Wikipedia is getting in on the yearly wrapped game
Everyone is doing it, so why not Wikipedia? Everyone’s favorite free online encyclopedia has decided to launch its own customized Year in Review feature on its mobile app. Of course, you’ll need the app installed and have been using it for the feature to be of much use. But clearly, the Wikimedia Foundation hopes this…
Everyone is doing it, so why not Wikipedia? Everyone’s favorite free online encyclopedia has decided to launch its own customized Year in Review feature on its mobile app. Of course, you’ll need the app installed and have been using it for the feature to be of much use. But clearly, the Wikimedia Foundation hopes this will spur more downloads.
The personalization features of the 2025 Wikipedia Year in Review are relatively limited. It tells you the total number of minutes spent reading, and the topics you were most interested in. (Apparently, I hadn’t logged into my Wikipedia account since 2006, and the categories I was most interested in were fiber-optic internet service and “internet properties established in 2005.”)
Beyond that, the feature focuses on providing an annual overview of activity on Wikipedia as a whole, but in a pretty graphical format, not dissimilar to Spotify’s Wrapped. A list of the most-read English language articles is topped by Charlie Kirk and “deaths in 2025,” proving that humans are incurably morbid. Wikipedia also says that editors made over 66 million changes across the site this year. The non-profit also published a full list of its most-read articles of the year, which you can peruse here.
You should see a pop-up for your Year in Review when launching the app, but if not, you can find it in the “more” menu of the Android app or in your profile page on iOS. If you’re feeling left out and want to get in on that hot Wikipedia Wrapped action for next year, better download the app now.
