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Wikipedia gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).

Wikipedia by Wikimedia Foundation is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.

Wikipedia update history & changes

Last change · 72 events since 17 Aug 2009Full timeline ↓
Full timeline · 72 events
  1. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: ouest-franceiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  2. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: research, wikilociOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  3. 📈
    Wikipedia hit #1Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · NL
  4. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 2026.11.03iOS
    Minor updates and enhancements
  5. 🚀
    Wikipedia: now shown next to Wiki Search, Kiwix, WikiExplorer for Wikipedia +4 moreiOS
    the store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
  6. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: wissen, ki-lern-appiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  7. ⭐
    Wikipedia: ratings pace up +100%Android
    120 new ratings a week, the last 2 weeks against the 2 before
  8. 📈
    Wikipedia hit #1 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · Books & Reference · FR · Top Free · Books & Reference · JP
  9. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 50616-r-2026-11-03Android
    Beta testing Semantic Search in Arabic, French and Japanese
  10. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10iOS
    Top Free · Reference · FR
  11. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · Books & Reference · CA · Top Free · Books & Reference · FR
  12. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: researchiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  13. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: websites, historyiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  14. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 2026.10.27iOS
    The Explore feed is now Home, with a new look. Discover articles personalized to your interests in "For You", or browse Wikipedia's best editorial content in "Community". Pick your interests when you get started, and upd… more
  15. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: knowledgeiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  16. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: knowledgeiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  17. 🌏
    Wikipedia: found on Samsung Galaxy StoreAndroid
  18. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 2026.10.13iOS
    Beta testing Semantic Search in Arabic, French and Japanese
  19. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 50614-r-2026-10-20Android
    Beta testing Semantic Search in Arabic, French and Japanese
  20. 📈
    Wikipedia hit #1Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · IN
  21. 📦
    Wikipedia: now updating weeklyAndroid
    4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
  22. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · AU
  23. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 50612-r-2026-10-19Android
    - General bug fixes and enhancements.
  24. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10iOS
    Top Free · Reference · IN
  25. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · SE
  26. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: informediOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  27. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 50611-r-2026-10-07Android
    - General bug fixes and enhancements.
  28. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · TR
  29. 📈
    Wikipedia charting in a new countryAndroid
    Turkey
  30. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · TW
  31. 📈
    Wikipedia charting in a new countryAndroid
    Taiwan
  32. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: researchiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  33. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · NL
  34. 📈
    Wikipedia charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroid
    Netherlands · Sweden · Vietnam
  35. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · Books & Reference · SE · Top Free · Books & Reference · VN
  36. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · ES
  37. 📈
    Wikipedia charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroid
    Spain · Mexico · Thailand
  38. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · Books & Reference · MX · Top Free · Books & Reference · TH
  39. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10iOS
    Top Free · Reference · JP
  40. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 50610-r-2026-10-06Android
    - General bug fixes and enhancements.
  41. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · GB
  42. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: informationiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  43. 📦
    Wikipedia updated to version 2026.09.29iOS
    Minor updates and enhancements
  44. ✏️
    Wikipedia added hidden keywords: 発見iOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  45. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · Books & Reference · IN
  46. 📈
    Wikipedia entered the top 100iOS
    Top Free · Reference · CN
  47. 📈
    Wikipedia charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOS
    China · Indonesia · Russia
  48. 🆕
    Wikipedia first spotted by AppInsiderAndroid
    France
  49. 🆕
    Wikipedia first spotted by AppInsideriOS
    #51 in Top Free · Reference · Germany
  50. 📦
    Wikipedia version 2026.09.15iOS
    No release notes
  51. 📦
    Wikipedia version 50608-r-2026-09-15Android
    - General bug fixes and enhancements.
  52. 🆕
    Wikipedia released on Google PlayAndroid
  53. 🆕
    Wikipedia released on the App StoreiOS

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Downloads / month
1M+
all stores, worldwide · 10k+ a day
Monthly users
all platforms
Rating
4.4 ★
701k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#1
Android · Books & Reference Free
Measured
New ratings a week
170
▲ +112% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
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Wikipedia at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-11. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

A free, ad-free reference app by the Wikimedia Foundation providing access to over 60 million Wikipedia articles in nearly 300 languages for general knowledge seekers. The app maintains strong visibility in the Reference category across major markets, ranking #4 in Japan and within the top 20 in France, India, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Germany.

Similar apps: Britannica, Encyclopedia.com, Simple English Wikipedia

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