Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5
The five nested vital article Levels are meant to give direction to the prioritization of improvements of English Wikipedia articles (e.g. which articles to bring to WP:GA and WP:FA status), to provide a measurement of quality of overall English Wikipedia (e.g. what proportion of the most important articles are at GA and FA status), and to serve as a centralized watchlist of English Wikipedia's most important articles. Unlike the list of articles every Wikipedia should have, they are tailored to the English Wikipedia and are actively maintained by the dedicated WikiProject Vital Articles. This page contains links to the 50,000 articles of the Level 5 list.
Any addition to or removal from these lists should ONLY BE MADE after a discussion on the relevant Level 5 sub talk pages.
Level 1 (10 articles) < Level 2 (100 articles) < Level 3 (1,000 articles) < Level 4 (10,000 articles) < Level 5 (50,000 articles)
Level 5 sub-lists
editBecause of its size, Vital articles Level 5 has been split into several sub-lists. If you spot a duplicate listing, please remove one of them; if you aren't sure in which section a topic belongs, please initiate a discussion on the talk page. Please do not duplicate items on the same level of the list.
Current total
editAs of July 2025, the level 5 Vital Articles list includes 50,003 individual articles. All changes to this list should be proposed on the talk page or the relevant subpage for the proposal. Cewbot provides a more updated count of articles in its edit summaries on subpages.
Counts updated from subpages at 18:22, 1 December 2025 (UTC)
| Sublist | Current | Target | At quota? | Change in effect? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | 14,832 | 14,900 | Slightly under | — |
| Writers and journalists | 1,964 | 1,900 | Slightly over | Trim |
| Artists, musicians, and composers | 2,181 | 2,200 | Yes | — |
| Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters | 2,131 | 2,100 | Slightly over | — |
| Philosophers, historians, and social scientists | 1,359 | 1,400 | Slightly over | Brainstorm |
| Religious figures | 495 | 500 | Yes | — |
| Politicians and leaders | 2,408 | 2,400 | Yes | — |
| Military personnel, revolutionaries, and activists | 875 | 900 | Slightly under | — |
| Scientists, inventors, and mathematicians | 1,265 | 1,300 | Slightly under | Brainstorm |
| Sports figures | 1,090 | 1,100 | Yes | — |
| Miscellaneous | 1,055 | 1,100 | Slightly under | Trim |
| History | 3,299 | 3,300 | Yes | — |
| Geography | 5,171 | 5,200 | Yes | — |
| Basics and technical geography | 136 | 100 | Slightly under | — |
| Physical geography | 1,773 | 1,800 | Yes | Slightly under |
| Countries and subdivisions | 1,276 | 1,300 | Slightly under | — |
| Cities | 1,986 | 2,000 | Yes | — |
| Arts | 3,764 | 3,700 | Slightly over | — |
| Audiovisual arts | 1,924 | 1,900 | Slightly under | — |
| Narrative arts | 1,840 | 1,800 | Slightly over | — |
| Everyday life | 2,476 | 2,500 | Slightly under | — |
| Everyday life | 1,296 | 1,300 | Yes | — |
| Sports, games and recreation | 1,180 | 1,200 | Slightly under | Brainstorm |
| Philosophy and religion | 1,477 | 1,500 | Slightly under | ? |
| Society and social sciences | 4,157 | 4,100 | Slightly over | — |
| Social studies | 518 | 500 | Yes | — |
| Politics and economics | 2,003 | 2,000 | Yes | — |
| Culture | 1,636 | 1,600 | Slightly over | ? |
| Biology and health sciences | 5,624 | 5,600 | Yes | — |
| Biology, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology | 1,134 | 1,100 | Slightly over | — |
| Animals | 2,402 | 2,400 | Yes | Reorganize |
| Plants, fungi, and other organisms | 993 | 1,000 | Yes | Brainstorm |
| Health, medicine, and disease | 1,095 | 1,100 | Yes | Brainstorm |
| Physical sciences | 4,756 | 4,800 | Yes | — |
| Basics and measurement | 313 | 300 | Yes | Trim |
| Astronomy | 903 | 900 | Yes | — |
| Chemistry | 1,179 | 1,200 | Slightly under | — |
| Earth science | 1,189 | 1,200 | Yes | — |
| Physics | 1,172 | 1,200 | Slightly under | — |
| Technology | 3,242 | 3,200 | Slightly over | — |
| Mathematics | 1,205 | 1,200 | Yes | — |
| Total | 50,003 | 50,000 | Yes | — |