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
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 | 19,243 | 13.6% | February 27, 2006 | April 28, 2147 | 7,012 | 0.43 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,771 | 81.03% | March 6, 2004 | April 25, 2030 | 7,735 | 8.16 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | November 13, 2027 | 7,191 | 8.96 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 659 | 5.72% | November 17, 2006 | October 14, 2329 | 6,749 | 0.01 |
| 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 | November 7, 2025 | 6,485 | 0.07 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 259 | 99.9% | June 16, 2007 | May 16, 2025 | 6,538 | 40.01 |
| 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 | 773 | 29.54% | May 4, 2007 | May 5, 2068 | — | — |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 50 | 87.5% | February 19, 2004 | May 21, 2028 | 7,751 | 0.05 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 8,393 | 30.06% | July 2, 2016 | December 16, 2045 | 3,234 | 1.12 |
| Biography | Women in Science | 814 | 0 | 100% | April 12, 2012 | September 30, 2021 | 3,458 | 0.24 |
| Biography | Gender gap | 6,000 | 2,916 | 51.4% | October 22, 2012 | March 21, 2037 | 4,583 | 0.67 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 395 | 92.1% | December 5, 2007 | November 7, 2026 | 6,366 | 0.72 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 314 | 84.3% | April 25, 2013 | August 7, 2027 | 4,398 | 0.38 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | February 1, 2065 | 5,442 | 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 | 5,268 | 88.72% | October 17, 2005 | November 5, 2027 | 7,145 | 5.8 |
| Biography | Project Gutenberg authors | 6,004 | 0 | 100% | September 27, 2005 | June 28, 2015 | 3,561 | 1.69 |
| Biography | World Cat | 1,500 | 10 | 99.33% | April 17, 2007 | June 23, 2025 | 6,598 | 0.23 |
| 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 | — | 5,936 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | August 2, 2073 | 7,065 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 84 | 44% | May 2, 2013 | August 28, 2040 | 4,391 | 0.02 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 230 | 96.17% | October 13, 2013 | October 25, 2025 | 4,227 | 1.37 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 802 | 8.55% | October 4, 2015 | January 2, 2128 | 3,506 | 0.02 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | December 13, 2098 | 6,400 | 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 | January 5, 2026 | 7,142 | 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 | March 19, 2086 | 2,321 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | June 9, 2025 | 6,476 | 4.61 |
| 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 | — | 4,833 | 0 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | — | 4,906 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | September 7, 2165 | 7,306 | 0.43 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | September 5, 2026 | 1,561 | 0.31 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | — | 4,744 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | — | 5,782 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | April 18, 2032 | 6,900 | 2.66 |
| 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 | November 21, 2026 | 7,123 | 0.23 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | March 1, 2029 | 7,105 | 0.3 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | June 20, 2046 | 7,259 | 3.08 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | September 11, 2275 | 6,531 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | October 25, 2031 | 3,516 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 10 | 90% | August 1, 2015 | June 11, 2026 | 3,570 | 0.03 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 377 | 0% | February 22, 2017 | — | 2,999 | 0 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | July 28, 2028 | 3,573 | 0.1 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | — | 2,096 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | September 16, 2027 | 7,220 | 1.55 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | December 29, 2027 | 7,180 | 0.49 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | March 3, 2032 | 5,684 | 0.77 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | November 15, 2040 | 7,255 | 0.07 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | February 3, 2038 | 7,256 | 1.29 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 51 | 0% | June 10, 2020 | — | 1,795 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | November 14, 2031 | 7,121 | 1.44 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | February 13, 2038 | 7,090 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | December 12, 2025 | 7,121 | 0.05 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | August 31, 2040 | 7,118 | 1.36 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | November 29, 2043 | 6,714 | 0.29 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | August 3, 2036 | 6,429 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | November 28, 2056 | 4,531 | 2.3 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 41 | 83.6% | April 5, 2009 | July 6, 2028 | 5,879 | 0.04 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | December 24, 2030 | 2,160 | 0.33 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | February 1, 2027 | 5,127 | 0.76 |
| 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 | October 28, 2098 | 7,059 | 0.09 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | December 2, 2030 | 6,824 | 0.17 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | January 20, 2047 | 3,918 | 0.1 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 63 | 16% | April 29, 2019 | January 8, 2057 | 2,203 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | — | 6,914 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | April 20, 2049 | 7,079 | 0.4 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | September 24, 2057 | 7,095 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | August 16, 2146 | 6,765 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | February 5, 2052 | 7,118 | 0.44 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 18 | 65.38% | December 7, 2006 | February 9, 2035 | 6,729 | 0.01 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | December 20, 2045 | 6,741 | 0.9 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | April 26, 2027 | 7,057 | 0.46 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | February 5, 2034 | 7,134 | 2.15 |
| 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 | October 19, 2029 | 6,740 | 0.6 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | February 17, 2056 | 7,057 | 0.31 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | September 19, 2045 | 5,437 | 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 | 305 | 95.66% | December 19, 2005 | March 27, 2026 | 7,082 | 0.95 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | June 13, 2029 | 7,114 | 1.25 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | May 15, 2025 | 7,165 | 1.95 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | June 20, 2049 | 7,222 | 1.56 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | January 14, 2029 | 7,211 | 0.17 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,981 | 519 | 89.58% | April 6, 2009 | March 25, 2027 | 5,878 | 0.76 |
| 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 | July 25, 2025 | 5,986 | 6.51 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 8 | 99.62% | November 10, 2005 | June 6, 2025 | 3,328 | 0.62 |
| 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 | April 2, 2034 | 6,765 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 19 | 84.68% | September 16, 2012 | August 24, 2027 | 4,619 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 100 | 100 | 0% | March 2, 2013 | — | 4,452 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,316 | 343,211 | 70.55% | March 6, 2004 | March 13, 2034 | 7,735 | 106.28 |