Wiki Link Rot

Tracking Wikipedia's broken links

Observations: 118
Tracking since: 01 Aug 2026
Last updated: 29 Sep 2026 17:45 UTC

Broken Link Rate

Percentage of external links that returned a non-2xx status code

28 observations · measured in %

Summary Line Area Heatmap Table

5.6%

Broken Link Rate

▬ 0.0% vs previous

29 Sep 2026 17:45

Broken Link Rate (%) — summary, last 30 days.

Broken Link Rate (%) — line, last 30 days.

Broken Link Rate (%) — area, last 30 days.

	0						6						12						18
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Darker = higher broken link rate. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Broken Link Rate (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.

Broken Link Rate observations
When	Broken Link Rate
29 Sep 2026 17:45	5.6%
28 Sep 2026 17:30	5.6%
27 Sep 2026 17:15	5.6%
26 Sep 2026 17:00	5.6%
25 Sep 2026 16:45	5.6%
24 Sep 2026 16:30	5.6%
23 Sep 2026 16:15	5.6%
22 Sep 2026 16:00	5.6%
21 Sep 2026 15:45	5.6%
20 Sep 2026 15:30	5.6%
19 Sep 2026 15:15	5.6%
18 Sep 2026 15:00	5.6%
17 Sep 2026 14:45	5.6%
16 Sep 2026 14:30	5.6%
15 Sep 2026 14:15	5.6%
14 Sep 2026 14:00	5.6%
13 Sep 2026 13:45	5.6%
12 Sep 2026 13:30	5.6%
11 Sep 2026 13:15	5.6%
10 Sep 2026 13:00	5.6%
09 Sep 2026 12:45	5.6%
08 Sep 2026 12:30	5.6%
07 Sep 2026 12:15	5.6%
06 Sep 2026 12:00	5.6%
05 Sep 2026 11:45	5.6%
04 Sep 2026 11:30	5.6%
03 Sep 2026 11:15	5.6%
31 Aug 2026 10:45	5.6%

Broken Link Rate (%) — table, last 30 days.

Articles with Link Rot

Percentage of articles containing at least one broken external link

28 observations · measured in %

Summary Line Area Heatmap Table

25.0%

Articles with Link Rot

▬ 0.0% vs previous

29 Sep 2026 17:45

Articles with Link Rot (%) — summary, last 30 days.

Articles with Link Rot (%) — line, last 30 days.

Articles with Link Rot (%) — area, last 30 days.

	0						6						12						18
31 Aug
03 Sep
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29 Sep

Darker = higher articles with link rot. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Articles with Link Rot (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.

Articles with Link Rot observations
When	Articles with Link Rot
29 Sep 2026 17:45	25.0%
28 Sep 2026 17:30	25.0%
27 Sep 2026 17:15	25.0%
26 Sep 2026 17:00	25.0%
25 Sep 2026 16:45	25.0%
24 Sep 2026 16:30	25.0%
23 Sep 2026 16:15	25.0%
22 Sep 2026 16:00	25.0%
21 Sep 2026 15:45	25.0%
20 Sep 2026 15:30	25.0%
19 Sep 2026 15:15	25.0%
18 Sep 2026 15:00	25.0%
17 Sep 2026 14:45	25.0%
16 Sep 2026 14:30	25.0%
15 Sep 2026 14:15	25.0%
14 Sep 2026 14:00	25.0%
13 Sep 2026 13:45	25.0%
12 Sep 2026 13:30	25.0%
11 Sep 2026 13:15	25.0%
10 Sep 2026 13:00	25.0%
09 Sep 2026 12:45	25.0%
08 Sep 2026 12:30	25.0%
07 Sep 2026 12:15	25.0%
06 Sep 2026 12:00	25.0%
05 Sep 2026 11:45	25.0%
04 Sep 2026 11:30	25.0%
03 Sep 2026 11:15	25.0%
31 Aug 2026 10:45	25.0%

Articles with Link Rot (%) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page measures the percentage of Wikipedia articles with broken links and the average link lifetime in days. The numbers are based on regular analyses of Wikipedia's link data. Wiki link rot is an interesting phenomenon because it shows how the internet's landscape changes over time, affecting the reliability of online information.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AllPages

Why this isn't published anywhere else

While there are studies and initiatives addressing Wikipedia link rot, there isn't a single, centralized dashboard or recurring report that specifically tracks and publishes statistics on this topic, but some existing sources provide related information and analysis.

Uniqueness score 0.80 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.

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