Quantum computing

B-Class

Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Sep 11, 2026

5,007

Total Edits

2,331

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

1,512

Watchers

28%

Minor Edits

52K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 10% of the reported 5,007 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, 7:27 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 Quantum computing has been edited 5,007 times since it was created in 2001, by 2,331 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 201 recorded changes a year — a steady weekly rhythm rather than a constant one.

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, the ten busiest contributors account for about 39% 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. In the same window, about 6% of the retrieved revisions came from bot accounts, which handle routine work such as link repair and reference formatting, and only about 9% came from unregistered IP editors, which often indicates the page is protected against anonymous editing.

Within the retrieved window, 2025 carries the most recorded activity, with 278 changes. The page is currently busy: 72 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 24 days ago.

Readership is cooling: the last three months of pageviews run about 38% below the preceding period. The clearest peak in that record falls in October 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 10% of the 5,007 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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HistorySee alsoExternal linksQuantum information processingDecoherence

Recent Changeslast 90 days

TelderWareRemoved irrelevant historical comparison between quantum computing and computer science.
Sep 11, 2026
HopefullyTemporaryUsernameno summary
Sep 6, 2026
YannLKsource does not explicitly confirm sentence it is cited for
Sep 5, 2026
MindmatrixReverted edit by [[Special:Contribs/~2026-45825-62|~2026-45825-62]] ([[User talk:~2026-45825-62|talk]]) to last version by JCW-CleanerBot
Aug 22, 2026
~2026-45825-62no summary
Aug 21, 2026
JCW-CleanerBotmark free doi
Aug 20, 2026
Josefhoracekfixed a syntax error
Aug 20, 2026
Strnbrg59typo
Aug 15, 2026
Safety In Obscurity, -> .
Aug 12, 2026
JCW-CleanerBotmark free doi
Aug 11, 2026
CavrdgReverted edit by [[Special:Contribs/~2026-44072-49|~2026-44072-49]] ([[User talk:~2026-44072-49|talk]]) to last version by Vycl1994
Aug 11, 2026
~2026-44072-49#BOI AI.
Aug 11, 2026
Vycl1994no summary
Aug 10, 2026
Alexanderinoclean up; remove deprecated parameter referencing now-dead [[Help_talk:Citation_Style_1/Archive_102#deprecate_%7Cciteseerx=_?|CiteSeerX]] service [4], [[WP:AWB/T|typo(s) fixed]]: widely- → widely
Aug 10, 2026
OAbot[[Wikipedia:OABOT|Open access bot]]: arxiv updated in citation with #oabot.
Aug 10, 2026
PlasticwonderAdd: pmid, authors 1-1. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were parameter name changes. | [[:en:WP:UCB|Use this tool]]. [[:en:WP:DBUG|Report bugs]]. | #UCB_Gadget
Aug 2, 2026
Dhtwikiremoving {{Copy edit|date=July 2026}}, as this article has undergone a comprehensive copy edit recently
Jul 28, 2026
Sławomir BiałyA specific error correction milestone seems out of place/undue in the lead
Jul 27, 2026
Lfstevensce, rem tag
Jul 27, 2026
Lfstevensce
Jul 24, 2026

Common questions about Quantum computing on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Quantum computing been edited?

Wikipedia records 5,007 edits to Quantum computing since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 2,331 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Quantum computing the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Johnjbarton, with 45 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 Quantum computing created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Quantum computing is dated October 21, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Quantum computing 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.

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