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[ Infographic ] Productivity Of Wikipedia Editors


Wikipedia is losing Editors , But why? Infographic Made By Statista.com explains the data number of Wikipedia editors and their productivity, the infographic demonstrate the number of active Wikipedia editors worldwide  ( 2002-2012 ) & the drastic changes of active users over time.

Recent Study has shown that the number of active contributors in Wikipedia has been declining steadily for years and suggests that a sharp decline in the retention of newcomers is the cause.

" Wikipedia went from zero articles to 4 million articles in about 10 years , so there is less opportunity to create new material. William Beutler ".

But Aron Halfaker disagrees Halfaker to Mashable. " I'd assert that newcomers not finding work to do is much better driving force for reducing the editing population.Yet our results suggest that the algorithmic reverts are the stronger. Aron Halfaker ".

" Wikipedia has lost authors continuously in recent years. 2007 was the record year for the online encyclopedia, with more than 85,000 active editors. By 2012, that number had fallen to about 75,500. A recent study by the University of Minnesota is blaming the implementation of new rules for the decline. statista.com".

Infographic Wikipedia Editors By Statista

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