Wikipedia talk:Top 25 Report

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Emily Yahr (January 4, 2018). "Do you fall down a Wikipedia rabbit hole after each episode of 'The Crown'? You're not alone". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2020. The site confirmed this Wednesday when editors revealed the most-read English Wikipedia articles of 2017, and seemed fascinated by how many on the list had to do with pop culture, particularly TV shows. [...] In a discussion of the site's top 50 articles for 2017, the editor wrote that he was most struck by the queen's prominence on the list, which was "phenomenal when you consider the fame and ubiquity of many of the entries which fall below her." [...] The data was also a revealing glimpse into the viewing habits for Netflix shows, as the streaming service famously refuses to release ratings information. Wikipedia pages for Netflix's controversial teen suicide drama "13 Reasons Why" and sci-fi hit "Stranger Things" also made the most-read list at No. 10 and No. 20, respectively.
Stephen Harrison (October 9, 2020). "The Wikipedia Battle Over the Tragic Death of a Bollywood Star". Slate. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September, her Wikipedia article rocketed to the top of the "Top 25 Report," a weekly list of the most popular articles on English Wikipedia [...] According to the Wikipedia volunteers who compile the Top 25 report, only five other articles [besides Sushant Singh Rajput] have ever seen weekly page views pass the 10 million mark[.]
Andrew Morse (December 28, 2020). "COVID-19, presidential election top Wikipedia's most-read articles in 2020". CNET. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic and the US presidential election dominated the online encyclopedia's year, with seven articles related to the two broad topics landing in its Top 10 for most-viewed articles of the past 12 months. Those seven articles generated a combined 297 million page views, according to preliminary data provided by the site. The Top 10 generated a combined 396 million page views. (Wikipedia published a blogpost with the Top 25 most-read articles on Monday.) [...] Three articles on the coronavirus -- COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory -- netted nearly 145 million page views combined. The articles were Nos. 1, 6 and 8, respectively. More articles on the election made the Top 10, though they were more diverse in terms of topic. Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the 2020 United States presidential election racked up 152 million combined views. They ranked Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 9, respectively. Articles on late NBA star Kobe Bryant and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II also made the list, as did an annual article on the year's notable deaths.
Ed Erhart (December 28, 2020). "Pandemics and politics: 2020 through the lens of Wikipedia". Wikimedia Foundation. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021. This is my sixth annual post sharing the list of Wikipedia's most popular articles of the year, and each year I've had to come up with different ways of saying "people really love the latest pop culture" ...
"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.
Gwen Aviles (December 27, 2019). "'Avengers', Billie Eilish and Chernobyl among top Wikipedia articles of 2019". NBC News. Retrieved April 18, 2021. Film and television dominated Wikipedia's catalog of top 25 most popular articles of the year

On 16 July 2025, it was proposed that this page be moved to Wikipedia:Popular pages. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

The Top 25 Report

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As of the April 12 to 18, 2026 report, there have been 685 Top 25 Reports. Of those, 400 have been contributed to by Igordebraga, 148 by Serendipodous, 97 by CAWylie, 73 by Milowent, 73 by SSSB, 64 by Shuipzv3, 61 by Vestrian24Bio, 47 by Mcrsftdog, 41 by YttriumShrew, 39 by Ollieisanerd, 33 by Stormy clouds, 32 by TheJoebro64, 32 by Benmite, 32 by Rahcmander, 29 by OZOO, 29 by Kingsif, 22 by GN22, 21 by Rajan51, 21 by Rebestalic, 17 by ltbdl, 14 by Max BuddyRoo, 13 by Soulbust, 13 by I am RedoStone, 12 by Krimuk2.0, 12 by Marinette2356, 11 by Bkissin, 10 by A lad insane, 9 by Bucket of sulfuric acid, 8 by InPursuitOfAMorePerfectUnion, 8 by GeorgeBailey, 7 by Death Editor 2, 6 by TheConflux, 6 by ElijahPepe, 6 by -insert valid name here-, 5 by Maplestrip, 5 by Hugsyrup, 5 by Boyinaroom, 4 by Alexysun, 4 by ValeskaTheLame, 3 by JFG, 3 by Thatoneweirdwikier, 3 by Ab207, 3 by Spinixster, 3 by Wizzito, 3 by Royiswariii, 2 by Pythoncoder, 2 by FunksBrother, 2 by FoxyGrampa75, 2 by Newtothisedit, 2 by Ktin, 2 by BarntToust, 2 by DementiaGaming, 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 TenorTwelve, 1 by Canadian Paul, 1 by CT55555, 1 by The Optimistic One, 1 by Capsulecap, 1 by JSFarman, 1 by Karnataka, 1 by Gonnym, 1 by Hubert555, 1 by Bairagi Ram, 1 by CanonNi, 3 by AndrewPeterT, 1 by Clubette, 1 by Pikachubob3, 1 by Husainhz7, 1 by Wildfireupdateman, 1 by NeoBatfreak, 1 by Penepi, 1 by Optim594, 1 by Chaotic Enby, 1 by Dmhll.

august 16-22

Latest comment: 21 days ago5 comments2 people in discussion

@Igordebraga: unless my count is off, ejaculation and erection should have made it to the top 25. why were they excluded? ltbdl (talk) 03:10, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Does your count also adds .xxx and .xyz to the Top 25? This is an obvious case for the "anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views)"! igordebraga ≠ 03:36, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

unfortunately, these views are 100% human. ltbdl (talk) 03:42, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

If only we still had boosts by r/til and Google Doodles rather than people doing this sort of thing on social media! I'll be forced to add entries, thought at least it won't enter the top 10. igordebraga ≠ 04:01, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

hell, i'll write the commentaries if you want :) ltbdl (talk) 04:29, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Possible addenda for August 23 and 30 reports

Latest comment: 8 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hello,

Given that Elizabeth II brought her British family along to the WP:25 four years ago, I believe that it may be interesting for Wikipedia readers to compare how Harald V's death affects pageviews for the living Norwegian royals for these two weeks (Haakon VIII made the cut for August 23). Namely, these articles:

Thank you, AndrewPeterT (talk) (contribs) 18:18, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

One related question: do the pageviews for Haakon VIII reflect the move from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway? AndrewPeterT (talk) (contribs) 18:19, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

They do, although I didn't put a footnote about the page move. But even if the Norwegian royal family got boosts they got far from entering like with the British royals or families like Bush, Fisher/Reynolds, Biden, and Osbourne scoring many entries (Queen Sonja got 200k views, for instance). igordebraga ≠ 02:08, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply