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 modification to 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)
Because 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.
As of June 2024, the level 5 Vital Articles list includes 49,911 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.
The counts below were last updated by: Makkool ( talk) 19:22, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
| Sublist | Current | Target | Complete? |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | 15,410 | 15,185 | Over quota |
| Writers and journalists | 2,100 | 2,000 | Over quota |
| Artists, musicians, and composers | 2,248 | 2,175 | Over quota |
| Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters | 2,281 | 2,175 | Over quota |
| Philosophers, historians, and social scientists | 1,340 | 1,360 | Yes |
| Religious figures | 491 | 500 | Yes |
| Politicians and leaders | 2,406 | 2,400 | Yes |
| Military personnel, revolutionaries, and activists | 895 | 900 | Yes |
| Scientists, inventors, and mathematicians | 1,264 | 1,275 | Yes |
| Sports figures | 1,215 | 1,200 | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | 1,170 | 1,200 | No |
| History | 3,291 | 3,300 | Yes |
| Geography | 5,190 | 5,250 | Yes |
| Physical geography | 1,893 | 1,900 | Yes |
| Countries and subdivisions | 1,316 | 1,350 | No |
| Cities | 1,981 | 2,000 | Yes |
| Arts | 3,333 | 3,300 | Yes |
| Philosophy and religion | 1,419 | 1,400 | Yes |
| Everyday life | 2,426 | 2,400 | Yes |
| Everyday life | 1,202 | 1,200 | Yes |
| Sports, games and recreation | 1,224 | 1,200 | Yes |
| Society and social sciences | 4,310 | 4,100 | Over quota |
| Social studies | 483 | 500 | No |
| Politics and economics | 1,877 | 1,850 | Yes |
| Culture | 1,950 | 1,750 | Over quota |
| Biology and health sciences | 5,348 | 5,815 | No |
| Biology, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology | 1,049 | 1,200 | No |
| Animals | 2,360 | 2,400 | Yes |
| Plants, fungi, and other organisms | 940 | 1,075 | No |
| Health, medicine, and disease | 999 | 1,140 | No |
| Physical sciences | 4,800 | 4,850 | Yes |
| Basics and measurement | 352 | 350 | Yes |
| Astronomy | 898 | 900 | Yes |
| Chemistry | 1,180 | 1,200 | Yes |
| Earth science | 1,199 | 1,200 | Yes |
| Physics | 1,171 | 1,200 | No |
| Technology | 3,188 | 3,200 | Yes |
| Mathematics | 1,196 | 1,200 | Yes |
| Total | 49,911 | 50,000 | Yes |