Vital articles
Vital articles

The five nested vital article levels are meant to give direction to the prioritization of improvements of English Wikipedia articles (e.g. which articles to bring to WP:GA and WP:FA status), to provide a measurement of quality of overall English Wikipedia (e.g. what proportion of the most important articles are at GA and FA status), and to serve as a centralized watchlist of English Wikipedia's most important articles. Unlike the list of articles every Wikipedia should have, they are tailored to the English Wikipedia and are actively maintained by the dedicated WikiProject Vital Articles. This page contains links to the 50,000 articles of the Level 5 list.

Any modification to these lists should ONLY BE MADE after a discussion on the relevant Level 5 sub talk pages.

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

Level 5 sub-lists

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Because of its size, Vital articles Level 5 has been split into several 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.

Level 5 Sublists

Current total

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As of November 2024, the level 5 Vital Articles list includes 49,870 individual articles. All changes to this list should be proposed on the talk page or the relevant subpage for the proposal. Cewbot provides a more updated count of articles in its edit summaries on subpages.

The counts below were last updated by: Zar2gar1 (talk) 18:18, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sublist Current _target Complete?
People 15,174 15,185 Yes
   Writers and journalists 2,072 2,000 Over quota
   Artists, musicians, and composers 2,185 2,175 Yes
   Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters 2,197 2,175 Yes
   Philosophers, historians, and social scientists 1,334 1,360 Yes
   Religious figures 494 500 Yes
   Politicians and leaders 2,389 2,400 Yes
   Military personnel, revolutionaries, and activists 876 900 No
   Scientists, inventors, and mathematicians 1,265 1,275 Yes
   Sports figures 1,204 1,200 Yes
   Miscellaneous 1,158 1,200 No
History 3,263 3,300 Yes
Geography 5,149 5,250 Yes
   Physical geography 1,845 1,900 No
   Countries and subdivisions 1,319 1,350 No
   Cities 1,985 2,000 Yes
Arts 3,338 3,300 Yes
Philosophy and religion 1,434 1,400 Over quota
Everyday life 2,433 2,400 Yes
   Everyday life 1,207 1,200 Yes
   Sports, games and recreation 1,226 1,200 Over quota
Society and social sciences 4,392 4,100 Over quota
   Social studies 501 500 Yes
   Politics and economics 1,937 1,850 Over quota
   Culture 1,954 1,750 Over quota
Biology and health sciences 5,454 5,815 No
   Biology, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology 1,063 1,200 No
   Animals 2,391 2,400 Yes
   Plants, fungi, and other organisms 972 1,075 No
   Health, medicine, and disease 1,028 1,140 No
Physical sciences 4,787 4,850 Yes
   Basics and measurement 353 350 Yes
   Astronomy 899 900 Yes
   Chemistry 1,177 1,200 Yes
   Earth science 1,187 1,200 Yes
   Physics 1,171 1,200 No
Technology 3,239 3,200 Yes
Mathematics 1,207 1,200 Yes
Total 49,870 50,000 Yes
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