Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 29 to December 5, 2020

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 29 to December 5, 2020)

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"Heavy is the head that wears the crown", and the translation of this Shakespearean phrase in The Crown continues to dominate our report. The only entries above the British royal family on Netflix are another leader (but from across the Pond, and hard-headed), and someone also in the streaming service: a thespian who topped the week due to a gender transition. More television (mostly of the web kind), a boxing event, and many holdovers from last week complete the list.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Elliot Page	5,205,375	The Academy Award for Best Actress nomination earned by Juno is now held by an actor, Elliot Page, who has announced that he is transgender. Just hope this also doesn't change the gender of Vanya\Number 7, because The Umbrella Academy is complicated enough as is.
2	Donald Trump	1,374,135	Trump hasn't had a personal history with #1, unlike his biggest fan, who most of Brazil if not the world hopes will also be defeated in an election, so his high views are probably still propelled by how he's not helping the presidential transition.
3	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	1,360,816	In the exact same spot as last week, two royal siblings showcased in The Crown (the first article off the list at #26).
4	Elizabeth II	1,349,683
5	The Undoing (miniseries)	1,185,175	HBO finished off this mystery miniseries starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant.
6	Jake Paul	1,162,541	Boxing might have taken a backseat to MMA in recent years, but still has big events that bring in views every now and then. Weirdly enough, one such moment was this YouTuber beating up an athlete of another sport (#12) as the opening card for two old champions duking it out (#14, #25).
7	Emma Portner	1,130,091	#1's wife, a dancer and choreographer who has supported the Ellen-to-Elliot announcement.
8	The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)	1,114,652	After weeks seeing this Netflix show high on the report, this here writer finally gave it a shot, and was highly enthralled by the story of a weird girl who becomes addicted to chess - which is filmed in a way that seems a high-octane sport instead of two people moving wooden pieces in a board - and also tranquilizers, booze and a few other recreative substances.
9	Diego Maradona	1,096,747	To mourn this football legend, some have used this song, which even had the adequacy that some people mistook Maradona for Madonna: Don't Cry for Me, Argentina The truth is I never left you All through my wild days My mad existence I kept my promise Don't keep your distance
10	Diana, Princess of Wales	937,653	Two British icons who rose to preeminence in the 1980s and appear in The Crown.
11	Margaret Thatcher	937,653
12	Nate Robinson	890,340	#6 knocked out this retired basketballer, who spent over a decade in the NBA, winning the Slam Dunk Contest thrice and reaching the NBA Finals in 2010, and was making his professional boxing debut.
13	Charles, Prince of Wales	856,628	#4's eldest son, and #10's husband, with whom he had a messy divorce (thankfully, one of the worst moments will not appear in The Crown).
14	Mike Tyson	855,575	#6 and #12 fought as the undercard to the return of "Iron" Mike Tyson, one of the most savage heavyweight champions ever. His match against Roy Jones Jr. was clearly an exhibition, with Snoop Dogg as the color commentator (!), and ending in a draw.
15	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	826,627	After a former King of the Ring, the Prince Consort of England, husband of #4.
16	Deaths in 2020	814,638	Oh, I followed close behind her Tried to hold up and be brave But I could not hide my sorrow When they laid her in the grave
17	The Mandalorian	709,034	Unlike our #8 or The Crown, the first Star Wars live-action series does not release its full season at once, warranting weekly visits to Disney+ and by extension the show's Wikipedia page.
18	2020 United States presidential election	672,753	Go figure why this still rakes in big views a month later. Reminding ourselves that yes, #2 is on its way out? Seeing why he could have delusional claims of electoral fraud?
19	Anya Taylor-Joy	672,387	#8 marked a rare foray by its British-Argentinian star outside the horror genre. And up next is... another project where she'll get scared.
20	Tenet (film)	629,244	Christopher Nolan's flashy but complicated action film that was released in theaters no matter if most were closed, making it lose money even if grossing a respectable $359 million. The renewed attention probably owes to studio Warner Bros. not wanting to repeat the experiment and announcing Wonder Woman 1984 and their big releases of 2021 will hit both the big screen and streaming platform HBO Max simultaneously.
21	George VI	573,613	#4's father only appeared in the first season of The Crown, but our readers are drawn to him in their research of the Royal Family anyway.
22	Neera Tanden	557,859	In some news about the presidential transition, Joe Biden named this political consultant (who helped two successful Democratic campaigns, Clinton in 1992 and Obama in 2008) as the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
23	Anne, Princess Royal	552,762	Finishing off the royals, #4's only daughter.
24	Virgin River (TV series)	542,057	The latest Netflix release to appear on this Report is the second season of this romantic drama, starring Alexandra Breckenridge as a nurse who moves to the title location.
25	Roy Jones Jr.	540,575	#14's adversary, who had a storied career himself (an Olympic silver medal, and holding world titles in four different weight classes!) and made the most out of avoiding his adversary on the ring.

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 29 to December 5, 2020)