India leads in content creation on Wikimedia in South Asia region

NEW DELHI: India leads in content creation in the South Asia region, accounting for over 70 per cent of the region’s information on Wikimedia projects, non-profit organisation Wikimedia Foundation said on Friday.

Wikimedia Foundation, the entity behind Wikipedia, said that India has witnessed a commendable 13 per cent growth in content related to women on Wikimedia projects since 2021, with 19 per cent of all content in Indian Wikimedia projects dedicated to women.

The foundation shared that India, with the fourth-highest number of Wikipedia page views globally (1.3 billion per month), has emerged as a key player in the efforts to bridge gender gaps.