Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Progress
This page details the progress of the WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles. It is intended to give a general overview of the contribution and progress of this project. While it is regularly updated, it may not be completely up to date. Check the individual project pages for a more accurate estimate of progress. Greyed out projects have been completed. Through the life of this project about 290,000 links have been verified and removed or about 225 per day. (Estimate based on June 26, 2007 numbers).
Progress report
[edit]Estimates for finish dates may be very inaccurate for inactive projects and are optimistic for projects that require pruning of an initial list.
| Type | Name | Starting count | Missing count | Percent complete | Date started | Date finished/Est. finish | Days elapsed | Topics per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 1911 Britannica | 14,454 | 0 | 100% | December 5, 2004 | February 27, 2006 | 449 | 32.19 |
| General | 1911 Britannica verification | 22,272 | 5,455 | 75.51% | February 27, 2006 | October 5, 2031 | 7,061 | 2.38 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,271 | 81.67% | March 6, 2004 | April 9, 2030 | 7,784 | 8.17 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | January 8, 2028 | 7,240 | 8.9 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 10 | 98.57% | November 17, 2006 | October 5, 2025 | 6,798 | 0.1 |
| General | Nuttall Encyclopedia | 16,000 | 0 | 100% | April 10, 2005 | November 10, 2005 | 214 | 74.77 |
| General | Citizendium list of missing articles | 442 | 12 | 97.29% | August 8, 2007 | December 27, 2025 | 6,534 | 0.07 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 203 | 99.92% | June 16, 2007 | July 3, 2025 | 6,587 | 39.73 |
| Crossover | 1911×2004 | 607 | 0 | 100% | July 25, 2005 | October 23, 2005 | 90 | 6.74 |
| Crossover | 1911x2004xNuttall | 28 | 0 | 100% | July 25, 2005 | July 28, 2005 | 3 | 9.33 |
| Crossover | 1911×Biographies | 10 | 0 | 100% | September 7, 2005 | September 15, 2005 | 8 | 1.25 |
| Crossover | 1911×Catholic | 103 | 0 | 100% | August 31, 2005 | February 10, 2006 | 163 | 0.63 |
| Crossover | 1911×Hotlist topics | 78 | 0 | 100% | September 8, 2005 | October 20, 2005 | 42 | 1.86 |
| Crossover | 1911×General encyclopedic topics | 251 | 0 | 100% | August 30, 2005 | November 24, 2005 | 86 | 2.92 |
| Crossover | 1911×Music | 62 | 0 | 100% | August 31, 2005 | December 19, 2005 | 110 | 0.56 |
| Crossover | 1911xNuttall | 174 | 0 | 100% | July 26, 2005 | August 9, 2005 | 14 | 12.43 |
| Crossover | 2004×Encarta | 524 | 0 | 100% | July 30, 2005 | January 4, 2006 | 158 | 3.32 |
| Crossover | Gutenberg authors×misc | 78 | 0 | 100% | September 30, 2005 | October 15, 2005 | 15 | 5.2 |
| Crossover | Top list | 142 | 0 | 100% | January 14, 2006 | March 30, 2007 | 440 | 0.32 |
| Crossover | General×Hotlist | 977 | 0 | 100% | September 23, 2005 | March 6, 2010 | 1,625 | 0.6 |
| Crossover | List of encyclopedia topics×music | 161 | 0 | 100% | December 25, 2005 | February 7, 2012 | 2,235 | 0.07 |
| Biography | Piracy | 1,097 | 825 | 24.79% | May 4, 2007 | July 18, 2080 | — | — |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 49 | 87.75% | February 19, 2004 | June 21, 2028 | 7,800 | 0.05 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 10,916 | 9.03% | July 2, 2016 | January 3, 2116 | 3,283 | 0.33 |
| Biography | Women in Science | 814 | 0 | 100% | April 12, 2012 | September 30, 2021 | 3,458 | 0.24 |
| Biography | Gender gap | 6,000 | 202 | 96.63% | October 22, 2012 | December 6, 2025 | 4,632 | 1.25 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 332 | 93.36% | December 5, 2007 | September 27, 2026 | 6,415 | 0.73 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 212 | 89.4% | April 25, 2013 | December 7, 2026 | 4,447 | 0.4 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | July 31, 2065 | 5,491 | 0 |
| Biography | Biographies | 11,089 | 0 | 100% | September 4, 2005 | April 23, 2009 | 1,327 | 8.36 |
| Biography | Find-A-Grave famous people | 46,698 | 4,500 | 90.36% | October 17, 2005 | August 4, 2027 | 7,194 | 5.87 |
| Biography | Project Gutenberg authors | 6,004 | 0 | 100% | September 27, 2005 | June 28, 2015 | 3,561 | 1.69 |
| Biography | World Cat | 1,500 | 9 | 99.4% | April 17, 2007 | August 7, 2025 | 6,647 | 0.22 |
| Biography | List of thinkers on education | 112 | 0 | 100% | October 22, 2008 | August 23, 2010 | 670 | 0.17 |
| Biography | Organized Crime | 1,459 | 1,458 | 0.07% | February 7, 2009 | — | 5,985 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | January 20, 2074 | 7,114 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 78 | 48% | May 2, 2013 | August 29, 2038 | 4,440 | 0.02 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 86 | 98.57% | October 13, 2013 | August 29, 2025 | 4,276 | 1.38 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 802 | 8.55% | October 4, 2015 | July 28, 2129 | 3,555 | 0.02 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | August 25, 2099 | 6,449 | 0.06 |
| Biographies | Britannica's Black History biographies | 756 | 0 | 100% | October 20, 2005 | March 20, 2007 | 516 | 1.47 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of New Zealand Bio | 3,049 | 99 | 96.75% | October 20, 2005 | February 24, 2026 | 7,191 | 0.41 |
| Biographies | Bio of English Literature | 1,663 | 0 | 100% | March 12, 2006 | April 22, 2010 | 1,502 | 1.11 |
| Biographies | MacTutor archive bios | 1,869 | 0 | 100% | August 25, 2005 | January 16, 2019 | 4,892 | 0.38 |
| Biographies | MacTutor archive bios phase 2 | 275 | 249 | 9.45% | January 1, 2019 | August 19, 2087 | 2,370 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | July 29, 2025 | 6,525 | 4.58 |
| Biographies | 1919 Bartlett's Quotations | 110 | 0 | 100% | February 23, 2007 | December 1, 2008 | 647 | 0.17 |
| Biographies | Australian Dictionary of Biography | 11,908 | 11,908 | 0% | February 15, 2012 | — | 4,882 | 0 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | — | 4,955 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | October 5, 2166 | 7,355 | 0.42 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | November 8, 2026 | 1,610 | 0.3 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | — | 4,793 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | — | 5,831 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | June 24, 2032 | 6,949 | 2.64 |
| Specialized | Gardening for the Million | 1,222 | 0 | 100% | August 18, 2006 | June 20, 2007 | 306 | 3.99 |
| Specialized | Grocer's Encyclopedia | 1,755 | 128 | 92.71% | November 8, 2005 | January 13, 2027 | 7,172 | 0.23 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | April 29, 2029 | 7,154 | 0.29 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | September 29, 2046 | 7,308 | 3.06 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | September 15, 2277 | 6,580 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | January 15, 2032 | 3,565 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 8 | 92% | August 1, 2015 | May 9, 2026 | 3,619 | 0.03 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 93 | 75.33% | February 22, 2017 | March 22, 2028 | 3,048 | 0.09 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | October 1, 2028 | 3,622 | 0.1 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | — | 2,145 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | November 10, 2027 | 7,269 | 1.54 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | February 23, 2028 | 7,229 | 0.48 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | May 12, 2032 | 5,733 | 0.76 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | February 10, 2041 | 7,304 | 0.07 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | April 24, 2038 | 7,305 | 1.28 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 44 | 13.73% | June 10, 2020 | March 23, 2057 | 1,844 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | January 18, 2032 | 7,170 | 1.43 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | May 6, 2038 | 7,139 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | January 31, 2026 | 7,170 | 0.05 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | November 27, 2040 | 7,167 | 1.36 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | March 6, 2044 | 6,763 | 0.28 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | October 22, 2036 | 6,478 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | May 21, 2057 | 4,580 | 2.27 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 39 | 84.4% | April 5, 2009 | June 28, 2028 | 5,928 | 0.04 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | March 30, 2031 | 2,209 | 0.32 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | March 28, 2027 | 5,176 | 0.75 |
| Politicians | Australian politicians | 373 | 0 | 100% | January 5, 2006 | April 5, 2012 | 2,282 | 0.16 |
| Politicians | Canadian politicians | 1,570 | 0 | 100% | January 8, 2006 | July 15, 2014 | 3,110 | 0.5 |
| Politicians | Canadian politicians 2 | 570 | 0 | 100% | January 22, 2006 | December 20, 2012 | 2,524 | 0.23 |
| Politicians | German politicians | 2,900 | 2,296 | 20.83% | January 11, 2006 | June 20, 2099 | 7,108 | 0.08 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | February 4, 2031 | 6,873 | 0.17 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | June 17, 2047 | 3,967 | 0.1 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 54 | 28% | April 29, 2019 | May 6, 2041 | 2,252 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | — | 6,963 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | August 8, 2049 | 7,128 | 0.39 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | February 2, 2058 | 7,144 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | August 20, 2147 | 6,814 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | May 31, 2052 | 7,167 | 0.43 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 46 | 11.54% | December 7, 2006 | October 7, 2167 | 6,778 | 0 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | April 3, 2046 | 6,790 | 0.89 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | June 19, 2027 | 7,106 | 0.46 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | April 17, 2034 | 7,183 | 2.13 |
| Medical | Medical subject headings | 22,568 | 0 | 100% | May 8, 2006 | June 11, 2012 | 2,226 | 10.14 |
| Medical | Genome glossary | 449 | 0 | 100% | November 26, 2006 | December 21, 2014 | 2,947 | 0.15 |
| Medical | Cancer dictionary | 5,004 | 971 | 80.6% | November 26, 2006 | December 19, 2029 | 6,789 | 0.59 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | June 23, 2056 | 7,106 | 0.31 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | January 13, 2046 | 5,486 | 0.03 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable albums | 2,972 | 0 | 100% | November 8, 2005 | August 8, 2009 | 1,369 | 2.17 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable films | 1,914 | 0 | 100% | November 7, 2005 | March 12, 2009 | 1,221 | 1.57 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable songs | 7,028 | 268 | 96.19% | December 19, 2005 | April 7, 2026 | 7,131 | 0.95 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | August 12, 2029 | 7,163 | 1.24 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | July 3, 2025 | 7,214 | 1.94 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | October 7, 2049 | 7,271 | 1.55 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | March 14, 2029 | 7,260 | 0.17 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,981 | 519 | 89.58% | April 6, 2009 | May 18, 2027 | 5,927 | 0.75 |
| Compiled lists | List of large companies | 700 | 0 | 100% | October 27, 2005 | November 1, 2010 | 1,831 | 0.38 |
| Compiled lists | Quiz Bowl answers | 1,444 | 0 | 100% | July 1, 2005 | October 6, 2011 | 2,288 | 0.63 |
| Compiled lists | Stanford Archive answers | 39,452 | 495 | 98.75% | December 19, 2008 | September 13, 2025 | 6,035 | 6.46 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 3 | 99.86% | November 10, 2005 | July 8, 2025 | 7,170 | 0.29 |
| Compiled lists | Major towns and cities | 125 | 0 | 100% | December 17, 2006 | July 15, 2008 | 576 | 0.22 |
| Compiled lists | Patent glossary | 527 | 171 | 67.55% | November 1, 2006 | June 14, 2034 | 6,814 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 18 | 85.48% | September 16, 2012 | August 30, 2027 | 4,668 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 381 | 83 | 78.22% | March 2, 2013 | December 3, 2028 | 4,501 | 0.07 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,597 | 327,041 | 71.94% | March 6, 2004 | October 20, 2033 | 7,784 | 107.73 |