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This is a pool for predicting the date at which the number of articles (as defined by the official article count presented on the Main page) in the English Wikipedia reaches 1,000,000 (one million). The person who comes closest to the actual date is the winner (of eternal fame). The current number of articles in the English Wikipedia: 6,897,795.

The pool will be closed for entries on the day that the English Wikipedia reaches 500,000 (see the Wikipedia:Half-million pool). So be sure to place your guess before that date. The pool opened shortly after the 400,000th article was created.

To enter the contest, enter your name under the appropriate month header below (create it if it doesn't exist), along with the date you predict. 12.00 UTC (noon) of each day is assumed, unless an exact time is specified (in UTC). Changing the prediction is allowed up until the date the pool closes.

February 2005

September 2005

October 2005

November 2005

December 2005

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February 2006

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April 2006

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September 2006

October 2006

November 2006

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January 2007

February 2007

March 2007

David Lindgren

April 2007

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November 2007

December 2007

January 2008

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September 2008

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December 2008

  • 25 December 13:48:18 UTC JIP | Talk 10:55, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC) (note: this was previously added by me when I was still anonymous)

January 2009

March 2009

December 2009

  • 7 December -- Silvermane 23:12, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC) - based on the present growth of about 300 articles per day.

October 2013

  • October 7 at 17:32 UTC - will be a good 25th birthday present for me. (I was born on October 8, 1988 at 06:32 New Zealand Time.) Scott Gall 01:14, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Never

  • — Kate Turner | Talk 18:38, 2004 Nov 21 (UTC)
  • BrokenSegue 21:07, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Midnight of Never

  • Will there be a miracle? No. 6,897,795 -- Toytoy 01:11, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
  • Since 777,777th article the growth will become so fast that every even number of articles will be skipped. Samohyl Jan 11:28, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Exactly one year after the English Wikipedia reaches 500,000

  • Don't know the date yet, but that's my guess. --Jpkoester1 04:45, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)