Simple English Wikipedia

The Simple English Wikipedia is a Simple English language or Learning English version of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, written in a language that is easy to understand, but is still natural and grammatical.

Overview

The articles in the Simple English Wikipedia use shorter sentences and easier words and grammar than the regular English Wikipedia. This makes articles easier to understand and change.

History

When Simple English Wikipedia started making pages and allowing changes in 2003, the English Wikipedia already had 150,000 articles. Seven other Wikipedia in other languages also had over 15,000 articles. 

Articles in Simple English Wikipedia are simpler versions of articles from the English Wikipedias. Right now, the Simple English Wikipedia has  articles.Special:Statistics. Retrieved  , . The Simple English Wikipedia started on September 2001, and is the 43rd-largest Wikipedia, as of January 2026.Wikimedia list of Wikipedias and their statistics. Retrieved January 24, 2026. It has  registered users,  active in the last month.

Common uses

The Simple English Wikipedia is intended to be used by:https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple%20English%20Wikipedia. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

 Children
 Students
 Teachers
 Dyslexic people
 Adults with learning disabilities
 People who speak English as a second language

Related pages

 English Wikipedia
 Wikipedia administrators
 Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia
 Wikipedia:Simple English Wiktionary
 Simple English — a list of articles about attempts to simplify English

References

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Category:Websites established in 2001
Category:English-language encyclopedias