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"10 most-read Wikipedia articles of 2020". Gadgets Now. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021. 2020 was also the year when for the first time "in the (short) history of this list, more than 50 articles got over 10 million unique views!", noted Wikipedia. Wikipedia has shared a list of top 50 but here we bring you the top 10.
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As of the April 14 to 20, 2024 report, there have been 590 Top 25 Reports. Of those, 296 have been contributed to by Igordebraga, 148 by Serendipodous, 72 by Milowent, 68 by SSSB, 47 by Mcrsftdog, 41 by YttriumShrew, 33 by Stormy clouds, 31 by Benmite, 31 by TheJoebro64, 29 by OZOO, 29 by Kingsif, 26 by Ollieisanerd, 21 by Rebestalic, 20 by CAWylie, 17 by Rajan51, 14 by Rahcmander, 13 by Shuipzv3, 12 by Max BuddyRoo, 12 by ltbdl, 11 by Soulbust, 10 by A lad insane, 9 by I am RedoStone, 9 by Krimuk2.0, 8 by InPursuitOfAMorePerfectUnion, 7 by Marinette2356, 6 by TheConflux, 6 by ElijahPepe, 6 by Death Editor 2, 6 by GeorgeBailey, 5 by Maplestrip, 5 by Hugsyrup, 5 by Bucket of sulfuric acid, 3 by JFG, 3 by Thatoneweirdwikier, 3 by Ab207, 3 by Spinixster, 3 by Boyinaroom, 2 by Pythoncoder, 2 by FunksBrother, 2 by FoxyGrampa75, 2 by Newtothisedit, 2 by Ktin, 2 by Vestrian24Bio, 1 by Rayukk, 1 by Ahecht, 1 by Od Mishehu, 1 by Rogerknots, 1 by Miraclepine, 1 by Maka the Two Star Meister, 1 by Timbaaa, 1 by Sailawen, 1 by TuorEladar, 1 by Berrely, 1 by Wizzito, 1 by TenorTwelve, 1 by Canadian Paul, 1 by CT55555, 1 by The Optimistic One, 1 by Capsulecap, 1 by JSFarman, 1 by Karnataka

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Lack of Participation[edit]

Not enough participation in creating weekly reports; thus, I Propose creating a separate Wikiproject (or at least a Taskforce) would bring in more attention towards participating in weekly reports. 𝓥𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷24𝓑𝓲𝓸 (ᴛᴀʟᴋ) 04:46, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I second this idea - it'd be a great way to make sure the reports get completed faster. - Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk | contribs) 07:14, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

I know WP:NOTFORUM and everything, but I just want to thank all editors who've put effort into creating these reports, including the commentaries. An interesting, quick and easy way for visitors, such as myself, to learn more about certain things happening in our world. --62.166.252.25 (talk) 11:35, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category for Top 25 reports[edit]

Hi @CAWylie, Category:Wikipedia Top 25 Report is a main category and weekly Top 25 reports should be added to the subcategory Category:Pages in the Wikipedia Top 25 Report; and if needed more subcategories should be created rather than placing all in one. Thanks! 𝓥𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷24𝓑𝓲𝓸 (ᴛᴀʟᴋ) 04:20, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. The Weekly Reports are exactly that – weekly reports – and should be categorized as such. The Pages category is for entries featured in the Reports. That said, the WR cat is getting quite large, currently numbering 625, so it's possible they should branch off into the years categorized. That will not be done by me, anytime soon. Wylie pedia @ 06:59, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, that's not what I meant at all, I'm saying we need more subcategories. Examples: Category:Wikipedia Top 25 Reports in 2022, Category:Wikipedia Top 25 Reports in 2023, Category:Wikipedia Top 25 Reports in 2024 etc.

If made consensus I will do it. 𝓥𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷24𝓑𝓲𝓸 (ᴛᴀʟᴋ) 07:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]