Wikipedia:Vital articles
There are currently 6,735,430 articles on the English Wikipedia, some of which have been selected as vital articles. They are organized into five levels of vitality. Level 1 contains the ten most vital articles, and each further level expands on the selection of the previous level, as follows:
Level 1 (10 articles) - Level 2 (100 articles) - Level 3 (1,000 articles) - Level 4 (10,000 articles) - Level 5 (50,000 articles)
This page contains the level 3 list. Any modification to the list should only be made after discussion on the talk page. The list's articles are categorized by topic to aid navigation.
The vital article lists are meant to guide the prioritization of improvements to vital articles and to monitor their quality. They are tailored to the English Wikipedia, unlike the list of articles every Wikipedia should have on Meta-Wiki. They are actively maintained by the dedicated WikiProject Vital Articles. For more on the history, process and purpose behind the vital article lists, please visit the FAQ page.
Rewards for improving vital articles
- {{Good Article Barnstar}}: Awarded for improving a Level 1 article to Good Article status. Prize awarded by Sdkb with no expiry date. More details....
- {{Original Barnstar}} and {{Good Article Barnstar}}: Presented for improving any vital article (Level 1–5) to Good Article status. Prize awarded by The person who loves reading until March 22, 2024. More details...
- £100 Reward: Offered for enhancing a Level 2 article to Good Article status. Cash awarded by The wub until July 2024. More details...
Please contact the prize sponsors for additional information. Remember to adhere to Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and exercise common sense.
Summary
Last updated by Cobblet (talk) at 19:47, May 25, 2023.
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The following table summarizes the quality of the articles on this list. It is updated daily by Cewbot. Total 1,000 articles.
| Class | #Articles |
|---|---|
 GA |
129 |
 C |
483 |
 DGA |
91 |
 B |
311 |
 FFA |
80 |
 FA |
69 |
 FGAN |
118 |
 Start |
8 |
 A |
1 |
| FFAC |
2 |
 FFLC |
1 |
Level 3 vital articles (1,000 articles)
People (112 articles)
History (84 articles)
General (4 articles)History by region (9 articles)
History by subject (11 articles)
Prehistory (4 articles) |
Ancient history (18 articles)Post-classical history (13 articles) |
Modern history (25 articles)
|
Geography (106 articles)
General (1 article)Continents and regions (11 articles)
Terrestrial features (12 articles)Hydrological features (19 articles) |
Countries (43 articles) |
Cities (20 articles)
|
Arts (45 articles)
General (5 articles)Artistic movements (4 articles)Architecture (3 articles) |
Literature (8 articles)Music (9 articles)
|
Performing arts (5 articles)Visual arts (11 articles)
|
Philosophy and religion (55 articles)
Philosophy (17 articles)General (2 articles)Philosophical branches and concepts (12 articles)Philosophy by region and period (3 articles) |
Mythology (2 articles)Religion (13 articles) |
Specific religions (23 articles)Abrahamic religions (11 articles)East Asian religions (3 articles)Indian religions (8 articles)Other religions (1 article)
|
Everyday life (57 articles)
General (4 articles)Family and kinship (10 articles)Sexuality and gender (6 articles) |
Food and drink (22 articles) |
Recreation and entertainment (15 articles)
|
Society and social sciences (147 articles)
General (13 articles)Politics and government (25 articles)Conflict (4 articles)Education (4 articles) |
Business and economics (22 articles)Social issues (22 articles)
Law (6 articles) |
Psychology (16 articles)
Language (31 articles)Media (4 articles)
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Health, medicine and disease (41 articles)
Illness and injury (19 articles) |
Health, fitness, and medicine (13 articles) |
Drugs and medication (9 articles)
|
Science (210 articles)
General (5 articles)Astronomy (26 articles)
Physics (41 articles) |
Biology (77 articles) |
Chemistry (38 articles)Earth science (23 articles)
|
Technology (98 articles)
General (4 articles)Energy (14 articles)Food and health (10 articles)
Weapons (6 articles) |
Tools and machinery (8 articles)Media and communication (10 articles)Computing and information technology (4 articles)Electronics (4 articles)Space (5 articles) |
Transportation (6 articles)Structures (6 articles)Materials (10 articles)Optical (5 articles)
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Mathematics (45 articles)
General (5 articles)Counting and numbers (12 articles) |
Algebra (5 articles)Analysis (5 articles)Arithmetic (4 articles) |
Geometry and topology (12 articles)Probability and statistics (2 articles)
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