Thanks, Asaf and the others, for the talk about the global south in deeper terms. That's both an important and interesting perspective.

I've tried to get a grip on the issue of the two major languages in Ukraine, and how they affect the use and development of Wikipedia. But I haven't yet read any detailed info of those device defaults. Do you know more about what kinds of devices, what kinds of applications, the reasoning involved and any talk of trends? I'd be very happy to know more on the subject. :-)

Best of wishes, /Per A.J. Andersson, Göteborg, Sweden (Wikipedia user: Paracel63)

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In Anglophone Africa, for example, most people are used to looking for information online in English and not in indigenous languages. But in Brazil, people consume information in Portuguese, but many (16%) also refer to the English Wikipedia (and intriguingly, 1 in 3 *edits* from Brazil is to ENWP!), presumably for its broader coverage or higher average quality. In Ukraine, 70% read the Russian Wikipedia and only 17% read the Ukrainian Wikipedia; interviews tell me this is largely due to device defaults, beyond the obvious different in size and average quality.

This page reveals some of those breakdowns: http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/ SquidReportPageViewsPerCountryBreakdown.htm