# Random Wikipedia

> Discover something new. Pull up a random Wikipedia article with a title, summary and thumbnail preview in your chosen language, then open it — or jump straight to a random page in one click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/random-wikipedia](https://chrome-stats.com/d/random-wikipedia)

## Overview

- **ID:** `random-wikipedia`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** marcaimsorvah
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-16
- **First published:** 2026-07-13
- **Size:** 35 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/random-wikipedia/)

## Rankings

- #131,966 — Overall
- #139 — wikipedia

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `https://*.wikipedia.org/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/random-wikipedia)