FIFA World Cup

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Aug 1, 2026

10,899

Total Edits

4,403

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

1,666

Watchers

25%

Minor Edits

4.3M

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 5% of the reported 10,899 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, 1:33 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 FIFA World Cup has been edited 10,899 times since it was created in 2001, by 4,403 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 439 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 only about 29% of the changes. Editing that dispersed means no small group dominates the page; most changes arrive from editors who touch it once or twice.

Within the retrieved window, 2026 carries the most recorded activity, with 408 changes. The page is currently busy: 362 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 21 days ago.

Readership is climbing: the last three months of pageviews run about 752% above the preceding period. The clearest peak in that record falls in June 2026. 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 5% of the 10,899 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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02.7M5.4M2024-082024-122025-042025-082025-122026-042026-08

Most Edited Sections

Sections appearing most in edit summaries.

Records and statisticsTop goalscorersResultsTeams reaching the top fourAwards

Recent Changeslast 90 days

FrinkMan/* Trophy */
Aug 1, 2026
Patcha007/* Trophy */
Jul 31, 2026
CommonsDelinkerRemoving [[:c:File:FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy_(FIFAAH-305568).jpg|FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy_(FIFAAH-305568).jpg]]; it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:User:Didym|Didym]] because: per [[:c:Commons:Deletion requests/File:FIFA World Cup Trophy (FIFAAH-305568).jp
Jul 31, 2026
Patcha007/* Records and statistics */
Jul 29, 2026
ShinyBoat28I remove South Africa since they made pass the group stage for the first time at the 2026 edition with their best finish in Round of 2032.
Jul 28, 2026
Patcha007/* Records and statistics */
Jul 27, 2026
Patcha007/* Records and statistics */
Jul 27, 2026
Lemonademan22[[WP:CRYSTALBALL]].
Jul 25, 2026
Bis-Serjetà?Rescuing 10 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5
Jul 24, 2026
Igordebraga/* Performances */
Jul 23, 2026
Bte3000/* Best performances by confederations */
Jul 23, 2026
FrinkManFits better here.
Jul 22, 2026
FrinkManOnly Mbappé here.
Jul 22, 2026
HolyTce consistent use of plural throughout article for team name used as collective noun (matches WC article style when the articles use BrE rather than AmE)
Jul 22, 2026
HolyTce tense, consistent punctuation style throughout article, simpler
Jul 22, 2026
HolyTce wrong tense; simpler; syntax to move number from beginning of sentence
Jul 22, 2026
Андрій ЯЧ/* Teams reaching the top four */
Jul 22, 2026
Андрій ЯЧIf we consider the USSR as Russia, Germany before 1948 as the FRG, and Yugoslavia as Serbia, then Czechoslovakia should also be considered as the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Jul 22, 2026
Igordebraga/* Performances */
Jul 22, 2026
YeedyYaadano summary
Jul 22, 2026

Common questions about FIFA World Cup on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on FIFA World Cup been edited?

Wikipedia records 10,899 edits to FIFA World Cup since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 4,403 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on FIFA World Cup the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Ajijul Islam emon104, with 33 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 FIFA World Cup created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for FIFA World Cup is dated October 17, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on FIFA World Cup edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2026 holds the most recorded changes, at 408. 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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