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Global Open-Source Documentation 'Changelog' Section Longevity

Changelogs are vital for understanding software evolution, but their 'longevity' (how long a specific changelog file remains in its original state before being updated or archived) is unmeasured. This statistic would reveal how frequently projects are updated and how readily they maintain historical

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Average Changelog Longevity

Average number of days a changelog-related Wikipedia page remains unchanged between its first and last revision, used as a proxy for changelog file longevity.

2 observations · measured in days

326.8 days
Average Changelog Longevity
▬ 0.0% vs previous
25 Sep 2026 01:45
Average Changelog Longevity (days) — summary, last 30 days.
010020030001:4201:4301:45Average Changelog Longevity: 326.8 days — 25 Sep 2026 01:42Average Changelog Longevity: 326.8 days — 25 Sep 2026 01:45
Average Changelog Longevity (days) — line, last 30 days.
010020030001:4201:4301:45Average Changelog Longevity: 326.8 days — 25 Sep 2026 01:42Average Changelog Longevity: 326.8 days — 25 Sep 2026 01:45
Average Changelog Longevity (days) — area, last 30 days.
Average Changelog Longevity observations
WhenAverage Changelog Longevity
326.8 days
326.8 days
Average Changelog Longevity (days) — table, last 30 days.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

No live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset specifically measures the longevity of individual changelog sections in open-source projects; existing sources discuss general OSS lifespan or changelog style guides, not this metric.

Uniqueness score 0.90 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.