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Traffic report

There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam

By Igordebraga, Ollieisanerd and Rajan51

This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Ollieisanerd and Rajan51.

Everybody comes to Bollywood (September 10 to 16)

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Jawan (film)	4,746,356	The so-called King of Bollywood's latest film has broken opening week records for India, and is looking to replace his own Pathaan for the title of the biggest Indian movie of the year.
2	September 11 attacks	1,366,326	People remembered the deadliest terrorist attack of all time which started the global war on terror when it had its 22nd anniversary. The attack killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the original World Trade Center.
3	Danny Masterson	1,128,338	The American actor has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on the counts of raping two women who, like Masterson, were members of the Church of Scientology. Masterson was best known for his roles in That '70s Show, Men at Work, and The Ranch.
4	Deaths in 2023	921,695	But I miss you I miss, 'cause I liked it 'Cause I liked it When I was out there...
5	Novak Djokovic	885,816	The US Open ended, and the two champions in singles were a high contrast: the American who won among the women, Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff, was born the same year the Serbian male winner Novak Djokovic started his professional career, 2004, and she also earned her first Grand Slam title while 'Djoko' got a record 24th along with his fourth in the Flushing Meadows court.
6	Coco Gauff	816,787
7	Alba Baptista	778,414	A Portuguese actress that is the lead of Netflix show Warrior Nun and might not have got to work with superheroes like compatriot Daniela Melchior, but married one, to earn a spot in the news and this list.
8	List of highest-grossing Indian films	731,343	#1 and Jailer have already emerged into some of the highest-grossing Indian movies this year, whilst still behind January's Pathaan for the top spot.
9	The Nun II	715,164	In 2018, the "Demon Nun" Valak that appears in The Conjuring 2 received an origin story derided for being a badly connected succession of jump scares, but still earning over $350 million. And since horror franchises will keep on being extended, Valak is back to haunt her nemesis Sister Irene, played by Taissa Farmiga (whose older sister Vera is in the original Conjuring movies), in a movie that split opinions on whether the result is scarier and better or just another waste of time. In any case, audiences wanting some spooky moments made The Nun II lead the box office for two weeks and easily recoup its budget more than 4 times over with $163 million so far.
10	G20	688,147	New Delhi, capital of the world's 5th biggest economy that frequently shapes this Report, received the 18th meeting of the world's largest economies, now joined by the African Union.

They wanna make it in the neighbourhood (September 17 to 23)

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Jawan (film)	2,854,528	For the third straight week at the top of this list is the latest Bollywood blockbuster, featuring Shah Rukh Khan in the dual role of a retired commando and his jailer son fighting corruption. Along with praise for its intricate plot and high-octane action, Jawan has made over ₹1,011.87 crore (US$130 million) and is expected to get a sequel.
2	Deion Sanders	1,650,705	The only person to play in both NFL's Super Bowl and MLB's World Series had been an outstanding hit coaching college football's Colorado Buffaloes, that includes sons Shilo and Shedeur, winning the first three games of the season. Then the fourth was very unimpressive, a rout by the Oregon Ducks 42-6, where Colorado only scored in the final minutes!
3	Russell Brand	1,279,694	The English comedian has been brought to attention again following five women accusing him of rape, sexual assaults, and emotional abuse during the height of his career between 2006 and 2013. Further allegations have came throughout the week, which Brand strongly denies.
4	Deaths in 2023	921,194	Falling in and out of love With something sweet to throw away But I want something good to die for To make it beautiful to live...
5	List of highest-grossing Indian films	768,540	#1 now ranks sixth, only 50 crore from Khan's previous movie of the year Pathaan at fifth.
6	Taylor Swift	762,433	Apparently now it's Taylor's world, we're only living in it as she fantasizes just what she want to be, make her wildest dreams come true. We have a whole article on the impact of the Eras Tour saying it's part of a "Taylormania", the related concert movie is expected to have such an impact on the box office Satan himself is afraid of opening opposite it, and 1989 (Taylor's Version) will make a splash in the music market in October. Plus, seeing Swift watching a Kansas City Chiefs game and getting ecstatic at a Travis Kelce touchdown made people say both are now a couple.
7	UEFA Champions League	720,898	The Champions! The group stage of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League started, with highlights being FC Barcelona running over Royal Antwerp F.C. with a 5-0 thumping and Manchester United losing a close match to Bayern Munich that had the last goal at the 95th minute!
8	Billy Miller (actor)	683,852	An actor with extensive television work, including runs on The Young and the Restless and General Hospital, who died by suicide at 43 after years battling bipolar disorder.
9	Lauren Boebert	586,268	A far-right Republican representative from Colorado was evicted from a performance of the Beetlejuice musical for unruly behavior, that apparently included being too frisky with her date.
10	The Equalizer 3	569,377	In 2014, The Equalizer was a hit for combining an old TV show with Denzel Washington beating up people as a retired intelligence agent. The Equalizer 2 followed up in 2018, and a trilogy closer with Washington in Italy fighting the Camorra entered theaters taking advantage of Labor Day weekend. The Equalizer got good reviews and has already doubled its $70 million budget in the worldwide box office.

'Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game (September 24 to 30)

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Travis Kelce	2,271,124	The 2023 NFL season begun, and this Kansas City Chiefs player, fresh off his second Super Bowl ring, is bringing in attention for things outside the turf, as the fact Taylor Swift was seen both watching his game (and cheering on Kelce achieving a touchdown) and leaving in his company led her fandom to go wild.
2	Jawan (film)	1,916,219	Shah Rukh Khan's latest action film in which he plays a father-son duo has become the biggest Indian film of 2023. Khan's action flick Pathaan previously held the crown, but in any case, the star would not care too much about which film of his gets to keep it.
3	2022 Asian Games	1,521,483	After the 2020 Summer Olympics, another multi-sport event in Asia, in this case the continental games, that wound delayed by the pandemic (not helped by how the host country is the same one COVID emerged). Hundreds of athletes went to Hangzhou, and like every edition since 1978 the top three are China, Japan and South Korea, with #7 right afterwards.
4	Michael Gambon	1,425,729	The veteran Irish-British actor best known for his portrayal of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. Gambon took on the role of Dumbledore after the death of fellow Irishman Richard Harris in 2002. Gambon also had a prolific stage career, being one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Potterheads around the world raised their wands in tribute.
5	David McCallum	1,304,765	The Scottish actor best known for playing the Russian secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the 1960s TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E. passed away in New York on September 25, shortly after his 90th birthday.
6	Taylor Swift	1,249,715	#1 went to a concert of The Eras Tour when it passed by Kansas City, and tried to give its performer singer his number. Given she returned to watch him in a game, seems Swift eventually caught on. Also, the currently paused tour (which will finish 2023 with 9 South American concerts in November) has a concert film about to dominate the box office during Friday the 13th.
7	India at the 2022 Asian Games	1,191,934	India is known for underperforming relative to its huge population at the Olympic Games (in Tokyo 2020 they got 7 medals... a number the other nation of a billion people usually gets in a single day!). But on a continental level they are good, and so far at #3 they rank fourth, with 53 medals until this Report's cutoff date, 10 of them gold (almost all in shooting, plus one each in tennis, squash, and the national sport).
8	Dianne Feinstein	1,074,911	A former mayor of San Francisco who was the oldest serving Senator until her death at the age of 90, just one day after casting a vote that prevented a government shutdown.
9	Deaths in 2023	947,596	Sorry I've never told you All I wanted to say And now it's too late to hold you 'Cause you've flown away, so far away
10	Duane Davis (gangster)	851,853	27 years after the still unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur, the Las Vegas police arrested this member of the South Side Compton Crips for suspected involvement, given in 2018 Davis (also known as "Keefe D") said in the documentary Unsolved that he was in the vehicle that committed the fatal drive-by shooting. For what has been told, Tupac's entourage attacked Davis's nephew Orlando Anderson following a Mike Tyson fight, and in turn, Davis, Anderson, and two other Crips took their car and went after the rapper, eventually finding Tupac in a BMW stopped at a red light. Davis is the only living suspect, as Anderson and the man who a witness said was the shooter are both deceased.

Exclusions

These lists exclude the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the Top 25 Report talk page if you wish.
- 2023 Asia Cup and Asia Cup: look, it's not my fault most of India's cricket fans checked these articles on mobile and thus crossed the aforementioned threshold.

Most edited articles

For the August 25 – September 25 period, per this database report.

Title	Revisions	Comments
Deaths in 2023	1992	Always some recently deceased to add to the list, such as Jimmy Buffett, Bob Barker, Steve Harwell, Arleen Sorkin and the above mentioned Billy Miller.
2023 Atlantic hurricane season	1767	Cyclones ravaged the North Atlantic again, with 17 thus far, the strongest being Lee, Franklin, and Idalia.
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	1001	Qualifiers were held to see the 15 teams that will join hosts Qatar in the tournament that will determine Asia's representatives in the Paris 2024 football tournament.
2023 US Open – Men's singles	910	Novak Djokovic avenged his 2021 defeat to Daniil Medvedev, and in the semifinals the former beat local player Ben Shelton while the latter took out current ATP rankings leader Carlos Alcaraz (who subsequently lost #1 to 'Djoko').
2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake	910	The second-deadliest earthquake of 2023 after the Turkey–Syria earthquakes of February hit Morocco, killing nearly 3000 people and affecting millions, with the related structural damage including the destruction of historical buildings in Marrakesh.
Jawan (film)	894	India's second biggest movie of the year thus far, an epic of 160 minutes starring Shah Rukh Khan (who was also the lead in the first, which Jawan is within reach of overtaking) in a dual role.
2023 Pacific typhoon season	855	Cyclones also hit the North Pacific, and while the strongest typhoons happened before the period covered by this list, there was still Typhoon Saola and heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong.
Storm Daniel	848	Outside the two regions mentioned above came the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, flooding Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey before causing catastrophic damage in Libya, particularly once two dams collapsed.
List of Nat Geo Wild original programming	784	One user is dedicated to cleaning up the page with the wildlife and natural history shows broadcast on Nat Geo Wild.
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup	779	Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines received many of the world's best players. Germany won the title led by Dennis Schröder, beating a Serbian team that certainly missed Nikola Jokic, while the US team proved they need to bring their best to the Olympics following a defeat to Canada in the bronze medal match.
2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes	766	Azerbaijan invaded the Republic of Artsakh, an enclave of Armenians within its territory, and while a ceasefire emerged after only one day and less than 500 casualties, over 50,000 people in the region fled in fear of a second Armenian genocide.
India at the 2022 Asian Games	741	653 Indian athletes went to the continental games in Hangzhou. In the two days covered by this edits list, India won 11 medals, including gold in the national sport's female tournament.
Black market in wartime France	699	A group of users cleaned up the article recalling how both Nazi-occupied France and the Vichy regime were forced to rely on clandestine supply chains for survival.
List of American animated television series	696	A bunch of IPs overhauled this page, adding plenty of cartoons, along with a whole column determining each one's animation technique (traditional hand-drawn, stop motion, computer graphics, or Flash).
Legalism (Chinese philosophy)	667	FourLights basically by himself beat a bevy of tennis fans updating 2023 US Open – Women's singles. Impressive.

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