Alexander the Great

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Sep 30, 2026

13,120

Total Edits

5,072

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

3,111

Watchers

28%

Minor Edits

246K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 4% of the reported 13,120 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Oct 6, 2026, 12:06 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 Alexander the Great has been edited 13,120 times since it was created in 2001, by 5,072 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 525 recorded changes a year, or several every day, which puts it among the more actively maintained pages on the encyclopedia.

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, the ten busiest contributors account for about 38% 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 238 changes. The page is currently busy: 63 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 5 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 4% of the 13,120 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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Most Edited Sections

Sections appearing most in edit summaries.

Physical appearancetopPersonalityRegency and ascent of MacedonLineage and childhood

Recent Changeslast 90 days

A.Cythonthis is not your article either which is why **you** were supposed to use the talk page to explain your edits per [[WP:ONUS]] as there are source-text integrity issues, by ignoring everyone else you effectively edit warring. Please use the talk page
Sep 30, 2026
SuriMuri/* Destruction of Thebes */
Sep 30, 2026
SuriMuriUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1377535222|1377535222]] by [[Special:Contributions/A.Cython|A.Cython]] ([[User talk:A.Cython|talk]]) You are continuously reverting my edits which are supported by sources. Also I have correct sentences to match the already provided sources. This article doesn't belong to you per WK:OWN
Sep 30, 2026
A.Cythonback to the last stable version. The editor has been making too many changes departing from previous consensus without building a new consensus and at least three editors object. There are several issues source-text integrity, [[WP:POV]] issues, introducing harv id errors, MoS issues, etc. Do not continue to edit until you build a consensus in the talk page, ignoring other editors by editing the article is clear evidence of edit warring. So use the talk page
Sep 29, 2026
SuriMuri/* Regency and ascent of Macedon */
Sep 29, 2026
SuriMuriwith quotes and url
Sep 29, 2026
SuriMurino summary
Sep 28, 2026
SuriMuriwith quotes and url
Sep 28, 2026
OAbot[[Wikipedia:OABOT|Open access bot]]: doi updated in citation with #oabot.
Sep 28, 2026
SuriMuri/* Regency and ascent of Macedon */
Sep 27, 2026
Endymion.12c/e
Sep 27, 2026
HamsterWheelBrainSpelling error. Should be "alliance," not "allience"
Sep 27, 2026
SuriMuri/* Heir of Philip II */
Sep 27, 2026
SuriMuriPlease do not remove sources and quotes.
Sep 27, 2026
SuriMuriThere is an important difference.
Sep 27, 2026
NebYtrim repetition, superfluous second cite, superfluous quote in cite; ce
Sep 26, 2026
NebYUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1376870130|1376870130]] by [[Special:Contributions/SuriMuri|SuriMuri]] ([[User talk:SuriMuri|talk]]) [[WP:COATRACK]] campaign to have Wikipedia articles keep repeating directly and indirectly that Macedonians not Greek, here by inserting flowery quotes from [[WP:PRIMARY]] sources
Sep 26, 2026
SuriMuriLycurgus and Justin
Sep 26, 2026
HamsterWheelBrainSmall punctuation fix. Need comma
Sep 26, 2026
SuriMuriimportant information not mentioned
Sep 26, 2026

Common questions about Alexander the Great on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Alexander the Great been edited?

Wikipedia records 13,120 edits to Alexander the Great since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 5,072 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Alexander the Great the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is NebY, with 39 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 Alexander the Great created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Alexander the Great is dated October 4, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Alexander the Great edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 238. Because the report covers a retrieved window rather than the entire history, an earlier year outside that window could have been busier.

How do I see the full edit history of Alexander the Great on Wikipedia?

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