Adolf Hitler

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Jul 22, 2026

28,498

Total Edits

9,052

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

4,067

Watchers

30%

Minor Edits

433K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

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This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 2% of the reported 28,498 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Aug 22, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC. Totals and pageviews are source-provided; the activity signal and section list are derived from the retrieved window.

What this edit history shows

The Wikipedia article on Adolf Hitler has been edited 28,498 times since it was created in 2001, by 9,052 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That works out to roughly 1,151 recorded changes a year — an article being rewritten in small pieces almost every hour of the day.

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, the ten busiest contributors account for about 49% of the changes, with the rest spread across a long tail of occasional editors. That is a fairly typical mix of regular maintainers and passing corrections.

Within the retrieved window, 2025 carries the most recorded activity, with 320 changes. The page is currently busy: 81 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 31 days ago.

Readership has been broadly stable across the last two years of pageview data. The clearest peak in that record falls in January 2025. Traffic spikes and editing spikes often line up, but the revision record alone cannot tell you which one caused the other, or whether an outside event drove both.

This report is built from the 500 most recent revisions retrieved from Wikipedia, about 2% of the 28,498 recorded edits. Figures drawn from that window describe the window only, and the report cannot establish why a change was made or whether it was correct. For older revisions, talk-page discussion and full context, follow the source history on Wikipedia.

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Recent Changeslast 90 days

Kierzekadd back in photo, visual on subject for readers
Jul 22, 2026
Diannaamake image smaller; link to artist [[Heinrich Knirr]]
Jul 21, 2026
CMBGAMER 2018/* Dictatorship */
Jul 21, 2026
CMBGAMER 2018/* Nazi Germany */
Jul 21, 2026
CMBGAMER 2018Too many files, keeping the important ones
Jul 21, 2026
Kierzekno summary
Jul 18, 2026
Bruce1eefixed [[Special:LintErrors|lint errors]] – invalid file options
Jul 18, 2026
Diannaaimprove layout. Remove unused source
Jul 18, 2026
Pincretepushed out of public life and blamed?
Jul 18, 2026
Giovanni PotageReverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/MathMan4|MathMan4]] ([[User talk:MathMan4|talk]]): Please read [[WP:NOTCENSORED]]. As much as I sympathize with you, "too gruesome" is not a WP policy-compliant reason to remove an image.
Jul 18, 2026
MathMan4This image I feel is way too gruesome
Jul 18, 2026
Pincreteoops typo
Jul 17, 2026
PincreteNeither this article nor the linked ones speak of conscious pollicy of deportation (many self deported of course) - why do we need to speak of 'intention' when we can speak of concrete effect + is 'Nuremberg Laws' a more useful link than 'German Jews'
Jul 17, 2026
Emiya1980The 3rd paragraph deals with the 1930s. Hitler didn't implement policies specifically designed to bring about the genocide of Jews until 1941 at the earliest. Again, such reference is best left for the 4th paragraph which deals with Hitler's rule after the outbreak of World War II.
Jul 17, 2026
Diannaareplaced with "with the intention of deporting or killing [[German Jews]]"
Jul 17, 2026
Emiya1980More concise.
Jul 17, 2026
Emiya1980Added detail.
Jul 17, 2026
Emiya1980Germany's racial policies were not directed towards the mass killing of Jews until 1941. Therefore, considering this paragraph deals exclusively with German policies in the 1930s, mention of the Holocaust is better suited for the following paragraph which deals with World War II.
Jul 17, 2026
PincreteThis para is mainly concerned with 30s actions and policies, at that stage exclusion from public life, rather than killing was principle action and many had difficulty leaving Germany, rather than being deported
Jul 17, 2026
Pincretesimplify phrasing
Jul 17, 2026

Common questions about Adolf Hitler on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Adolf Hitler been edited?

Wikipedia records 28,498 edits to Adolf Hitler since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 9,052 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Adolf Hitler the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Diannaa, with 65 edits. A high edit count reflects recorded activity in this window only; it does not imply ownership of the article or that the edits were accepted unchanged.

When was the Wikipedia article on Adolf Hitler created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Adolf Hitler is dated November 15, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Adolf Hitler edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 320. Because the report covers a retrieved window rather than the entire history, an earlier year outside that window could have been busier.

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