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 | November 22, 2145 | 6,941 | 0.44 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,771 | 81.03% | March 6, 2004 | January 27, 2030 | 7,664 | 8.23 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | August 25, 2027 | 7,120 | 9.05 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 659 | 5.72% | November 17, 2006 | May 22, 2326 | 6,678 | 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 | August 26, 2025 | 6,414 | 0.07 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 259 | 99.9% | June 16, 2007 | March 6, 2025 | 6,467 | 40.45 |
| 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 | September 8, 2067 | — | — |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 50 | 87.5% | February 19, 2004 | March 1, 2028 | 7,680 | 0.05 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 8,393 | 30.06% | July 2, 2016 | April 24, 2045 | 3,163 | 1.14 |
| 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 | November 3, 2036 | 4,512 | 0.68 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 395 | 92.1% | December 5, 2007 | August 22, 2026 | 6,295 | 0.73 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 314 | 84.3% | April 25, 2013 | May 15, 2027 | 4,327 | 0.39 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | May 17, 2064 | 5,371 | 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 | August 16, 2027 | 7,074 | 5.86 |
| 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 | April 13, 2025 | 6,527 | 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 | — | 5,865 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | November 27, 2072 | 6,994 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 84 | 44% | May 2, 2013 | March 19, 2040 | 4,320 | 0.02 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 230 | 96.17% | October 13, 2013 | August 13, 2025 | 4,156 | 1.39 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 802 | 8.55% | October 4, 2015 | September 24, 2125 | 3,435 | 0.02 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | December 9, 2097 | 6,329 | 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 | October 23, 2025 | 7,071 | 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 | February 27, 2084 | 2,250 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | March 30, 2025 | 6,405 | 4.66 |
| 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 | — | 4,762 | 0 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | — | 4,835 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | February 16, 2164 | 7,235 | 0.43 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | June 4, 2026 | 1,490 | 0.33 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | — | 4,673 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | — | 5,711 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | January 12, 2032 | 6,829 | 2.69 |
| 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 | September 6, 2026 | 7,052 | 0.23 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | December 6, 2028 | 7,034 | 0.3 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | January 25, 2046 | 7,188 | 3.11 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | October 11, 2272 | 6,460 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | June 29, 2031 | 3,445 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 10 | 90% | August 1, 2015 | March 24, 2026 | 3,499 | 0.03 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 377 | 0% | February 22, 2017 | — | 2,928 | 0 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | April 25, 2028 | 3,502 | 0.11 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | — | 2,025 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | June 28, 2027 | 7,149 | 1.56 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | October 10, 2027 | 7,109 | 0.49 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | November 22, 2031 | 5,613 | 0.78 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | July 12, 2040 | 7,184 | 0.07 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | October 9, 2037 | 7,185 | 1.3 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 51 | 0% | June 10, 2020 | — | 1,724 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | August 11, 2031 | 7,050 | 1.45 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | October 19, 2037 | 7,019 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | September 30, 2025 | 7,050 | 0.05 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | April 27, 2040 | 7,047 | 1.38 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | July 9, 2043 | 6,643 | 0.29 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | April 9, 2036 | 6,358 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | March 21, 2056 | 4,460 | 2.33 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 41 | 83.6% | April 5, 2009 | April 12, 2028 | 5,808 | 0.04 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | August 8, 2030 | 2,089 | 0.34 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | November 13, 2026 | 5,056 | 0.77 |
| 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 | November 21, 2097 | 6,988 | 0.09 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | September 1, 2030 | 6,753 | 0.17 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | June 19, 2046 | 3,847 | 0.1 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 63 | 16% | April 29, 2019 | October 22, 2055 | 2,132 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | — | 6,843 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | November 12, 2048 | 7,008 | 0.4 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | March 19, 2057 | 7,024 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | February 26, 2145 | 6,694 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | August 20, 2051 | 7,047 | 0.44 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 18 | 65.38% | December 7, 2006 | October 24, 2034 | 6,658 | 0.01 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | July 23, 2045 | 6,670 | 0.91 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | February 7, 2027 | 6,986 | 0.47 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | October 26, 2033 | 7,063 | 2.17 |
| 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 | July 23, 2029 | 6,669 | 0.6 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | August 17, 2055 | 6,986 | 0.31 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | April 4, 2045 | 5,366 | 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 | January 12, 2026 | 7,011 | 0.96 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | March 19, 2029 | 7,043 | 1.26 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | March 5, 2025 | 7,094 | 1.97 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | January 13, 2049 | 7,151 | 1.58 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | October 22, 2028 | 7,140 | 0.17 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,981 | 519 | 89.58% | April 6, 2009 | January 4, 2027 | 5,807 | 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 | May 14, 2025 | 5,915 | 6.59 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 8 | 99.62% | November 10, 2005 | March 27, 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 | December 18, 2033 | 6,694 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 19 | 84.68% | September 16, 2012 | June 1, 2027 | 4,548 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 100 | 100 | 0% | March 2, 2013 | — | 4,381 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,316 | 343,211 | 70.55% | March 6, 2004 | December 3, 2033 | 7,664 | 107.27 |