MediaWiki
MediaWiki is an open source wiki software written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia.
According to our data, MediaWiki is the most popular wiki software on the web.
It has 75% of the wiki software market share and is detected on 0.06% of all websites.
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MediaWiki is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Wiki Software
- Rank: 1
- Market share: 75%
🏆 MediaWiki Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Austria in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Switzerland in the Wiki Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Wiki Software category.
⚡ Sites Powered by MediaWiki
We have data on 1,642 websites that use MediaWiki technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using MediaWiki is wikihow.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #215 | United States | English | |
| 2 |  en.wikipedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 3 | de.wikipedia.org |
United States | German | |
| 4 | fr.wikipedia.org |
United States | French | |
| 5 | United States | Bangla | ||
| 6 | #1,021 | United States | Thai | |
| 7 | #1,840 | United States | Bangla | |
| 8 | #1,864 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #1,865 | Canada | English | |
| 10 | #1,952 | United States | British English | |
| 11 | #2,013 | English | ||
| 12 | United States | Bangla | ||
| 13 | ja.wikipedia.org |
United States | Japanese | |
| 14 | es.wikipedia.org |
United States | Spanish | |
| 15 | #6,507 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #6,790 | English | ||
| 17 | #6,945 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 18 | en.m.wikipedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 19 | #9,332 | United States | Azerbaijani | |
| 20 | #10,256 | United States | Armenian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use MediaWiki:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .org domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using MediaWiki are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 29.2%
- Germany 15.2%
- United Kingdom 10.8%
- Russia 5.9%
- France 4.6%
- Netherlands 4.4%
- Canada 3.3%
- Austria 2%
- Switzerland 1.8%
- Other 22.8%
Most MediaWiki users speak English, German, or Russian.
- English 63.6%
- German 10.6%
- Russian 5.5%
- French 2.6%
- Chinese 2.3%
- Spanish 1.9%
- Italian 1.5%
- Ukrainian 1.1%
- Polish 1%
- Other 9.9%
MediaWiki technology is especially popular on .org, .com, and .net top-level domains.
- .org 27.6%
- .com 26.2%
- .net 7.6%
- .de 7.6%
- .wiki 4.4%
- .ru 3.2%
- .info 2.1%
- .nl 1.4%
- .co.uk 1.2%
- Other 18.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing MediaWiki include blogs and wiki, games, and education and reference.
- Blogs/Wiki 50.6%
- Games 8.5%
- Education/Reference 7.8%
- Business 4%
- Entertainment 3.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 2.4%
- Software/Hardware 2.4%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.2%
- Technical Information 1.8%
- Other 17.2%
🔢 MediaWiki Versions
The most common version of MediaWiki is 1.39, used by 16.2% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 15.2% of sites use MediaWiki 1.35, and 5.7% use MediaWiki 1.31.
The MediaWiki version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 34.4% of sites using versions other than the top ones.
- 1.39 16.2%
- 1.35 15.2%
- 1.31 5.7%
- 1.40 5.4%
- 1.41 5.4%
- 1.30 5.2%
- 1.37 4.8%
- 1.43 4%
- 1.34 3.7%
- Other 34.4%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind MediaWiki?
MediaWiki is owned by Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use MediaWiki for free?
Yes, it is a free wiki software.
It is also open source, and you can find its code on gerrit.wikimedia.org.
Which country uses MediaWiki the most?
The majority of MediaWiki users are from the United States.
Who uses MediaWiki?
According to our data, MediaWiki is used on over a thousand sites, including wikihow.com,
en.wikipedia.org, and de.wikipedia.org.
How does MediaWiki compare to its competitors?
MediaWiki is the most popular wiki software on the market, outranking all others.
What are the alternatives to MediaWiki?
Alternatives and possible competitors to MediaWiki may include DokuWiki,
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware, and
PmWiki.
Data updated
👉 See Also
- ✨ Related Technologies
- 💼 All technologies from
Wikimedia Foundation