles soon
The Tatar Wikipedia will reach 5000 articles soon, it's only missing 33 articles currently. And it's about time too, it's been at the 2000 rank for over five years. J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 17:38, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It's now missing only 15 articles. I predict it will hit 5000 articles by 31 December 2009. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 20:19, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

German and Tatar Wikipedias
German Wikipedia: Articles missing until 1 million: 484

Tatar Wikipedia: Articles missing until 5 thousand: 9

I'd be amazed if at least one of them hadn't reached the milestone by December 29, and totally flabbergasted if both of them hadn't until January 1. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 20:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The German Wikipedia hit 1 million today. Party on dudes (and dudettes)! <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 12:52, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The Tatar Wikipedia also hit 5000 articles yesterday. (It was a bit hard to find out exactly when, but I found some page that said something about 5 thousand and 28 December, so I think that's when it happened.) <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 07:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Meadow Mari Wikipedia has hit 1000 articles
The Meadow Mari Wikipedia has hit 1000 articles. Unfortunately I don't understand the Mari language so I can't find out exactly when this happened. Could someone help? <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 18:33, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Languages watched in January 2010
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (January 2010):


 * Hebrew (he:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jan 10. - dcljr
 * Lithuanian (lt:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jan 18. - dcljr
 * Yoruba (yo:) will reach 5,000 Happened Jan 30. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Irish (ga:) will probably reach 10,000
 * Malagasy (mg:) might possibly reach 2,000

No languages appear to be likely to need adding to the table (i.e., at the 1,000 level) during this month.

Within each list above, the entries are given in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone, and finally in alphabetical order by site prefix. Note that my prediction method is biased towards saying a wiki with a recent growth spurt will continue such activity. - dcljr (talk) 19:05, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Analysis on upcoming milestones
I've calculated 34 Wikipedias on the list based on how much they have completed of the next milestone. Here is the top 10: This should perhaps be kept in mind when watching for updates to this page. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 17:26, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hebrew: 99.63% of 100 thousand
 * Lithuanian: 99.24% of 100 thousand
 * Irish: 96.82% of 10 thousand
 * Russian: 95.00% of 500 thousand
 * Greek: 94.83% of 50 thousand
 * Ido: 91.23% of 20 thousand
 * Ukrainian: 90.58% of 200 thousand
 * Cornish: 90.55% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 89.55% of 10 thousand
 * French: 89.42% of 1 million

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 19:54, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Lithuanian: 99.63% of 100 thousand
 * Irish: 97.80% of 10 thousand
 * Russian: 96.04% of 500 thousand
 * Greek: 95.41% of 50 thousand
 * Ido: 91.81% of 20 thousand
 * Ukrainian: 91.43% of 200 thousand
 * Cornish: 90.75% of 2 thousand
 * French: 89.89% of 1 million
 * Tajik: 89.66% of 10 thousand
 * Bulgarian: 88.41% of 100 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 05:13, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Irish: 98.06% of 10 thousand
 * Russian: 96.69% of 500 thousand
 * Greek: 95.57% of 50 thousand
 * Ido: 92.24% of 20 thousand
 * Ukrainian: 92.03% of 200 thousand
 * Cornish: 90.85% of 2 thousand
 * French: 90.20% of 1 million
 * Tajik: 89.66% of 10 thousand
 * Bulgarian: 89.05% of 100 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 86.80% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 16:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Russian: 99.70% of 500 thousand
 * Greek: 97.05% of 50 thousand
 * Ukrainian: 95.29% of 200 thousand
 * Ido: 93.66% of 20 thousand
 * Bulgarian: 91.78% of 100 thousand
 * Cornish: 91.70% of 2 thousand
 * French: 91.60% of 1 million
 * Tajik: 90.00% of 10 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 86.85% of 2 thousand
 * Slovene: 85.24% of 100 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 18:41, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Greek: 97.28% of 50 thousand
 * Ukrainian: 95.83% of 200 thousand
 * Ido: 93.80% of 20 thousand
 * Bulgarian: 92.07% of 100 thousand
 * French: 91.77% of 1 million
 * Cornish: 91.70% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 90.03% of 10 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 86.85% of 2 thousand
 * Slovene: 85.35% of 100 thousand
 * Pashto: 81.90% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 16:32, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Greek: 99.69% of 50 thousand
 * Bulgarian: 94.97% of 100 thousand
 * Ido: 94.53% of 20 thousand
 * French: 93.40% of 1 million
 * Cornish: 92.60% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 90.22% of 10 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 87.25% of 2 thousand
 * Slovene: 86.27% of 100 thousand
 * Cebuano: 81.71% of 50 thousand
 * Pashto: 80.05% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 11:59, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Bulgarian: 95.13% of 100 thousand
 * Ido: 94.57% of 20 thousand
 * French: 93.50% of 1 million
 * Cornish: 92.60% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 90.23% of 10 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 87.25% of 2 thousand
 * Slovene: 86.29% of 100 thousand
 * Cebuano: 81.73% of 50 thousand
 * Pashto: 80.00% of 2 thousand
 * Faroese: 79.70% of 5 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P | Talk 05:50, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ido: 95.93% of 20 thousand
 * French: 95.13% of 1 million
 * Cornish: 92.85% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 90.94% of 10 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 87.55% of 2 thousand
 * Slovene: 87.24% of 100 thousand
 * Cebuano: 81.80% of 50 thousand
 * Pashto: 81.55% of 2 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 80.41% of 20 thousand
 * Faroese: 80.20% of 5 thousand

Languages watched in February 2010
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (February 2010):


 * Malagasy (mg:) will reach 2,000 Happened Feb 7. - dcljr
 * Russian (ru:) will almost certainly reach 500,000 Happened Feb 25. - dcljr
 * Irish (ga:) will almost certainly reach 10,000 Happened Feb 20. - dcljr

No other languages are showing up as less likely promotions.

No other languages look like they'll need to be added to the table (i.e., at the 1,000 level) during this month. (Although, note that my method missed two wikis that passed the 1,000 mark in January. Oh, well, can't have everything...)

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns. - dcljr (talk) 04:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in March 2010
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (March 2010):


 * Egyptian Arabic (arz:) will reach 5,000 Happened Mar 7. - dcljr
 * Aragonese (an:) will probably reach 20,000
 * Lombard (lmo:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Mar 17. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Quechua (qu:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Central Bicolano (bcl:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Sorani (ckb:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns. - dcljr (talk) 17:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in April 2010
Based on trends in article counts seen at List of Wikipedias, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (April 2010):


 * Greek (el:) will reach 50,000 Happened Apr 10. - dcljr
 * Anglo-Saxon (ang:) will reach 2,000 Happened Apr 5. - dcljr

The following is a less likely, but possible, promotion:


 * Sorani (ckb:) might possibly reach 2,000

And finally, the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Zamboanga Chavacano (cbk-zam:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Apr 4. - dcljr
 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Karachay-Balkar (krc:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Apr 25. - dcljr

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns. - dcljr (talk) 06:36, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in May 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages are the ones most likely to need promoting in the table this month (May 2010):

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:
 * Belarusian (be:) will almost certainly reach 20,000 Happened May 16. - dcljr
 * Waray-Waray (war:) will probably reach 50,000 Happened May 7. - dcljr


 * Kalmyk (xal:) might reach 1,000 Happened May 8. - dcljr
 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and also tends to assume recent spikes in growth may continue. - dcljr (talk) 19:52, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in June 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following language is the one most likely to need promoting in the table this month (June 2010):


 * Nepali (ne:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened Jun 20. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Waray-Waray (war:) might reach 100,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might reach 10,000
 * Karachay-Balkar (krc:) might reach 2,000
 * Kalmyk (xal:) might reach 2,000
 * Western Panjabi (pnb:) might possibly reach 5,000 Happened Jun 30. - dcljr
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Tibetan (bo:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Hakka (hak:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following language is the most likely newcomer to the table:


 * Fijian (fj:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Jun 6. - dcljr

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and also tends to assume recent spikes in growth may continue. - dcljr (talk) 03:15, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in July 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages are the most likely to need promoting in the table this month (July 2010):


 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) will almost certainly reach 50,000 Happened Jul 4. - dcljr
 * Tibetan (bo:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Jul 27. - dcljr
 * Kalmyk (xal:) will probably reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Waray-Waray (war:) might reach 100,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might reach 10,000
 * Fijian (fj:) might reach 2,000 Happened Jul 15. - dcljr
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Hakka (hak:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Karachay-Balkar (krc:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Emiliano-Romagnolo (eml:) will reach 1,000 Happened Jul 2. - dcljr
 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Picard (pcd:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and also tends to assume recent spikes in growth may continue. - dcljr (talk) 02:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Looks like French Wikipedia (fr:) is gonna hit 1,000,000 very soon too. -- &oelig; &trade; 03:10, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * My prediction method is saying Oct 9th for that milestone, but of course there may be an acceleration of article creation as the milestone approaches. - dcljr (talk) 10:14, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in August 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts (as of August 1st), the following languages are the most likely to need promoting in the table this month (August 2010):


 * Waray-Waray (war:) will reach 100,000 Happened Aug 24. - dcljr
 * Armenian (hy:) will reach 10,000 Happened Aug 3. - dcljr
 * Hakka (hak:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Aug 15. - dcljr
 * Punjabi (pa:) will probably reach 2,000

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Sorani (ckb:) might reach 2,000 Happened Aug 5. - dcljr
 * Fiji Hindi (hif:) might reach 2,000 Happened Aug 26. - dcljr
 * Kalmyk (xal:) might reach 2,000
 * Persian (fa:) might possibly reach 100,000 Happened Aug 24. - dcljr
 * Aromanian (roa-rup:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Sinhalese (si:) might possibly reach 5,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Picard (pcd:) will reach 1,000 Happened Aug 26. - dcljr
 * Ewe (ee:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Aug 15. - dcljr
 * Kabyle (kab:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and also tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 18:49, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in September 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following language is the one most likely to need promoting in the table this month (September 2010):


 * Yoruba (yo:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Sep 6. - dcljr

The following are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Mongolian (mn:) might reach 5,000 Happened Sep 10. - dcljr
 * Fijian (fj:) might reach 2,000
 * Punjabi (pa:) might reach 2,000
 * Sorani (ckb:) might possibly reach 5,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Aymara (ay:) might reach 1,000 Happened Sep 14. - dcljr
 * North Frisian (frr:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and also tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 05:30, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, and BTW, since this was discussed above, my method is predicting Oct 4th for the date French (fr:) reaches 1,000,000. - dcljr (talk) 05:30, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it will happen sooner than that, possibly even within the next two weeks. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:38, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

French Wikipedia will reach 1 million articles soon
The French Wikipedia is now less than 3500 articles away from 1 million. I am fairly sure now it will reach 1 million before October. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 09:13, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
 * One day gone and it is now less than 2700 articles away. With this rate of growth I predict it will reach 1 million on 25 September. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:50, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Two days gone and it is now less than 1900 articles away. My prediction of 25 September still holds. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:57, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Three days gone and it is now less than 1500 articles away. I now predict it will reach 1 million on 26 September. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Very soon now
At this point (23 September 2010 23:25 Finnish time) it's only 205 articles away. If this goes on, then it will reach 1 million tomorrow, on 24 September. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 20:20, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

1 million articles reached
According to the French Wikipedia's report, the French Wikipedia reached 1 million articles yesterday, 23 September 2010, at 22:27. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:33, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Analysis on upcoming milestones, continued
Time to resume this analysis now. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 12:21, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Cornish: 96.10% of 2 thousand
 * Pashto: 92.00% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 91.33% of 10 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 89.80% of 2 thousand
 * Faroese: 84.16% of 5 thousand
 * Cebuano: 82.95% of 50 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 82.26% of 20 thousand
 * Romanian: 75.28% of 200 thousand
 * Turkish: 75.19% of 200 thousand
 * Tongan: 75.10% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Pashto: 97.30% of 2 thousand
 * Tajik: 91.49% of 10 thousand
 * Faroese: 91.36% of 5 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 89.85% of 2 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.26% of 50 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 83.19% of 20 thousand
 * Romanian: 76.27% of 200 thousand
 * Turkish: 75.91% of 200 thousand
 * Swedish: 75.24% of 500 thousand
 * Tongan: 75.10% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: 04:38, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Tajik: 91.50% of 10 thousand
 * Faroese: 91.49% of 5 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 89.85% of 2 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.27% of 50 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 83.40% of 20 thousand
 * Romanian: 76.52% of 200 thousand
 * Turkish: 76.06% of 200 thousand
 * Swedish: 75.49% of 500 thousand
 * Tongan: 75.10% of 2 thousand
 * Polish: 75.06% of 1 million

Languages watched in October 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts, no language seems likely to need promoting in the table this month (October 2010). But the following are possible promotions:


 * Ripuarian (ksh:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Western Punjabi (pnb:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Sorani (ckb:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Fijian (fj:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Cornish (kw:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Punjabi (pa:) might possibly reach 2,000

The following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Ewe (ee:) might reach 1,000
 * North Frisian (frr:) might reach 1,000
 * Shona (sn:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tumbuka (tum:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened Oct 17th, but then rolled back to 55 articles after clean-up drive. - dcljr
 * Tahitian (ty:) might possibly reach 1,000

Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and also tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 06:04, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in November 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts (as of Nov 1st), the following language seems to be the only one likely to need promoting in the table this month (November 2010):


 * Cornish (kw:) will almost certainly reach 2,000 Happened Nov 15. - dcljr

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Nepali (ne:) might reach 10,000 Happened Nov 5. - dcljr
 * Scots (sco:) might reach 5,000 Happened Dec 1. - dcljr
 * Pashto (ps:) might reach 2,000 Happened Nov 25. - dcljr
 * Ripuarian (ksh:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Western Punjabi (pnb:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Faroese (fo:) might possibly reach 5,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Banjar (bjn:) might reach 1,000 Happened Nov 30. - dcljr
 * North Frisian (frr:) might reach 1,000
 * Ewe (ee:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Komi-Permyak (koi:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Hill Mari (mrj:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tumbuka (tum:) might possibly reach 1,000 My method is being fooled by the recent bogus growth; forget this one. - dcljr

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 07:37, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Cornish Wikipedia will reach 2000 articles soon
The Cornish Wikipedia will reach 2000 articles soon. It's about time too, it's been on the milestone statistics page the longest without being upgraded, for over four and a half years. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:06, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Pashto Wikipedia will reach 2000 articles soon
The Pashto Wikipedia has been progressing quite fast recently. Currently it looks like it will reach 2000 articles by the end of November, only less than two weeks after the Cornish Wikipedia reached 2000 articles. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:03, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in December 2010
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (December 2010):


 * Kannada (kn:) will probably reach 10,000
 * Western Panjabi (pnb:) will probably reach 10,000 Happened Dec 19. - dcljr

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Tagalog (tl:) might reach 50,000
 * Navajo (nv:) might reach 2,000
 * Azeri (az:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Faroese (fo:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Ilokano (ilo:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Malagasy (mg:) might possibly reach 5,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Bashkir (ba:) will reach 1,000 Happened Dec 7. - dcljr
 * North Frisian (frr:) will probably reach 1,000 Happened Dec 7. - dcljr
 * Gagauz (gag:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Komi-Permyak (koi:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Hill Mari (mrj:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Tumbuka (tum:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 09:12, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Languages watched in January 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (January 2011):


 * Malay (ms:) will reach 100,000 Happened 9 Jan. - dcljr
 * Kannada (kn:) will reach 10,000 Happened 14 Jan. - dcljr
 * Azeri (az:) will almost certainly reach 50,000 Happened 13 Jan. - dcljr

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Tagalog (tl:) might reach 50,000 Happened 15 Jan. - dcljr
 * Navajo (nv:) might reach 2,000
 * Faroese (fo:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Ilokano (ilo:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Malagasy (mg:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Burmese (my:) might possibly reach 5,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Chechen (ce:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened 8 Jan. - dcljr
 * Gagauz (gag:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Kinyarwanda (rw:) might possibly reach 1,000 Happened 10 Jan. - dcljr

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 00:31, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Languages watched in February 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (February 2011):


 * Latin (la:) will reach 50,000 Happened 11 Feb. - dcljr
 * Burmese (my:) will reach 5,000 Happened 9 Feb. - dcljr
 * Navajo (nv:) will probably reach 2,000
 * Kinyarwanda (rw:) will probably reach 2,000

No languages seem very likely to be newcomers to the table (i.e., reaching 1,000 articles).

The entries above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 03:56, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Languages watched in March 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (March 2011):


 * Ruthenian (rue:) will probably reach 2,000 Happened Mar 11. - dcljr
 * Kinyarwanda (rw:) will probably reach 2,000

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Navajo (nv:) might reach 2,000
 * Udmurt (udm:) might reach 2,000
 * Lombard (lmo:) might possibly reach 20,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Tok Pisin (tpi:) might reach 1,000 Happened Mar 5. - dcljr

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 09:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Languages watched in April 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (April 2011):


 * Vietnamese (vi:) will reach 200,000 Happened Apr 7. - dcljr
 * Lombard (lmo:) will reach 20,000 Happened Apr 14. - dcljr
 * Kinyarwanda (rw:) will probably reach 2,000

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Hindi (hi:) might reach 100,000
 * Udmurt (udm:) might reach 2,000 Happened Apr 21. - dcljr
 * Buginese (bug:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Kazakh (kk:) might possibly reach 10,000 Actually, reached 20,000 on Apr 16. - dcljr
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Navajo (nv:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Kabardian (kbd:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Latgalian (ltg:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 06:59, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * OBTW, a different prediction method that I'm still working on getting the kinks out of is also predicting these that my other method didn't pick up on:
 * The Sango Wikipedia will probably reach 1,000 articles this month.
 * The Banyumasan Wikipedia might reach 10,000 articles this month.
 * I can't say these will prove to be as reliable as the other predictions above, but then my other method has never been very reliable, anyway... [g] - dcljr (talk) 07:08, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Wow, those last two weren't even close! I'm not sure what happened with my new prediction scheme there, but like I said, I'm still working out the kinks... - dcljr (talk) 05:19, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Languages watched in May 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (May 2011):


 * Hindi (hi:) will probably reach 100,000
 * West Frisian (fy:) will probably reach 20,000 Happened May 22. - dcljr
 * Buginese (bug:) will probably reach 10,000

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Navajo (nv:) might reach 2,000 Happened May 18. - dcljr
 * Basque (eu:) might possibly reach 100,000 Happened May 21. - dcljr
 * Gujarati (gu:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened Jun 1. - dcljr
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might possibly reach 20,000 Happened May 5. - dcljr
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Kinyarwanda (rw:) might possibly reach 2,000
 * Somali (so:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Kabardian (kbd:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Latgalian (ltg:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 05:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)


 * And my second prediction method is saying Malagasy (mg:) might reach 10,000 articles . - dcljr (talk) 05:32, 1 May 2011 (UTC) — Happened May 6. - dcljr

Faroese Wikipedia to reach 5000 articles
The Faroese Wikipedia is already at 4751 articles, 95.02% of 5000. I predict it will reach 5000 articles before the end of July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:53, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 4804 articles, 96.08% of 5000. I still predict it will reach 5000 articles before the end of July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:34, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 4850 articles, exactly 97% of 5000. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 5000 articles before the end of July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:26, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 4903 articles, 98.06% of 5000. I predict it will reach 5000 articles before 15 July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:36, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 4973 articles, 99.46% of 5000. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 5000 articles before 15 July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 12:05, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 4991 articles, 99.82% of 5000. I still stand by my prediction that it will reach 5000 articles before 15 July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:06, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 4995 articles, 99.90% of 5000. I am still standing by my prediction of 15 July, although I would almost hazard a guess of 14 July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It reached 5000 articles today, on 13 July. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Polish Wikipedia to reach 1 million articles
The Polish Wikipedia is now at 800,083 articles, about 80.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will become the fourth Wikipedia to reach 1 million articles before May 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:12, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 810,048 articles, about 81.00% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million before May 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 19:17, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 820,389 articles, about 82.04% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million before May 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:26, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 830,323 articles, about 83.03% of 1 million. I predict it will reach 1 million before June 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:01, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 840,014 articles, about 84.00% of 1 million. I predict it will reach 1 million before August 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:34, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 850,287 articles, about 85.03% of 1 million. I predict it will reach 1 million before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:12, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 860,732 articles, about 86.07% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 870,081 articles, about 87.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:00, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 880,128 articles, about 88.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million before November 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:50, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 891,650 articles, about 89.17% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million before December 2012. 10:06, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Languages watched in June 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (June 2011):


 * Alemannic (als:) will reach 10,000 Happened Jun 22. - dcljr
 * Sanskrit (sa:) will almost certainly reach 5,000
 * Somali (so:) will almost certainly reach 2,000 Happened 13 Jun. - dcljr
 * Malagasy (mg:) will probably reach 20,000

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Hindi (hi:) might reach 100,000
 * Georgian (ka:) might reach 50,000
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 50,000
 * Buginese (bug:) might reach 10,000
 * Hill Mari (mrj:) might reach 5,000
 * Komi-Permyak (koi:) might reach 2,000 Happened 11 Jun. - dcljr
 * Võro (fiu-vro:) might possibly reach 5,000
 * Kinyarwanda (rw:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following languages are the most likely newcomers to the table:


 * Kabardian (kbd:) might possibly reach 1,000
 * Latgalian (ltg:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 02:54, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Swedish Wikipedia to reach 500 thousand articles
The Swedish Wikipedia is now at 400,052 articles, about 80.01% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before March 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:17, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 405,318 articles, about 81.06% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before April 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 14:37, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 410,140 articles, about 82.02% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before May 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:22, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 415,095 articles, about 83.02% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before July 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:14, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 420,120 articles, about 84.02% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:24, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 425,085 articles, about 85.02% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:15, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 430,531 articles, about 86.11% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:51, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 440,065 articles, about 88.01% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. (I forgot to check when the Swedish Wikipedia reached 87% of 500 thousand.) <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 19:22, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 445,007, about 89.00% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 09:25, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 450,367 articles, about 90.07% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before August 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:52, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 457,041 articles, about 91.41% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand before August 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 10:08, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 460,698 articles, about 92.14% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand before August 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 08:03, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 465,145 articles, about 93.03% of 500 thousand. I predict it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Languages watched in July 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (July 2011):


 * Czech (cs:) will reach 200,000 Happened Jul 6. - dcljr
 * Croatian (hr:) will reach 100,000 Happened Jul 7. - dcljr
 * Georgian (ka:) will reach 50,000 Happened Jul 7. - dcljr
 * Malagasy (mg:) will reach 20,000 Happened Jul 16. - dcljr
 * Faroese (fo:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened Jul 13. - dcljr
 * Sanskrit (sa:) will probably reach 5,000

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Kazakh (kk:) might reach 50,000 Happened Jul 9. - dcljr
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 50,000
 * Hill Mari (mrj:) might reach 5,000
 * Hindi (hi:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Fiji Hindi (hif:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Palatinate German (pfl:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following language is a likely newcomer to the table:


 * Gagauz (gag:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 05:08, 1 July 2011 (UTC)


 * In addition, my newer method is suggesting:
 * Azeri (az:) might reach 100,000
 * Zazaki (diq:) might reach 20,000
 * We shall see... - dcljr (talk) 05:08, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Analysis on upcoming Wikipedia milestones, continued
<font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Tajik: 93.39% of 10 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 88.31% of 20 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 88.05% of 2 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.37% of 50 thousand
 * Turkish: 85.12% of 200 thousand
 * Italian: 81.89% of 1 million
 * Polish: 81.43% of 1 million
 * Romanian: 81.29% of 200 thousand
 * Tongan: 81.10% of 2 thousand
 * Swedish: 80.50% of 500 thousand

As the Italian Wikipedia is now suspended because of a protest, I have temporarily removed it from the listing. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:32, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Tajik: 93.85% of 10 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 89.43% of 20 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 88.30% of 2 thousand
 * Turkish: 87.17% of 200 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.58% of 50 thousand
 * Polish: 83.43% of 1 million
 * Romanian: 82.91% of 200 thousand
 * Swedish: 82.25% of 500 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.20% of 2 thousand
 * Uzbek: 78.33% of 10 thousand

The Italian Wikipedia has reopened, so I have included it back in the listing. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:58, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Tajik: 93.85% of 10 thousand
 * Low Saxon: 89.48% of 20 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 88.30% of 2 thousand
 * Turkish: 87.21% of 200 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.59% of 50 thousand
 * Italian: 84.74% of 1 million
 * Polish: 83.47% of 1 million
 * Romanian: 82.94% of 200 thousand
 * Swedish: 82.29% of 500 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.20% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:17, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Low Saxon: 94.51% of 20 thousand
 * Turkish: 92.33% of 200 thousand
 * Swedish: 91.85% of 500 thousand
 * Italian: 91.29% of 1 million
 * Pennsylvania German: 89.80% of 2 thousand
 * Chinese: 89.53% of 500 thousand
 * Polish: 89.26% of 1 million
 * Romanian: 88.66% of 200 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.59% of 50 thousand
 * Sundanese: 85.49% of 20 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 20:04, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Low Saxon: 96.82% of 20 thousand
 * Swedish: 96.46% of 500 thousand
 * Turkish: 95.32% of 200 thousand
 * Italian: 93.97% of 1 million
 * Romanian: 91.90% of 200 thousand
 * Polish: 90.88% of 1 million
 * Pennsylvania German: 90.25% of 2 thousand
 * Sundanese: 86.20% of 20 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.78% of 50 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.40% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:42, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Low Saxon: 97.51% of 20 thousand
 * Swedish: 97.13% of 500 thousand
 * Turkish: 96.01% of 200 thousand
 * Italian: 94.54% of 1 million
 * Polish: 91.37% of 1 million
 * Pennsylvania German: 90.25% of 2 thousand
 * Sundanese: 86.36% of 20 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.78% of 50 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.40% of 2 thousand
 * Norman: 70.26% of 5 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:11, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Low Saxon: 99.09% of 20 thousand
 * Turkish: 97.67% of 200 thousand
 * Italian: 96.07% of 1 million
 * Polish: 92.42% of 1 million
 * Pennsylvania German: 90.40% of 2 thousand
 * Sundanese: 86.62% of 20 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.82% of 50 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.45% of 2 thousand
 * Norwegian: 70.76% of 500 thousand
 * Norman: 70.54% of 5 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:10, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Turkish: 99.82% of 200 thousand
 * Italian: 98.37% of 1 million
 * Polish: 93.50% of 1 million
 * Pennsylvania German: 90.75% of 2 thousand
 * Sundanese: 86.69% of 20 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.89% of 50 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.55% of 2 thousand
 * Norwegian: 72.24% of 500 thousand
 * Norman: 70.60% of 5 thousand
 * Corsican: 63.13% of 10 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 10:15, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Italian: 98.64% of 1 million
 * Polish: 93.60% of 1 million
 * Pennsylvania German: 90.75% of 2 thousand
 * Sundanese: 86.70% of 20 thousand
 * Cebuano: 85.89% of 50 thousand
 * Tongan: 82.55% of 2 thousand
 * Norwegian: 72.32% of 500 thousand
 * Norman: 70.62% of 5 thousand
 * Corsican: 63.21% of 10 thousand
 * Volapük: 59.52% of 200 thousand

Italian Wikipedia to reach 1 million articles
The Italian Wikipedia is now at 820,120 articles, about 82.01% of 1 million. I predict that it (not the Polish Wikipedia after all) will become the fourth Wikipedia to reach 1 million before June 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 830,186 articles, about 83.02% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million before June 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:40, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 840,070 articles, about 84.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before July 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:56, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 850,041 articles, about 85.00% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before August 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:48, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 860,069 articles, about 86.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:58, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 870,128 articles, about 87.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:03, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It is now at 880,155 articles, about 88.02% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before November 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:50, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 890,067 articles, about 89.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:17, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 900,213 articles, about 90.02% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 910,484 articles, about 91.48% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 10:05, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 920,227 articles, about 92.02% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:56, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 930,209 articles, about 93.02% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:37, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 940,142 articles, about 94.01% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:22, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 950,094 articles, about 95.01% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:34, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 960,001 articles, about 96.00% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 02:57, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 970,272 articles, about 97.03% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:30, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 980,306 articles, about 98.31% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:29, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 990,175 articles, about 99.02% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:31, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Languages watched in August 2011
Based on recent trends in article counts, the following languages seem to be the most likely ones to need promoting in the table this month (August 2011):


 * Hill Mari (mrj:) will reach 5,000 Happened Aug 4. - dcljr
 * Sinhalese (si:) will almost certainly reach 5,000 Happened Aug 22. - dcljr
 * Western Panjabi (pnb:) will probably reach 20,000
 * Sanskrit (sa:) will probably reach 5,000 Happened Aug 5. - dcljr
 * Extremaduran (ext:) will probably reach 2,000

The following languages are less likely, but possible, promotions:


 * Hindi (hi:) might reach 100,000 Happened Aug 30. - dcljr
 * Neapolitan (nap:) might reach 50,000
 * Persian (fa:) might possibly reach 200,000
 * Hungarian (hu:) might possibly reach 200,000
 * Kazakh (kk:) might possibly reach 100,000
 * Yoruba (yo:) might possibly reach 50,000
 * Zazaki (diq:) might possibly reach 20,000
 * Fiji Hindi (hif:) might possibly reach 10,000
 * Palatinate German (pfl:) might possibly reach 2,000

And the following language is a likely newcomer to the table:


 * Mingrelian (xmf:) might reach 1,000
 * Gagauz (gag:) might possibly reach 1,000

The entries in each section above are listed in decreasing order of certainty, then in decreasing numerical order by milestone. Note that my method can't predict sudden changes in wiki growth patterns, and tends to assume recent spikes in growth will continue. - dcljr (talk) 01:13, 1 August 2011 (UTC)


 * And my second method is predicting:
 * Lak (lbe:) might reach 2,000 articles.
 * Mingrelian (xmf:) might reach 1,000 articles.
 * - dcljr (talk) 01:31, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

No more monthly milestone predictions from me
For over 6 years now, I've been posting "Languages in need of watching" sections (like the one above) here to help people keep track of milestones that are likely to be achieved each month. Since I'm now tracking daily article counts (and almost all other stats returned by the API), I see no reason to keep making these announcements. I mean, it's not like a milestone is going to go unnoticed anymore, as has been true at times in the past. I don't even know if anyone was really using these announcements besides me. So I'm probably not going to make any more monthly "watching" announcments. Any interested parties who don't already have their own methods of tracking article counts can refer to List of Wikipedias/Table (which has been very easy to update for years now) and Wikimedia News (which I'm now keeping up to date with "all" Wikimedia content-page milestones, not just for the Wikipedias). I try to remember to update this table as well, but sometimes I forget... If anyone is interested in a little more detail about how I was, and am still, tracking milestones, see User:Dcljr/Milestones. - dcljr (talk) 09:13, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Romanian Wikipedia to reach 200 thousand articles
The Romanian Wikipedia is now at 170,025 articles, about 85.01% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 09:06, 17 December 2011 (UTC) Done. --Gikü (talk) 14:05, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 172,023 articles, about 86.01% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:00, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 174,016 articles, about 87.01% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:31, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 176,001 articles, about 88.00% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:42, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 178,026 articles, about 89.01% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 180,021 articles, about 90.01% of 200 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 200 thousand before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:30, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 183,011 articles, about 91.51% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 184,603 articles, about 92.30% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 14:23, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 186,807 articles, about 93.40% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:33, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 188,980 articles, exactly 94.49% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:24, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 190,386 articles, about 95.19% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before November 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:49, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 192,196 articles, about 96.10% of 200 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 200 thousand articles before November 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 19:58, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 194,227 articles, about 97.11% of 200 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 200 thousand articles before November 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:41, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 196,609 articles, about 98.30% of 200 thousand. I predict that it will reach 200 thousand articles before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:45, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 198,042 articles, about 99.02% of 200 thousand. I predict that it will reach 200 thousand articles before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:02, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * What amazes me is the sudden growth spurt in the Romanian Wikipedia in July. It gained 15 thousand articles in two weeks, while previously it needed half a year to gain two-thirds of that many articles. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:48, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, we've got some diligent robots over there: L.A. (AWB) generates articles for French communes, MSCL-BOT for Italian communes, and GÜT will soon generate all the minor planet lists. The robots are told to avoid creating one-sentence stubs :) If we keep the rhythm we could have 250000 by January. --Gikü (talk) 08:31, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Turkish Wikipedia to reach 200 thousand articles
The Turkish Wikipedia is now at 180,086 articles, about 90.04% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:58, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 182,211 articles, about 91.11% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:58, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 184,381 articles, about 92.19% of 200 thousand. I predict it will reach 200 thousand articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 10:04, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 186,045 articles, about 93.02% of 200 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 200 thousand articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 188,283 articles, about 94.14% of 200 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 200 thousand articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:57, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 190,475 articles, about 95.24% of 200 thousand. I predict that it will reach 200 thousand articles before February 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 192,011 articles, about 96.01% of 200 thousand. I predict that it will reach 200 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:44, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 194,006 articles, about 97.00% of 200 thousand. I predict that it will reach 200 thousand articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:17, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 196,095 articles, about 98.05% of 200 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 200 thousand articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:14, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 198,021 articles, about 99.01% of 200 thousand. I predict that it will reach 200 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:06, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Tajik Wikipedia to reach 10 thousand articles
The Tajik Wikipedia is currently at 9,500 articles, exactly 95% of 10 thousand. I predict it will reach 10 thousand articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:26, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * The Tajik Wikipedia, which normally takes over half a year to gain about 200 articles, mysteriously suddenly jumped from a bit under 9600 articles to over 10,100 articles pretty much overnight. This certainly seems unusual, but it appears that this is indeed the case. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 19:09, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Chinese Wikipedia to reach 500 thousand articles
The Chinese Wikipedia is now at 450,042 articles, about 90.01% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:25, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 465,618 articles, about 93.12% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:13, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 470,159 articles, about 94.03% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:56, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 475,431 articles, about 95.09% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:24, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 480,497 articles, about 96.10% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before November 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:44, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 485,158 articles, about 97.03% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:54, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 491,758 articles, about 98.35% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 499,079 articles, about 99.82% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before August 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:39, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Pennsylvania German Wikipedia to reach 2 thousand articles
The Pennsylvania German Wikipedia is now at 1,800 articles, exactly 90% of 2 thousand. I predict that it will reach 2 thousand articles before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:38, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 1,820 articles, exactly 91% of 2 thousand. I predict that it will reach 2 thousand articles before April 2014. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 08:12, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Low Saxon Wikipedia to reach 20 thousand articles
The Low Saxon Wikipedia is now at 19,011 articles, about 95.06% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:07, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 19,263 articles, about 96.35% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand before June 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:07, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 19,407 articles, about 97.04% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:41, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 19,661 articles, about 98.31% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:25, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 19,801 articles, about 99.01% of 20 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 20 thousand before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:44, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Swedish Wikipedia to reach 500 thousand articles
The Swedish Wikipedia is now at 470,187 articles, about 94.04% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 475,004 articles, about 95.00% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:44, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 481,786 articles, about 96.36% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand before September 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 485,002 articles, about 97.00% of 500 thousand. I predict that it will reach 500 thousand articles before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:09, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 490,010 articles, about 98.00% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand articles before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:37, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 495,132 articles, about 99.03% of 500 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 500 thousand articles before October 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:07, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

And you was right, on September 27, 2012 Swedish Wikipedia passed 500 000 articles! C.Nilsson (talk) 11:55, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Polish Wikipedia to reach 1 million articles
The Polish Wikipedia is now at 900,027 articles, about 90.00% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 910,039 articles, about 91.00% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before January 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:14, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 920,050 articles, about 92.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before December 2012. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 17:13, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 930,159 articles, about 93.02% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before March 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:21, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 940,230 articles, about 94.02% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 14:40, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It is now at 950,026 articles, about 95.00% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:35, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 960,013 articles, about 96.00% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million before September 2013. 16:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 970,077 articles, about 97.01% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million before September 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:38, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 980,416 articles, about 98.04% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million before September 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:37, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Cebuano Wikipedia to reach 50 thousand articles
The Cebuano Wkipedia has recently jumped to 45,460 articles, about 90.92% of 50 thousand. I predict that it will reach 50 thousand articles before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 15:04, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It has now suddenly jumped to 49,551 articles, about 99.10% of 50 thousand. I predict that it will reach 50 thousand articles before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:31, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

New analysis on upcoming milestones
After the Cebuano Wikipedia reached 50 thousand articles, the number of Wikipedias on my original list fell below ten. So I have now started a new analysis. Here are the first results: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 20:15, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Italian: 99.98% of 1 million
 * Venetian: 98.22% of 10 thousand
 * Galician: 97.01% of 100 thousand
 * Kurdish: 96.95% of 20 thousand
 * Spanish: 96.00% of 1 million
 * Nynorsk: 95.06% of 100 thousand
 * Polish: 94.54% of 1 million
 * Simple English: 93.66% of 100 thousand
 * Hawaiian: 92.90% of 2 thousand
 * Asturian: 92.57% of 20 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:37, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Venetian: 98.23% of 10 thousand
 * Galician: 97.02% of 100 thousand
 * Kurdish: 96.95% of 20 thousand
 * Spanish: 96.18% of 1 million
 * Nynorsk: 95.09% of 100 thousand
 * Polish: 94.55% of 1 million
 * Simple English: 93.67% of 100 thousand
 * Hawaiian: 92.90% of 2 thousand
 * Asturian: 92.57% of 20 thousand
 * West Flemish: 92.02% of 5 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:01, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Venetian: 99.54% of 10 thousand
 * Kurdish: 97.70% of 20 thousand
 * Spanish: 97.44% of 1 million
 * Nynorsk: 96.71% of 100 thousand
 * Simple English: 96.51% of 100 thousand
 * Polish: 95.45% of 1 million
 * Hawaiian: 92.95% of 2 thousand
 * Asturian: 92.89% of 20 thousand
 * West Flemish: 92.54% of 5 thousand
 * Tarantino: 91.66% of 10 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:03, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Nynorsk: 99.15% of 100 thousand
 * Spanish: 97.92% of 1 million
 * Kurdish: 97.78% of 20 thousand
 * Simple English: 97.46% of 100 thousand
 * Polish: 95.84% of 1 million
 * Asturian: 92.97% of 20 thousand
 * Hawaiian: 92.95% of 2 thousand
 * West Flemish: 92.74% of 5 thousand
 * Tarantino: 91.68% of 10 thousand
 * Slovak: 91.19% of 200 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:54, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Spanish: 98.25% of 1 million
 * Kurdish: 97.97% of 20 thousand
 * Simple English: 97.97% of 100 thousand
 * Polish: 96.09% of 1 million
 * Hawaiian: 93.05% of 2 thousand
 * Asturian: 93.03% of 20 thousand
 * West Flemish: 92.92% of 5 thousand
 * Tarantino: 91.68% of 10 thousand
 * Slovak: 91.36% of 200 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 91.15% of 2 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:10, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Simple English: 98.96% of 100 thousand
 * Kurdish: 98.14% of 20 thousand
 * Polish: 96.76% of 1 million
 * Asturian: 93.34% of 20 thousand
 * Hawaiian: 93.25% of 2 thousand
 * West Flemish: 93.24% of 5 thousand
 * Slovak: 91.90% of 200 thousand
 * Bosnian: 91.88% of 50 thousand
 * Tarantino: 91.73% of 10 thousand
 * Albanian: 91.26% of 50 thousand

Updated statistics: <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:34, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Kurdish: 98.25% of 20 thousand
 * Polish: 96.96% of 1 million
 * Asturian: 93.60% of 20 thousand
 * Hawaiian: 93.40% of 2 thousand
 * West Flemish: 93.34% of 5 thousand
 * Slovak: 92.10% of 200 thousand
 * Bosnian: 91.95% of 50 thousand
 * Tarantino: 91.73% of 10 thousand
 * Albanian: 91.35% of 50 thousand
 * Pennsylvania German: 91.20% of 2 thousand

Simple English Wikipedia to reach 100 thousand articles
The Simple English Wikipedia is now at 94,311 articles, about 94.31% of 100 thousand. I predict it will reach 100 thousand articles before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:21, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 95,018 articles, about 95.02% of 100 thousand. I predict that it will reach 100 thousand articles before June 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:31, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 96,009 articles, about 96.01% of 100 thousand. I predict that it will reach 100 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 08:25, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 97,005 articles, about 97.01% of 100 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 100 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 98,002 articles, about 98.00% of 100 thousand. I predict it will reach 100 thousand articles before June 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 99,358 articles, about 99.36% of 100 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 100 thousand articles before June 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:16, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Kurdish Wikipedia to reach 20 thousand articles
The Kurdish Wikipedia is now at 19,437 articles, about 97.19% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:47, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 19,603 articles, about 98.02% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand articles before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:43, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 19,863 articles, about 99.32% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand articles before September 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:36, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Galician Wikipedia to reach 100 thousand articles
The Galician Wikipedia is now at 98,012 articles, about 98.01% of 100 thousand. I predict that it will reach 100 thousand articles before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 08:32, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 99,132 articles, about 99.13% of 100 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 100 thousand articles before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:15, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Venetian Wikipedia to reach 10 thousand articles
The Venetian Wikipedia is now at 9902 articles, exactly 99.02% of 10 thousand. I predict that it will reach 10 thousand articles before April 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 12:51, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Spanish Wikipedia to reach 1 million articles
The Spanish Wikipedia is now at 970,103 articles, about 97.01% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before June 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 06:33, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 980,081 articles, about 98.01% of 1 million. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 1 million articles before June 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 07:41, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 990,046 articles, about 99.00% of 1 million. I predict that it will reach 1 million articles before July 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 03:46, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Nynorsk Wikipedia to reach 100 thousand articles
The Nynorsk Wikipedia is now at 96,039 articles, about 96.04% of 100 thousand. I predict that it will reach 100 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:50, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 97,060 articles, exactly 97.06% of 100 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 100 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 19:01, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 98,078 articles, about 98.08% of 100 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 100 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:58, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is now at 99,010 articles, exactly 99.01% of 100 thousand. I stand by my prediction that it will reach 100 thousand articles before May 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 16:08, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Hawaiian Wikipedia to reach 2 thousand articles
The Hawaiian Wikipedia is now at 1860 articles, exactly 93% of 2 thousand. I predict that it will reach 2 thousand articles before July 2014. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 05:55, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Asturian Wikipedia to reach 20 thousand articles
The Asturian Wikipedia is now at 18,601 articles, about 93.01% of 20 thousand. I predict that it will reach 20 thousand articles before September 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 18:10, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

West Flemish Wikipedia to reach 5 thousand articles
The West Flemish Wikipedia is now at 4,651 articles, exactly 93.02% of 5 thousand. I predict that it will reach 5 thousand articles before September 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:23, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Bosnian Wikipedia to reach 50 thousand articles
The Bosnian Wikipedia is now at 46,001 articles, about 92.00% of 50 thousand. I predict that it will reach 50 thousand articles before September 2013. <font color="#CC0000">J <font color="#00CC00">I <font color="#0000CC">P &#124; Talk 04:20, 4 June 2013 (UTC)