Beyoncé

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Sep 30, 2026

26,448

Total Edits

7,024

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2002

Created

2,114

Watchers

15%

Minor Edits

204K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 2% of the reported 26,448 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, 3:18 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 Beyoncé has been edited 26,448 times since it was created in 2002, by 7,024 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That works out to roughly 1,099 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 67% of the changes. Editing that concentrated usually means a small group of regulars is doing the maintenance, which tends to produce consistent wording — and also means the page reflects a narrow set of contributors.

Within the retrieved window, 2026 carries the most recorded activity, with 334 changes. The page is currently busy: 73 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 6 days ago.

Readership is cooling: the last three months of pageviews run about 33% below the preceding period. The clearest peak in that record falls in December 2024. 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 26,448 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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Showing last 500 edits — 2025 to 2026

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Monthly Pageviews

Last 24 months from Wikimedia Analytics

0432K865K2024-102025-022025-062025-102026-022026-062026-10

Most Edited Sections

Sections appearing most in edit summaries.

Legacy2002–2007: Dangerously in Love and B'DayPhilanthropy2022–present: Renaissance and Cowboy CarterExternal links

Recent Changeslast 90 days

KanyfugAwards update
Sep 30, 2026
Beyhive NavyReverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/JJ1117|JJ1117]] ([[User talk:JJ1117|talk]]): Texas is too common of a word
Sep 29, 2026
JJ1117no summary
Sep 29, 2026
KnowledgeMaplerescue 19 references from the Wayback Machine (archive-url/archive-date/url-status); no other change
Sep 26, 2026
750h+Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/Synth Legend|Synth Legend]] ([[User talk:Synth Legend|talk]]): Discussed
Sep 26, 2026
Synth LegendAdded maiden name.
Sep 25, 2026
Koppite1briefly mentioned 7m to church (it's non Beygood)
Sep 19, 2026
Setherou/* Philanthropy */
Sep 19, 2026
Setherou/* Philanthropy */
Sep 19, 2026
HindbærbrusCopy edit
Sep 14, 2026
750h+Restored revision 1373724293 by [[Special:Contributions/QuietHere|QuietHere]] ([[User talk:QuietHere|talk]]): Mixing the 2 albums don’t work here, as only one inspired the friday setting, and one sparked sociopolitical discourse
Sep 10, 2026
Fancypeach390Fixed typo
Sep 9, 2026
Fancypeach390no summary
Sep 9, 2026
QuietHereRemoved {{DEFAULTSORT}} using [[en:w:User:BrandonXLF/HotDefaultSort|HotDefaultSort]]
Sep 7, 2026
Koppite1added a brief mention of her establishing Beygood.
Sep 6, 2026
Koppite1added missing personal (non Beygood) donations (Haiti & Chime for change)
Sep 6, 2026
Koppite1updating with Harlem donation
Sep 6, 2026
AG202Source does not say numerous, and "numerous" implies a large number when in reality, it's around 3.
Sep 6, 2026
750h+/* 2022–present: Renaissance and Cowboy Carter */
Sep 6, 2026
750h+Restored revision 1372821506 by [[Special:Contributions/750h+|750h+]] ([[User talk:750h+|talk]])
Sep 6, 2026

Common questions about Beyoncé on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Beyoncé been edited?

Wikipedia records 26,448 edits to Beyoncé since the article was created in 2002. Those edits come from 7,024 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Beyoncé the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is 750h+, with 254 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 Beyoncé created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Beyoncé is dated September 11, 2002, making the article about 24 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Beyoncé edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2026 holds the most recorded changes, at 334. 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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