Statizoid Fading Wiki Categories

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Fading Wiki Categories

Tracking the decline and fragmentation of knowledge classification on Wikipedia.

Observations
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Tracking since
Last updated

Fading Categories

Number of categories with fewer than 5 articles

27 observations across 5 series · measured in count

6 count
8
▬ 0.0% vs previous
29 Sep 2026 11:00
6 count
9
▬ 0.0% vs previous
28 Sep 2026 10:45
5 count
7
▬ 0.0% vs previous
17 Sep 2026 08:15
4 count
6
▬ 0.0% vs previous
11 Sep 2026 06:45
4 count
5
▬ 0.0% vs previous
18 Sep 2026 08:30
Fading Categories (count) — summary, last 30 days.
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
024601 Sep15 Sep29 Sep8: 6 count — 01 Sep 2026 04:158: 6 count — 03 Sep 2026 04:458: 6 count — 04 Sep 2026 05:008: 6 count — 05 Sep 2026 05:158: 6 count — 08 Sep 2026 06:008: 6 count — 09 Sep 2026 06:158: 6 count — 12 Sep 2026 07:008: 6 count — 13 Sep 2026 07:158: 6 count — 14 Sep 2026 07:308: 6 count — 15 Sep 2026 07:458: 6 count — 29 Sep 2026 11:009: 6 count — 21 Sep 2026 09:009: 6 count — 22 Sep 2026 09:159: 6 count — 23 Sep 2026 09:309: 6 count — 24 Sep 2026 09:459: 6 count — 25 Sep 2026 10:009: 6 count — 26 Sep 2026 10:159: 6 count — 27 Sep 2026 10:309: 6 count — 28 Sep 2026 10:457: 5 count — 02 Sep 2026 04:307: 5 count — 06 Sep 2026 05:307: 5 count — 07 Sep 2026 05:457: 5 count — 17 Sep 2026 08:156: 4 count — 10 Sep 2026 06:306: 4 count — 11 Sep 2026 06:455: 4 count — 16 Sep 2026 08:005: 4 count — 18 Sep 2026 08:30
Fading Categories (count) — line, last 30 days.
  • 86 count
  • 96 count
  • 75 count
  • 64 count
  • 54 count
Fading Categories (count) — bar, last 30 days.
  • 86 count
  • 96 count
  • 75 count
  • 64 count
  • 54 count
Fading Categories (count) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Fading Categories (count) — share, last 30 days.
4 count–4.167 count: 4 observations4.167 count–4.333 count: 0 observations4.333 count–4.5 count: 0 observations4.5 count–4.667 count: 0 observations4.667 count–4.833 count: 0 observations4.833 count–5 count: 0 observations5 count–5.167 count: 4 observations5.167 count–5.333 count: 0 observations5.333 count–5.5 count: 0 observations5.5 count–5.667 count: 0 observations5.667 count–5.833 count: 0 observations5.833 count–6 count: 19 observations4 count6 count19
Fading Categories (count) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
01 Sep
02 Sep
03 Sep
04 Sep
05 Sep
06 Sep
07 Sep
08 Sep
09 Sep
10 Sep
11 Sep
12 Sep
13 Sep
14 Sep
15 Sep
16 Sep
17 Sep
18 Sep
21 Sep
22 Sep
23 Sep
24 Sep
25 Sep
26 Sep
27 Sep
28 Sep
29 Sep

Darker = higher fading categories. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Fading Categories (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesFading Categories
86 count
96 count
96 count
96 count
96 count
96 count
96 count
96 count
96 count
54 count
75 count
54 count
86 count
86 count
86 count
86 count
64 count
64 count
86 count
86 count
75 count
75 count
86 count
86 count
86 count
75 count
86 count
Fading Categories (count) — table, last 30 days.

Median Category Size

Median number of articles per category across the sample

27 observations across 5 series · measured in articles

3 articles
7
▬ 0.0% vs previous
17 Sep 2026 08:15
3 articles
9
▬ 0.0% vs previous
28 Sep 2026 10:45
2.5 articles
8
▬ 0.0% vs previous
29 Sep 2026 11:00
1.5 articles
6
▬ 0.0% vs previous
11 Sep 2026 06:45
0 articles
5
18 Sep 2026 08:30
Median Category Size (articles) — summary, last 30 days.
  • 7
  • 9
  • 8
  • 6
  • 5
012301 Sep15 Sep29 Sep7: 3 articles — 02 Sep 2026 04:307: 3 articles — 06 Sep 2026 05:307: 3 articles — 07 Sep 2026 05:457: 3 articles — 17 Sep 2026 08:159: 3 articles — 21 Sep 2026 09:009: 3 articles — 22 Sep 2026 09:159: 3 articles — 23 Sep 2026 09:309: 3 articles — 24 Sep 2026 09:459: 3 articles — 25 Sep 2026 10:009: 3 articles — 26 Sep 2026 10:159: 3 articles — 27 Sep 2026 10:309: 3 articles — 28 Sep 2026 10:458: 2.5 articles — 01 Sep 2026 04:158: 2.5 articles — 03 Sep 2026 04:458: 2.5 articles — 04 Sep 2026 05:008: 2.5 articles — 05 Sep 2026 05:158: 2.5 articles — 08 Sep 2026 06:008: 2.5 articles — 09 Sep 2026 06:158: 2.5 articles — 12 Sep 2026 07:008: 2.5 articles — 13 Sep 2026 07:158: 2.5 articles — 14 Sep 2026 07:308: 2.5 articles — 15 Sep 2026 07:458: 2.5 articles — 29 Sep 2026 11:006: 1.5 articles — 10 Sep 2026 06:306: 1.5 articles — 11 Sep 2026 06:455: 0 articles — 16 Sep 2026 08:005: 0 articles — 18 Sep 2026 08:30
Median Category Size (articles) — line, last 30 days.
  • 73 articles
  • 93 articles
  • 82.5 articles
  • 61.5 articles
  • 50 articles
Median Category Size (articles) — bar, last 30 days.
  • 73 articles
  • 93 articles
  • 82.5 articles
  • 61.5 articles
  • 50 articles
Median Category Size (articles) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Median Category Size (articles) — share, last 30 days.
0 articles–0.25 articles: 2 observations0.25 articles–0.5 articles: 0 observations0.5 articles–0.75 articles: 0 observations0.75 articles–1 articles: 0 observations1 articles–1.25 articles: 0 observations1.25 articles–1.5 articles: 0 observations1.5 articles–1.75 articles: 2 observations1.75 articles–2 articles: 0 observations2 articles–2.25 articles: 0 observations2.25 articles–2.5 articles: 0 observations2.5 articles–2.75 articles: 11 observations2.75 articles–3 articles: 12 observations0 articles3 articles12
Median Category Size (articles) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
01 Sep
02 Sep
03 Sep
04 Sep
05 Sep
06 Sep
07 Sep
08 Sep
09 Sep
10 Sep
11 Sep
12 Sep
13 Sep
14 Sep
15 Sep
16 Sep
17 Sep
18 Sep
21 Sep
22 Sep
23 Sep
24 Sep
25 Sep
26 Sep
27 Sep
28 Sep
29 Sep

Darker = higher median category size. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median Category Size (articles) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesMedian Category Size
82.5 articles
93 articles
93 articles
93 articles
93 articles
93 articles
93 articles
93 articles
93 articles
50 articles
73 articles
50 articles
82.5 articles
82.5 articles
82.5 articles
82.5 articles
61.5 articles
61.5 articles
82.5 articles
82.5 articles
73 articles
73 articles
82.5 articles
82.5 articles
82.5 articles
73 articles
82.5 articles
Median Category Size (articles) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page monitors the evolution of Wikipedia's category system by identifying 'fading' categories. We specifically track the number of categories containing fewer than five articles and the overall median category size.

Data is pulled directly from Wikipedia's live category trees. Because categories are dynamic and constantly edited by the community, these figures shift as articles are reclassified or new niches emerge.

Observing these trends reveals how the collective organisation of human knowledge changes over time, highlighting where information is consolidating or where specific subjects are becoming fragmented.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

The search results contain no evidence of anyone tracking the evolution or 'fading' of Wikipedia categories; results are instead related to a YouTube channel called 'Fade Wiki' or specific game mechanics called 'Fading'.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.