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Wikidata Entity Descriptor Length by Domain

Entity descriptor length by domain

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Median descriptor length by domain

Median length (in characters) of Wikidata entity descriptions for each language domain

80 observations across 8 series · measured in characters

31 characters
dv
▼ 3.1% vs previous
20 Oct 2026 04:15
53 characters
lt
▼ 5.4% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
51 characters
hyw
▲ 4.1% vs previous
19 Oct 2026 04:00
51 characters
dag
19 Oct 2026 04:00
47 characters
hy
▲ 62.1% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
44 characters
en-gb
▲ 144.4% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
44 characters
en-ca
▲ 144.4% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
2,284.5 characters
Other (186)
▼ 14.2% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — summary, last 30 days.
  • dv
  • lt
  • hyw
  • dag
  • hy
  • en-gb
  • en-ca
  • Other (186)
01,0002,0003,00008 Oct14 Oct21 Octdv: 35.5 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15dv: 30 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15dv: 85 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00dv: 32 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30dv: 31 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15lt: 20 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15lt: 53 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30lt: 20 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45lt: 20 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00lt: 20 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15lt: 20 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30lt: 20 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45lt: 51 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15lt: 20 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30lt: 35.5 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45lt: 20 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00lt: 56 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15lt: 53 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30hyw: 54 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30hyw: 54 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45hyw: 51 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30hyw: 49 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45hyw: 51 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00dag: 51 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00hy: 29 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15hy: 26.5 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30hy: 15 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45hy: 14 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00hy: 29 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15hy: 29 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30hy: 49.5 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45hy: 17 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00hy: 29 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15hy: 27.5 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30hy: 14.5 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45hy: 38 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00hy: 29 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15hy: 47 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30en-gb: 23 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15en-gb: 44 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30en-gb: 48 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45en-gb: 29.5 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00en-gb: 18 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15en-gb: 22 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30en-gb: 41 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45en-gb: 19 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00en-gb: 38 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15en-gb: 18 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30en-gb: 33 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45en-gb: 46.5 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00en-gb: 18 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15en-gb: 44 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30en-ca: 33.5 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15en-ca: 33.5 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30en-ca: 44.5 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45en-ca: 29.5 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00en-ca: 29.5 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15en-ca: 22 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30en-ca: 41 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45en-ca: 19 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00en-ca: 38 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15en-ca: 20 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30en-ca: 33 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45en-ca: 46 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00en-ca: 18 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15en-ca: 44 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30Other (186): 2,463.5 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15Other (186): 2,723 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30Other (186): 1,212.5 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45Other (186): 2,579.5 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00Other (186): 2,524 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15Other (186): 1,955 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30Other (186): 1,461 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45Other (186): 1,259.5 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00Other (186): 3,160 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15Other (186): 2,545 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30Other (186): 2,623 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45Other (186): 2,604 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00Other (186): 2,661.5 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15Other (186): 2,284.5 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — line, last 30 days.
  • Other (186)2,284.5 characters
  • lt53 characters
  • hyw51 characters
  • dag51 characters
  • hy47 characters
  • en-gb44 characters
  • en-ca44 characters
  • dv31 characters
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Other (186)2,284.5 characters
  • lt53 characters
  • hyw51 characters
  • dag51 characters
  • hy47 characters
  • en-gb44 characters
  • en-ca44 characters
  • dv31 characters
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — share, last 30 days.
14 characters–276.2 characters: 66 observations276.2 characters–538.3 characters: 0 observations538.3 characters–800.5 characters: 0 observations800.5 characters–1,062.7 characters: 0 observations1,062.7 characters–1,324.8 characters: 2 observations1,324.8 characters–1,587 characters: 1 observation1,587 characters–1,849.2 characters: 0 observations1,849.2 characters–2,111.3 characters: 1 observation2,111.3 characters–2,373.5 characters: 1 observation2,373.5 characters–2,635.7 characters: 6 observations2,635.7 characters–2,897.8 characters: 2 observations2,897.8 characters–3,160 characters: 1 observation14 characters3,160 characters66
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
08 Oct
09 Oct
10 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
13 Oct
14 Oct
15 Oct
16 Oct
17 Oct
18 Oct
19 Oct
20 Oct
21 Oct

Darker = higher median descriptor length by domain. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — heatmap, last 30 days.
Median descriptor length by domain observations
WhenSeriesMedian descriptor length by domain
lt53 characters
hy47 characters
en-gb44 characters
en-ca44 characters
Other (186)2,284.5 characters
dv31 characters
lt56 characters
hy29 characters
en-gb18 characters
en-ca18 characters
Other (186)2,661.5 characters
lt20 characters
hyw51 characters
dag51 characters
hy38 characters
en-gb46.5 characters
en-ca46 characters
Other (186)2,604 characters
lt35.5 characters
hyw49 characters
hy14.5 characters
en-gb33 characters
en-ca33 characters
Other (186)2,623 characters
dv32 characters
lt20 characters
hyw51 characters
hy27.5 characters
en-gb18 characters
en-ca20 characters
Other (186)2,545 characters
lt51 characters
hy29 characters
en-gb38 characters
en-ca38 characters
Other (186)3,160 characters
dv85 characters
hy17 characters
en-gb19 characters
en-ca19 characters
Other (186)1,259.5 characters
lt20 characters
hyw54 characters
hy49.5 characters
en-gb41 characters
en-ca41 characters
Other (186)1,461 characters
lt20 characters
hyw54 characters
hy29 characters
en-gb22 characters
en-ca22 characters
Other (186)1,955 characters
dv30 characters
lt20 characters
hy29 characters
en-gb18 characters
en-ca29.5 characters
Other (186)2,524 characters
lt20 characters
hy14 characters
en-gb29.5 characters
en-ca29.5 characters
Other (186)2,579.5 characters
lt20 characters
hy15 characters
en-gb48 characters
en-ca44.5 characters
Other (186)1,212.5 characters
lt53 characters
hy26.5 characters
en-gb44 characters
en-ca33.5 characters
Other (186)2,723 characters
dv35.5 characters
lt20 characters
hy29 characters
en-gb23 characters
en-ca33.5 characters
Other (186)2,463.5 characters
Median descriptor length by domain (characters) — table, last 30 days.

Descriptor length standard deviation by domain

Standard deviation of description lengths (characters) for each language domain

108 observations across 8 series · measured in characters

12.732 characters
uk
▲ 16.4% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
0 characters
lt
21 Oct 2026 04:30
0 characters
gsw
21 Oct 2026 04:30
11.041 characters
fr
▲ 28.3% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
20.779 characters
en
▲ 49.2% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
12.438 characters
en-ca
▼ 29.4% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
12.438 characters
en-gb
▼ 29.4% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
504.2 characters
Other (186)
▲ 25.8% vs previous
21 Oct 2026 04:30
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — summary, last 30 days.
  • uk
  • lt
  • gsw
  • fr
  • en
  • en-ca
  • en-gb
  • Other (186)
020040060008 Oct14 Oct21 Octuk: 12.153 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15uk: 10.735 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30uk: 12.817 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45uk: 10.068 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00uk: 13.637 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15uk: 51.459 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30uk: 12.712 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45uk: 13.905 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00uk: 9.062 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15uk: 9.803 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30uk: 13.553 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45uk: 15.025 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00uk: 10.939 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15uk: 12.732 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30lt: 0 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15lt: 17.616 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30lt: 19.63 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45lt: 19.053 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00lt: 0 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15lt: 19.053 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30lt: 16.547 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45lt: 28.987 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15lt: 0 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30lt: 19.122 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45lt: 18.9 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00lt: 0 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15lt: 0 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30gsw: 28.868 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15gsw: 0 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30gsw: 0 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00gsw: 0 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15gsw: 0 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30gsw: 4.619 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15gsw: 0 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30gsw: 0 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45gsw: 0 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00gsw: 0 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15gsw: 0 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30fr: 10.197 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15fr: 20.344 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30fr: 10.816 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45fr: 23.922 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00fr: 9.645 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15fr: 9.832 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30fr: 9.45 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45fr: 21.401 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00fr: 10.034 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15fr: 12.699 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30fr: 12.034 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45fr: 10.068 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00fr: 8.608 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15fr: 11.041 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30en: 17.475 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15en: 12.87 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30en: 17.603 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45en: 21.222 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00en: 16.176 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15en: 21.55 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30en: 16.117 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45en: 15.204 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00en: 12.478 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15en: 13.177 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30en: 17.106 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45en: 18.69 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00en: 13.926 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15en: 20.779 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30en-ca: 14.012 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15en-ca: 13.736 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30en-ca: 6.364 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45en-ca: 15.21 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00en-ca: 13.161 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15en-ca: 13.044 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30en-ca: 11.448 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45en-ca: 11.69 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00en-ca: 14.348 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15en-ca: 15.864 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30en-ca: 21.213 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45en-ca: 16.773 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00en-ca: 17.616 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15en-ca: 12.438 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30en-gb: 13.759 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15en-gb: 13.659 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30en-gb: 4.933 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45en-gb: 15.21 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00en-gb: 12.842 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15en-gb: 13.044 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30en-gb: 11.448 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45en-gb: 11.69 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00en-gb: 14.061 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15en-gb: 13.885 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30en-gb: 21.213 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45en-gb: 14.523 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00en-gb: 17.616 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15en-gb: 12.438 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30Other (186): 286.3 characters — 08 Oct 2026 01:15Other (186): 539.6 characters — 09 Oct 2026 01:30Other (186): 337.7 characters — 10 Oct 2026 01:45Other (186): 392.1 characters — 11 Oct 2026 02:00Other (186): 248.2 characters — 12 Oct 2026 02:15Other (186): 457.7 characters — 13 Oct 2026 02:30Other (186): 315.2 characters — 14 Oct 2026 02:45Other (186): 247.3 characters — 15 Oct 2026 03:00Other (186): 635.9 characters — 16 Oct 2026 03:15Other (186): 452.7 characters — 17 Oct 2026 03:30Other (186): 418.5 characters — 18 Oct 2026 03:45Other (186): 391.6 characters — 19 Oct 2026 04:00Other (186): 400.9 characters — 20 Oct 2026 04:15Other (186): 504.2 characters — 21 Oct 2026 04:30
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — line, last 30 days.
  • Other (186)504.2 characters
  • en20.779 characters
  • uk12.732 characters
  • en-ca12.438 characters
  • en-gb12.438 characters
  • fr11.041 characters
  • lt0 characters
  • gsw0 characters
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Other (186)504.2 characters
  • en20.779 characters
  • uk12.732 characters
  • en-ca12.438 characters
  • en-gb12.438 characters
  • fr11.041 characters
  • lt0 characters
  • gsw0 characters
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — share, last 30 days.
0 characters–52.993 characters: 94 observations52.993 characters–106 characters: 0 observations106 characters–159 characters: 0 observations159 characters–212 characters: 0 observations212 characters–265 characters: 2 observations265 characters–318 characters: 2 observations318 characters–370.9 characters: 1 observation370.9 characters–423.9 characters: 4 observations423.9 characters–476.9 characters: 2 observations476.9 characters–529.9 characters: 1 observation529.9 characters–582.9 characters: 1 observation582.9 characters–635.9 characters: 1 observation0 characters635.9 characters94
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
08 Oct
09 Oct
10 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
13 Oct
14 Oct
15 Oct
16 Oct
17 Oct
18 Oct
19 Oct
20 Oct
21 Oct

Darker = higher descriptor length standard deviation by domain. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — heatmap, last 30 days.
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain observations
WhenSeriesDescriptor length standard deviation by domain
uk12.732 characters
lt0 characters
gsw0 characters
fr11.041 characters
en20.779 characters
en-ca12.438 characters
en-gb12.438 characters
Other (186)504.2 characters
uk10.939 characters
lt0 characters
gsw0 characters
fr8.608 characters
en13.926 characters
en-ca17.616 characters
en-gb17.616 characters
Other (186)400.9 characters
uk15.025 characters
lt18.9 characters
gsw0 characters
fr10.068 characters
en18.69 characters
en-ca16.773 characters
en-gb14.523 characters
Other (186)391.6 characters
uk13.553 characters
lt19.122 characters
gsw0 characters
fr12.034 characters
en17.106 characters
en-ca21.213 characters
en-gb21.213 characters
Other (186)418.5 characters
uk9.803 characters
lt0 characters
gsw0 characters
fr12.699 characters
en13.177 characters
en-ca15.864 characters
en-gb13.885 characters
Other (186)452.7 characters
uk9.062 characters
lt28.987 characters
gsw4.619 characters
fr10.034 characters
en12.478 characters
en-ca14.348 characters
en-gb14.061 characters
Other (186)635.9 characters
uk13.905 characters
fr21.401 characters
en15.204 characters
en-ca11.69 characters
en-gb11.69 characters
Other (186)247.3 characters
uk12.712 characters
lt16.547 characters
fr9.45 characters
en16.117 characters
en-ca11.448 characters
en-gb11.448 characters
Other (186)315.2 characters
uk51.459 characters
lt19.053 characters
gsw0 characters
fr9.832 characters
en21.55 characters
en-ca13.044 characters
en-gb13.044 characters
Other (186)457.7 characters
uk13.637 characters
lt0 characters
gsw0 characters
fr9.645 characters
en16.176 characters
en-ca13.161 characters
en-gb12.842 characters
Other (186)248.2 characters
uk10.068 characters
lt19.053 characters
gsw0 characters
fr23.922 characters
en21.222 characters
en-ca15.21 characters
en-gb15.21 characters
Other (186)392.1 characters
uk12.817 characters
lt19.63 characters
fr10.816 characters
en17.603 characters
en-ca6.364 characters
en-gb4.933 characters
Other (186)337.7 characters
uk10.735 characters
lt17.616 characters
gsw0 characters
fr20.344 characters
en12.87 characters
en-ca13.736 characters
en-gb13.659 characters
Other (186)539.6 characters
uk12.153 characters
lt0 characters
gsw28.868 characters
fr10.197 characters
en17.475 characters
en-ca14.012 characters
en-gb13.759 characters
Other (186)286.3 characters
Descriptor length standard deviation by domain (characters) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page tracks the median and standard deviation of Wikidata entity descriptor lengths, grouped by domain. The data is sourced directly from Wikidata, providing an unbiased view of descriptor lengths across different domains. Analyzing descriptor lengths can offer insights into the complexity of various domains, highlighting areas with more detailed or concise descriptions. By examining these metrics, users can better understand the characteristics of different domains and identify trends or outliers.

Sources

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Why this isn't published anywhere else

The search results show general Wikidata statistics and tools, but no live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset that tracks the length of entity descriptors broken down by domain.

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