In 1889, there were an estimated 283 clubs, 25 periodicals in or about Volapük, and 316 textbooks in 25 languages; at that time the language claimed nearly a million adherents.
En 1889, había 283 clubs, 25 xornais en volapük ou sobre a lingua, e 316 libros de texto en 25 linguas; e nesa época dicíase que a lingua tiña un millón de falantes.