diff --git a/web_programming/world_covid19_stats.py b/web_programming/world_covid19_stats.py
index 4948d8cfd43c..6dbe9f4409af 100644
--- a/web_programming/world_covid19_stats.py
+++ b/web_programming/world_covid19_stats.py
@@ -11,7 +11,32 @@
 
 def world_covid19_stats(url: str = "https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus") -> dict:
     """
-    Return a dict of current worldwide COVID-19 statistics
+    Return a dict of current worldwide COVID-19 statistics.
+
+    The function scrapes data from the Worldometer website and returns the
+    global COVID-19 statistics.
+
+    Args:
+        url (str): The URL to fetch the COVID-19 data from.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: A dictionary of worldwide COVID-19 statistics where the keys are
+        the names of the statistics (e.g., 'Total Cases') and the values are the
+        corresponding numbers (e.g., '233,456,789').
+
+    Example:
+        >>> stats = world_covid19_stats()
+        >>> isinstance(stats, dict)
+        True
+        >>> 'Total Cases' in stats.keys()
+        True
+        >>> 'Total Deaths' in stats.keys()
+        True
+        >>> len(stats) > 0
+        True
+
+    Raises:
+        requests.RequestException: If there is an issue with the network request.
     """
     soup = BeautifulSoup(requests.get(url, timeout=10).text, "html.parser")
     keys = soup.findAll("h1")