Wikipedia Android

Wikipedia

The official app for Wikipedia, the world’s largest source of information.

Features & Capabilities

The official Wikipedia app offers the best mobile experience for exploring more than 40 million articles in over 300 languages. Enjoy ad-free, free-of-charge access to reliable, community-curated knowledge anytime, anywhere. Features include offline reading with saved articles and lists synchronized across devices, customizable Explore feed with trending and historical content, voice-enabled search, and multiple reading themes including night mode. The app emphasizes simplicity and privacy, developed by the Wikimedia Foundation as an open-source, nonprofit platform dedicated to open knowledge. Whether you want to browse your favorite topics, learn in multiple languages, or save content for offline use, Wikipedia's app provides rich, distraction-free learning on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Wikimedia Foundation
Downloads:
71,832,111 163.35K
Rating:
4.34
(693,854)
0.02
Version:
50595-r-2026-06-16 Last updated: 2026-06-16
Version code:
50595
Creation date:
2012-01-13
Publisher country:
US US
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
  • See more
Size:
53.09MB
Email:
an*****@wikimedia.org
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-21
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Other platforms

Apple
Wikipedia (v8.2.0)
4.30 (6,135)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Wikimedia Foundation
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia
Email:
an*****@wikimedia.org
Website:
http://wikimediafoundation.org

User Reviews

The app is broadly praised for its ease of use, clear UI, customization, and wealth of information. Users value its educational content and overall usefulness. A key concern is content integrity, with AI-generated material replacing human-edited articles in a couple of reviews. Occasional bugs and UI glitches are noted, such as image-caching quirks and location inaccuracies. Despite these issues, the app remains a popular knowledge source and is often described as simply awesome.
Pros
  • User-friendly interface that is easy to use and navigate, with many options.
  • Clear UI with strong customization, including the ability to tailor the home page.
  • Broad, informative content that makes Wikipedia a valuable learning resource.
  • Overall positive sentiment and enjoyment expressed by many users.
Cons
  • AI-generated content appearing in articles, undermining credibility and trust in human-edited Wikipedia entries.
Recent reviews
Super easy and fast access to the deep resources of Wikipedia. I use it daily, and it always works well.
by Ge*****, 2026-06-20

New update removed the "random" article from my home page and the random button from the sidebar. Please put these back! Random article is such a great feature for killing time. I'm honestly really pissed off right now. Typing "random" in the search bar opens an article outside of the app, not really helpful. WHY remove these features? Why is it not a choice to have on my home feed anymore? it seems to be the only thing missing that was there before.
by Am*****, 2026-06-19

Running a Constant Background Process
by Sa*****, 2026-06-19
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