Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5
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
[edit]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.
Current total
[edit]As of February 2025, the level 5 Vital Articles list includes 49,846 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) 15:45, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
| Sublist | Current | Target | At quota? | Change in effect? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | 15,104 | 15,200 | Yes | — |
| Writers and journalists | 2,040 | 2,000 | Slightly over | Trim |
| Artists, musicians, and composers | 2,165 | 2,200 | Slightly under | ? |
| Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters | 2,165 | 2,200 | Slightly under | ? |
| Philosophers, historians, and social scientists | 1,345 | 1,400 | Not enough | Brainstorm |
| Religious figures | 494 | 500 | Slightly under | — |
| Politicians and leaders | 2,406 | 2,400 | Yes | — |
| Military personnel, revolutionaries, and activists | 873 | 900 | Not enough | Brainstorm |
| Scientists, inventors, and mathematicians | 1,272 | 1,300 | Not enough | Brainstorm |
| Sports figures | 1,154 | 1,100 | Too many | Trim |
| Miscellaneous | 1,190 | 1,200 | Yes | Reorganize |
| History | 3,296 | 3,300 | Yes | — |
| Geography | 5,194 | 5,300 | Slightly under | — |
| Physical geography | 1,882 | 1,900 | Yes | — |
| Countries and subdivisions | 1,334 | 1,400 | Not enough | Potential trim |
| Cities | 1,978 | 2,000 | Slightly under | — |
| Arts | 3,372 | 3,300 | Too many | ? |
| Philosophy and religion | 1,437 | 1,400 | Too many | ? |
| Everyday life | 2,372 | 2,400 | Slightly under | — |
| Everyday life | 1,218 | 1,200 | Slightly over | — |
| Sports, games and recreation | 1,154 | 1,200 | Not enough | ? |
| Society and social sciences | 4,356 | 4,200 | Too many | — |
| Social studies | 508 | 500 | Slightly over | — |
| Politics and economics | 1,957 | 1,900 | Too many | ? |
| Culture | 1,891 | 1,800 | Too many | ? |
| Biology and health sciences | 5,490 | 5,600 | Slightly under | Brainstorm |
| Biology, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology | 1,080 | 1,100 | Slightly under | Brainstorm |
| Animals | 2,389 | 2,400 | Yes | Reorganize |
| Plants, fungi, and other organisms | 974 | 1,000 | Not enough | Brainstorm |
| Health, medicine, and disease | 1,047 | 1,100 | Not enough | Brainstorm |
| Physical sciences | 4,785 | 4,800 | Yes | — |
| Basics and measurement | 338 | 300 | Too many | Trim |
| Astronomy | 900 | 900 | Yes | — |
| Chemistry | 1,179 | 1,200 | Slightly under | — |
| Earth science | 1,189 | 1,200 | Yes | — |
| Physics | 1,179 | 1,200 | Slightly under | — |
| Technology | 3,240 | 3,200 | Slightly over | Trim |
| Mathematics | 1,200 | 1,200 | Yes | — |
| Unallocated quota slots | — | 100 | — | — |
| Total | 49,846 | 50,000 | Yes | — |