Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5

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Vital articles
Vital articles

There are currently 6,802,638 articles on the English Wikipedia. The vital articles on Wikipedia comprise a carefully curated selection of the most important topics. They are organized into five levels, each containing varying numbers of articles:

Level 1 (10 articles) - Level 2 (100 articles) - Level 3 (1,000 articles) - Level 4 (10,000 articles) - Level 5 (50,000 articles)

These articles are categorized into groups of topics, with lower levels offering more specific subcategories. The lists are designed to guide the prioritization of improvements to essential articles and to monitor their quality. The articles are organized into groups of topics, with lower levels having more granular subdivisions. The lists serve as guidance to prioritize improvement of important articles and for monitoring their quality.

Because of its size, Vital articles Level 5 has been split into many sub-lists. If you spot a duplicate listing, please remove one of them; if you aren't sure in which section a topic belongs, please initiate a discussion on the talk page. Please do not duplicate items on the same level of the list.

As of August 2023, the level 5 Vital Articles list includes 50,067 individual articles. All changes to this list should be proposed on the talk page or the relevant subpage for the proposal. List of articles rated top/high importance in each individual WikiProjects is a useful accompany to this list.

The level 5 Vital Articles list is monitored by the WikiProject Vital Articles. A more detailed explanation on the purpose, mechanisms and history of the Vital Articles list can be found at its FAQ page.

Note that cewbot provides a more updated count of articles in its edit summaries on subpages.

  • 0.3% List-Class
  • 2.2% Stub-Class
  • 28.9% Start-Class
  • 36.9% C-Class
  • 24.4% B-Class
  • 4.9% GA-Class
  • 0.1% A-Class
  • 2.5% FA-Class
  • 0% remaining

Articles in the Vital list have their assessments labelled as:

  • Featured articles
  • Former featured articles
  • A-class articles
  • Good articles
  • Delisted good articles
  • Failed good article nominees
  • B-class articles
  • C-class articles
  • Start-class articles
  • Stub-class articles
  • List-class articles
  • Unassessed articles

The progress bar is auto-updated via category count, and the symbols and article counts are updated daily by User:cewbot. Please read the FAQ before modifying the article list.

Sublist Current Target Complete?
People 15,550 15,185 Over quota
   Writers and journalists 2,128 2,000 Over quota
   Artists, musicians, and composers 2,272 2,175 Over quota
   Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters 2,308 2,175 Over quota
   Philosophers, historians, and social scientists 1,340 1,360 Yes
   Religious figures 500 500 Yes
   Politicians and leaders 2,411 2,400 Yes
   Military personnel, revolutionaries, and activists 932 900 Over quota
   Scientists, inventors, and mathematicians 1,265 1,275 Yes
   Sports figures 1,214 1,200 Yes
   Miscellaneous 1,177 1,200 Yes
History 3,260 3,300 Yes
Geography 5,266 5,300 Yes
   Physical geography 1,895 1,900 Yes
   Countries and subdivisions 1,391 1,400 Yes
   Cities 1,980 2,000 Yes
Arts 3,315 3,300 Yes
Philosophy and religion 1,414 1,400 Yes
Everyday life 2,413 2,400 Yes
   Everyday life 1,193 1,200 Yes
   Sports, games and recreation 1,229 1,200 Yes
Society and social sciences 4,292 4,100 Yes
   Social studies 462 500 No
   Politics and economics 1,876 1,850 Yes
   Culture 1,954 1,750 Over quota
Biology and health sciences 5,291 5,815 No
   Biology, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology 1,026 1,200 No
   Animals 2,357 2,400 Yes
   Plants, fungi, and other organisms 938 1,075 No
   Health, medicine, and disease 970 1,140 No
Physical sciences 4,870 4,875 Yes
   Basics and measurement 374 375 Yes
   Astronomy 898 900 Yes
   Chemistry 1,191 1,200 Yes
   Earth science 1,215 1,200 Yes
   Physics 1,192 1,200 Yes
Technology 3,166 3,200 Yes
Mathematics 1,225 1,200 Yes
Total 50,062 50,075 Over quota

Counts updated by: Makkool (talk) 20:31, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]