Nikola Tesla

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Oct 3, 2026

12,542

Total Edits

3,945

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

3,269

Watchers

27%

Minor Edits

183K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 4% of the reported 12,542 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Oct 6, 2026, 1:18 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 Nikola Tesla has been edited 12,542 times since it was created in 2001, by 3,945 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 502 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 about 42% 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 246 changes. The page is currently busy: 50 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 March 2025. 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 4% of the 12,542 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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Most Edited Sections

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Recent Changeslast 90 days

Jeffrey34555RM: Changed link from [[Wireless]] to [[Wireless communication]] using [[User:BilledMammal/Move+|Move+]]
Oct 3, 2026
CromsFuryAdded [[Category:Fellows of the New York Academy of Sciences]]
Oct 2, 2026
MrPersonHumanGuyremoved space before footnote
Sep 29, 2026
CMBGAMER 2018/* Childhood */
Sep 26, 2026
CMBGAMER 2018/* Childhood */
Sep 26, 2026
CMBGAMER 2018no summary
Sep 26, 2026
TheonewithreasonUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1376709846|1376709846]] by [[Special:Contributions/Thedarkknightli|Thedarkknightli]] ([[User talk:Thedarkknightli|talk]]) rv I believe there was a discussion not to link this
Sep 26, 2026
ThedarkknightliHelpful lk?
Sep 25, 2026
ThedarkknightliCe per [[MOS:GEOLINK]]. We do link "Austrian Empire" in the infobox.
Sep 24, 2026
Thedarkknightlice
Sep 2, 2026
Thedarkknightli[[MOS:GEOLINK]] was updated nearly 22 days ago
Sep 2, 2026
Tbhotchrequested at RFPP
Aug 16, 2026
Tbhotchrequested at RFPP
Aug 16, 2026
ReferenceManSame Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1369339241|1369339241]] by [[Special:Contributions/TomaBacic|TomaBacic]] ([[User talk:TomaBacic|talk]])
Aug 14, 2026
ReferenceManSame Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1369339360|1369339360]] by [[Special:Contributions/TomaBacic|TomaBacic]] ([[User talk:TomaBacic|talk]])
Aug 14, 2026
ReferenceManRevert alternative birthplace claim: single 2017 news/human-interest source is insufficient for an exceptional historical claim contradicting established biographical sources; WP:EXCEPTIONAL, WP:UNDUE. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1369339608|1369339608]] by [[Special:Contributions/TomaBacic|TomaBacic]] ([[User talk:TomaBacic|talk]])
Aug 14, 2026
TomaBacic/* Childhood */
Aug 14, 2026
TomaBacic/* Childhood */
Aug 14, 2026
TomaBacicAdded details about Štikada as place where Nikola Tesla was born.
Aug 14, 2026
Joytidy up geolocation
Jul 30, 2026

Common questions about Nikola Tesla on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Nikola Tesla been edited?

Wikipedia records 12,542 edits to Nikola Tesla since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 3,945 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Nikola Tesla the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Joy, with 40 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 Nikola Tesla created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Nikola Tesla is dated October 3, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Nikola Tesla edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 246. 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 Nikola Tesla on Wikipedia?

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