Norwegian-language editions of Wikipedia
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
|---|---|
| Available in | Bokmål Nynorsk |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Created by | Norwegian wiki community |
| URL | no.wikipedia.org |
| Commercial | No |
There are two Norwegian-language editions of Wikipedia: one for articles written in Bokmål or Riksmål, and one for articles written in Nynorsk. The Bokmål and Riksmål edition started in November 2001, while the Nynorsk edition started in July 2004.
As of 29 June 2026, the Bokmål and Riksmål edition has around 686,000 articles, and the Nynorsk edition has around 178,000 articles.[1]
As of June 2024, the Bokmål edition is 24th and the Nynorsk is 59th largest by article count.[1]
History
Until 2005, there was one Norwegian-language edition of Wikipedia, that was called "Wikipedia på norsk" ("Wikipedia in Norwegian").
Related pages
- Belarusian Wikipedia, another language with two Wikipedia editions for separate orthographies
References
- 1 2 "List of Wikipedias". Meta-Wiki. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 29 June 2026.