Introduction
Welcome to the official SCP Foundation Wiki 2022 Community Survey results! We'd like to thank everyone for participating. It's always amazing to see just how many people submit responses, and it's wonderful to know how many people enjoy the wiki and the SCP fandom as a whole. This year, we had a total of 6,048 responses, which is in line with the previous two years. As always, this feedback will help us to improve the site and make it a better experience for everyone.
Furthermore, as a reminder, we will be having open town halls with open response forms halfway through the upcoming year for you to voice specific hopes, requests, and concerns you have for the site.
A brief summary of major takeaways from this survey:
- Nearly all of our respondents used the English wiki. This is to be expected, as our survey was conducted in English and sent primarily to the English-speaking community
- Over half of our survey respondents were 18 years old or lower
- Over half of our respondents live in the United States, with almost no other countries commanding a plurality.
- While almost 98% of our respondents read articles on their primary wiki, only about 7% comment regularly and only about 6% write regularly.
- Despite only 666 total people saying they either write for the site, produce other media for the site, or translate articles for the site, 1,400 people responded with a 4 or a 5 to questions of how easy it was to post to the site. Clearly, this question requires more clarification to distinguish between posting comments and posting articles/art. We'll make this improvement next year.
- 46% of our respondents did not feel that any of our suggested incentives would encourage them to provide reviews of authors' work. If you are part of this group, feel free to respond to our summer town halls describing what would encourage you to conduct such reviews.
- While there is a large population of SCP roleplayers on Roblox, only 413 respondents stated they had any roleplay activities. We believe we simply didn't target this population.
While our survey is comprehensive, this data report is not. Please let us know if you have additional requests for visualizations in the comments section below or to our social media handles, and we'll see what we can do!
Thank you for being part of the SCP experience, be it as a reader, writer, or fan.
Demographics
How old are you?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| <13 |
294 |
4.86% |
N/A |
| 14-16 |
1784 |
29.5% |
N/A |
| 17-18 |
1251 |
20.68% |
N/A |
| 19-21 |
1007 |
16.65% |
N/A |
| 22-29 |
837 |
13.84% |
N/A |
| 30-39 |
336 |
5.56% |
4.1% |
| 40-49 |
74 |
1.22% |
0.96% |
| 50-59 |
27 |
0.45% |
0.34% |
| 60+ |
7 |
0.12% |
0.36% |
| Prefer not to say |
431 |
7.13% |
9.81% |
What is your gender?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Agender |
191 |
3.16% |
1.88% |
| Female |
904 |
14.95% |
13.25% |
| Genderfluid |
263 |
4.35% |
3.42% |
| Male |
4072 |
67.33% |
68.24% |
| Non-binary |
690 |
11.41% |
7.36% |
| Other |
166 |
2.74% |
1.92% |
| Prefer not to say |
249 |
4.12% |
3.94% |
Do you identify as transgender?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| No |
4704 |
77.78% |
79.13% |
| Prefer not to say |
364 |
6.02% |
5.98% |
| Yes |
980 |
16.2% |
14.89% |
Which of the following would you describe yourself as?
- Note: future iterations of the survey will reflect updated versions of these terminologies.
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
178 |
2.94% |
| Black/African-Descended |
193 |
3.19% |
| East Asian |
303 |
5.01% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
684 |
11.31% |
| Middle Eastern |
195 |
3.22% |
| Other |
519 |
8.58% |
| Pacific Islander |
53 |
0.88% |
| Prefer Not to Answer |
329 |
5.44% |
| Southeast Asian |
420 |
6.94% |
| White/Caucasian |
4008 |
66.27% |
What is your primary language?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Afrikaans |
5 |
0.08% |
0.16% |
| American Sign Language |
8 |
0.13% |
0.28% |
| Arabic |
31 |
0.51% |
1.14% |
| Armenian |
10 |
0.17% |
0.54% |
| Bahasa indonesian |
30 |
0.5% |
0.12% |
| Bulgarian |
12 |
0.2% |
0.18% |
| Catalan |
2 |
0.03% |
0.06% |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
18 |
0.3% |
0.42% |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
46 |
0.76% |
0.78% |
| Chinese (other dialect) |
1 |
0.02% |
0.06% |
| Croatian |
16 |
0.26% |
0.2% |
| Czech |
36 |
0.6% |
0.48% |
| Danish |
28 |
0.46% |
0.4% |
| Dutch |
76 |
1.26% |
1.28% |
| English |
4206 |
69.54% |
69.76% |
| Estonian |
14 |
0.23% |
0.1% |
| Filipino |
27 |
0.45% |
0.74% |
| Finnish |
30 |
0.5% |
0.32% |
| French |
86 |
1.42% |
1.74% |
| German |
165 |
2.73% |
2.42% |
| Greek |
19 |
0.31% |
0.3% |
| Hebrew |
28 |
0.46% |
0.32% |
| Hindi |
23 |
0.38% |
N/A |
| Hungarian |
32 |
0.53% |
0.32% |
| Italian |
61 |
1.01% |
1.16% |
| Japanese |
12 |
0.2% |
0.28% |
| Korean |
8 |
0.13% |
0.24% |
| Latvian |
6 |
0.1% |
0.08% |
| Lithuanian |
7 |
0.12% |
0.1% |
| Malay |
8 |
0.13% |
0.3% |
| Marathi |
3 |
0.05% |
0.08% |
| Norwegian |
21 |
0.35% |
0.34% |
| Other |
99 |
1.64% |
3.26% |
| Polish |
141 |
2.33% |
1.8% |
| Portuguese |
145 |
2.4% |
2.14% |
| Romanian |
50 |
0.83% |
0.54% |
| Russian |
44 |
0.73% |
1.0% |
| Serbian |
14 |
0.23% |
0.22% |
| Slovak |
16 |
0.26% |
0.16% |
| Slovene |
8 |
0.13% |
0.06% |
| Spanish |
277 |
4.58% |
3.96% |
| Swedish |
53 |
0.88% |
N/A |
| Tagalog |
3 |
0.05% |
0.18% |
| Thai |
9 |
0.15% |
0.16% |
| Turkish |
42 |
0.69% |
0.64% |
| Ukrainian |
15 |
0.25% |
N/A |
| Vietnamese |
57 |
0.94% |
1.02% |
What country do you live in?
Readership & Activity
Do you have a registered account on the SCP Foundation Wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| No |
3427 |
56.66% |
57.31% |
| Yes |
2621 |
43.34% |
42.69% |
Which of the following wikis do you read, follow, or use?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Czech Wiki |
50 |
0.83% |
0.88% |
| English Wiki (The original) |
5888 |
97.35% |
96.08% |
| French Wiki |
134 |
2.22% |
2.52% |
| German Wiki |
144 |
2.38% |
2.06% |
| Italian Wiki |
66 |
1.09% |
1.28% |
| Japanese Wiki |
111 |
1.84% |
1.74% |
| Korean Wiki |
35 |
0.58% |
0.92% |
| Other |
225 |
3.72% |
5.0% |
| Polish Wiki |
116 |
1.92% |
1.64% |
| Portuguese Wiki |
91 |
1.5% |
1.5% |
| Russian Wiki |
103 |
1.7% |
1.94% |
| SCP-INT (International Translation Archive) |
828 |
13.69% |
14.27% |
| Simplified Chinese Wiki |
67 |
1.11% |
1.36% |
| Spanish Wiki |
190 |
3.14% |
3.18% |
| Thai Wiki |
21 |
0.35% |
0.6% |
| The Wanderer's Library |
1638 |
27.08% |
24.53% |
| Traditional Chinese Wiki |
43 |
0.71% |
0.86% |
| Ukrainian Wiki |
25 |
0.41% |
0.7% |
| Vietnamese Wiki |
69 |
1.14% |
1.28% |
Which of the following do you do regularly on the wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Attend the official Seminars and Workshops |
54 |
0.89% |
1.14% |
| Chat in the official chatroom of the wiki (#site19) |
179 |
2.96% |
4.06% |
| Comment on articles |
392 |
6.48% |
7.66% |
| Comment on general forums/non-page specific forums or threads |
182 |
3.01% |
3.82% |
| Create and post other kind of content (such as artwork or music etc) |
191 |
3.16% |
3.16% |
| Other |
365 |
6.04% |
7.74% |
| Provide critique or feedback to articles and drafts |
197 |
3.26% |
4.3% |
| Read articles on this wiki |
5919 |
97.87% |
96.08% |
| Translate articles from one wiki to other language wikis or the INT Archives. |
110 |
1.82% |
2.18% |
| Vote on articles you read |
1247 |
20.62% |
19.91% |
| Write articles for this wiki |
365 |
6.04% |
7.3% |
How did you discover the SCP Foundation?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| /x/ or another imageboard |
252 |
4.17% |
4.44% |
| Accidental result when searching for something else |
555 |
9.18% |
7.6% |
| Article on a gaming site |
161 |
2.66% |
2.48% |
| Creepypasta site or blog |
675 |
11.16% |
10.47% |
| DeviantArt |
113 |
1.87% |
2.6% |
| Facebook/Meta |
74 |
1.22% |
1.48% |
| one of the SCP games |
1601 |
26.47% |
28.42% |
| Other |
737 |
12.19% |
13.85% |
| Reddit |
876 |
14.48% |
13.01% |
| Referred by someone you know |
1259 |
20.82% |
21.39% |
| Saw some fanart or fanfic elsewhere |
562 |
9.29% |
8.77% |
| SCP reference in another game or game mod |
826 |
13.66% |
13.45% |
| Something Awful |
248 |
4.1% |
1.94% |
| TikTok |
345 |
5.7% |
7.72% |
| Tumblr |
194 |
3.21% |
2.78% |
| TV Tropes |
171 |
2.83% |
3.44% |
| Twitter |
255 |
4.22% |
3.42% |
| Wikipedia |
291 |
4.81% |
5.5% |
| Youtube (Markiplier's channel) |
1194 |
19.74% |
20.63% |
| Youtube (other channel) |
1821 |
30.11% |
29.76% |
| Youtube (SCP Reading channels) |
1966 |
32.51% |
32.5% |
| Youtube (Tat's Top Video's channel) |
201 |
3.32% |
4.02% |
How long have you known about the SCP Foundation Wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| <6 months |
258 |
4.27% |
8.23% |
| 6-12 months |
305 |
5.04% |
7.03% |
| 1-2 years |
856 |
14.15% |
15.18% |
| 2-3 years |
1085 |
17.94% |
16.41% |
| 3-4 years |
933 |
15.43% |
13.36% |
| 4-5 years |
956 |
15.81% |
11.73% |
| >10 years |
386 |
6.38% |
5.14% |
Accessibility
The following questions asked the user to respond on a scale from 1-5. Except where otherwise stated, a score of 5 is the "best" case and a score of 1 is the "worst" case.
On a scale of 1-5, how accessible do you find the site to use?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1.0 - Not at all accessible |
37 |
0.61% |
| 2.0 |
169 |
2.79% |
| 3.0 |
917 |
15.16% |
| 4.0 |
2886 |
47.72% |
| 5.0 - Very accessible |
2003 |
33.12% |
| Did not respond |
36 |
0.6% |
How easy do you find it to navigate the site and find information you are looking for now?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 - Not at all Easy |
66 |
1.09% |
| 2 |
445 |
7.36% |
| 3 |
1569 |
25.94% |
| 4 |
2520 |
41.67% |
| 5 - Extremely Easy |
1448 |
23.94% |
When you first joined the site, how hard did you find it to navigate the site?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 - Not at all easy |
453 |
7.49% |
| 2 |
1550 |
25.63% |
| 3 |
2231 |
36.89% |
| 4 |
1201 |
19.86% |
| 5 - Extremely Easy |
613 |
10.14% |
How often do you encounter visual issues when reading the SCP wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 - Always |
100 |
1.65% |
| 2 |
323 |
5.34% |
| 3 |
706 |
11.67% |
| 4 |
2005 |
33.15% |
| 5 - Never |
2914 |
48.18% |
If you use a screen reader, how friendly do you find the site to use?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1.0 - Not at all friendly |
38 |
0.63% |
| 2.0 |
92 |
1.52% |
| 3.0 |
1072 |
17.72% |
| 4.0 |
638 |
10.55% |
| 5.0 - Very friendly |
729 |
12.05% |
| Did not respond |
3479 |
57.52% |
How accessible do you find the wiki on mobile devices?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 - Not at all accessible |
133 |
2.2% |
| 2 |
683 |
11.29% |
| 3 |
1742 |
28.8% |
| 4 |
1955 |
32.32% |
| 5 - Very accessible |
1535 |
25.38% |
Content Discovery
How do you feel about front-page featured articles on average?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 - Not good |
79 |
1.31% |
| 2 |
265 |
4.38% |
| 3 |
2021 |
33.42% |
| 4 |
2187 |
36.16% |
| 5 - Very good |
1496 |
24.74% |
The staff team have been trying to promote the interconnectedness of works on the wiki. How much do you feel your wiki experience has been improved by clicking on articles linked within other articles while reading through the wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 - Not Improved |
110 |
1.82% |
| 2 |
199 |
3.29% |
| 3 |
1175 |
19.43% |
| 4 |
2202 |
36.41% |
| 5 - Extremely Improved |
2362 |
39.05% |
How easy do you find it to post to the site?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 |
536 |
8.86% |
| 2 |
703 |
11.62% |
| 3 |
3409 |
56.37% |
| 4 |
787 |
13.01% |
| 5 |
613 |
10.14% |
How easy do you find it to get critique on ideas?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1 |
335 |
5.54% |
| 2 |
517 |
8.55% |
| 3 |
3379 |
55.87% |
| 4 |
1055 |
17.44% |
| 5 |
762 |
12.6% |
Are you satisfied with the current state of the greenlighting process?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| I either do not know or do not care about the greenlighting process. |
4660 |
77.05% |
| No |
343 |
5.67% |
| Yes |
1045 |
17.28% |
How do you discover articles to read on the wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| Crosslinks within articles |
2419 |
40.0% |
| Curated lists |
643 |
10.63% |
| Featured articles on the front page |
1225 |
20.25% |
| I do not read articles on the wiki and prefer to engage with SCP content in other ways. |
224 |
3.7% |
| I read articles after watching Youtube readings or other multimedia content of them |
2676 |
44.25% |
| I read articles linked from canon/group of interest hub pages |
1682 |
27.81% |
| I read based on interesting titles on the Series List |
2147 |
35.5% |
| I read the list of SCPs in order |
1530 |
25.3% |
| Plugging (i.e. Recommendations from authors of the articles) |
1068 |
17.66% |
| Posts on Social Media (Reddit |
2628 |
43.45% |
| Random SCP/Tale/Page button |
2834 |
46.86% |
| Recently Created Pages or a bot that accesses them |
929 |
15.36% |
| Tags i.e. tag search or tag pages |
898 |
14.85% |
| Tiktok |
2628 |
43.45% |
| Top rated new pages |
1133 |
18.73% |
| Top rated pages of all time |
1081 |
17.87% |
| Twitter |
2628 |
43.45% |
| Word-of-mouth (i.e. Recommendations from friends or acquaintances who are not authors) |
2266 |
37.47% |
How easy do you find it to discover new tales?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| 1 |
110 |
1.82% |
2.61% |
| 2 |
514 |
8.5% |
13.68% |
| 3 |
1629 |
26.93% |
28.72% |
| 4 |
1806 |
29.86% |
27.26% |
| 5 |
1989 |
32.89% |
27.72% |
Roughly how many tales have you read in the last month?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| 0 |
3770 |
62.33% |
63.73% |
| <5 |
2278 |
37.67% |
36.27% |
| 5-10 |
1333 |
22.04% |
22.69% |
| 10-15 |
464 |
7.67% |
8.11% |
| 15-20 |
178 |
2.94% |
3.64% |
| 20+ |
367 |
6.07% |
8.15% |
Roughly how many SCPs have you read in the last month?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| 0 |
4732 |
78.24% |
82.68% |
| <5 |
1316 |
21.76% |
17.32% |
| 5-10 |
1566 |
25.89% |
24.01% |
| 10-15 |
1008 |
16.67% |
16.77% |
| 15-20 |
548 |
9.06% |
10.87% |
| 20+ |
1199 |
19.82% |
25.16% |
Which of the following would encourage you to post reviews of authors' work?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| A review karma system similar to Reddit |
1734 |
28.67% |
N/A |
| Attending a seminar on giving constructive feedback |
775 |
12.81% |
17.56% |
| None of the above |
2793 |
46.18% |
52.39% |
| Opportunity for green light privileges |
874 |
14.45% |
21.59% |
| Opportunity to choose front page features |
941 |
15.56% |
19.41% |
| Priority for reviews of your own work |
585 |
9.67% |
13.58% |
| Social Recognition |
1053 |
17.41% |
N/A |
Off-Wiki Community
Which of the following social media accounts or pages do you read, follow, or use?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Did not respond |
1164 |
23.83% |
33.7% |
| Official Chat Platform |
323 |
6.61% |
N/A |
| Official Discord for any other foreign language branch |
321 |
6.57% |
9.46% |
| Official Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/scpfoundation) |
270 |
5.53% |
7.38% |
| Official Instagram Account (www.instagram.com/scpfoundationwiki/) |
824 |
16.87% |
18.36% |
| Official SCP-INT Discord |
512 |
10.48% |
12.45% |
| Official Subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/scp) |
3544 |
72.56% |
68.2% |
| Official TikTok Account (https://www.tiktok.com/@scpwikiofficial?) |
891 |
18.24% |
22.69% |
| Official Twitch Account (https://www.twitch.tv/scpwiki) |
295 |
6.04% |
7.64% |
| Official Twitter Account (www.twitter.com/scpwiki) |
2003 |
41.01% |
33.06% |
Which of the following do you regularly do on any official SCP Social media account or page?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Comment on posts |
1335 |
27.44% |
27.23% |
| Create posts |
348 |
7.15% |
7.95% |
| Did not respond |
1182 |
24.29% |
30.35% |
| Post artwork or any other kind of content that you’ve found |
148 |
3.04% |
3.49% |
| Post artwork or any other kind of content you’ve created |
308 |
6.33% |
6.77% |
| Read posts |
4689 |
96.36% |
94.45% |
| Reblog/retweet/crosspost posts |
624 |
12.82% |
11.15% |
| Respond to official announcements |
267 |
5.49% |
6.8% |
| Roleplay on another site (e.g. Twitter/TikTok/Tumblr/Discord/etc) |
413 |
8.49% |
8.96% |
| Vote/favorite/mark support through a built-in function |
1696 |
34.85% |
32.26% |
What kind of content in general do you want to see featured MORE on post-based SCP Social Media accounts? (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| Did not respond |
1401 |
23.16% |
| More classic articles |
1520 |
25.13% |
| More Fanart |
2179 |
36.03% |
| More GOI Format articles |
1269 |
20.98% |
| More new articles |
2304 |
38.1% |
| More SCPs |
3237 |
53.52% |
| More Tales |
1983 |
32.79% |
| More Translated/Foreign work |
1010 |
16.7% |
What kind of content in general do you want to see featured LESS on post-based SCP Social Media accounts? (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| Did not respond |
3759 |
62.15% |
| Less classic articles |
726 |
12.0% |
| Less Fanart |
627 |
10.37% |
| Less GOI Format articles |
543 |
8.98% |
| Less new articles |
251 |
4.15% |
| Less SCPs |
142 |
2.35% |
| Less Tales |
430 |
7.11% |
| Less Translated/Foreign work |
405 |
6.7% |
Staff/User Interaction
If you think something(s) about the wiki can be improved, what category does it fall under?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| Did not respond |
2022 |
50.22% |
40.85% |
| I hold issue with article content (Gore/violence/adult content/etc) |
122 |
3.03% |
3.46% |
| The author listing method |
631 |
15.67% |
18.38% |
| The host site/wikidot itself |
1221 |
30.33% |
29.73% |
| The layout and listing methods (how to find articles etc.) |
1814 |
45.06% |
44.74% |
| The theme/color scheme/visual elements |
1883 |
46.77% |
44.99% |
| The voting system/I want x/10 or x/5 ratings other than low/high number ratings |
760 |
18.88% |
17.79% |
How do you feel about the wiki staff and the way they run the wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| 1.0 |
74 |
1.56% |
0.97% |
| 2.0 |
131 |
2.76% |
2.67% |
| 3.0 |
934 |
19.71% |
21.48% |
| 4.0 |
1955 |
41.26% |
40.43% |
| 5.0 |
1644 |
34.7% |
34.44% |
| Did not respond |
1310 |
27.65% |
15.33% |
How comfortable are you communicating with members of wiki staff with concerns you have about the SCP wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1.0 |
296 |
4.89% |
| 2.0 |
486 |
8.04% |
| 3.0 |
1548 |
25.6% |
| 4.0 |
1027 |
16.98% |
| 5.0 |
939 |
15.53% |
| Did not respond |
1752 |
28.97% |
How much do you trust wiki staff with regards to the operation of the SCP wiki?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1.0 |
93 |
1.54% |
| 2.0 |
145 |
2.4% |
| 3.0 |
840 |
13.89% |
| 4.0 |
1758 |
29.07% |
| 5.0 |
1869 |
30.9% |
| Did not respond |
1343 |
22.21% |
How welcoming/accepting do you find wiki staff?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
| 1.0 |
92 |
1.52% |
| 2.0 |
161 |
2.66% |
| 3.0 |
1226 |
20.27% |
| 4.0 |
1348 |
22.29% |
| 5.0 |
1472 |
24.34% |
| Did not respond |
1749 |
28.92% |
How welcoming/accepting do you find the onsite community?
| Response |
# of Responses |
% |
% of Last Year |
| 1.0 |
83 |
1.81% |
1.42% |
| 2.0 |
190 |
4.14% |
4.91% |
| 3.0 |
1020 |
22.25% |
22.43% |
| 4.0 |
1613 |
35.18% |
32.95% |
| 5.0 |
1679 |
36.62% |
38.28% |
| Did not respond |
1463 |
31.91% |
16.43% |
