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BelieberBelieber was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 03 June 2013 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

Text or other creative content from Justin Bieber on Twitter was copied or moved into Justin Bieber with this edit on 27 April 2012. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Weiner, Juli (April 24, 2010). "Wikipedia Editors and Justin Bieber Fans Battle for Control of Justin Bieber Wikipedia Page". Vanity Fair.
John Moe (December 29, 2011). "Wikipedia introduces new software for its editors". Marketplace Tech Report.

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Section size for Justin Bieber (34 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	10,848	10,848	418	418
Early life	11,652	11,652	253	253
Career	11	131,983	0	5,423
2007–2009: Career beginnings and My World	10,185	10,185	634	634
2010–2011: My World 2.0, Never Say Never, and Under the Mistletoe	22,341	22,341	739	739
2012–2014: Believe, Journals, and other appearances	25,473	25,473	1,124	1,124
2015–2017: Purpose	18,115	18,115	805	805
2017–2019: Collaborations	19,395	19,395	790	790
2020–2022: Changes and Justice	28,407	28,407	987	987
2023–present: Hiatus, Swag and Swag II	8,056	8,056	344	344
Artistry	13	15,480	0	483
Influences	5,073	5,073	77	77
Musical style	5,794	5,794	206	206
Voice	4,600	4,600	200	200
Achievements	19,278	19,278	825	825
Cultural status	20	17,329	0	721
Legacy	17,309	17,309	721	721
Public image	20,307	31,981	1,142	1,692
Business interests	11,674	11,674	550	550
Personal life	1,089	51,365	45	2,257
Relationships	5,507	5,507	163	163
Religious beliefs	3,266	3,266	132	132
Health	5,971	5,971	196	196
Opinions	5,579	5,579	250	250
Philanthropy	11,588	11,588	613	613
Legal issues and controversies	18,365	18,365	858	858
Discography	459	459	0	0
Filmography	897	897	0	0
Tours	199	199	0	0
See also	551	551	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	274	274	0	0
Further reading	1,890	1,890	0	0
External links	3,595	3,595	0	0
Total	297,807	297,807	12,072	12,072

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