George Washington

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Jul 31, 2026

26,217

Total Edits

6,125

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

3,519

Watchers

21%

Minor Edits

666K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 2% of the reported 26,217 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 George Washington has been edited 26,217 times since it was created in 2001, by 6,125 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That works out to roughly 1,058 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 44% 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 316 changes. The page is currently busy: 66 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 22 days ago.

Readership has been broadly stable across the last two years of pageview data. The clearest peak in that record falls in November 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 26,217 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

LieutcolusengAdding/removing category/ies
Jul 31, 2026
Nikkimarianot seeing any indication that's the case?
Jul 31, 2026
Nikkimariarv, preceded party system
Jul 31, 2026
Emiya1980/* First term */
Jul 31, 2026
Emiya1980/* First term */
Jul 31, 2026
Nikkimariarv, automatically added by template
Jul 30, 2026
RealcosmixytAdding "Featured articles" category
Jul 29, 2026
Realmaxxverfix
Jul 29, 2026
RealcosmixytAdding link for "Washington on His Deathbed"
Jul 26, 2026
DrdpwRestored revision 1364259503 by [[Special:Contributions/ClueBot NG|ClueBot NG]] ([[User talk:ClueBot NG|talk]]): Improper word capitalization
Jul 16, 2026
Goingwellno summary
Jul 16, 2026
Goingwellno summary
Jul 16, 2026
ClueBot NGReverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/Ilike-trains405|Ilike-trains405]] to version by Drdpw. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (4542132) (Bot)
Jul 15, 2026
Ilike-trains405Tell them to ad this back
Jul 15, 2026
DrdpwRestored revision 1363867780 by [[Special:Contributions/Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]): These vaeious names are covered via the "Washington family' link
Jul 13, 2026
Adavidbincluding?
Jul 13, 2026
Ilike-trains405Plz you are removing info just stop plz
Jul 13, 2026
Nikkimariarv, covered by relatives
Jul 13, 2026
Ilike-trains405/* */
Jul 12, 2026
Nikkimariaprevious was sufficient
Jul 12, 2026

Common questions about George Washington on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on George Washington been edited?

Wikipedia records 26,217 edits to George Washington since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 6,125 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on George Washington the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Nikkimaria, with 61 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 George Washington created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for George Washington is dated November 8, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on George Washington edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 316. 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 George Washington on Wikipedia?

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