Wikipedia Image Copyright License Distribution
Tracking the distribution and frequency of copyright licenses for images across Wikipedia.
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License Distribution Percentage
The percentage of images belonging to a specific copyright license
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About this data
This page monitors the breakdown of image copyright licenses used on Wikipedia. We measure the percentage of total images assigned to each license type and the median frequency of license application across the platform.
The data is derived directly from Wikipedia's image metadata, providing a real-time snapshot of how visual content is licensed. By categorising images by their legal tags, we can identify which licenses are most prevalent.
Tracking these trends helps researchers and contributors understand the movement towards open-access media and the evolving landscape of digital copyright within one of the world's largest knowledge bases.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these pages.
Why this isn't published anywhere else
While Wikimedia provides general analytics dashboards and policy pages, there is no evidence of a live, dedicated tracker specifically monitoring the distribution trends of image copyright licenses over time.
Uniqueness score 0.70 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.