Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/Number-one articles
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The Wikipedia:Top 25 Report is a list that presents the 25 most viewed articles on the English Wikipedia for a given week, derived from the WP:5000, an automated report of the most viewed 5000 Wikipedia pages. For more information, see here. For achievements/records related to these number-one articles, click here.
This page lists all #1 articles on the Top 25 Report.
2013
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Note: The June 30–July 6, 2013 report was the first to document the class-assessment of articles.
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1
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 706,095 | Won an NFL Wild Card round playoff game during his final season |
2
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,457,706 | Received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards |
3
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,464,212 | Holiday observed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) in the U.S. on January 21 |
4
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 698,156 | Occurred on January 27 |
5
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,723,265 | Google Doodle on February 6 |
6
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 3,097,508 | Holiday observed on February 14 |
7
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,984,775 | Google Doodle on February 19 |
8
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,852,911 | Won the Academy Award for Best Actress on February 24 |
9
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,586,203 | Google Doodle on March 4 |
10
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,405,520 | Google Doodle on March 11 |
11
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,786,414 | Google Doodle + holiday observed on March 17 |
12
| Easter | N/A | style=text-align:right;| 972,419 | Holiday observed on March 31 |
13
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,915,875 | Google Doodle on April 2 |
14
| April 7–13, 2013{{efn|Calvinism {{URL|1=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:West.andrew.g/Popular_pages&oldid=550274208/|2=was at the top of the WP:5000}} with 4,151,121 page views, however, there seemed to be no historical or cultural occurrence—whether a Google Doodle, a popular Reddit "Today I Learned" thread, or a good, old-fashioned news story that would propel that article to that height. {{URL|1=http://stats.grok.se/en/201304/Calvinism/|2=Further analysis}} shows page views spiked for Calvinism and quickly died down to normal levels.}} | N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,429,904 | Died on April 8 |
15
| Chechnya | N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,816,643 | Of interest due to 2013 Boston Marathon bombing |
16
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,902,708 | Google Doodle on April 25 |
17
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,000,226 | Died on May 2 |
18
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,043,324 | Google Doodle on May 8 |
19
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,031,771 | Attracted attention due to 2013 film adaptation |
20
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 718,144 | Perennially popular article in 2013 |
21
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,195,103 | Google Doodle on May 31 |
22
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,314,024 | Penultimate episode of season 3, "The Rains of Castamere", aired on June 2 |
23
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,717,368 | Google Doodle on June 10 |
24
| N/A | style=text-align:right;| 1,692,389 | Died on June 19 |
25
| Yahoo! | N/A | style=text-align:right;| 2,901,780{{efn|Speculated to have artificial inflation of page views ([http://stats.grok.se/en/201306/Yahoo!/ see June 2013 page views for Yahoo!]); Antoni Gaudí was #2 for the week with 1,154,577 page views, due to a Google Doodle on June 25.}} | May purchase of Tumblr + June 28 announcement that AltaVista would shut down |
26
| Yahoo! | style=text-align:right;| 3,087,818{{efn|Blurb in the Report speculated that perhaps the article's page views received artificial inflation ([http://stats.grok.se/en/201306/Yahoo!/ see June 2013] and [http://stats.grok.se/en/201307/Yahoo!/ July 2013 page views for Yahoo!]); Independence Day (United States) ranked #2 for the week with 1,169,967 page views, due to the holiday being observed on July 4.}} | May purchase of Tumblr + June 28 announcement that AltaVista would shut down |
27
| Yahoo! | style=text-align:right;| 1,663,622{{efn|Blurb in the Report again speculated that perhaps the article's page views received artificial inflation ([http://stats.grok.se/en/201307/Yahoo!/ see July 2013 page views for Yahoo!]); Roswell UFO incident ranked #2 for the week with 1,127,165 page views, due to a Google Doodle on July 8.}} | May purchase of Tumblr + July 8 shutting down of AltaVista |
28
| style=text-align:right;| 2,678,320 | Died on July 13 |
29
| style=text-align:right;| 2,314,478 | Google Doodle on July 25 |
30
| style=text-align:right;| 693,172 | Perennially popular article in 2013 |
31
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 811,664 | Announced as the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor on August 4 |
32
| style=text-align:right;| 950,240 | Chess Grandmasters Baskaran Adhiban and Parimarjan Negi both drew during Chess World Cup 2013{{efn|Blurb in the Top 25 Report for this week elaborated that this was a topic of discussion in India, where the Grandmasters are from.}} |
33
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 709,809 | Died on August 19 |
34
| Twerking | File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,264,178 | Miley Cyrus notably twerked on August 25 during the 2013 VMAs; |
35
| style=text-align:right;| 662,661 | Released mixtape Dedication 5 On September 1{{efn|Blurb in the Report attributed #1 ranking to Wayne apologizing to his fans on Twitter for his lack of VMA or BET award nominations, but that tweet was posted on August 25 (compare [http://stats.grok.se/en/201308/Lil%20Wayne/ 12,114 page views on August 25] to [http://stats.grok.se/en/201309/Lil%20Wayne/ 129,930 page views on September 1]). The following week's Report mentioned the mixtape.}} |
36
| style=text-align:right;| 991,522 | 12th anniversary of 9/11 |
37
| style=text-align:right;| 1,540,620 | Google Doodle on September 18 |
38
| style=text-align:right;| 1,094,844 | Penultimate episode of the series' final season, "Granite State", aired on September 22 |
39
| style=text-align:right;| 1,479,907 | Series finale, "Felina", aired on September 29 |
40
| style=text-align:right;| 638,019 | Released on October 4 in the U.S. |
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| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| October 13–19, 2013 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Facebook | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 500,402 | Perennially popular article in 2013 |
42
| style=text-align:right;| 892,746 | Google Doodle on October 22 |
43
| style=text-align:right;| 2,837,065 | Google Doodle on October 28 |
44
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 9,135,919 | Google Doodle on November 4 |
45
| Climatic Research Unit email controversy | style=text-align:right;| 2,119,177{{efn|Speculated to have artificial page view inflation; Sachin Tendulkar ranked #2 for the week with 873,040 page views due to retiring from cricket on November 16.}} | Of interest due to Typhoon Haiyan |
46
| Climatic Research Unit email controversy | style=text-align:right;| 2,148,412{{efn|Blurb in the Report speculated artificial page view inflation; Doctor Who ranked #2 for the week with 1,435,415 page views due to the show's 50th anniversary celebrations including special episode, "The Day of the Doctor", airing on November 23.}} | Of interest due to Typhoon Haiyan |
47
| style=text-align:right;| 1,080,561 | Holiday observed on November 28 |
48
| style=text-align:right;| 7,406,813 | Died on November 30 |
bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 49
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| December 8–14, 2013 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Grace Hopper | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 9,412,775 | Google Doodle on December 9 |
50
| style=text-align:right;| 827,820 | Died on December 15 |
51
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 797,270 | Holiday observed on December 26 |
52
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 624,917 | Died on December 31 |
2014
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| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| January 5–11, 2014 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Jordan Belfort | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 526,424 | Of interest due to December 25, 2013 release of The Wolf of Wall Street |
2 (54)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,807,879 | Google Doodle on January 16 |
3 (55)
| style=text-align:right;| 799,235 | Of interest due to December 25, 2013 release of The Wolf of Wall Street |
4 (56)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,257,049 | Won five Grammys on January 26 |
5 (57)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,755,765 | Died on February 2 |
6 (58)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,862,945 | Holiday observed on February 14 |
7 (59)
| style=text-align:right;| 819,448 | Closing ceremony held on February 16 |
8 (60)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,158,070 | Died on February 24 |
9 (61)
| Crimea | style=text-align:right;| 1,381,295 | Pro-Russian efforts to annex Crimea began with the declaration of Crimea's independence from Ukraine on February 27 |
10 (62)
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 | style=text-align:right;| 1,664,252 | Disappeared on March 8 |
11 (63)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,604,355 | Holiday observed on March 17 |
12 (64)
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 | style=text-align:right;| 978,855 | Disappeared on March 8 |
13 (65)
| style=text-align:right;| 931,180 | Series finale, "Last Forever", aired on March 31 |
14 (66)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,433,706 | Died on April 7 |
15 (67)
| style=text-align:right;| 775,534 | Second episode of season 4, "The Lion and the Rose", aired on April 13 |
16 (68)
| style=text-align:right;| 752,512 | Sold out a concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on April 20 (4/20) |
17 (69)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,155,108 | Controversy arose around Sterling on April 25 |
18 (70)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,617,064 | Google Doodle on May 4 |
19 (71)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,818,292 | Google Doodle on May 12 |
20 (72)
| File: Featured article star.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,750,729 | Google Doodle on May 21 |
21 (73)
| File: Featured article star.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,227,753 | Died on May 28 |
22 (74)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 817,896 | Moral panic arose over the Slender Man because of the May 31 Slender Man stabbing |
23 (75)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,846,098 | Kicked off on June 12 |
24 (76)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,506,641 | Continued interest after kicking off on June 12 |
25 (77)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,526,115 | Knockout stage began on June 28 |
26 (78)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,604,100 | Quarter-finals took place on July 4 and 5 |
27 (79)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,234,236{{efn|Long-speculated to have bot-influenced or inflated page views, but included in list this week; #2 was the 2014 FIFA World Cup with 1,179,986 page views, due to its semi-finals taking place on July 8 and 9, as well as its third place match taking place on July 12. Amazon.com was excluded from appearing on the list on following Reports.}} | The Federal Trade Commission launched a lawsuit against Amazon on July 10; |
28 (80)
| style=text-align:right;| 916,405 | Tournament concluded on July 13 with its final |
29 (81)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,160,042 | Died on July 19 |
30 (82)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,031,341 | Many events related to the West African Ebola virus epidemic; |
31 (83)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,418,063{{efn|The blurb on the Report detailed that page views included those from the redirect Ebola.}} | Many events related to the West African Ebola virus epidemic; |
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| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| August 10–16, 2014 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Robin Williams | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 9,164,280 | Died on August 11 |
33 (85)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,902,018 | Virality for the popular summer Internet challenge [http://stats.grok.se/en/201408/Ice%20Bucket%20Challenge/ peaked on August 21] |
34 (86)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,773,522 | Popular Internet challenge during summer of 2014 |
35 (87)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,024,356 | Died on September 4 |
36 (88)
| style=text-align:right;| 755,226 | Google Doodle on September 9 |
37 (89)
| Scottish independence referendum, 2014 | style=text-align:right;| 921,412 | Held on September 18 |
38 (90)
| style=text-align:right;| 581,893 | Holiday observed from September 24 to 26 |
39 (91)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,153,294 | First American case of Ebola identified on September 30 |
40 (92)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,298,499 | Thomas Eric Duncan died on October 8, after becoming the first American patient diagnosed with Ebola |
41 (93)
| style=text-align:right;| 8,267,784 | Continued outbreak in West Africa, |
42 (94)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,695,567 | WHO announced Nigeria clear of Ebola on October 20; |
43 (95)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,780,144 | Holiday observed on October 31 |
44 (96)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,513,535 | Released on November 7 in the U.S. |
45 (97)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,567,100 | Released on November 7 in the U.S. |
46 (98)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,409,615 | Released on November 7 in the U.S. |
47 (99)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,514,532 | Grand jury decided, on November 24, not to indict the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown |
48 (100)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,328,750 | Grand jury decided, on December 3, not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner |
49 (101)
| style=text-align:right;| 686,408 | Grand jury decided, on December 3, not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner |
50 (102)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,274,526 | Wide theatrical release canceled by Sony on December 17, after hackings and terrorist threats were made in response to the film |
51 (103)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,179,404 | Released online on December 24, and in the U.S. through a limited release on December 25 |
52 (104)
| December 28, 2014–January 3, 2015 | style=text-align:right;| 1,007,428 | Released in India on December 19, 2013, and became the highest-grossing Indian film on January 1, 2014. |
2015
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| style=text-align:right;| 2,744,884 | Charlie Hebdo shooting occurred on January 7 |
2 (106)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,959,672 | Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S. |
3 (107)
| style=text-align:right;| 5,275,697 | Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S. |
4 (108)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,653,157 | Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S. |
5 (109)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,144,681 | Won Super Bowl XLIX and named Super Bowl MVP |
6 (110)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,215,877 | Holiday observed on February 14 |
7 (111)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,921,638 | Film adaptation released on February 13 in the U.S. |
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| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| February 22–28, 2015 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 87th Academy Awards | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| File: Symbol list class.svg{{efn|Report did not list class for this article, but it was rated List-class at the time}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 6,123,378 | Held on February 22 |
9 (113)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 4,291,451 | After making comments about Beck's Grammy win, owner of the domain "Loser.com" redirected the URL to West's Wikipedia article |
10 (114)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,519,364 | Continued media interest in Loser.com redirecting to West's Wikipedia article |
11 (115)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,783,603 | Holiday observed on March 17 |
12 (116)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,771,673 | Article itself became an Internet meme in [http://stats.grok.se/en/201503/Bhutanese%20passport/ mid-March] after an audio file on the article was found to be a joke |
13 (117)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,832,224 | Released on April 3 the U.S. |
14 (118)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,617,928 | Released on April 3 the U.S. |
15 (119)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,492,776 | First season was released on April 10 for streaming on Netflix |
16 (120)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,725,099 | Released in many international markets during week, starting April 22 |
17 (121)
| Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao | style=text-align:right;| 2,631,206 | Match held on May 2 |
18 (122)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,224,988 | Won match against Manny Pacquiao on May 2 |
19 (123)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,922,118 | Google Doodle on May 13 |
20 (124)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,515,128 | Released on May 14 in Australia and on May 15 in the U.S. |
21 (125)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,007,493 | Google Doodle on May 26 |
22 (126)
| Bruce Jenner / Caitlyn Jenner{{efn|name=Jenner|Due to Jenner's announcement of her completed gender transition, Wikipedia moved the Bruce Jenner article to Caitlyn Jenner. The Bruce Jenner article was more visited during the week with 2,874,874 page views, although the Caitlyn Jenner article's 1,249,139 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views. {{URL|1=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:West.andrew.g/Popular_pages&oldid=665863648/|2=See page view stats here.}}}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,124,013{{efn|name=Jenner}} | Announced her completed gender transition on June 1 |
23 (127)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,870,432 | Died on June 7 |
24 (128)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,575,845 | Released in the U.S. on June 12; set U.S. and Worldwide opening weekend records |
25 (129)
| Flags of the Confederate States of America | style=text-align:right;| 1,997,063 | Highlighted in U.S. political discourse after Charleston church shooting on June 17 |
26 (130)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,043,888 | Released on July 1 in the U.S. |
27 (131)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,002,160 | Won Women's Singles at Wimbledon on July 11 |
28 (132)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,817,973 | Trailer for film adaptation released during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con |
29 (133)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,510,842 | Released in India on July 17 |
30 (134)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 3,589,713 | Died on July 27 |
31 (135)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,049,053 | Won UFC 190 vs. Bethe Correia on August 1 |
32 (136)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,526,838 | Died on August 9 |
33 (137)
| Eazy-E | style=text-align:right;| 1,610,383 | The death of Eazy-E formed the emotional climax in the biopic, Straight Outta Compton, released on August 14 |
34 (138)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,445,269 | Google Doodle on August 24 |
35 (139)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,573,813 | Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix |
36 (140)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,454,313 | Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix |
37 (141)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,111,040 | Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix |
38 (142)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,299,584 | Visited Cuba and the United States from September 19 to 27 |
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| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Sep 27–Oct 3, 2015 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Pablo Escobar | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 804,426 | Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix |
40 (144)
| American Horror Story: Hotel | style=text-align:right;| 883,185 | Season 5 premiere of American Horror Story, "Checking In", aired on October 7 |
41 (145)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,067,704 | Hospitalized after being found unconscious on October 13 |
42 (146)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,709,956 | Became Prime Minister-Elect of Canada on October 19 after the Liberal Party formed a majority government as per results of the 2015 Canadian federal election |
43 (147)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,775,219 | Holiday observed on October 31 |
44 (148)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,462,428 | Google Doodle on November 2 |
45 (149)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,744,601 | Google Doodle on November 9 |
46 (150)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,969,403 | Appeared in series 15 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which premiered on November 15 |
47 (151)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,918,186 | Main character of Jessica Jones, which had its first season released on November 20 for streaming on Netflix |
48 (152)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,149,112 | Died on December 3 |
49 (153)
| style=text-align:right;| 914,072 | Controversy arose around Trump beginning on December 7, after his comments related to a proposal for a temporary Muslim ban |
50 (154)
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style=text-align:right;| 5,164,168 | Released on December 15 in the U.S.; set opening weekend records in the U.S. |
51 (155)
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style=text-align:right;| 4,905,073 | Released on December 15 in the U.S.; continued to set box office records |
52 (156)
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style=text-align:right;| 3,232,970 | Released on December 15 in the U.S.; continued to set box office records |
2016
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1 (157)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,074,561 | Subject of Making a Murderer, series that was released on December 18, 2015 for streaming on Netflix |
2 (158)
| File: Featured article star.svg | style=text-align:right;| 11,772,266 |
3 (159)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,861,483 | Died on January 18 |
4 (160)
| File: Symbol future class.svg{{efn|Report listed "N/A" for class, however the article was rated as a Future-Class article during the week.}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,557,865 | Occurred on January 24 |
5 (161)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,083,806 | Placed second in the Iowa caucuses of the 2016 U.S. Republican Party primaries, which were held on February 1 |
6 (162)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,454,310 | Won Super Bowl 50, which was held on February 7 |
7 (163)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,846,632 | Released on February 12 in the U.S. |
8 (164)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,938,436 | Won the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary on February 20 |
9 (165)
| style=text-align:right;| 8,238,809 | Won seven states during Super Tuesday (March 1) and two more on March 5 |
10 (166)
| style=text-align:right;| 8,257,174 | Won more states during the Republican primaries, and had several controversies arise over his campaign |
11 (167)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,412,293 | Won more states during Super Tuesday II (March 15) of the Republican primaries. |
12 (168)
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | style=text-align:right;| 3,152,933 | Released on March 25 in the U.S. |
13 (169)
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | style=text-align:right;| 2,984,071 | Released on March 25 in the U.S. |
14 (170)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,895,563 | Occurred on April 3 |
15 (171)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,393,551 | Played final NBA career game on April 13 |
bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 16 (172)
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| April 17–23, 2016 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Prince (musician) | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 13,064,933 | Died on April 21 |
17 (173)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,994,635 | Died on April 21 |
18 (174)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,303,444 | Released on May 6 in the U.S. |
19 (175)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,332,940 | Released on May 6 in the U.S. |
20 (176)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,284,748 | Released on May 6 in the U.S. |
21 (177)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,385,606 | Released on May 27 in the U.S. |
22 (178)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,425,310 | Died on June 4 |
23 (179)
| style=text-align:right;| 5,513,604 | Died on June 4 |
24 (180)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,332,785 | Kicked off on June 10 |
25 (181)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,406,686 | Kicked off on June 10 |
26 (182)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,590,000 | Round of 16 began on June 25, quarter-finals began on July 2 |
27 (183)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,371,390 | Released on July 6 in Australia and the U.S. |
28 (184)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 4,778,652 | Released on July 14 in the U.K. and on July 16 in many European markets |
29 (185)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,990,596 | Gave controversial RNC speech on July 18 |
30 (186)
| File: Featured article star.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,331,698 | Formally named the Democratic Party's 2016 nominee for President of the United States on July 28 at the DNC |
31 (187)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,889,015 | Released on August 5 in the U.S. |
32 (188)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 5,428,201 | Won five gold medals and one silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics |
33 (189)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 3,103,335 | Won three gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics |
34 (190)
| File: Symbol future class.svg{{efn|Report listed class as "N/A", but the article was a Future-class article at the time.}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,102,249 | Held on August 21 |
35 (191)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 3,500,029 | Died on August 29 |
36 (192)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,309,885 | Season 2 of Narcos was released on September 2 for streaming on Netflix |
37 (193)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,636,405 | 13th anniversary of incident occurred on September 13; |
38 (194)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,155,334 | Subject of the 2-part miniseries documentary The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, which aired on September 18 and 19 |
39 (195)
| September 25–October 1, 2016 | style=text-align:right;| 1,762,983 | Died on September 25 |
40 (196)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,486,560 | Main character of eponymous series that had its first season released on September 30 |
41 (197)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,951,789 | Participated in the second U.S. Presidential debate against Hillary Clinton on October 9 |
42 (198)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,140,830 | Participated in the third U.S. Presidential debate against Hillary Clinton on October 19 |
bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 43 (199)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| October 23–29, 2016 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| File: Symbol c class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 970,522 | Google Doodle on October 24 |
44 (200)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,889,902 | Holiday observed from October 31 to November 2 |
45 (201)
| style=text-align:right;| 12,331,880 | Elected President of the United States on November 8 |
46 (202)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,321,262 | Undergoing Presidential transition after being elected on November 8 |
47 (203)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,760,389 | Died on November 25 |
48 (204)
| November 27–December 3, 2016 | File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,401,418 | Died on November 25 |
49 (205)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,067,619 | Died on December 5 |
50 (206)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,734,867 | Died on December 13 |
51 (207)
| December 18–December 24, 2016 | style=text-align:right;| 2,248,668 | Died on December 18 |
52 (208)
| style=text-align:right;| 9,202,699 | Died on December 27 |
2017
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Lowest count of the year |
:
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! Week/Report ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Notes |
---|
1 (209)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,182,405 | Released on December 21 and 23, 2016 in the U.S. and India, respectively |
2 (210)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,101,692 | Won all seven of its Golden Globe nominations on January 8 |
3 (211)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,487,438 | Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20 |
4 (212)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,893,734 | First full Sunday to Saturday week of his U.S. Presidency |
5 (213)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,453,582 | Formally nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 1 |
6 (214)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,748,813 | Won Super Bowl LI and named Super Bowl MVP on February 5 |
7 (215)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,519,240 | Holiday observed on February 14 |
8 (216)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,392,332 | Controversy arose around Yiannopoulos, beginning February 20 |
9 (217)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 4,823,745 | Died on February 25 |
10 (218)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,390,878 | Released on March 3 in the U.S. |
11 (219)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,486,468 | Holiday observed on March 17 |
12 (220)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,675,896 | Died on March 18 |
bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 13 (221)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| March 26–April 1, 2017 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| WrestleMania 33 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| File: Symbol future class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 887,566 | Occurred following week on April 2 |
14 (222)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,332,911 | Occurred on April 2 |
15 (223)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,695,853 | First season was released on March 31 for streaming on Netflix |
16 (224)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,427,392 | Died on April 19 |
17 (225)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,809,738 | Died on April 22 |
18 (226)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 3,087,414 | Released on April 28 in India; became highest-grossing Indian film on May 5 |
19 (227)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,388,864 | Released on April 28 in India; became highest-grossing Indian film on May 5 |
20 (228)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,867,811 | Died on May 18 |
21 (229)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,839,382 | Suicide bombing occurred at her Manchester concert on May 22 |
22 (230)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,822,662 | The U.S. announced its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on June 1 |
23 (231)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,281,837 | Starred in Wonder Woman, released on June 2 in the U.S. |
24 (232)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,233,820 | Starred in Wonder Woman, released on June 2 in the U.S. |
25 (233)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,532,703 | Died on June 19 |
26 (234)
| Transformers: The Last Knight | style=text-align:right;| 924,583 | Released on June 21 in the U.S. |
27 (235)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,286,802 | Released on July 7 in the U.S. |
28 (236)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,588,785 | Google Doodle on July 10 |
29 (237)
| style=text-align:right;| 5,524,961 | Died on July 20 |
30 (238)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,651,836 | Released on July 21 in the U.S; was completing two weeks atop the box office |
31 (239)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,882,338 | Died on July 27 |
32 (240)
| Guam | style=text-align:right;| 1,285,582 | North Korea threatened to attack this U.S. territory |
33 (241)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,920,254 | The fifth episode of the season (Eastwatch) was leaked by a foreign HBO branch; aired on August 13 |
34 (242)
| File: Symbol support vote.svg | style=text-align:right;| 1,962,313 | Sixth episode of the season (Beyond the Wall) leaked on August 16; aired on August 20 |
35 (243)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,576,869 | Won highly publicized boxing match against UFC champion Connor McGregor, retired afterwards |
36 (244)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,889,679 | Released on September 8 in the U.S. |
37 (245)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,912,637 | Released on September 8 in the U.S., completed two weeks atop the box office |
38 (246)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,700,815 | Released on September 8 in the U.S. |
39 (247)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,399,770 | Died on September 27 |
40 (248)
| style=text-align:right;| 5,495,706 | Died on October 2 |
41 (249)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,241,968 | Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents; (first reported on October 5) |
42 (250)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,587,141 | Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents; (first reported on October 5) |
43 (251)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,212,932 | Second season was released on October 27 for streaming on Netflix |
44 (252)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,962,876 | Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents against men; (first reported on October 29) |
45 (253)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,619,424 | Second season was released on October 27 for streaming on Netflix |
46 (254)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,295,725 | Released on November 17 in the U.S. |
47 (255)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,258,765 | Died on November 19 |
bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 48 (256)
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| November 26–December 2, 2017 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Meghan Markle | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 8,747,196 | Engagement to Prince Harry announced on November 27 |
49 (257)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,578,905 | Died on December 4. |
50 (258)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,070,637 | Released on December 15 in the U.S. |
51 (259)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,379,767 | Released on December 15 in the U.S. |
52 (260)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,354,406 | Released on December 15 in the U.S.; three straight weeks atop the box office |
53 (261)
| December 31, 2017–January 6, 2018 | List of Black Mirror episodes | style=text-align:right;| 1,140,937 | Series 4 released December 29 on Netflix |
2018
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Lowest count of the year |
:
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! Week/Report ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Notes |
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1 (262)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,038,725 | Google Doodle on January 9 |
2 (263)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,536,032 | Died on January 15 |
3 (264)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,497,132 | Google Doodle on January 25 |
4 (265)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,135,143 | Occurred on January 28 |
5 (266)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,986,094 | His company's Falcon Heavy rocket launched on February 6 |
6 (267)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,341,749 | Released on February 16 in the U.S. |
7 (268)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,426,528 | Released on February 16 in the U.S. |
8 (269)
| Sridevi | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,704,872 | Died on February 24 |
9 (270)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,717,892 | Won the Academy Award for Best Picture on March 4 |
10 (271)
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|March 11–17, 2018 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|Stephen Hawking | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 10,205,628 | Died on March 14 |
11 (272)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,295,470 | Died on March 14 |
12 (273)
|{{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,293,097 | Google Doodle on March 26 |
13 (274)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,473,474 | Released on March 30 in the U.S. |
14 (275)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,254,753 | Occurred on April 8 |
15 (276)
| Avicii | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,355,249 | Died on April 20 |
16 (277)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,294,829 | Released on April 27 in the U.S. |
17 (278)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,683,306 | Released on April 27 in the U.S. |
18 (279)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,938,663 | Released on April 27 in the U.S. |
19 (280)
| Meghan Markle / Meghan, Duchess of Sussex{{efn|name=Meghan|Due to Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's wedding (which subsequently made her the Duchess of Sussex), Wikipedia editors moved the Meghan Markle article to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during the week (hence the combination of page views). The Meghan Markle article was more visited during the week with 7,166,455 page views, although the Meghan, Duchess of Sussex article's 2,095,810 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views. {{URL|1=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:West.andrew.g/Popular_pages&oldid=842125465|2=See page view stats here.}}}} | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 9,262,265{{efn|name=Meghan}} | Married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19; became Duchess of Sussex as a result |
20 (281)
| Meghan, Duchess of Sussex{{efn|name=Meghan2|Again the views were high for both the current article name and the previous one: 5,464,369 for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and 3,165,578 for Meghan Markle. Both articles would have ranked #1 on their own; combining both of the two's page views would result in a 8,629,947 page view figure. The report technically did not list the combined figure, as the page was renamed back to Meghan Markle only after said week was finished.{{URL|1=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:West.andrew.g/Popular_pages&oldid=843174972|2=See page view stats here.}}}} | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,464,369{{efn|name=Meghan2}} | Married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19; became Duchess of Sussex as a result |
21 (282)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,743,032 | Target of a controversial Roseanne Barr tweet on May 29 |
22 (283)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,094,775 | Died on June 8 |
23 (284)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,007,166 | Tournament began on June 14 |
24 (285)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 7,306,664 | Died on June 18 |
25 (286)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,855,112 | Continued interest after kicking off on June 14 |
26 (287)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,640,351 | Knockout stage began on June 30 |
27 (288)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,424,759 | Semifinals took place on July 10 and 11 |
28 (289)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,932,942 | Tournament concluded on July 15 with its final |
29 (290)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,433,262 | Hospitalized for apparent overdose on July 24 |
30 (291)
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 991,997 | Released on July 27 in the U.S., completed two weeks atop the box office |
31 (292)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,428,209 | Died on August 7 |
32 (293)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,997,992 | Died on August 16 |
33 (294)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,255,884 | Celebrated his engagement to Priyanka Chopra on August 18 |
34 (295)
| {{icon|FA}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,187,238 | Died on August 25 |
35 (296)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,068,946 | Died on September 6 |
36 (297)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,104,708 | Won the 2018 US Open – Women's Singles final on September 8 |
37 (298)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| September 16–22, 2018 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Hell in a Cell (2018) | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{icon|start}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 754,131 | Occurred on September 16 |
38 (299)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,451,649 | Kavanaugh accused of sexual assault by second individual on September 23 |
39 (300)
| September 30–October 6, 2018 | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,721,610 | Released on October 5 in the U.S. |
40 (301)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,083,061 | Won UFC 229 vs. Conor McGregor on October 6 |
41 (302)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,364,473 |
42 (303)
| The Haunting of Hill House (TV series) | {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,057,068 | Released on Netflix on October 12 |
43 (304)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,090,170 | Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody released on November 1 in the U.S. |
44 (305)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,495,059 | Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody released on November 1 in the U.S. |
45 (306)
| Stan Lee | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,841,113 | Died on November 12 |
46 (307)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,710,658 | Subject of Narcos: Mexico, released on Netflix on November 16 |
47 (308)
| November 25–December 1, 2018 | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,644,902 | Died on November 30 |
48 (309)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,744,951 | Died on November 30 |
49 (310)
| List of most-disliked YouTube videos | {{icon|List}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,098,077 | YouTube Rewind 2018 became #1 on December 13 |
50 (311)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,968,460 | Died on December 17 |
51 (312)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,044,258 | Released on Netflix on December 21 |
52 (313)
| December 30, 2018–January 5, 2019 | {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,401,831 | Released on Netflix on December 21 |
2019
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Lowest count of the year |
:
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! Week/Report ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Notes |
---|
1 (314)
| R. Kelly | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,029,342 | Surviving R. Kelly six-part documentary aired from January 3−5 |
2 (315)
| List of most-liked Instagram posts | {{icon|List}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,508,060 | Egg picture became #1 on January 14 |
3 (316)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,514,987 | Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, released on Netflix on January 24, |
4 (317)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,179,244 | Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, released on Netflix on January 24, |
5 (318)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,268,645 | Arrested by ICE on illegal immigration claims on February 3 |
6 (319)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,415,624 | Holiday observed on February 14 |
7 (320)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,498,583 | Died on February 19 |
8 (321)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,781,135 | Won the Academy Award for Best Actor on February 24 |
9 (322)
| style=text-align:right;| 5,363,473 | Died on March 4 |
10 (323)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,391,725 | Released on March 8 in the U.S. |
11 (324)
| File: Symbol start class.svg | style=text-align:right;|1,632,199 | Released on March 15 in the U.S. |
12 (325)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,176,109 | Subject of The Dirt, released on Netflix on March 22 |
13 (326)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,013,415 | Died on March 31 |
14 (327)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,078,000 | Held on April 7 |
15 (328)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,716,199 | Notre-Dame de Paris fire happened on April 15 |
16 (329)
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| April 21–27, 2019 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Avengers: Endgame | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| {{icon|C}} | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"; style=text-align:right;|7,473,463 | Released on April 26 in the U.S. |
17 (330)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|7,096,505 | Released on April 26 in the U.S. |
18 (331)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|4,400,303 | Released on April 26 in the U.S., completed three weeks atop the box office. |
19 (332)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,684,351 | Released on April 26 in the U.S. |
20 (333)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,063,994 | Subject of Chernobyl, aired by HBO and Sky Atlantic |
21 (334)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,903,001 | Subject of Chernobyl, aired by HBO and Sky Atlantic |
22 (335)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,194,812 | Subject of Chernobyl, which aired its final episode on June 3 |
23 (336)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,623,668 | Subject of Chernobyl. |
24 (337)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,728,190 | Subject of Chernobyl. |
25 (338)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|1,470,837 | Released on June 21 in India. |
26 (339)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,908,257 | Released on July 2 in the U.S. |
27 (340)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|6,641,458 | Died on July 6 |
28 (341)
| Area 51 | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,826,689 | Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us had millions interested in attending |
29 (342)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,346,109 | Elected Prime Minister of Great Britain on July 24 |
30 (343)
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,299,670 | Released on July 26 in the U.S. |
31 (344)
| Article 370 of the Constitution of India | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,772,745 | Revoked by the Indian government on August 5 |
32 (345)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,899,509 | Died on August 10 |
33 (346)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;|1,210,366 | Season 2 released on August 16 for streaming on Netflix |
34 (347)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|August 25–31, 2019 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Andrew Luck | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{icon|B}} | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"; style=text-align:right;|1,203,492 | Announced retirement from the NFL on August 24 |
35 (348)
| Saaho | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,698,364 | Released on August 30 in India |
36 (349)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;|1,787,632 | 18th anniversary of disaster |
37 (350)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;|1,448,669 | Died on September 15 |
38 (351)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,348,736 | Addressed the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit on September 23 |
39 (352)
| September 29–October 5, 2019 | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,078,817 | Released on October 4 in the U.S. |
40 (353)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,916,575 | Released on October 4 in the U.S. |
41 (354)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,163,336 | Released on October 4 in the U.S; completed three weeks atop the box office. |
42 (355)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,623,640 | Released on October 4 in the U.S. |
43 (356)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,573,480 | Killed on October 27 |
44 (357)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,803,080 | Subject of The King, released on Netflix on November 1 |
45 (358)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|1,570,155 | Released on November 12 on Disney+ |
46 (359)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|1,707,701 | Second episode, "Chapter 2: The Child", aired on November 19 |
47 (360)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,238,665 | Subject of The Irishman, released on Netflix on November 27 |
48 (361)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,289,492 | Subject of The Irishman, released on Netflix on November 27 |
49 (362)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,659,287 | Died on December 8 |
50 (363)
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,788,471 | Released on December 20 in the U.S. |
51 (364)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,980,641 | Released on Netflix on December 20 |
52 (365)
| December 29, 2019–January 4, 2020 | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,119,435 | Died on January 3 |
2020
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Lowest count of the year |
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! Week/Report ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Notes |
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1 (366)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,212,042 | Died on January 3 |
2 (367)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,140,504{{efn|name=estimate|Estimate, the WP:5000 tool was down;starting in late March 2020, data mostly from the WP:1000 tool}} | Subject of Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez which released on Netflix on January 15 |
3 (368)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,447,173{{efn|name=estimate}} |
4 (369)
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| January 26–February 1, 2020 |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Kobe Bryant |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 22,840,307{{efn|name=estimate}} |
5 (370)
| Shakira | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,691,879{{efn|name=estimate}} | Performed at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show on February 2, which was also her birthday |
6 (371)
| {{icon|start}} | style=text-align:right;|5,196,541{{efn|name=estimate}} | Won four Academy Awards on February 9 |
7 (372)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 1,865,322{{efn|name=estimate}} | Debate performance was poorly received on February 19 |
8 (373)
| 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,505,351{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week |
9 (374)
| 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,465,955{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week |
10 (375)
| 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak / | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|6,408,766{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak officially reclassified as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11 |
11 (376)
| 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|7,645,103{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed 250,000 cases on March 21 |
12 (377)
| 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|7,865,205{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed 500,000 cases on March 28 |
13 (378)
| 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|5,593,988{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed a million cases on April 4 |
14 (379)
| 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|4,126,190{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week; 1.6 million total cases by April 11 |
15 (380)
| 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,255,130{{efn|name=estimate}} | Outbreak continued throughout the week; surpassed two million cases on April 17 |
16 (381)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,655,866{{efn|name=estimate}} | Reports on potentially serious illness on April 21 |
17 (382)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 6,304,066{{efn|name=estimate}} | Died on April 29 |
18 (383)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|2,799,218{{efn|name=estimate}} | Son with Grimes born on May 4. |
19 (384)
| {{icon|FA}} |style=text-align:right|1,811,148{{efn|name=estimate}} | Subject of the ESPN\Netflix series The Last Dance |
20 (385)
|{{icon|FA}} |style=text-align:right|2,340,978{{efn|name=estimate}} | Subject of the ESPN\Netflix series The Last Dance, which ended on May 22 |
21 (386)
| {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right| 3,328,657{{efn|name=estimate}} | Happened on May 25 |
22 (387)
| {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right| 6,589,437{{efn|name=estimate}}{{efn|Combination of page views for "Death of George Floyd" with "Killing of George Floyd" due to a page move.}} | Happened on May 25, protests were still happening |
23 (388)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right|2,159,287{{efn|name=estimate}} | Statue toppled down during George Floyd protests |
24 (389)
| style=text-align:right;| 11,538,094{{efn|name=estimate}} | Died on June 14. |
25 (390)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 1,156,946 {{efn|name=estimate}} |Noose found in his stall for NASCAR race |
26 (391)
| {{icon|GA}} |style=text-align:right;| 2,834,549 {{efn|name=estimate}} |Subject of the musical Hamilton, released to VOD streaming on July 3. |
27 (392)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 3,919,003{{efn|name=estimate}} |Declared missing, presumed dead, on July 8. |
28 (393)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 3,738,808{{efn|name=estimate}} |Body found on July 13. |
29 (394)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 992,310{{efn|name=estimate}} |Released in India on July 24, starring recently-deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput |
30 (395)
| John Lewis (civil rights leader) | {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 1,507,358{{efn|name=estimate}} |Received a state funeral at the U.S. Capitol |
31 (396)
| Lebanon | {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 1,588,673{{efn|name=estimate}} |Capital Beirut damaged in an ammonium nitrate explosion on August 4 |
32 (397)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|11,843,595{{efn|name=estimate}} |Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race in August 11 |
33 (398)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|2,523,180{{efn|name=estimate}} |Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race, appeared in the 2020 Democratic National Convention |
34 (399)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|9,945,698{{efn|name=estimate}} |Died on August 28 |
35 (400)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,974,415{{efn|name=estimate}} |Died on August 28 |
36 (401)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|1,383,212{{efn|name=estimate}} |Released on September 4 at Disney+ |
37 (402)
|{{icon|GA}} |style=text-align:right;|4,162,215{{efn|name=estimate}} |Died on September 18 |
38 (403)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,475,060{{efn|name=estimate}} |Nominated for the Supreme Court on September 26 |
39 (404)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,156,661{{efn|name=estimate}} |Referenced by Donald Trump in the September 29 presidential debate |
40 (405)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|3,847,894{{efn|name=estimate}} |Died on October 6 |
41 (406)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|2,838,889{{efn|name=estimate}} |Released on Netflix on October 9 |
42 (407)
|{{icon|start}} |style=text-align:right;|1,443,494{{efn|name=estimate}} |Moderated the final US presidential debate, which took place on October 22 |
43 (408)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|3,278,571{{efn|name=estimate}} |Died on October 31 |
44 (409)
|2016 United States presidential election |{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|9,142,304{{efn|name=estimate}} |2020 election held on November 3, vote count lasted the whole week |
45 (410)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|15,162,676{{efn|name=estimate}} |Refused to acknowledge defeat at the 2020 United States presidential election |
46 (411)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|6,387,834{{efn|name=estimate}} |Refused to acknowledge defeat at the presidential election, started lawsuits claiming fraud |
47 (412)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|5,362,266{{efn|name=estimate}} |Died in November 25. |
48 (413)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|5,205,375{{efn|name=estimate}}{{efn|Combination of page views for the pre- and post-transition names, Ellen Page and Elliot Page}} |Came out as a transgender man on December 1. |
49 (414)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|1,596,154 {{efn|name=estimate}} |Released on December 10. |
50 (415)
|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| December 13–19, 2020 |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| The Mandalorian |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|978,727{{efn|name=estimate}} |Season 2 finale released on December 18. |
51 (416)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|1,520,957{{efn|name=estimate}} |Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on December 25. |
52 (417)
|December 27, 2020–January 2, 2021 |{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|2,219,456{{efn|name=estimate}} |Released on Netflix on December 25. |
2021
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
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1 (418)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|1,987,464 | Died on January 4. |
2 (419)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,227,710 | Impeached on January 13, following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. |
3 (420)
|{{icon|B}} |5,277,181 | Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20. |
4 (421)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;|2,180,339 | Died on January 28. |
5 (422)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right; |2,122,339 | Died on February 1. |
6 (423)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right; |3,976,246 | Won Super Bowl LV on February 7. |
7 (424)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right; |2,235,167 | Died on February 17. |
8 (425)
| {{icon|GA}} |style=text-align:right; |1,719,463 |Announced their split on February 22. |
9 (426)
| {{icon|B}} | 1,730,441 |"The Series Finale" released on March 5. |
10 (427)
| {{icon|GA}} | 3,328,817 |Oprah with Meghan and Harry broadcast on March 7. |
11 (428)
|{{Icon|C}} |3,110,374 |Released on HBO Max on March 18. |
12 (429)
|{{Icon|C}} |2,122,456 |Released on HBO Max on March 18. |
13 (430)
|{{Icon|B}} |2,857,080 |Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on March 31. |
14 (431)
| {{Icon|B}} | 6,191,810 |Died on April 9. |
15 (432)
|Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |{{Icon|B}} |2,703,385 |
16 (433)
|{{icon|C}} |2,221,610 |Found guilty on April 20 for the murder of George Floyd. |
17 (434)
|{{icon|C}} |1,571,338 |Took place on April 25. |
18 (435)
|{{icon|GA}} |1,371,353 |Announced divorce on May 3. |
19 (436)
|{{icon|B}} |2,023,222 |Hosted Saturday Night Live on May 8. |
20 (437)
|{{icon|C}} |1,610,619 |Took place on May 22. |
21 (438)
|{{icon|start}} |1,584,244 |Released on Netflix on May 21. |
22 (439)
|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|May 30–June 5, 2021 |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Mare of Easttown |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{icon|start}} |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|1,232,548 |Series finale aired May 30. |
23 (440)
|{{icon|C}} |1,725,754 |Started on June 11. |
24 (441)
|{{icon|B}} |2,615,582 |Holiday observed on June 19. |
25 (442)
|{{icon|C}} |3,826,236 |Tournament ongoing. |
26 (443)
|{{icon|C}} |2,920,042 |Tournament ongoing, entered knockout round. |
27 (444)
|{{icon|C}} |2,517,717 |Died on July 7. |
28 (445)
|{{icon|C}} |1,640,488 |Released in theaters and Disney+ on July 9. |
29 (446)
|{{icon|B}} |2,034,685 |Won the 2021 NBA Finals on July 20. |
30 (447)
|{{icon|C}} |2,920,042 |Event ongoing after opening ceremony on July 23. |
31 (448)
|{{icon|C}} |3,278,702 |Event ongoing. |
32 (449)
|{{icon|C}} |2,004,116 |Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on August 6. |
33 (450)
|{{icon|B}} |6,195,799 |
34 (451)
|{{icon|B}} |1,857,188 |Signed a return to Manchester United F.C. on August 27. |
35 (452)
|{{icon|B}} |2,897,546 |Died on September 2. |
36 (453)
|{{Icon|C}} |3,031,991 |Won the 2021 US Open – Women's Singles on September 11. |
37 (454)
|{{Icon|Start}} |2,793,630 |Died on September 14. |
38 (455)
|{{Icon|Start}} |2,508,476 |Released on Netflix on September 17. |
39 (456)
|{{icon|Start}} |4,675,856 |Released on Netflix on September 17. |
40 (457)
|{{Icon|B}} |5,400,927 |Released on Netflix on September 17. |
41 (458)
|{{icon|B}} |3,648,028 |Released on Netflix on September 17. |
42 (459)
|{{icon|B}} |2,232,933 |Died on October 18. |
43 (460)
|{{icon|C}} |3,250,947 |Died on October 29. |
44 (461)
|{{icon|C}} |1,884,050 |Released on November 5 in the U.S. |
45 (462)
|{{icon|C}} |1,669,266 |Released on November 5 in the U.S. |
46 (463)
|{{icon|C}} |2,822,572 |Perpetrator acquitted on November 19. |
47 (464)
|{{icon|Start}} |1,673,772 |Speculation of a hire as Manchester United manager |
48 (465)
|{{icon|C}} |1,740,726 |Died on November 28. |
49 (466)
|{{icon|C}} |3,257,899 |Died on December 8. |
50 (467)
|{{icon|C}} |4,812,556 |Released on December 17. |
51 (468)
|{{icon|C}} |3,730,119 |Released on December 17, completed two weeks atop the box office and passed $1 billion. |
52 (469)
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|Dec. 26, 2021–Jan. 1, 2022 |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Betty White |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| {{icon|B}} |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|6,250,441 |Died on December 31. |
2022
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
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1 (470)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,084,339 | Died on December 31, 2021. |
2 (471)
|{{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|5,723,931 | Died on January 9. |
3 (472)
|{{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,032,358 | Died on January 20. |
4 (473)
|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|January 23–29, 2022 |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Ashleigh Barty |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|942,625 | Won Australian Open on January 29. |
5 (474)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,338,088 | Protested against from January 29. |
6 (475)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,532,616 |Died on February 6. |
7 (476)
|{{icon|GA}} |style=text-align:right;|3,759,292 |Subject of Inventing Anna, released on Netflix on February 11. |
8 (477)
| Ukraine | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|6,741,179 | rowspan="3" |Ukraine was invaded by Russia on February 24. |
9 (478)
|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |{{Icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|7,647,610 |
10 (479)
| {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|3,815,361 |
11 (480)
| {{icon|Start}} |style=text-align:right;|2,623,323 |Released on March 11. |
12 (481)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|2,296,427 |Died on March 25. |
13 (482)
| {{icon|GA}} |style=text-align:right;|3,341,264 |Husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about her on March 27. |
14 (483)
| {{icon|Start}} |style=text-align:right;|2,205,071 |WWE's annual premier event, held on April 2 and 3. |
15 (484)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|2,505,301 |rowspan=2|Released on April 14. |
16 (485)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,443,321 |
17 (486)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,502,940 |Defendant of Depp v. Heard, which began on April 11. |
18 (487)
|Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |{{icon|Start}} |style=text-align:right;|3,442,958 |rowspan=2|Released on May 6. |
19 (488)
|Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |{{icon|Start}} |style=text-align:right;|2,523,503 |
20 (489)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|1,540,466 |Defendant of Depp v. Heard. |
21 (490)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,574,274 |Died on May 26. |
22 (491)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|3,083,071 |Died on May 29. |
23 (492)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|1,647,903 |Released on June 3. |
24 (493)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,297,409 |Celebrated on June 19. |
25 (494)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|2,554,445 |rowspan=2|Overturned on June 24. |
26 (495)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,864,660 |
27 (496)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|3,777,595 |
28 (497)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,894,325 |Died on July 14. |
29 (498)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|1,763,304 |
30 (499)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,180,156 |Released on Netflix on July 22. |
31 (500)
| India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | {{icon|List}} |style=text-align:right;|2,807,590 |Games started on July 28. |
32 (501)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|6,740,122 |rowspan=2|Died on August 11. |
33 (502)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|2,360,311 |
34 (503)
|{{icon|Start}} |style=text-align:right;|2,221,973 |Series premiere aired on HBO on August 21. |
35 (504)
|The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power |{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,564,791 |First two episodes released on Prime Video on September 2. |
36 (505)
|{{icon|FA}} |16,073,459 |rowspan=2|Died on September 8. |
37 (506)
|{{icon|FA}} |style=text-align:right;|6,224,957 |
38 (507)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|8,365,786 |rowspan=5|Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21. |
39 (508)
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| September 25–October 1, 2022 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Jeffrey Dahmer | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| {{icon|B}} | bgcolor="#D0F0C0" style=text-align:right;| 17,531,816 |
40 (509)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|10,667,069 |
41 (510)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|5,835,008 |
42 (511)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|3,100,706 |
43 (512)
| {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|7,898,149 |Appointed prime minister of the UK on October 25. |
44 (513)
| {{icon|Start}} |style=text-align:right;| 3,156,575 | Died on November 1. |
45 (514)
| {{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 4,200,862 | Died on November 5. |
46 (515)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 2,061,296 |rowspan=5|Tournament ran from November 20 to December 18. |
47 (516)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 9,405,304 |
48 (517)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 11,004,144 |
49 (518)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 4,565,186 |
50 (519)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;| 2,943,571 |
51 (520)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 7,000,827 | Won the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on December 18. |
52 (521)
| {{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;| 4,121,404 | Arrested on December 29. |
2023
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|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
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1 (522)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,153,050 |Suffered a cardiac arrest on January 2. |
2 (523)
|{{icon|C}} |style=text-align:right;|5,999,702 |Died on January 12. |
3 (524)
|{{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,409,748 |Premiered on January 15. |
4 (525)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,999,949 |Released on January 25. |
5 (526)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,980,288 |Released on January 25. |
6 (527)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,115,950 |Released on January 25. |
7 (528)
| Rihanna | {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;|4,527,454 |Performed at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show on February 12. |
8 (529)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,650,001 |New episode aired on February 19. |
9 (530)
|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,880,917 |Trial of Alex Murdaugh ended on March 2, and the family is the subject of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, released on February 22. |
10 (531)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|1,600,712 |New episode aired on March 5. |
11 (532)
|Everything Everywhere All at Once |{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,565,337 |Won 7 Academy Awards on March 12. |
12 (533)
|rowspan=2|ChatGPT |rowspan=2|{{icon|B}} |style=text-align:right;|1,774,068 |rowspan=2|Version based on GPT-4 released on March 14. |
13 (534)
|style=text-align:right;|2,102,375 |
14 (535)
|{{icon |
| style=text-align:right;|2,309,241
|WWE's annual premier event, held on April 1 and 2.
|-
| 15 (536)
|rowspan=2|ChatGPT
|rowspan=2|{{icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|1,699,710
|rowspan=2|Perennially popular article in 2023.
|-
| 16 (537)
|1,720,995
|-
| 17 (538)
|{{icon|B}}
| style=text-align:right;|2,704,171
|Died on April 27.
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| 18 (539)
|Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
|{{icon|B}}
| style=text-align:right;|1,935,502
|Released on May 5.
|-
| 19 (540)
|{{icon|C}}
| style=text-align:right;|1,935,502
|Released on May 5.
|-
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|20 (541)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| May 14–20, 2023
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| ChatGPT
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{icon|C}}
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" style=text-align:right;|1,575,194
|Perennially popular article in 2023.
|-
| 21 (542)
|{{icon|GA}}
| style=text-align:right;|6,432,226
|Died on May 24.
|-
| 22 (543)
|rowspan=2|Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
|rowspan=2|{{icon|Start}}
| style=text-align:right;|1,756,037
|rowspan=2|Released on June 2.
|-
|23 (544)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,164,788
|-
|24 (545)
|rowspan=4|The Idol (TV series)
|rowspan=4|{{icon|Start}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,392,488
|rowspan=4|Premiered on June 4, new episodes aired every Sunday until the series finale on July 2.
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|25 (546)
|style=text-align:right;|6,517,575
|-
|26 (547)
|style=text-align:right;|5,907,348
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|27 (548)
|style=text-align:right;|1,999,681
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|28 (549)
|{{icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,240,811
|Suspended by the BBC on July 12.
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|29 (550)
|{{icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|4,921,587
|Subject of Oppenheimer, released on July 21.
|-
|30 (551)
|{{Icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|8,096,961
|Died on July 26.
|-
|31 (552)
|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|3,376,260
|Died on July 30.
|-
|32 (553)
|{{Icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,016,798
|Released on July 21.
|-
|33 (554)
| Gadar 2
|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,937,682
|Released on August 11.
|-
|34 (555)
|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,533,694
|Died on August 24.
|-
|35 (556)
|{{Icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|1,649,856
|Died on September 1.
|-
|36 (557)
|rowspan=3|Jawan (film)
|rowspan=3|{{Icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|3,905,752
|rowspan=3|Released on September 7.
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|37 (558)
|style=text-align:right;|4,746,356
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|38 (559)
|style=text-align:right;|2,854,528
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|39 (560)
|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,271,124
|Rumoured girlfriend Taylor Swift attended his NFL game on September 24.
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|40 (561)
|India at the 2022 Asian Games
|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,382,812
|Finished the event with its record medal haul of 107 medals.
|-
|41 (562)
|{{Icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|5,344,460
|Hamas began the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on October 7.
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|42 (563)
|rowspan=2|2023 Cricket World Cup
|rowspan=2|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|3,937,866
|rowspan=2|Tournament ongoing.
|-
|43 (564)
|style=text-align:right;|4,201,290
|-
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|44 (565)
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|October 29–November 4, 2023
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Matthew Perry
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|{{Icon|B}}
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0" style=text-align:right;|13,203,826
|Died on October 28.
|-
|46 (566)
|rowspan=2|2023 Cricket World Cup
|rowspan=2|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|5,430,721
|rowspan=2|Tournament ongoing.
|-
|46 (567)
|style=text-align:right;|3,710,562
|-
|47 (568)
|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|3,919,491
|2023 Cricket World Cup concluded on November 19 with its final.
|-
|48 (569)
|{{Icon|B}}
|style=text-align:right;|3,545,119
|Died on November 29.
|-
|49 (570)
|rowspan=2|Animal (2023 film)
|rowspan=2|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|5,560,820
|rowspan=2|Released on December 1.
|-
|50 (571)
|style=text-align:right;|3,332,995
|-
|51 (572)
|rowspan=2|Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
|rowspan=2|{{Icon|C}}
|style=text-align:right;|2,384,892
|rowspan=2|Released on December 22.
|-
|52 (573)
|style=text-align:right;|3,995,797
|-
| 53 (574)
| December 31, 2023–January 6, 2024
| style=text-align:right;| 2,471,062
| Released on Prime Video on December 22.
|}
2024
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Lowest count of the year |
class="wikitable sortable" |
data-sort-type="number" | Wk#
! Week/Report ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Notes |
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1 (575)
|rowspan=2| Saltburn (film) |rowspan=2| File: Symbol b class.svg | style=text-align:right;| 2,212,357 | rowspan=2|Released on Prime Video on December 22. |
2 (576)
| style=text-align:right;| 1,529,852 |
3 (577)
| rowspan=2|Griselda Blanco | rowspan=2|{{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,072,125 | rowspan=2|Subject of Griselda, released on January 25. |
4 (578)
| style=text-align:right;| 4,444,663 |
5 (579)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,848,834 | Died on February 5. |
6 (580)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,486,936 | Won Super Bowl LVIII on February 11. |
7 (581)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,165,437 |
8 (582)
|rowspan=2|Dune: Part Two |rowspan=2|{{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,498,715 |rowspan=2|Released on March 1 in the U.S. |
9 (583)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,124,244 |
10 (584)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,219,393 | Won four Academy Awards on March 10. |
11 (585)
| Nowruz | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,372,788 | Celebrated on March 21. |
12 (586)
| rowspan=2| Indian Premier League | rowspan=2| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,610,878 | rowspan=2 | Tournament running from March 22 to May 26. |
13 (587)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,610,348 |
14 (588)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,021,730 | Died on April 10. |
15 (589)
| rowspan=3 | Indian Premier League | rowspan=3 | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,296,976 | rowspan=3 | Tournament ongoing. |
16 (590)
| style=text-align:right;| 3,049,983 |
17 (591)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,061,790 |
18 (592)
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,637,212 | Took place from May 7 to 11. |
bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|19 (593)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|May 12–18, 2024 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 996,673 | Released on May 9 in the U.S. |
20 (594)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,165,931 |
21 (595)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,300,701 | Died on May 27. |
22 (596)
| 2024 Indian general election | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,958,008 | Results declared on June 4. |
23 (597)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,216,340 | Kicked off on June 14. |
24 (598)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,630,673 | Died on June 20. |
25 (599)
| {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,744,974 | Tournament ongoing. |
26 (600)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,059,653 | Released on June 27 in India. |
27 (601)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,749,345 | Perennially popular article in 2024. |
bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 28 (602)
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| July 14–20, 2024 | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| JD Vance | bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 11,408,132 | Chosen by Donald Trump to be his running mate in the presidential race on July 15. |
29 (603)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 8,356,964 | Announced her presidential campaign on July 21. |
30 (604)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,746,991 | Targeted by transvestigation regarding her gender starting with her first win at the Olympics on August 1. |
31 (605)
| Tim Walz | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,659,696 | Chosen by Kamala Harris to be her running mate in the presidential race on August 6. |
32 (606)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,865,839 | Released on July 26 in the U.S., passed $1 billion at the box office. |
33 (607)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,232,813 | Addressed the Democratic National Convention on August 22. |
34 (608)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;|1,428,910 | Announced reunion tour on August 27. |
35 (609)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,428,603 | Announced as the new Linkin Park vocalist on September 5. |
36 (610)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|3,034,998 | Died on September 9. |
37 (611)
| rowspan=3|Lyle and Erik Menendez | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,493,715 | rowspan=3|Subject of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, released on September 19. |
38 (612)
| rowspan=2|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|7,386,763 |
39 (613)
| September 29–October 5, 2024 | style=text-align:right;|4,565,092 |
40 (614)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|5,034,616 | Died on October 9. |
41 (615)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|7,904,304 | Died on October 16. |
42 (616)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|2,490,646 | Subject of Woman of the Hour, released on October 18. |
43 (617)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|1,355,055 | Died on October 29. |
44 (618)
| 2024 United States presidential election | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|9,045,886 | Held on November 5, winner declared the next day. |
45 (619)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|3,946,704 | Announced as nominee for U.S. Secretary of Defense on November 12. |
46 (620)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,256,474 | Announced as nominee for U.S. Attorney General on November 21. |
47 (621)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,285,212 | Released on November 22 in the U.S. |
48 (622)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,707,690 | Released on December 5 in India. |
49 (623)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;|4,026,589 | Fled Syria on December 8 after the fall of Damascus, ending a presidency of 24 years. |
50 (624)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,383,750 | Released on December 5 in India, passed ₹1000 crore at the box office. |
51 (625)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|2,358,629 | Released on Netflix on December 26. |
52 (626)
| December 29, 2024–January 4, 2025 | {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;|4,177,739 |
2025
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|align="center" bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Highest count of the year |
align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Lowest count of the year |
class="wikitable sortable" |
data-sort-type="number" | Wk#
! Week/Report ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Notes |
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bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 1 (627)
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| January 5–11, 2025 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Jimmy Carter | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right; bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| 1,948,654 |
2 (628)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,785,081 | Died on January 15. |
3 (629)
|{{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,884,456 | Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20. |
4 (630)
| DeepSeek | {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,542,555 | Caused a stock market crash on January 27. |
5 (631)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;|1,997,787 | Wore a nude dress at the Grammy Awards red carpet on February 2. |
6 (632)
| {{icon|GA}} | style=text-align:right;| 3,301,950 | Performed at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on February 9. |
7 (633)
| Chhaava | {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,438,932 | Released on February 14 in India. |
8 (634)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,388,444 | Died on February 26. |
9 (635)
| Anora | {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 4,026,527 | Won 5 Academy Awards on March 2. |
10 (636)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 1,977,660 | Succeeded Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada on March 14. |
11 (637)
| rowspan=2 | Adolescence (TV series) | rowspan=2 | {{icon|Start}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,641,901 | rowspan=2 | Released on March 13 on Netflix. |
12 (638)
| style=text-align:right;| 2,304,762 |
13 (639)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 5,517,198 | Died on April 1. |
14 (640)
| {{icon|FA}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,101,677 | Revival effort announced on April 7. |
15 (641)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,917,887 | Completed a career Grand Slam on April 13. |
16 (642)
| {{icon|B}} | style=text-align:right;| 6,826,504 |
17 (643)
| {{icon|C}} | style=text-align:right;| 2,205,285 | Released on April 18 in theaters, surpassed $200 million at the box office. |
bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| 18 (644)
|bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| May 4–10, 2025 |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"| Pope Leo XIV |bgcolor="#D0F0C0"|{{icon|B}} | bgcolor="#D0F0C0" style=text-align:right;|17,326,227 |} Notes |