Germany

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Jul 30, 2026

22,618

Total Edits

6,931

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

2,754

Watchers

27%

Minor Edits

422K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 2% of the reported 22,618 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, 1:31 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 Germany has been edited 22,618 times since it was created in 2001, by 6,931 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That works out to roughly 913 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 63% 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, 2025 carries the most recorded activity, with 295 changes. The page is currently busy: 65 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 23 days ago.

Readership has been broadly stable across the last two years of pageview data. 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 2% of the 22,618 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 edits2025 to 2026

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Monthly Pageviews

Last 24 months from Wikimedia Analytics

0314K629K2024-082024-122025-042025-082025-122026-042026-08

Most Edited Sections

Sections appearing most in edit summaries.

Weimar Republic and Nazi GermanyMilitaryEast and West GermanyReunified Germany and the European Union

Recent Changeslast 90 days

FlutterDash344no summary
Jul 30, 2026
FlutterDash344no summary
Jul 30, 2026
Concordia1899/* */
Jul 24, 2026
FlutterDash344Readded the word "as" for clarity
Jul 23, 2026
Nikkimariaprevious was sufficient
Jul 23, 2026
FlutterDash344no summary
Jul 22, 2026
ConstitutionalisticAdded religion data (2026). added vice-chancellor. History added.
Jul 22, 2026
FlutterDash344no summary
Jul 22, 2026
Ira LevitonFixed a reference. Please see [[Category:CS1 errors: dates]].
Jul 12, 2026
37ophiuchi/* Military */
Jul 9, 2026
Nikkimariace
Jul 5, 2026
Rolluikupdate religion to 2025
Jul 4, 2026
37ophiuchiRemoved info for the sake of consistency. For none of the other countries is the reason of the stationing listed.
Jul 1, 2026
JeanClaudeN1per [[MOS:MORELINK]]
Jun 30, 2026
JeanClaudeN1more specific link
Jun 30, 2026
Jaellee[[Wikipedia:MOSNUMscript|script]]-assisted date audit and style fixes per [[MOS:NUM]]
Jun 30, 2026
37ophiuchi/* Military */
Jun 30, 2026
FlutterDash344no summary
Jun 30, 2026
Nikkimariafmt
Jun 30, 2026
Neko-chantemplate
Jun 29, 2026

Common questions about Germany on Wikipedia

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

Wikipedia records 22,618 edits to Germany since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 6,931 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Germany the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Maxeto0910, with 157 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 Germany created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Germany is dated November 9, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Germany edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 295. 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 Germany on Wikipedia?

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