Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/May 5 to 11, 2024
Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (May 5 to 11, 2024)
Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga and Vestrian24Bio.
| Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | Notes/about |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | 
|
1,637,212 | ||
| 2 | 2024 Indian general election |
|
1,413,382 | ||
| 3 | Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud | 
|
1,272,931 | ||
| 4 | Heeramandi | 
|
1,173,944 | ||
| 5 | Indian Premier League |
|
1,143,814 | In the 2024 edition of the League, with two teams eliminated and one qualified; The race to the Playoffs intensifies, as the rest 7 teams battle for the 3 spots left. | |
| 6 | Drake (musician) | 
|
1,014,746 | ||
| 7 | Kendrick Lamar |
|
1,007,554 | ||
| 8 | Steve Albini |
|
986,335 | A musician best known for an extensive producer career, that included albums for Nirvana, The Pixies, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, The Jesus Lizard, The Stooges, and Page and Plant, Steve Albini died at the age of 61 of a heart attack. | |
| 9 | Richard Gadd |
|
966,238 | ||
| 10 | Deaths in 2024 | 
|
956,401 | From one album #8 helped make: Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld So I can sigh eternally... | |
| 11 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes |
|
944,098 | War for the Planet of the Apes closed an inspired trilogy 7 years ago, but there are clearly more stories to be told in a world of talking apes (#21). Wes Ball directs a movie set generations after Caesar, where an ambitious bonobo is trying to forcibly unite many ape clans, being opposed by a young member of a tribe of falconer chimpanzees and a woman who is a reminder of when humans were the dominant species. Continuing the franchise's good streak, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes earned positive reviews and is expected to have a big opening weekend. | |
| 12 | Bernard Hill |
|
929,892 | .jpg)
|
The English character actor best known for portraying Captain Edward Smith in Titanic and King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy died on 5 May aged 79. His roles in these films made him the only actor to appear in two films of the three which have won 11 Oscars. |
| 13 | Baby Reindeer |
|
916,061 | ||
| 14 | Anthony Edwards (basketball) |
|
816,183 | ||
| 15 | Nicholas Galitzine |
|
735,969 | ||
| 16 | Nava Mau | 
|
709,202 | ||
| 17 | The Idea of You |
|
705,144 | ||
| 18 | Drew Bledsoe |
|
695,092 | While the Comedy Central Roast hasn't returned, Netflix chimed in with The Roast of Tom Brady. And amusingly the most viewed person in that wasn't Tom Brady himself (who'd only rank at #30), but one of his former teammates who roasted him. | |
| 19 | UEFA Champions League |
|
589,844 | Following the semifinals, the 2024 UEFA Champions League final is set, with Borussia Dortmund (seeking its second title) and Real Madrid (who've won 14 already) set to hit Wembley Stadium on June 1st. | |
| 20 | Manjummel Boys |
|
580,286 | ||
| 21 | Planet of the Apes | 
|
570,492 | Pierre Boulle wrote a sci-fi book in 1963 regarding a planet of intelligent great apes and didn't think it was good adaptation material. Yet the 1968 film became a seminal work, leading to many follow-ups (#11 is the tenth movie in the franchise!), TV series, comics, merchandise, etc. (and in my country, this catchy song) | |
| 22 | Joselu |
|
563,939 | ||
| 23 | Shaitaan (2024 film) |
|
561,467 | ||
| 24 | Anne Hathaway |
|
555,209 | ||
| 25 | Bambie Thug |
|
547,457 | Keeping off Nikki Glaser, who like #18 roasted Tom Brady, is a return to the topic atop this page, namely the performer for Ireland's song "Doomsday Blue". |