George Washington

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Oct 3, 2026

26,254

Total Edits

6,139

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

3,526

Watchers

21%

Minor Edits

283K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 2% of the reported 26,254 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Oct 5, 2026, 11:55 AM 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 26,254 times since it was created in 2001, by 6,139 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That works out to roughly 1,054 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 278 changes. The page is currently busy: 73 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 2 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 26,254 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

Kpop777/* */
Oct 3, 2026
DrdpwUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1378058608|1378058608]] by [[Special:Contributions/Finnfrog99|Finnfrog99]] ([[User talk:Finnfrog99|talk]]) extraneous Infobox portrait linkage
Oct 2, 2026
Finnfrog99no summary
Oct 2, 2026
R'n'BDisambiguating links to [[Piedmont (disambiguation)]] (link changed to [[Piedmont (plateau)]]; link changed to [[Piedmont (plateau)]]) using [[User:Qwertyytrewqqwerty/DisamAssist|DisamAssist]].
Oct 1, 2026
ShearoninkRestored revision 1376970478 by [[Special:Contributions/HistoricalRonan|HistoricalRonan]] ([[User talk:HistoricalRonan|talk]]): Not an improvement
Sep 29, 2026
Tejano512no summary
Sep 29, 2026
HistoricalRonanLinks to election articles. The electoral college convened for his first election in 1789, not 1788.
Sep 27, 2026
KagedCroc1Higher quality scan of Martha Washington painting.
Sep 26, 2026
Dodgerblue777added hyperlink
Sep 25, 2026
RealcosmixytUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1375280914|1375280914]] by [[Special:Contributions/Richie1509|Richie1509]] ([[User talk:Richie1509|talk]])
Sep 16, 2026
Richie1509Added Washington's parents
Sep 16, 2026
JJMC89 bot IIIMoving [[:Category:People who have appeared on US paper money]] to [[:Category:People who have appeared on United States paper money]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy]]
Sep 13, 2026
JJMC89 bot IIIMoving [[:Category:People who have appeared on US coins]] to [[:Category:People who have appeared on United States coins]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy]]
Sep 13, 2026
Rfl0216[[WP:NOPIPE|unpiped]] links using [[User:Nardog/Unpipe|script]]
Sep 9, 2026
Marcocapellemore specific categorization
Sep 7, 2026
Realmaxxver/* Post-presidency (1797–1799) */
Sep 5, 2026
RealcosmixytMoving category
Sep 4, 2026
Realcosmixytadded [[Category:American surveyors]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]
Sep 4, 2026
DrdpwUnnecessary piped link
Sep 4, 2026
Cheromaniiino summary
Sep 4, 2026

Common questions about George Washington on Wikipedia

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

Wikipedia records 26,254 edits to George Washington since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 6,139 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 59 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 278. 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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