Wikipedia:Editor statistics
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84 / 100
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The greatest number, or , of editors (20%) reside in the United States, followed by Germany (12%) and Russia (7%). The only country not in Europe or North America in the top 10, is India (3%).
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76 / 100
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49 / 100
Most users primarily edit (76%) and read (49%) the , followed by the at 20% and 12%, and the at 12% and 6% respectively. More than half (51%) of editors contribute in two or more languages.
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13 / 100
13% of editors are under 17.
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14 / 100
14% are in the group 18–21.
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26 / 100
26% are 22–29.
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19 / 100
19% are 30–39.
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28 / 100
28% editors are aged 40+.
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59 / 100
59% of the editors are aged 17 to 40.
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66 / 100
66% of editors said that their primary activity is to edit existing articles.
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42 / 100
42% said it was researching articles.
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28 / 100
28% said it was creating new articles.
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23 / 100
23% said that they do mostly patrolling work.
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22 / 100
22% participate primarily in discussions.
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17 / 100
17% mainly upload media.
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71 / 100
71% of the editors contribute because they like the idea of volunteering to share knowledge.
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69 / 100
69% believe that information should be freely available.
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63 / 100
63% pointed out that contributing is fun.
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7 / 100
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Some accounts have special permissions, including:
Some user groups (such as stewards) act globally and thus they do not get local flags and local rights.
However the following year a survey by the WMF revealed very different figures:
In November 2007, the most commonly indicated motives were "fun", "ideology", and "values", whereas the least frequently indicated motives were "career", "social", and "protective" (as in "reducing guilt over personal privilege").
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