Harry Potter

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Aug 12, 2026

17,252

Total Edits

7,568

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

2,859

Watchers

28%

Minor Edits

162K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 3% of the reported 17,252 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 Harry Potter has been edited 17,252 times since it was created in 2001, by 7,568 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 694 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 32% of the changes. Editing that dispersed means no small group dominates the page; most changes arrive from editors who touch it once or twice. In the same window, about 7% of the retrieved revisions came from bot accounts, which handle routine work such as link repair and reference formatting.

Within the retrieved window, 2025 carries the most recorded activity, with 175 changes. 26 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 10 days ago.

Readership is cooling: the last three months of pageviews run about 37% below the preceding period. 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 3% of the 17,252 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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0182K364K2024-082024-122025-042025-082025-122026-042026-08

Most Edited Sections

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TelevisionCultural impactFull-cast audiobookEarly yearsExternal links

Recent Changeslast 90 days

GreenC botReformat 2 archive links. [[User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5|Wayback Medic 2.5]] per [[WP:URLREQ#findarticles.com]] Pass H
Aug 12, 2026
Rusted AutoParts/* Full-cast audiobooks */
Aug 12, 2026
EducatedRedneckrv; this article is already quite long. Let's see if this is something that gets persistent coverage, as Wikipedia is [[WP:NOTNEWS]]. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1368859759|1368859759]] by [[Special:Contributions/Jonas1015119|Jonas1015119]] ([[User talk:Jonas1015119|talk]])
Aug 11, 2026
Jonas1015119Greenlink cable story
Aug 11, 2026
GreenC botReformat 1 archive link. [[User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5|Wayback Medic 2.5]] per [[WP:JUDI]]
Aug 7, 2026
SilverbackNetonomatopoeia was not the right word here, should be aptronym
Jul 30, 2026
EducatedRedneckDiscuss at talk. Don't revert. I've started the discussion you should have per [[WP:BRD]]. It can be found [[Talk:Harry Potter#Call it children's series in the lead?|here]]. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1366703955|1366703955]] by [[Special:Contributions/Whynsome|Whynsome]] ([[User talk:Whynsome|talk]])
Jul 29, 2026
WhynsomeAdding sources that support the removal of “children’s”. Not because it can’t be justified, more so that the label undersells the series as a crossover phenomenon and a YA work.
Jul 29, 2026
EducatedRedneckOur opinions do not matter. Only what [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] say matters. Literature critics, Guinness World Records, etc. all say "children's". Discuss at talk page if you disagree. The RS in this article say children's. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1366679064|1366679064]] by [[Special:Contributions/Whynsome|Whynsome]] ([[User talk:Whynsome|talk]])
Jul 29, 2026
WhynsomeThe issue is that the books evolve significantly from middle grade to YA and are overall a crossover entity. This maybe correct in some sense but not in another. Children’s fantasy novels compared to what, for example? They’re significantly more adult than The Worst Witch, but less adult than A Song of Ice and Fire.
Jul 29, 2026
EducatedRedneckrv; the sources say children's, so we do too. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1366414489|1366414489]] by [[Special:Contributions/Whynsome|Whynsome]] ([[User talk:Whynsome|talk]])
Jul 27, 2026
Whynsome/* */
Jul 27, 2026
GreenC botMove 1 url. [[User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5|Wayback Medic 2.5]] per [[WP:URLREQ#thejc.com]]
Jul 24, 2026
Rusalkiiunlink deleted at RfD
Jul 22, 2026
EducatedRedneckrv [[WP:UNDUE]]; the article mentions "Harry Potter Generation" exactly once, failing [[MOS:POPCULT]]. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1359579155|1359579155]] by [[Special:Contributions/Hanyangprofessor2|Hanyangprofessor2]] ([[User talk:Hanyangprofessor2|talk]])
Jun 16, 2026
Hanyangprofessor2copied relevant claim from the linked article
Jun 16, 2026
EducatedRedneckev; per [[WP:PORTAL]], these are only for the "main page" of a topic. Harry Potter is not the main page of the UK, toys, music, etc. Undid 2 revisions from [[Special:Diff/1358585855|1358585855]] until [[Special:Diff/1358586006|1358586006]]
Jun 9, 2026
JordanBay/* External links */
Jun 9, 2026
JordanBay/* External links */
Jun 9, 2026
EducatedRedneckrv per [[MOS:OL]]. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1358225845|1358225845]] by [[Special:Contributions/Zzxt000000001|Zzxt000000001]] ([[User talk:Zzxt000000001|talk]])
Jun 7, 2026

Common questions about Harry Potter on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Harry Potter been edited?

Wikipedia records 17,252 edits to Harry Potter since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 7,568 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Harry Potter the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Newsjunkie, with 32 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 Harry Potter created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Harry Potter is dated October 8, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Harry Potter edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 175. 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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