2026-01-11 09:25:44

Grokipedia—xAI's AI-powered encyclopedia—just crossed 6.1 million articles. That's closing in on Wikipedia's 7.12 million at impressive speed.

The numbers are wild when you look at the timeline. Launch hit in late October 2025, and by January 2026, the platform already accumulated 6.1M+ articles. That translates to roughly 5 million new articles added in just a few months.

From under 1 million at day one to over 6 million now—this kind of growth trajectory doesn't happen by accident. Whether it's user-generated content, AI-assisted compilation, or a combination of both, the project is clearly gaining serious traction in the knowledge-sharing space.

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Rugman_Walking

· 01-14 07:15

Bro, this growth rate is a bit crazy, reaching over 6 million in just a few months? xAI is really here to shake things up. Can you really trust AI to write encyclopedias? We need to look at the quality. Wikipedia might be surpassed now, but quality is the key, right? These numbers are so fast, could there be a lot of hype behind them?

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hodl_therapist

· 01-14 00:04

5.1 million articles? Wow, the growth rate is really incredible. Wikipedia has been showing off for years, but it’s never been this fast. Wait, how trustworthy are AI-generated encyclopedias... quality is concerning, brother. Just a few months, 5 million articles—are real users writing this, or is AI just going crazy? Elon Musk’s approach is all about rapid iteration—first scale up, then focus on quality. But content quality is the key. Is there any hope for this? Wikipedia is slow, but at least reliable. I like this idea, but scale doesn’t equal value. Let’s wait and see.

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LayerZeroHero

· 01-11 09:55

Wait, 5 million new articles in three months? This data needs a detailed review of the protocol architecture. Are UGC or AI-generated content the main contributors? --- Proof that speed doesn't necessarily equate to quality. Wikipedia took over ten years to accomplish what was done in just a few months, which is a bit outrageous. --- I just want to know how many of these 6.1 million articles are duplicates or low-quality content... What is the quality verification mechanism? --- It's probably just a numbers game. The key is retention rate and daily active users. Anyone can burn money to pile up articles. --- It's somewhat interesting, but I'm more concerned about how xAI handles copyright and information security risks. The risks in this area are too high. --- Not to hype or bash, the growth rate is indeed rapid. But it depends on user stickiness data; otherwise, it's just a vanity metric.

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down_only_larry

· 01-11 09:55

600 million articles in just a few months? The growth rate is too outrageous, it feels like Wikipedia is about to be replaced. With so much AI-generated content, can the quality be guaranteed? But I have to say, Grok has come up with a new trick this time. Grokipedia is a bit of a hasty name haha. Rapid content generation with AI is indeed impressive, but I'm worried it might all be fluff. This speed is truly incredible; if it weren't for the timeline, I would think it's just bragging. 5 million new articles... a bit unbelievable, but it clearly shows xAI's ambition. The key is, how credible are these articles? Otherwise, more is useless.

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DefiSecurityGuard

· 01-11 09:34

wait hold up... 610 million articles in like 3 months? that's not impressive, that's a red flag the size of texas ngl. ever seen a honeypot disguised as "knowledge sharing"? this smells like it. DYOR before you touch this thing.

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