English Wikipedia now over 4 million articles

It’s just been announced by Wikimedia UK, the UK charity that supports the work of Wikipedia, that the English language version of Wikipedia has today passed through the barrier of 4 million articles:

The English @Wikipedia now has over 4 million articles! Congratulations to its 100,000+ editors that have made this possible!

— Wikimedia UK (@wikimediauk) July 13, 2012

So, if you’ve ever helped edit Wikipedia articles, give yourself a pat on the back.