 | |
 Screenshot of Wookieepedia in 2021, prior to the introduction of theFandomDesktop skin and launch of Fandom's new logo | |
Type of site | Fan wiki Online encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fandom, Inc. |
| Created by |
|
| Revenue | Advertising |
| URL | starwars |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 4, 2005 |
| Current status | Active with over 215,000 articles (as of February 2026[update]) |
Content license | |
Wookieepedia: TheStar Wars Wiki is anonline encyclopedia about theStar Warsuniverse[1], including information on allfilms,books,television series, theStar Wars Expanded Universe, any upcomingStar Wars material, and more. It is awiki, with some articles reaching up to 60,000 words,[2] and is written almost entirely from an in-universe perspective. The name is aportmanteau ofWookiee andencyclopedia, apun on the name ofWikipedia, and its logo portrays the incompletesecond Death Star, as avisual pun on Wikipedia's incomplete "jigsaw logo".
.png)
Wookieepedia was conceived by Steven Greenwood and created at the request of hosting siteFandom by Chad Barbry in 2005.[2] On February 6, 2005, Greenwood and Barbry discussed details on a Wikipedia talk page which led to the wiki's creation. Barbry also conceived the name Wookieepedia. On March 4, 2005, Wookieepedia was launched at Fandom (then called Wikicities).
In 2015, it drew 3.7 million monthly visitors.[3] On November 28, 2005, Wookieepedia was selected as theSci-Fi Channel's "Sci-Fi Site of the Week."[4]
As of February 2026[update], the English-language version of the wiki contains over 215,000 articles,[5] By early December 2014, it was the seventh-largest[6] Fandom in terms of article count, ahead of other wikis such asMemory Alpha andWoWWiki. Fandom hostsStar Wars wikis in many other languages, and Wookieepedia also coordinates its efforts with the German language wiki called Jedipedia.net and the Polish language Biblioteka Ossus.[citation needed]
After theStar Wars Expanded Universe was rebranded asStar Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014, Wookieepedia implemented separate "Canon" and "Legends" tabs for subjects that appeared both before and after thecontinuity reboot. The "Legends" tab only includes information from sources released prior to the 2014 reboot, while the "Canon" tab contains information from works published from 2015 onwards, including the movies released underThe Walt Disney Company. Wookieepedia admin Brandon Rhea explained, "that was something that tracked exactly with what Lucasfilm was doing anyway. They called it 'Legends' for a reason. They said these stories are still around and could still be pulled from. So Wookieepedia kind of adopted the same approach."[7] An exception to this rule was made for the content of theStar Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG, which has seen several expansions after 2015 but is still considered "Legends".[8] Both tabs include information from Episodes I-VI andStar Wars: The Clone Wars TV series.
In late March 2021, Wookieepedia held a vote to bandeadnaming, which triggered debate withinStar Wars fan circles around the naming of thenon-binary artist Robin Pronovost's article on the site. In response to the situation,Fandom, thewiki hosting service which hosts Wookieepedia, updated itsterms of use policy to prohibit deadnaming across its websites.[9][10][11][12] On behalf of the Wookieepedia administration team, Fandom also permanently banned Darth Culator and Toprawa and Raltiir, two administrators respectively, citing a pattern of "bullying and intimidation". In addition, Wookieepedia's administration apologized to Pronovost for the duress that they endured as a result of the website's deadnaming vote.[13]
Actors in theStar Wars franchise have used Wookieepedia to have a better understanding of theStar Wars universe and to better portray their characters, includingFelicity Jones who portrayedJyn Erso in the 2016 filmRogue One: A Star Wars Story[14] andAlden Ehrenreich who portrayed youngHan Solo in the 2018 filmSolo: A Star Wars Story.[15]
Media related toWookieepedia at Wikimedia Commons
