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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Kannada |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Website | kn |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
The Kannada Wikipedia (Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ) is the Kannada-language edition of Wikipedia. Started in June 2003, it is moderately active and as of October 2026, it has articles with active users.[1] It is the twelfth-most popular Wikipedia in the Indian subcontinent.[2]
The Kannada Wikipedia community held a meeting in Bangalore on April 2, 2006, which got fairly high press coverage.[3]
History
As of August 16, 2009 the Wiki had about 6,800 articles,[4] making it the 100th-biggest Wikipedia edition.
As of January 2013, it has 12,961 articles with 93 active users and 2,680 images, making it the 108th Wikipedia by articles count, at that time.Template:Uncited
As of January 2016, the Kannada Wikipedia is the tenth-largest and, thus, the smallest Wikipedia among other Indian-language Wikipedias. Administrator Omshivaprakash attributes the lack of articles to a lack of interest among the Kannada-speaking community, a lack of awareness of the Kannada Wikipedia and Kannada typing tools, and limited Internet access in parts of Karnataka.[5]
Users and editors
| Number of user accounts | Number of articles | Number of files | Number of administrators |
|---|---|---|---|
See also
References
- ↑ Kiran Joseph J K V (October 7, 2014). "Kannada Wiki finds going tough". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Wikipedia Event Press Coverage
- ↑ Statistics - Wikipedia (in Kannada)
- ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (19 January 2016). "Kannada Wikipedia not on top of the charts". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- (in Kannada) ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಟ್ಟ ಸಸಿಗೆ ಈಗ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷ | - Kannadaprabha.com
- "10 years on, Kannada Wikipedia lags". The Hindu. 2013-12-10.
- Phadnis, Renuka (2012-02-19). "The struggles of keeping Kannada Wikipedia afloat". The Hindu.
- Sadu, Charan (2020-09-06). "Building Wikipedia, in Kannada and Tulu". Times of India.
Further reading
- Statistics for Kannada Wikipedia by Erik Zachte