# Wikipedia Search Engine

> Adds a search engine that searches wikipedia.org (EN).

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `wikipedia-search-engine`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Harry Whitehorn
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 28
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-17
- **First published:** 2024-12-16
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wikipedia-search-engine/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/HarryWhitehorn/firefox-wikipedia-search/issues](https://github.com/HarryWhitehorn/firefox-wikipedia-search/issues)

## Description

The search engine can be accessed either by selecting the option in the search dropdown or by prefixing a search with the keyword 'wiki'.

## Rankings

- #21,145 — Overall
- #48 — wikipedia
- #60 — engine
- #129 — wiki

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
- 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/wikipedia-search-engine)