Percentage of dead external links

Share of sampled external links from Wikipedia that return HTTP 4xx/5xx or fail to respond

30 observations · measured in %

Summary Line Area Heatmap Table

25.0%

Percentage of dead external links

▬ 0.0% vs previous

24 Oct 2026 13:00

Percentage of dead external links (%) — summary, last 30 days.

Percentage of dead external links (%) — line, last 30 days.

Percentage of dead external links (%) — area, last 30 days.

	0						6						12						18
25 Sep
26 Sep
27 Sep
28 Sep
29 Sep
30 Sep
01 Oct
02 Oct
03 Oct
04 Oct
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06 Oct
07 Oct
08 Oct
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10 Oct
11 Oct
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13 Oct
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23 Oct
24 Oct

Darker = higher percentage of dead external links. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Percentage of dead external links (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.

Percentage of dead external links observations
When	Percentage of dead external links
24 Oct 2026 13:00	25.0%
23 Oct 2026 12:45	25.0%
22 Oct 2026 12:30	25.0%
21 Oct 2026 12:15	25.0%
20 Oct 2026 12:00	25.0%
19 Oct 2026 11:45	25.0%
18 Oct 2026 11:30	25.0%
17 Oct 2026 11:15	25.0%
16 Oct 2026 11:00	25.0%
15 Oct 2026 10:45	25.0%
14 Oct 2026 10:30	25.0%
13 Oct 2026 10:15	25.0%
12 Oct 2026 10:00	25.0%
11 Oct 2026 09:45	25.0%
10 Oct 2026 09:30	25.0%
09 Oct 2026 09:15	25.0%
08 Oct 2026 09:00	25.0%
07 Oct 2026 08:45	25.0%
06 Oct 2026 08:30	25.0%
05 Oct 2026 08:15	25.0%
04 Oct 2026 08:00	25.0%
03 Oct 2026 07:45	25.0%
02 Oct 2026 07:30	25.0%
01 Oct 2026 07:15	25.0%
30 Sep 2026 07:00	25.0%
29 Sep 2026 06:45	25.0%
28 Sep 2026 06:30	25.0%
27 Sep 2026 06:15	25.0%
26 Sep 2026 06:00	25.0%
25 Sep 2026 05:45	25.0%

Percentage of dead external links (%) — table, last 30 days.

Median response time of external links

Median time taken to receive a response (success or failure) from sampled external links, converted to hours

30 observations · measured in hours

Summary Line Area Distribution Heatmap Table

0 hours

Median response time of external links

▼ 4.4% vs previous

24 Oct 2026 13:00

Median response time of external links (hours) — summary, last 30 days.

Median response time of external links (hours) — line, last 30 days.

Median response time of external links (hours) — area, last 30 days.

Median response time of external links (hours) — distribution, last 30 days.

	0						6						12						18
25 Sep
26 Sep
27 Sep
28 Sep
29 Sep
30 Sep
01 Oct
02 Oct
03 Oct
04 Oct
05 Oct
06 Oct
07 Oct
08 Oct
09 Oct
10 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
13 Oct
14 Oct
15 Oct
16 Oct
17 Oct
18 Oct
19 Oct
20 Oct
21 Oct
22 Oct
23 Oct
24 Oct

Darker = higher median response time of external links. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median response time of external links (hours) — heatmap, last 30 days.

Median response time of external links observations
When	Median response time of external links
24 Oct 2026 13:00	0 hours
23 Oct 2026 12:45	0 hours
22 Oct 2026 12:30	0 hours
21 Oct 2026 12:15	0 hours
20 Oct 2026 12:00	0 hours
19 Oct 2026 11:45	0 hours
18 Oct 2026 11:30	0 hours
17 Oct 2026 11:15	0 hours
16 Oct 2026 11:00	0 hours
15 Oct 2026 10:45	0 hours
14 Oct 2026 10:30	0 hours
13 Oct 2026 10:15	0 hours
12 Oct 2026 10:00	0 hours
11 Oct 2026 09:45	0 hours
10 Oct 2026 09:30	0 hours
09 Oct 2026 09:15	0 hours
08 Oct 2026 09:00	0 hours
07 Oct 2026 08:45	0 hours
06 Oct 2026 08:30	0 hours
05 Oct 2026 08:15	0 hours
04 Oct 2026 08:00	0 hours
03 Oct 2026 07:45	0 hours
02 Oct 2026 07:30	0 hours
01 Oct 2026 07:15	0 hours
30 Sep 2026 07:00	0 hours
29 Sep 2026 06:45	0 hours
28 Sep 2026 06:30	0 hours
27 Sep 2026 06:15	0 hours
26 Sep 2026 06:00	0 hours
25 Sep 2026 05:45	0 hours

Median response time of external links (hours) — table, last 30 days.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

No live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset specifically tracking Wikipedia external link rot was found; only general informational pages and a one‑off Pew Research analysis exist.

Uniqueness score 0.90 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.

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