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 | December 26, 2144 | 6,896 | 0.44 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,771 | 81.03% | March 6, 2004 | December 2, 2029 | 7,619 | 8.28 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | July 6, 2027 | 7,075 | 9.1 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 659 | 5.72% | November 17, 2006 | March 27, 2324 | 6,633 | 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 | July 11, 2025 | 6,369 | 0.07 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 259 | 99.9% | June 16, 2007 | January 20, 2025 | 6,422 | 40.74 |
| 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 | April 8, 2067 | — | — |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 50 | 87.5% | February 19, 2004 | January 10, 2028 | 7,635 | 0.05 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 8,393 | 30.06% | July 2, 2016 | November 25, 2044 | 3,118 | 1.16 |
| 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 | August 8, 2036 | 4,467 | 0.69 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 395 | 92.1% | December 5, 2007 | July 4, 2026 | 6,250 | 0.74 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 314 | 84.3% | April 25, 2013 | March 22, 2027 | 4,282 | 0.39 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | December 4, 2063 | 5,326 | 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 | June 27, 2027 | 7,029 | 5.89 |
| 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 | February 27, 2025 | 6,482 | 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 | — | 5,820 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | June 23, 2072 | 6,949 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 84 | 44% | May 2, 2013 | December 8, 2039 | 4,275 | 0.02 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 230 | 96.17% | October 13, 2013 | June 27, 2025 | 4,111 | 1.4 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 802 | 8.55% | October 4, 2015 | April 15, 2124 | 3,390 | 0.02 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | April 19, 2097 | 6,284 | 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 | September 7, 2025 | 7,026 | 0.42 |
| 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 | November 8, 2082 | 2,205 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | February 13, 2025 | 6,360 | 4.69 |
| 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 | — | 4,717 | 0 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | — | 4,790 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | February 21, 2163 | 7,190 | 0.43 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | April 6, 2026 | 1,445 | 0.34 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | — | 4,628 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | — | 5,666 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | November 12, 2031 | 6,784 | 2.71 |
| 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 | July 19, 2026 | 7,007 | 0.23 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | October 13, 2028 | 6,989 | 0.3 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | October 24, 2045 | 7,143 | 3.13 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | December 6, 2270 | 6,415 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | April 14, 2031 | 3,400 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 10 | 90% | August 1, 2015 | February 2, 2026 | 3,454 | 0.03 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 377 | 0% | February 22, 2017 | — | 2,883 | 0 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | February 25, 2028 | 3,457 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | — | 1,980 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | May 9, 2027 | 7,104 | 1.57 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | August 20, 2027 | 7,064 | 0.49 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | September 18, 2031 | 5,568 | 0.78 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | April 22, 2040 | 7,139 | 0.07 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | July 28, 2037 | 7,140 | 1.31 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 51 | 0% | June 10, 2020 | — | 1,679 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | June 12, 2031 | 7,005 | 1.46 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | August 5, 2037 | 6,974 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | August 14, 2025 | 7,005 | 0.05 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | February 6, 2040 | 7,002 | 1.39 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | April 10, 2043 | 6,598 | 0.29 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | January 26, 2036 | 6,313 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | October 14, 2055 | 4,415 | 2.36 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 41 | 83.6% | April 5, 2009 | February 19, 2028 | 5,763 | 0.04 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | May 12, 2030 | 2,044 | 0.35 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | September 23, 2026 | 5,011 | 0.78 |
| 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 | April 19, 2097 | 6,943 | 0.09 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | July 4, 2030 | 6,708 | 0.17 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | February 3, 2046 | 3,802 | 0.1 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 63 | 16% | April 29, 2019 | January 14, 2055 | 2,087 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | — | 6,798 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | August 4, 2048 | 6,963 | 0.4 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | November 19, 2056 | 6,979 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | March 23, 2144 | 6,649 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | May 5, 2051 | 7,002 | 0.44 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 18 | 65.38% | December 7, 2006 | August 16, 2034 | 6,613 | 0.01 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | April 19, 2045 | 6,625 | 0.92 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | December 19, 2026 | 6,941 | 0.47 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | August 22, 2033 | 7,018 | 2.18 |
| 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 | May 28, 2029 | 6,624 | 0.61 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | April 22, 2055 | 6,941 | 0.31 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | December 18, 2044 | 5,321 | 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 | November 26, 2025 | 6,966 | 0.97 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | January 24, 2029 | 6,998 | 1.27 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | January 19, 2025 | 7,049 | 1.98 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | October 6, 2048 | 7,106 | 1.59 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | August 30, 2028 | 7,095 | 0.17 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,981 | 519 | 89.58% | April 6, 2009 | November 15, 2026 | 5,762 | 0.77 |
| 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 | March 30, 2025 | 5,870 | 6.64 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 8 | 99.62% | November 10, 2005 | February 10, 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 | October 13, 2033 | 6,649 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 19 | 84.68% | September 16, 2012 | April 9, 2027 | 4,503 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 100 | 100 | 0% | March 2, 2013 | — | 4,336 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,316 | 343,211 | 70.55% | March 6, 2004 | September 30, 2033 | 7,619 | 107.9 |