Tulu Wikipedia


The Tulu Wikipedia is the Tulu language edition of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. It currently has articles and it is the largest edition of Wikipedia by article count. It is the 23rd language of India to get a Wikipedia, after eight years in incubation.

History

Katherine Maher, the executive director of Wikimedia Foundation, announced the launch of the Tulu Wikipedia as a full site at WikiConference India 2016. It was in incubation since 2008. As of August 2016, it had 200 registered editors, with 10 of them being active, and over 1000 articles. It was the 23rd language from India to have a Wikipedia edition. By 2024, it had doubled in size, and had more than 2,100 articles. The Hindu noted in 2024 that the Tulu Wikipedia does not have any institutional support.