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AI Chatbots and Short Videos Steal Spotlight as Wikipedia’s Human Visits Decline by 8%
Wikipedia User Visit Declines: Wikipedia, once the most trusted source of internet information, is now experiencing a decline in user traffic. According to reports, human visits to the site declined by 8% in 2025.
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“AI Chatbots and Short Videos Steal Spotlight as Wikipedia’s Human Visits Decline by 8%”
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19 Oct 2025
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia site, has made public that human traffic to its site decreased by 8% in 2025. The Wikimedia Foundation said that AI resources, search engines, and social media sites are now giving straight answers, cutting the necessity to visit the site.
In an October 17 blog post, the Foundation said that shifting internet tendencies and the growth in bot traffic have altered people's way of gathering information.
Wikimedia explained that its system divides traffic into two categories: human and bot. The system was reviewed after a sudden surge in traffic from Brazil in May 2025. The investigation revealed that many of these visits were actually generated by bots mimicking human behavior.
