United Kingdom

B-Class

Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Jul 28, 2026

28,748

Total Edits

7,987

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

3,712

Watchers

23%

Minor Edits

688K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 2% of the reported 28,748 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, 1:34 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 United Kingdom has been edited 28,748 times since it was created in 2001, by 7,987 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That works out to roughly 1,159 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 66% 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 305 changes. The page is currently busy: 58 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 25 days ago.

This report is built from the 500 most recent revisions retrieved from Wikipedia, about 2% of the 28,748 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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ReligionMusicIndustries and services21st centuryPolitics

Recent Changeslast 90 days

PerfectionisticOCDAdded link to [[British media]]
Jul 28, 2026
Bazza 7added capital city statement and references
Jul 24, 2026
Bazza 7Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1365661042|1365661042]] by [[Special:Contributions/Chessrat|Chessrat]] ([[User talk:Chessrat|talk]]) the capital, as the article states, is London; where government chooses to work from is irrelevant, and (correctly) not in this overview article about the country
Jul 24, 2026
Chessratadd note
Jul 23, 2026
PerfectionisticOCD/* World wars and partition of Ireland */
Jul 23, 2026
LibStar/* Prior to the Treaty of Union */
Jul 23, 2026
PerfectionisticOCDAdded author link to [[Andrew Lewer]] and link to [[New Statesman]] in 'Government and politics'
Jul 21, 2026
Carl DR 1995UK always use the DD/MM/YYYY date format.
Jul 21, 2026
SuperHamsterFix wording, remove "Sir"
Jul 20, 2026
Acccceptingno summary
Jul 20, 2026
CzelloRestored revision 1365119966 by [[Special:Contributions/Carl DR 1995|Carl DR 1995]] ([[User talk:Carl DR 1995|talk]]): I believe that the news sources are now reporting Burnham is officially PM
Jul 20, 2026
CzelloVacant
Jul 20, 2026
CzelloUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1365119966|1365119966]] by [[Special:Contributions/Carl DR 1995|Carl DR 1995]] ([[User talk:Carl DR 1995|talk]]) Not yet PM
Jul 20, 2026
Carl DR 1995no summary
Jul 20, 2026
Luke848no summary
Jul 20, 2026
ImprovedWikiImprovment.
Jul 20, 2026
ImprovedWikiImprovmentautocorrect
Jul 20, 2026
ImprovedWikiImprovmentNote
Jul 20, 2026
ImprovedWikiImprovmentDetail explaining name
Jul 20, 2026
ImprovedWikiImprovmentProper name is simply Sterling
Jul 19, 2026

Common questions about United Kingdom on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on United Kingdom been edited?

Wikipedia records 28,748 edits to United Kingdom since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 7,987 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on United Kingdom the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Maxeto0910, with 217 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 United Kingdom created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for United Kingdom is dated November 2, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on United Kingdom edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 305. 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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