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. All users are welcome to participate in the process of addition to or removal from these lists. This page contains links to the 10,000 articles of the Level 4 list. This Level 4 list is discussed at the Level 4 talk page.
Level 1 (10 articles) < Level 2 (100 articles) < Level 3 (1,000 articles) < Level 4 (10,000 articles) < Level 5 (50,000 articles)
Current total
Counts updated from subpages at 21:02, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
| Sublist | Current | Target | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | 1,930 | 1,950 | -20 |
| History | 695 | 700 | -5 |
| Geography | 1,209 | 1,200 | 9 |
| Arts | 697 | 700 | -3 |
| Everyday life | 475 | 450 | 25 |
| Philosophy and religion | 439 | 450 | -11 |
| Society and social sciences | 928 | 900 | 28 |
| Biology and health sciences | 1,492 | 1,500 | -8 |
| Physical sciences | 1,115 | 1,100 | 15 |
| Mathematics | 298 | 300 | -2 |
| Technology | 727 | 700 | 27 |
| Unallocated | 50 | ||
| Total | 10,005 | 10,000 | 5 |