Statizoid Wikidata Entity Description Length

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Wikidata Entity Description Length

Tracking the median and average character length of descriptions across Wikidata entities.

Observations
58
Tracking since
Last updated

Median Wikidata Entity Description Length

The median character length of English descriptions for Wikidata entities.

29 observations · measured in characters

7 characters
Median Wikidata Entity Description Length
▲ 75.0% vs previous
03 Sep 2026 15:15
Median Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — summary, last 30 days.
0246807 Aug20 Aug03 SepMedian Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:22Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 08 Aug 2026 08:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 09 Aug 2026 09:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 10 Aug 2026 09:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6 characters — 11 Aug 2026 09:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 12 Aug 2026 09:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 13 Aug 2026 10:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 14 Aug 2026 10:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 15 Aug 2026 10:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 16 Aug 2026 10:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 17 Aug 2026 11:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 18 Aug 2026 11:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5 characters — 19 Aug 2026 11:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 20 Aug 2026 11:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 21 Aug 2026 12:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 22 Aug 2026 12:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 23 Aug 2026 12:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 24 Aug 2026 12:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 25 Aug 2026 13:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6 characters — 26 Aug 2026 13:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5 characters — 27 Aug 2026 13:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5 characters — 28 Aug 2026 13:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 29 Aug 2026 14:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 30 Aug 2026 14:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 31 Aug 2026 14:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 01 Sep 2026 14:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 02 Sep 2026 15:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 03 Sep 2026 15:15
Median Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — line, last 30 days.
0246807 Aug20 Aug03 SepMedian Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:22Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 08 Aug 2026 08:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 09 Aug 2026 09:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 10 Aug 2026 09:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6 characters — 11 Aug 2026 09:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 12 Aug 2026 09:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 13 Aug 2026 10:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 14 Aug 2026 10:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 15 Aug 2026 10:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 16 Aug 2026 10:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 17 Aug 2026 11:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 18 Aug 2026 11:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5 characters — 19 Aug 2026 11:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 20 Aug 2026 11:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 21 Aug 2026 12:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 22 Aug 2026 12:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 23 Aug 2026 12:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 24 Aug 2026 12:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 25 Aug 2026 13:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6 characters — 26 Aug 2026 13:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5 characters — 27 Aug 2026 13:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5 characters — 28 Aug 2026 13:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 29 Aug 2026 14:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 30 Aug 2026 14:15Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 31 Aug 2026 14:30Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 01 Sep 2026 14:45Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4 characters — 02 Sep 2026 15:00Median Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7 characters — 03 Sep 2026 15:15
Median Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — area, last 30 days.
4 characters–4.25 characters: 7 observations4.25 characters–4.5 characters: 0 observations4.5 characters–4.75 characters: 0 observations4.75 characters–5 characters: 0 observations5 characters–5.25 characters: 3 observations5.25 characters–5.5 characters: 0 observations5.5 characters–5.75 characters: 0 observations5.75 characters–6 characters: 0 observations6 characters–6.25 characters: 2 observations6.25 characters–6.5 characters: 0 observations6.5 characters–6.75 characters: 0 observations6.75 characters–7 characters: 17 observations4 characters7 characters17
Median Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
07 Aug
08 Aug
09 Aug
10 Aug
11 Aug
12 Aug
13 Aug
14 Aug
15 Aug
16 Aug
17 Aug
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20 Aug
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Darker = higher median wikidata entity description length. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenMedian Wikidata Entity Description Length
7 characters
4 characters
7 characters
7 characters
7 characters
4 characters
5 characters
5 characters
6 characters
7 characters
7 characters
7 characters
4 characters
4 characters
7 characters
5 characters
7 characters
7 characters
4 characters
7 characters
4 characters
7 characters
4 characters
6 characters
7 characters
7 characters
7 characters
7 characters
7 characters
Median Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — table, last 30 days.

Average Wikidata Entity Description Length

The average character length of English descriptions for Wikidata entities.

29 observations · measured in characters

6.424 characters
Average Wikidata Entity Description Length
▲ 19.2% vs previous
03 Sep 2026 15:15
Average Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — summary, last 30 days.
0246807 Aug20 Aug03 SepAverage Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.438 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:22Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.508 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 08 Aug 2026 08:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.074 characters — 09 Aug 2026 09:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.074 characters — 10 Aug 2026 09:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.234 characters — 11 Aug 2026 09:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4.874 characters — 12 Aug 2026 09:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.428 characters — 13 Aug 2026 10:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.246 characters — 14 Aug 2026 10:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.074 characters — 15 Aug 2026 10:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.168 characters — 16 Aug 2026 10:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.07 characters — 17 Aug 2026 11:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 18 Aug 2026 11:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.99 characters — 19 Aug 2026 11:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 20 Aug 2026 11:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.578 characters — 21 Aug 2026 12:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.184 characters — 22 Aug 2026 12:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 23 Aug 2026 12:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.424 characters — 24 Aug 2026 12:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.564 characters — 25 Aug 2026 13:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.934 characters — 26 Aug 2026 13:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.72 characters — 27 Aug 2026 13:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.72 characters — 28 Aug 2026 13:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.422 characters — 29 Aug 2026 14:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.07 characters — 30 Aug 2026 14:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.85 characters — 31 Aug 2026 14:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.07 characters — 01 Sep 2026 14:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.39 characters — 02 Sep 2026 15:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.424 characters — 03 Sep 2026 15:15
Average Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — line, last 30 days.
0246807 Aug20 Aug03 SepAverage Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.438 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:22Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.508 characters — 07 Aug 2026 08:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 08 Aug 2026 08:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.074 characters — 09 Aug 2026 09:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.074 characters — 10 Aug 2026 09:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.234 characters — 11 Aug 2026 09:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 4.874 characters — 12 Aug 2026 09:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.428 characters — 13 Aug 2026 10:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.246 characters — 14 Aug 2026 10:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.074 characters — 15 Aug 2026 10:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.168 characters — 16 Aug 2026 10:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.07 characters — 17 Aug 2026 11:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 18 Aug 2026 11:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.99 characters — 19 Aug 2026 11:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 20 Aug 2026 11:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.578 characters — 21 Aug 2026 12:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.184 characters — 22 Aug 2026 12:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.418 characters — 23 Aug 2026 12:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.424 characters — 24 Aug 2026 12:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.564 characters — 25 Aug 2026 13:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.934 characters — 26 Aug 2026 13:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.72 characters — 27 Aug 2026 13:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.72 characters — 28 Aug 2026 13:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.422 characters — 29 Aug 2026 14:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.07 characters — 30 Aug 2026 14:15Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.85 characters — 31 Aug 2026 14:30Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 7.07 characters — 01 Sep 2026 14:45Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 5.39 characters — 02 Sep 2026 15:00Average Wikidata Entity Description Length: 6.424 characters — 03 Sep 2026 15:15
Average Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — area, last 30 days.
4.874 characters–5.057 characters: 1 observation5.057 characters–5.241 characters: 2 observations5.241 characters–5.424 characters: 3 observations5.424 characters–5.607 characters: 1 observation5.607 characters–5.791 characters: 2 observations5.791 characters–5.974 characters: 1 observation5.974 characters–6.157 characters: 1 observation6.157 characters–6.341 characters: 1 observation6.341 characters–6.524 characters: 9 observations6.524 characters–6.707 characters: 1 observation6.707 characters–6.891 characters: 1 observation6.891 characters–7.074 characters: 6 observations4.874 characters7.074 characters9
Average Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
07 Aug
08 Aug
09 Aug
10 Aug
11 Aug
12 Aug
13 Aug
14 Aug
15 Aug
16 Aug
17 Aug
18 Aug
19 Aug
20 Aug
21 Aug
22 Aug
23 Aug
24 Aug
25 Aug
26 Aug
27 Aug
28 Aug
29 Aug
30 Aug
31 Aug
01 Sep
02 Sep
03 Sep

Darker = higher average wikidata entity description length. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Average Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenAverage Wikidata Entity Description Length
6.424 characters
5.39 characters
7.07 characters
6.85 characters
7.07 characters
5.422 characters
5.72 characters
5.72 characters
5.934 characters
6.564 characters
6.424 characters
6.418 characters
5.184 characters
5.578 characters
6.418 characters
5.99 characters
6.418 characters
7.07 characters
5.168 characters
7.074 characters
5.246 characters
6.428 characters
4.874 characters
6.234 characters
7.074 characters
7.074 characters
6.418 characters
6.508 characters
6.438 characters
Average Wikidata Entity Description Length (characters) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page monitors the length of entity descriptions within Wikidata. We measure the average and median character counts to track how descriptions evolve over time.

The data is derived directly from Wikidata entity dumps. By focusing on both the average and the median, we can identify general trends while minimising the impact of extreme outliers.

Monitoring these metrics helps identify improvements in data quality and coverage. Increasing lengths often suggest more detailed and informative summaries are being added to the knowledge base.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

While there isn't a dedicated tracker for entity description length, the raw data can be accessed via APIs and dumps, and general Wikidata statistics are available, indicating that parts of the proposed topic are indirectly monitored.

Uniqueness score 0.70 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.