The Top 25 Report
The Wikipedia:Top 25 Report is a list that presents the 25 most viewed articles on the English Wikipedia for a given week, derived from the WP:5000, an automated report of the most viewed 5000 Wikipedia pages. For more information, see here. For achievements/records related to these number-one articles, click here.
This page lists all #1 articles on the Top 25 Report.
2013
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Note: The June 30–July 6, 2013 report was the first to document the class-assessment of articles.
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 January 6–12, 2013 Ray Lewis N/A 706,095 Won an NFL Wild Card round playoff game during his final season 2 January 13–19, 2013 Jodie Foster N/A 1,457,706 Received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards 3 January 20–26, 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. N/A 1,464,212 Holiday observed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) in the U.S. on January 21 4 Jan 27–Feb 2, 2013 Royal Rumble (2013) N/A 698,156 Occurred on January 27 5 February 3–9, 2013 Mary Leakey N/A 2,723,265 Google Doodle on February 6 6 February 10–16, 2013 Valentine's Day N/A 3,097,508 Holiday observed on February 14 7 February 17–23, 2013 Nicolaus Copernicus N/A 2,984,775 Google Doodle on February 19 8 Feb 24–Mar 2, 2013 Jennifer Lawrence N/A 1,852,911 Won the Academy Award for Best Actress on February 24 9 March 3–9, 2013 Miriam Makeba N/A 1,586,203 Google Doodle on March 4 10 March 10–16, 2013 Douglas Adams N/A 2,405,520 Google Doodle on March 11 11 March 17–23, 2013 Saint Patrick's Day N/A 2,786,414 Google Doodle + holiday observed on March 17 12 March 24–30, 2013 Easter N/A 972,419 Holiday observed on March 31 13 Mar 31–Apr 6, 2013 Maria Sibylla Merian N/A 1,915,875 Google Doodle on April 2 14 April 7–13, 2013[a] Margaret Thatcher N/A 2,429,904 Died on April 8 15 April 14–20, 2013 Chechnya N/A 1,816,643 Of interest due to 2013 Boston Marathon bombing 16 April 21–27, 2013 Ella Fitzgerald N/A 1,902,708 Google Doodle on April 25 17 Apr 28–May 4, 2013 Jeff Hanneman N/A 1,000,226 Died on May 2 18 May 5–11, 2013 Saul Bass N/A 2,043,324 Google Doodle on May 8 19 May 12–18, 2013 The Great Gatsby N/A 1,031,771 Attracted attention due to 2013 film adaptation 20 May 19–25, 2013 Facebook N/A 718,144 Perennially popular article in 2013 21 May 26–June 1, 2013 Julius Richard Petri N/A 1,195,103 Google Doodle on May 31 22 June 2–8, 2013 Game of Thrones N/A 1,314,024 Penultimate episode of season 3, "The Rains of Castamere", aired on June 2 23 June 9–15, 2013 Maurice Sendak N/A 1,717,368 Google Doodle on June 10 24 June 16–22, 2013 James Gandolfini N/A 1,692,389 Died on June 19 25 June 23–29, 2013 Yahoo! N/A 2,901,780[b] May purchase of Tumblr + June 28 announcement that AltaVista would shut down 26 June 30–July 6, 2013 Yahoo! 
3,087,818[c] May purchase of Tumblr + June 28 announcement that AltaVista would shut down 27 July 7–13, 2013 Yahoo!
1,663,622[d] May purchase of Tumblr + July 8 shutting down of AltaVista 28 July 14–20, 2013 Cory Monteith
2,678,320 Died on July 13 29 July 21–27, 2013 Rosalind Franklin 
2,314,478 Google Doodle on July 25 30 July 28–August 3, 2013 Facebook
693,172 Perennially popular article in 2013 31 August 4–10, 2013 Peter Capaldi 
811,664 Announced as the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor on August 4 32 August 11–17, 2013 Draw (chess)
950,240 Chess Grandmasters Baskaran Adhiban and Parimarjan Negi both drew during Chess World Cup 2013[e] 33 August 18–24, 2013 Lee Thompson Young
709,809 Died on August 19 34 August 25–31, 2013 Twerking
1,264,178 Miley Cyrus notably twerked on August 25 during the 2013 VMAs;
Added to Oxford Dictionaries Online on August 2835 September 1–7, 2013 Lil Wayne
662,661 Released mixtape Dedication 5 On September 1[f] 36 September 8–14, 2013 September 11 attacks
991,522 12th anniversary of 9/11 37 September 15–21, 2013 Léon Foucault
1,540,620 Google Doodle on September 18 38 September 22–28, 2013 Breaking Bad
1,094,844 Penultimate episode of the series' final season, "Granite State", aired on September 22 39 Sep 29–Oct 5, 2013 Breaking Bad
1,479,907 Series finale, "Felina", aired on September 29 40 October 6–12, 2013 Gravity (film)
638,019 Released on October 4 in the U.S. 41 October 13–19, 2013 Facebook
500,402 Perennially popular article in 2013 42 October 20–26, 2013 Parachute
892,746 Google Doodle on October 22 43 Oct 27–Nov 2, 2013 Edith Head
2,837,065 Google Doodle on October 28 44 November 3–9, 2013 Shakuntala Devi
9,135,919 Google Doodle on November 4 45 November 10–16, 2013 Climatic Research Unit email controversy
2,119,177[g] Of interest due to Typhoon Haiyan 46 November 17–23, 2013 Climatic Research Unit email controversy
2,148,412[h] Of interest due to Typhoon Haiyan 47 November 24–30, 2013 Thanksgiving
1,080,561 Holiday observed on November 28 48 December 1–7, 2013 Paul Walker
7,406,813 Died on November 30 49 December 8–14, 2013 Grace Hopper
9,412,775 Google Doodle on December 9 50 December 15–21, 2013 Peter O'Toole
827,820 Died on December 15 51 December 22–28, 2013 Boxing Day
797,270 Holiday observed on December 26 52 Dec 29, 2013–Jan 4, 2014 James Avery (actor)
624,917 Died on December 31
2014
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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (53) January 5–11, 2014 Jordan Belfort
526,424 Of interest due to December 25, 2013 release of The Wolf of Wall Street 2 (54) January 12–18, 2014 Dian Fossey
2,807,879 Google Doodle on January 16 3 (55) January 19–25, 2014 Jordan Belfort
799,235 Of interest due to December 25, 2013 release of The Wolf of Wall Street 4 (56) Jan 26–Feb 1, 2014 Daft Punk 
1,257,049 Won five Grammys on January 26 5 (57) February 2–February 8, 2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman
4,755,765 Died on February 2 6 (58) February 9–15, 2014 Valentine's Day
1,862,945 Holiday observed on February 14 7 (59) February 16–22, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics
819,448 Closing ceremony held on February 16 8 (60) February 23–March 1, 2014 Harold Ramis
1,158,070 Died on February 24 9 (61) March 2–8, 2014 Crimea
1,381,295 Pro-Russian efforts to annex Crimea began with the declaration of Crimea's independence from Ukraine on February 27 10 (62) March 9–15, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
1,664,252 Disappeared on March 8 11 (63) March 16–22, 2014 Saint Patrick's Day
1,604,355 Holiday observed on March 17 12 (64) March 23–29, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
978,855 Disappeared on March 8 13 (65) March 30–April 5, 2014 How I Met Your Mother
931,180 Series finale, "Last Forever", aired on March 31 14 (66) April 6–12, 2014 Peaches Geldof
1,433,706 Died on April 7 15 (67) April 13–19, 2014 Game of Thrones
775,534 Second episode of season 4, "The Lion and the Rose", aired on April 13 16 (68) April 20–26, 2014 Snoop Dogg
752,512 Sold out a concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on April 20 (4/20) 17 (69) April 27–May 3, 2014 Donald Sterling
2,155,108 Controversy arose around Sterling on April 25 18 (70) May 4–10, 2014 Audrey Hepburn
1,617,064 Google Doodle on May 4 19 (71) May 11–17, 2014 Dorothy Hodgkin
1,818,292 Google Doodle on May 12 20 (72) May 18–24, 2014 Mary Anning 
1,750,729 Google Doodle on May 21 21 (73) May 25–31, 2014 Maya Angelou
1,227,753 Died on May 28 22 (74) June 1–7, 2014 Slender Man
817,896 Moral panic arose over the Slender Man because of the May 31 Slender Man stabbing 23 (75) June 8–14, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup
1,846,098 Kicked off on June 12 24 (76) June 15–21, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup
2,506,641 Continued interest after kicking off on June 12 25 (77) June 22–28, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup
2,526,115 Knockout stage began on June 28 26 (78) June 29–July 5, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup
1,604,100 Quarter-finals took place on July 4 and 5 27 (79) July 6–12, 2014 Amazon.com
1,234,236[i] The Federal Trade Commission launched a lawsuit against Amazon on July 10;
Amazon reported on July 11 to seek FAA permission to fly Prime Air delivery drones28 (80) July 13–19, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup
916,405 Tournament concluded on July 13 with its final 29 (81) July 20–26, 2014 James Garner
1,160,042 Died on July 19 30 (82) July 27–August 2, 2014 Ebola virus disease
2,031,341 Many events related to the West African Ebola virus epidemic;
By the end of July, WHO statistics showed 1,603 cases and 887 deaths overall31 (83) August 3–9, 2014 Ebola virus disease
2,418,063[j] Many events related to the West African Ebola virus epidemic;
On August 5, a second infected American missionary, was medically evacuated to Emory University Hospital32 (84) August 10–16, 2014 Robin Williams
9,164,280 Died on August 11 33 (85) August 17–23, 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge
2,902,018 Virality for the popular summer Internet challenge peaked on August 21 34 (86) August 24–30, 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge
1,773,522 Popular Internet challenge during summer of 2014 35 (87) Aug 31–Sep 6, 2014 Joan Rivers
2,024,356 Died on September 4 36 (88) September 7–13, 2014 Leo Tolstoy
755,226 Google Doodle on September 9 37 (89) September 14–20, 2014 Scottish independence referendum, 2014
921,412 Held on September 18 38 (90) September 21–27, 2014 Rosh Hashanah
581,893 Holiday observed from September 24 to 26 39 (91) Sep 28–Oct 4, 2014 Ebola virus disease
1,153,294 First American case of Ebola identified on September 30 40 (92) October 5–11, 2014 Ebola virus disease
4,298,499 Thomas Eric Duncan died on October 8, after becoming the first American patient diagnosed with Ebola 41 (93) October 12–18, 2014 Ebola virus disease
8,267,784 Continued outbreak in West Africa,
as well as two confirmed cases of transmission on U.S. soil on October 12 and 1542 (94) October 19–25, 2014 Ebola virus disease
1,695,567 WHO announced Nigeria clear of Ebola on October 20;
Fourth U.S case confirmed on October 2343 (95) Oct 26–Nov 1, 2014 Halloween
1,780,144 Holiday observed on October 31 44 (96) November 2–8, 2014 Interstellar (film)
1,513,535 Released on November 7 in the U.S. 45 (97) November 9–15, 2014 Interstellar (film)
2,567,100 Released on November 7 in the U.S. 46 (98) November 16–22, 2014 Interstellar (film)
1,409,615 Released on November 7 in the U.S. 47 (99) November 23–29, 2014 Shooting of Michael Brown
2,514,532 Grand jury decided, on November 24, not to indict the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown 48 (100) Nov 30–Dec 6, 2014 Death of Eric Garner
1,328,750 Grand jury decided, on December 3, not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner 49 (101) December 7–13, 2014 Death of Eric Garner
686,408 Grand jury decided, on December 3, not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner 50 (102) December 14–20, 2014 The Interview (2014 film)
1,274,526 Wide theatrical release canceled by Sony on December 17, after hackings and terrorist threats were made in response to the film 51 (103) December 21–27, 2014 The Interview (2014 film)
1,179,404 Released online on December 24, and in the U.S. through a limited release on December 25 52 (104) December 28, 2014–January 3, 2015 PK (film)
1,007,428 Released in India on December 19, 2013, and became the highest-grossing Indian film on January 1, 2014.
2015
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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (105) January 4–10, 2015 Charlie Hebdo
2,744,884 Charlie Hebdo shooting occurred on January 7 2 (106) January 11–17, 2015 Chris Kyle
2,959,672 Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S. 3 (107) January 18–24, 2015 Chris Kyle
5,275,697 Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S. 4 (108) January 25–31, 2015 Chris Kyle
2,653,157 Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S. 5 (109) February 1–7, 2015 Tom Brady
2,144,681 Won Super Bowl XLIX and named Super Bowl MVP 6 (110) February 8–14, 2015 Valentine's Day
2,215,877 Holiday observed on February 14 7 (111) February 15–21, 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey
1,921,638 Film adaptation released on February 13 in the U.S. 8 (112) February 22–28, 2015 87th Academy Awards 
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6,123,378 Held on February 22 9 (113) March 1–7, 2015 Kanye West
4,291,451 After making comments about Beck's Grammy win, owner of the domain "Loser.com" redirected the URL to West's Wikipedia article 10 (114) March 8–14, 2015 Kanye West
1,519,364 Continued media interest in Loser.com redirecting to West's Wikipedia article 11 (115) March 15–21, 2015 Saint Patrick's Day
2,783,603 Holiday observed on March 17 12 (116) March 22–28, 2015 Bhutanese passport 
1,771,673 Article itself became an Internet meme in mid-March after an audio file on the article was found to be a joke 13 (117) March 29–April 4, 2015 Furious 7
1,832,224 Released on April 3 the U.S. 14 (118) April 5–11, 2015 Furious 7
2,617,928 Released on April 3 the U.S. 15 (119) April 12–18, 2015 Daredevil (TV series)
1,492,776 First season was released on April 10 for streaming on Netflix 16 (120) April 19–25, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
1,725,099 Released in many international markets during week, starting April 22 17 (121) April 26–May 2, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
2,631,206 Match held on May 2 18 (122) May 3–9, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr.
3,224,988 Won match against Manny Pacquiao on May 2 19 (123) May 10–16, 2015 Inge Lehmann
1,922,118 Google Doodle on May 13 20 (124) May 17–23, 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road
1,515,128 Released on May 14 in Australia and on May 15 in the U.S. 21 (125) May 24–30, 2015 Sally Ride
2,007,493 Google Doodle on May 26 22 (126) May 31–June 6, 2015 Bruce Jenner / Caitlyn Jenner[l]
4,124,013[l] Announced her completed gender transition on June 1 23 (127) June 7–13, 2015 Christopher Lee
1,870,432 Died on June 7 24 (128) June 14–20, 2015 Jurassic World
2,575,845 Released in the U.S. on June 12; set U.S. and Worldwide opening weekend records 25 (129) June 21–27, 2015 Flags of the Confederate States of America
1,997,063 Highlighted in U.S. political discourse after Charleston church shooting on June 17 26 (130) June 28–July 4, 2015 Terminator Genisys
1,043,888 Released on July 1 in the U.S. 27 (131) July 5–11, 2015 Serena Williams
1,002,160 Won Women's Singles at Wimbledon on July 11 28 (132) July 12–18, 2015 Suicide Squad
1,817,973 Trailer for film adaptation released during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con 29 (133) July 19–25, 2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan
1,510,842 Released in India on July 17 30 (134) July 26–August 1, 2015 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
3,589,713 Died on July 27 31 (135) August 2–8, 2015 Ronda Rousey
2,049,053 Won UFC 190 vs. Bethe Correia on August 1 32 (136) August 9–15, 2015 Frank Gifford
1,526,838 Died on August 9 33 (137) August 16–22, 2015 Eazy-E
1,610,383 The death of Eazy-E formed the emotional climax in the biopic, Straight Outta Compton, released on August 14 34 (138) August 23–29, 2015 Duke Kahanamoku
1,445,269 Google Doodle on August 24 35 (139) Aug 30–Sep 5, 2015 Pablo Escobar
1,573,813 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix 36 (140) September 6–12, 2015 Pablo Escobar
1,454,313 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix 37 (141) September 13–19, 2015 Pablo Escobar
1,111,040 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix 38 (142) September 20–26, 2015 Pope Francis
1,299,584 Visited Cuba and the United States from September 19 to 27 39 (143) Sep 27–Oct 3, 2015 Pablo Escobar
804,426 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix 40 (144) October 4–10, 2015 American Horror Story: Hotel
883,185 Season 5 premiere of American Horror Story, "Checking In", aired on October 7 41 (145) October 11–17, 2015 Lamar Odom
2,067,704 Hospitalized after being found unconscious on October 13 42 (146) October 18–24, 2015 Justin Trudeau
2,709,956 Became Prime Minister-Elect of Canada on October 19 after the Liberal Party formed a majority government as per results of the 2015 Canadian federal election 43 (147) October 25–31, 2015 Halloween
1,775,219 Holiday observed on October 31 44 (148) November 1–7, 2015 George Boole
1,462,428 Google Doodle on November 2 45 (149) November 8–14, 2015 Hedy Lamarr
2,744,601 Google Doodle on November 9 46 (150) November 15–21, 2015 Lady Colin Campbell
2,969,403 Appeared in series 15 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which premiered on November 15 47 (151) November 22–28, 2015 Jessica Jones
1,918,186 Main character of Jessica Jones, which had its first season released on November 20 for streaming on Netflix 48 (152) Nov 29–Dec 5, 2015 Scott Weiland
1,149,112 Died on December 3 49 (153) December 6–12, 2015 Donald Trump
914,072 Controversy arose around Trump beginning on December 7, after his comments related to a proposal for a temporary Muslim ban 50 (154) December 13–19, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
5,164,168 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; set opening weekend records in the U.S. 51 (155) December 20–26, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4,905,073 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; continued to set box office records 52 (156) Dec 27, 2015–Jan 2, 2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3,232,970 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; continued to set box office records
2016
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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (157) January 3–9, 2016 Steven Avery
2,074,561 Subject of Making a Murderer, series that was released on December 18, 2015 for streaming on Netflix 2 (158) January 10–16, 2016 David Bowie
11,772,266 Died on January 10 3 (159) January 17–23, 2016 Glenn Frey
1,861,483 Died on January 18 4 (160) January 24–30, 2016 Royal Rumble (2016) 
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1,557,865 Occurred on January 24 5 (161) January 31–February 6, 2016 Donald Trump
3,083,806 Placed second in the Iowa caucuses of the 2016 U.S. Republican Party primaries, which were held on February 1 6 (162) February 7–13, 2016 Peyton Manning
2,454,310 Won Super Bowl 50, which was held on February 7 7 (163) February 14–20, 2016 Deadpool (film)
2,846,632 Released on February 12 in the U.S. 8 (164) February 21–27, 2016 Donald Trump
1,938,436 Won the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary on February 20 9 (165) February 28–March 5, 2016 Donald Trump
8,238,809 Won seven states during Super Tuesday (March 1) and two more on March 5 10 (166) March 6–12, 2016 Donald Trump
8,257,174 Won more states during the Republican primaries, and had several controversies arise over his campaign 11 (167) March 13–19, 2016 Donald Trump
2,412,293 Won more states during Super Tuesday II (March 15) of the Republican primaries. 12 (168) March 20–26, 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
3,152,933 Released on March 25 in the U.S. 13 (169) March 27–April 2, 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2,984,071 Released on March 25 in the U.S. 14 (170) April 3–9, 2016 WrestleMania 32
1,895,563 Occurred on April 3 15 (171) April 10–16, 2016 Kobe Bryant
1,393,551 Played final NBA career game on April 13 16 (172) April 17–23, 2016 Prince (musician)
13,064,933 Died on April 21 17 (173) April 24–30, 2016 Prince (musician)
3,994,635 Died on April 21 18 (174) May 1–7, 2016 Captain America: Civil War
2,303,444 Released on May 6 in the U.S. 19 (175) May 8–14, 2016 Captain America: Civil War
3,332,940 Released on May 6 in the U.S. 20 (176) May 15–21, 2016 Captain America: Civil War
1,284,748 Released on May 6 in the U.S. 21 (177) May 22–28, 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse
1,385,606 Released on May 27 in the U.S. 22 (178) May 29–June 4, 2016 Muhammad Ali
4,425,310 Died on June 4 23 (179) June 5–11 2016 Muhammad Ali
5,513,604 Died on June 4 24 (180) June 12–18, 2016 UEFA Euro 2016
2,332,785 Kicked off on June 10 25 (181) June 19–25, 2016 UEFA Euro 2016
3,406,686 Kicked off on June 10 26 (182) June 26–July 2, 2016 UEFA Euro 2016
1,590,000 Round of 16 began on June 25, quarter-finals began on July 2 27 (183) July 3–9, 2016 Pokémon Go
1,371,390 Released on July 6 in Australia and the U.S. 28 (184) July 10–16, 2016 Pokémon Go
4,778,652 Released on July 14 in the U.K. and on July 16 in many European markets 29 (185) July 17–23, 2016 Melania Trump
2,990,596 Gave controversial RNC speech on July 18 30 (186) July 24–30, 2016 Hillary Clinton
1,331,698 Formally named the Democratic Party's 2016 nominee for President of the United States on July 28 at the DNC 31 (187) July 31–August 6, 2016 Suicide Squad (film)
2,889,015 Released on August 5 in the U.S. 32 (188) August 7–13, 2016 Michael Phelps
5,428,201 Won five gold medals and one silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics 33 (189) August 14–20, 2016 Usain Bolt
3,103,335 Won three gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics 34 (190) August 21–27, 2016 SummerSlam (2016) [n]
1,102,249 Held on August 21 35 (191) Aug 28–Sep 3, 2016 Gene Wilder
3,500,029 Died on August 29 36 (192) September 4–10, 2016 Pablo Escobar
2,309,885 Season 2 of Narcos was released on September 2 for streaming on Netflix 37 (193) September 11–17, 2016 Corrupted Blood incident
1,636,405 13th anniversary of incident occurred on September 13;
appeared on a popular thread from the r/gaming subreddit on September 1338 (194) September 18–24, 2016 Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
1,155,334 Subject of the 2-part miniseries documentary The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, which aired on September 18 and 19 39 (195) September 25–October 1, 2016 José Fernández (pitcher)
1,762,983 Died on September 25 40 (196) October 2–8, 2016 Luke Cage
1,486,560 Main character of eponymous series that had its first season released on September 30 41 (197) October 9–15, 2016 Donald Trump
1,951,789 Participated in the second U.S. Presidential debate against Hillary Clinton on October 9 42 (198) October 16–22, 2016 Donald Trump
2,140,830 Participated in the third U.S. Presidential debate against Hillary Clinton on October 19 43 (199) October 23–29, 2016 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
970,522 Google Doodle on October 24 44 (200) October 30–November 5, 2016 Day of the Dead
1,889,902 Holiday observed from October 31 to November 2 45 (201) November 6–12, 2016 Donald Trump
12,331,880 Elected President of the United States on November 8 46 (202) November 13–19, 2016 Donald Trump
3,321,262 Undergoing Presidential transition after being elected on November 8 47 (203) November 20–26, 2016 Fidel Castro
1,760,389 Died on November 25 48 (204) November 27–December 3, 2016 Fidel Castro
2,401,418 Died on November 25 49 (205) December 4–10, 2016 Jayalalithaa
4,067,619 Died on December 5 50 (206) December 11–17, 2016 Alan Thicke
2,734,867 Died on December 13 51 (207) December 18–December 24, 2016 Zsa Zsa Gabor
2,248,668 Died on December 18 52 (208) December 25–31, 2016 Carrie Fisher
9,202,699 Died on December 27
2017
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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (209) January 1–7, 2017 Dangal (film)
1,182,405 Released on December 21 and 23, 2016 in the U.S. and India, respectively 2 (210) January 8–14, 2017 La La Land (film)
1,101,692 Won all seven of its Golden Globe nominations on January 8 3 (211) January 15–21, 2017 Donald Trump
4,487,438 Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20 4 (212) January 22–28, 2017 Donald Trump
2,893,734 First full Sunday to Saturday week of his U.S. Presidency 5 (213) January 29–February 4, 2017 Neil Gorsuch
2,453,582 Formally nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 1 6 (214) February 5–11, 2017 Tom Brady
3,748,813 Won Super Bowl LI and named Super Bowl MVP on February 5 7 (215) February 12–18, 2017 Valentine's Day
1,519,240 Holiday observed on February 14 8 (216) February 19–25, 2017 Milo Yiannopoulos
1,392,332 Controversy arose around Yiannopoulos, beginning February 20 9 (217) February 26–March 4, 2017 Bill Paxton
4,823,745 Died on February 25 10 (218) March 5–11, 2017 Logan (film)
2,390,878 Released on March 3 in the U.S. 11 (219) March 12–18, 2017 Saint Patrick's Day
2,486,468 Holiday observed on March 17 12 (220) March 19–25, 2017 Chuck Berry
1,675,896 Died on March 18 13 (221) March 26–April 1, 2017 WrestleMania 33
887,566 Occurred following week on April 2 14 (222) April 2–8, 2017 WrestleMania 33
2,332,911 Occurred on April 2 15 (223) April 9–15, 2017 13 Reasons Why
2,695,853 First season was released on March 31 for streaming on Netflix 16 (224) April 16–22, 2017 Aaron Hernandez
3,427,392 Died on April 19 17 (225) April 23–29, 2017 Erin Moran
1,809,738 Died on April 22 18 (226) April 30–May 6, 2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
3,087,414 Released on April 28 in India; became highest-grossing Indian film on May 5 19 (227) May 7–13, 2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2,388,864 Released on April 28 in India; became highest-grossing Indian film on May 5 20 (228) May 14–20, 2017 Chris Cornell
3,867,811 Died on May 18 21 (229) May 21–27, 2017 Ariana Grande
2,839,382 Suicide bombing occurred at her Manchester concert on May 22 22 (230) May 28–June 3, 2017 Paris Agreement
1,822,662 The U.S. announced its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on June 1 23 (231) June 4–10, 2017 Gal Gadot
2,281,837 Starred in Wonder Woman, released on June 2 in the U.S. 24 (232) June 11–17, 2017 Gal Gadot
1,233,820 Starred in Wonder Woman, released on June 2 in the U.S. 25 (233) June 18–24, 2017 Otto Warmbier
1,532,703 Died on June 19 26 (234) June 25–July 1, 2017 Transformers: The Last Knight
924,583 Released on June 21 in the U.S. 27 (235) July 2−8, 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming
1,286,802 Released on July 7 in the U.S. 28 (236) July 9−15, 2017 Eva Ekeblad
1,588,785 Google Doodle on July 10 29 (237) July 16−22, 2017 Chester Bennington
5,524,961 Died on July 20 30 (238) July 23−29, 2017 Dunkirk (2017 film)
1,651,836 Released on July 21 in the U.S; was completing two weeks atop the box office 31 (239) July 30–August 5, 2017 Sam Shepard
1,882,338 Died on July 27 32 (240) August 6–12, 2017 Guam
1,285,582 North Korea threatened to attack this U.S. territory 33 (241) August 13–19, 2017 Game of Thrones (season 7)
1,920,254 The fifth episode of the season (Eastwatch) was leaked by a foreign HBO branch; aired on August 13 34 (242) August 20–26, 2017 Game of Thrones
1,962,313 Sixth episode of the season (Beyond the Wall) leaked on August 16; aired on August 20
finale aired on August 2735 (243) August 27–September 2, 2017 Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2,576,869 Won highly publicized boxing match against UFC champion Connor McGregor, retired afterwards 36 (244) September 3–9, 2017 It (2017 film)
1,889,679 Released on September 8 in the U.S. 37 (245) September 10–16, 2017 It (2017 film)
2,912,637 Released on September 8 in the U.S., completed two weeks atop the box office 38 (246) September 17–23, 2017 It (2017 film)
1,700,815 Released on September 8 in the U.S. 39 (247) September 24–30, 2017 Hugh Hefner
4,399,770 Died on September 27 40 (248) October 1–7, 2017 Tom Petty
5,495,706 Died on October 2 41 (249) October 8–14, 2017 Harvey Weinstein
4,241,968 Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents; (first reported on October 5) 42 (250) October 15–21, 2017 Harvey Weinstein
1,587,141 Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents; (first reported on October 5) 43 (251) October 22–28, 2017 Stranger Things
1,212,932 Second season was released on October 27 for streaming on Netflix 44 (252) October 29–November 4, 2017 Kevin Spacey
2,962,876 Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents against men; (first reported on October 29) 45 (253) November 5–11, 2017 Stranger Things
1,619,424 Second season was released on October 27 for streaming on Netflix 46 (254) November 12–18, 2017 Justice League (film)
2,295,725 Released on November 17 in the U.S. 47 (255) November 19–25, 2017 Charles Manson
3,258,765 Died on November 19 48 (256) November 26–December 2, 2017 Meghan Markle
8,747,196 Engagement to Prince Harry announced on November 27 49 (257) December 3–9, 2017 Shashi Kapoor
1,578,905 Died on December 4. 50 (258) December 10–16, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
3,070,637 Released on December 15 in the U.S. 51 (259) December 17–23, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2,379,767 Released on December 15 in the U.S. 52 (260) December 24–30, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
1,354,406 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; three straight weeks atop the box office 53 (261) December 31, 2017–January 6, 2018 List of Black Mirror episodes
1,140,937 Series 4 released December 29 on Netflix
2018
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (262) January 7–13, 2018 Har Gobind Khorana
2,038,725 Google Doodle on January 9 2 (263) January 14–20, 2018 Dolores O'Riordan
2,536,032 Died on January 15 3 (264) January 21–27, 2018 Virginia Woolf
1,497,132 Google Doodle on January 25 4 (265) January 28–February 3, 2018 Royal Rumble (2018)
2,135,143 Occurred on January 28 5 (266) February 4–10, 2018 Elon Musk
1,986,094 His company's Falcon Heavy rocket launched on February 6 6 (267) February 11–17, 2018 Black Panther (film)
2,341,749 Released on February 16 in the U.S. 7 (268) February 18–24, 2018 Black Panther (film)
3,426,528 Released on February 16 in the U.S. 8 (269) Feb. 25–Mar. 3, 2018 Sridevi
6,704,872 Died on February 24 9 (270) March 4–10, 2018 The Shape of Water
1,717,892 Won the Academy Award for Best Picture on March 4 10 (271) March 11–17, 2018 Stephen Hawking
10,205,628 Died on March 14 11 (272) March 18–24, 2018 Stephen Hawking
1,295,470 Died on March 14 12 (273) March 25–31, 2018 Chipko movement
1,293,097 Google Doodle on March 26 13 (274) April 1–7, 2018 A Quiet Place (film)
1,473,474 Released on March 30 in the U.S. 14 (275) April 8–14, 2018 Wrestlemania 34
2,254,753 Occurred on April 8 15 (276) April 15–21, 2018 Avicii
5,355,249 Died on April 20 16 (277) April 22–28, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War
5,294,829 Released on April 27 in the U.S. 17 (278) April 29–May 5, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War
5,683,306 Released on April 27 in the U.S. 18 (279) May 6–12, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War
2,938,663 Released on April 27 in the U.S. 19 (280) May 13–19, 2018 Meghan Markle / Meghan, Duchess of Sussex[o]
9,262,265[o] Married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19; became Duchess of Sussex as a result 20 (281) May 20–26, 2018 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex[p]
5,464,369[p] Married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19; became Duchess of Sussex as a result 21 (282) May 27–June 2, 2018 Valerie Jarrett
1,743,032 Target of a controversial Roseanne Barr tweet on May 29 22 (283) June 3–9, 2018 Anthony Bourdain
6,094,775 Died on June 8 23 (284) June 10–16, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup
3,007,166 Tournament began on June 14 24 (285) June 17–23, 2018 XXXTentacion
7,306,664 Died on June 18 25 (286) June 24–30, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup
4,855,112 Continued interest after kicking off on June 14 26 (287) July 1–7, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup
3,640,351 Knockout stage began on June 30 27 (288) July 8–14, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup
2,424,759 Semifinals took place on July 10 and 11 28 (289) July 15–21, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup
1,932,942 Tournament concluded on July 15 with its final 29 (290) July 22–28, 2018 Demi Lovato
2,433,262 Hospitalized for apparent overdose on July 24 30 (291) July 29–August 4, 2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout
991,997 Released on July 27 in the U.S., completed two weeks atop the box office 31 (292) August 5–11, 2018 M. Karunanidhi
1,428,209 Died on August 7 32 (293) August 12–18, 2018 Aretha Franklin
4,997,992 Died on August 16 33 (294) August 19–25, 2018 Nick Jonas
1,255,884 Celebrated his engagement to Priyanka Chopra on August 18 34 (295) August 26–September 1, 2018 John McCain
6,187,238 Died on August 25 35 (296) September 2–8, 2018 Burt Reynolds
4,068,946 Died on September 6 36 (297) September 9–15, 2018 Naomi Osaka
2,104,708 Won the 2018 US Open – Women's Singles final on September 8 37 (298) September 16–22, 2018 Hell in a Cell (2018)
754,131 Occurred on September 16 38 (299) September 23–29, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh
2,451,649 Kavanaugh accused of sexual assault by second individual on September 23
Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 2739 (300) September 30–October 6, 2018 Venom (2018 film)
1,721,610 Released on October 5 in the U.S. 40 (301) October 7–13, 2018 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3,083,061 Won UFC 229 vs. Conor McGregor on October 6 41 (302) October 14–20, 2018 Jamal Khashoggi
1,364,473 Killed on October 2 42 (303) October 21–27, 2018 The Haunting of Hill House (TV series)
1,057,068 Released on Netflix on October 12 43 (304) October 28–November 3, 2018 Freddie Mercury
2,090,170 Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody released on November 1 in the U.S. 44 (305) November 4–10, 2018 Freddie Mercury
3,495,059 Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody released on November 1 in the U.S. 45 (306) November 11–17, 2018 Stan Lee
5,841,113 Died on November 12 46 (307) November 18–24, 2018 Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1,710,658 Subject of Narcos: Mexico, released on Netflix on November 16 47 (308) November 25–December 1, 2018 George H. W. Bush
1,644,902 Died on November 30 48 (309) December 2–8, 2018 George H. W. Bush
4,744,951 Died on November 30 49 (310) December 9–15, 2018 List of most-disliked YouTube videos
2,098,077 YouTube Rewind 2018 became #1 on December 13 50 (311) December 16–22, 2018 Penny Marshall
1,968,460 Died on December 17 51 (312) December 23–29, 2018 Bird Box (film)
3,044,258 Released on Netflix on December 21 52 (313) December 30, 2018–January 5, 2019 Bird Box (film)
2,401,831 Released on Netflix on December 21
2019
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (314) January 6–12, 2019 R. Kelly
2,029,342 Surviving R. Kelly six-part documentary aired from January 3−5 2 (315) January 14–20, 2019 List of most-liked Instagram posts
2,508,060 Egg picture became #1 on January 14 3 (316) January 20–26, 2019 Ted Bundy
2,514,987 Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, released on Netflix on January 24,
and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, which premiered at Sundance on January 264 (317) January 27–February 2, 2019 Ted Bundy
5,179,244 Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, released on Netflix on January 24,
and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, which premiered at Sundance on January 265 (318) February 3–9, 2019 21 Savage
3,268,645 Arrested by ICE on illegal immigration claims on February 3 6 (319) February 10–16, 2019 Valentine's Day
1,415,624 Holiday observed on February 14 7 (320) February 17–23, 2019 Karl Lagerfeld
2,498,583 Died on February 19 8 (321) February 24–March 2, 2019 Rami Malek
2,781,135 Won the Academy Award for Best Actor on February 24 9 (322) March 3–9, 2019 Luke Perry
5,363,473 Died on March 4 10 (323) March 10–16, 2019 Captain Marvel (film)
2,391,725 Released on March 8 in the U.S. 11 (324) March 17–23, 2019 Us (2019 film)
1,632,199 Released on March 15 in the U.S. 12 (325) March 24–30, 2019 Mötley Crüe
2,176,109 Subject of The Dirt, released on Netflix on March 22 13 (326) March 31–April 6, 2019 Nipsey Hussle
6,013,415 Died on March 31 14 (327) April 7–13, 2019 WrestleMania 35
2,078,000 Held on April 7 15 (328) April 14–20, 2019 Notre-Dame de Paris
6,716,199 Notre-Dame de Paris fire happened on April 15 16 (329) April 21–27, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
7,473,463 Released on April 26 in the U.S. 17 (330) April 28–May 4, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
7,096,505 Released on April 26 in the U.S.
Set record for highest-grossing opening weekend over April 26–28 opening weekend18 (331) May 5–11, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
4,400,303 Released on April 26 in the U.S., completed three weeks atop the box office. 19 (332) May 12–18, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
2,684,351 Released on April 26 in the U.S. 20 (333) May 19–25, 2019 Chernobyl disaster
2,063,994 Subject of Chernobyl, aired by HBO and Sky Atlantic 21 (334) May 26–June 1, 2019 Chernobyl disaster
2,903,001 Subject of Chernobyl, aired by HBO and Sky Atlantic 22 (335) June 2–8, 2019 Chernobyl disaster
3,194,812 Subject of Chernobyl, which aired its final episode on June 3 23 (336) June 9–15, 2019 Chernobyl disaster
2,623,668 Subject of Chernobyl. 24 (337) June 16–22, 2019 Chernobyl disaster
1,728,190 Subject of Chernobyl. 25 (338) June 23–29, 2019 Kabir Singh
1,470,837 Released on June 21 in India. 26 (339) June 30–July 6, 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home
1,908,257 Released on July 2 in the U.S. 27 (340) July 7–13, 2019 Cameron Boyce
6,641,458 Died on July 6 28 (341) July 14–20, 2019 Area 51
2,826,689 Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us had millions interested in attending 29 (342) July 21–27, 2019 Boris Johnson
2,346,109 Elected Prime Minister of Great Britain on July 24 30 (343) July 28–August 3, 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
1,299,670 Released on July 26 in the U.S. 31 (344) August 4–10, 2019 Article 370 of the Constitution of India
3,772,745 Revoked by the Indian government on August 5 32 (345) August 11–17, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein
3,899,509 Died on August 10 33 (346) August 18–24, 2019 Mindhunter (TV series)
1,210,366 Season 2 released on August 16 for streaming on Netflix 34 (347) August 25–31, 2019 Andrew Luck
1,203,492 Announced retirement from the NFL on August 24 35 (348) September 1–7, 2019 Saaho
1,698,364 Released on August 30 in India 36 (349) September 8–14, 2019 September 11 attacks
1,787,632 18th anniversary of disaster 37 (350) September 15–21, 2019 Ric Ocasek
1,448,669 Died on September 15 38 (351) September 22–28, 2019 Greta Thunberg
2,348,736 Addressed the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit on September 23 39 (352) September 29–October 5, 2019 Joker (2019 film)
3,078,817 Released on October 4 in the U.S. 40 (353) October 6–12, 2019 Joker (2019 film)
3,916,575 Released on October 4 in the U.S. 41 (354) October 13–19, 2019 Joker (2019 film)
2,163,336 Released on October 4 in the U.S; completed three weeks atop the box office. 42 (355) October 20–26, 2019 Joker (2019 film)
1,623,640 Released on October 4 in the U.S. 43 (356) October 27–November 2, 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1,573,480 Killed on October 27 44 (357) November 3–9, 2019 Henry V of England
1,803,080 Subject of The King, released on Netflix on November 1 45 (358) November 10–16, 2019 The Mandalorian
1,570,155 Released on November 12 on Disney+ 46 (359) November 17–23, 2019 The Mandalorian
1,707,701 Second episode, "Chapter 2: The Child", aired on November 19 47 (360) November 24–30, 2019 Jimmy Hoffa
2,238,665 Subject of The Irishman, released on Netflix on November 27 48 (361) December 1–7, 2019 Jimmy Hoffa
2,289,492 Subject of The Irishman, released on Netflix on November 27 49 (362) December 8–14, 2019 Juice Wrld
3,659,287 Died on December 8 50 (363) December 15–21, 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
3,788,471 Released on December 20 in the U.S. 51 (364) December 22–28, 2019 The Witcher (TV series)
2,980,641 Released on Netflix on December 20 52 (365) December 29, 2019–January 4, 2020 Qasem Soleimani
2,119,435 Died on January 3
2020
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes 1 (366) January 5–11, 2020 Qasem Soleimani
2,212,042 Died on January 3 2 (367) January 12–18, 2020 Aaron Hernandez
3,140,504[q] Subject of Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez which released on Netflix on January 15 3 (368) January 19–25, 2020 Coronavirus
3,447,173[q] 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak 4 (369) January 26–February 1, 2020 Kobe Bryant
22,840,307[q] Died on January 26 5 (370) February 2–8, 2020 Shakira
3,691,879[q] Performed at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show on February 2, which was also her birthday 6 (371) February 9–15, 2020 Parasite (film)
5,196,541[q] Won four Academy Awards on February 9 7 (372) February 16–22, 2020 Michael Bloomberg
1,865,322[q] Debate performance was poorly received on February 19 8 (373) February 23–29, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak
2,505,351[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week 9 (374) March 1–7, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak
3,465,955[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week 10 (375) March 8–14, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak /
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic[r]
6,408,766[q] Outbreak officially reclassified as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11 11 (376) March 15–21, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
7,645,103[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed 250,000 cases on March 21 12 (377) March 22–28, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
7,865,205[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed 500,000 cases on March 28 13 (378) March 29–April 4, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
5,593,988[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed a million cases on April 4 14 (379) April 5–11, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
4,126,190[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week; 1.6 million total cases by April 11 15 (380) April 12–18, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
3,255,130[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week; surpassed two million cases on April 17 16 (381) April 19–25, 2020 Kim Jong-un
2,655,866[q] Reports on potentially serious illness on April 21 17 (382) April 26–May 2, 2020 Irrfan Khan
6,304,066[q] Died on April 29 18 (383) May 3–9, 2020 Elon Musk
2,799,218[q] Son with Grimes born on May 4. 19 (384) May 10–16, 2020 Michael Jordan
1,811,148[q] Subject of the ESPN\Netflix series The Last Dance 20 (385) May 17–23, 2020 Michael Jordan
2,340,978[q] Subject of the ESPN\Netflix series The Last Dance, which ended on May 22 21 (386) May 24–30, 2020 Death of George Floyd
3,328,657[q] Happened on May 25 22 (387) May 31–June 6, 2020 Killing of George Floyd
6,589,437[q][s] Happened on May 25, protests were still happening 23 (388) June 7–13, 2020 Edward Colston
2,159,287[q] Statue toppled down during George Floyd protests 24 (389) June 14–20, 2020 Sushant Singh Rajput
11,538,094[q] Died on June 14. 25 (390) June 21–27, 2020 Bubba Wallace
1,156,946 [q] Noose found in his stall for NASCAR race 26 (391) June 28–July 4, 2020 Alexander Hamilton
2,834,549 [q] Subject of the musical Hamilton, released to VOD streaming on July 3. 27 (392) July 5–11, 2020 Naya Rivera
3,919,003[q] Declared missing, presumed dead, on July 8. 28 (393) July 12–18, 2020 Naya Rivera
3,738,808[q] Body found on July 13. 29 (394) July 19–25, 2020 Dil Bechara
992,310[q] Released in India on July 24, starring recently-deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput 30 (395) July 26–August 1, 2020 John Lewis (civil rights leader)
1,507,358[q] Received a state funeral at the U.S. Capitol 31 (396) August 2–8, 2020 Lebanon
1,588,673[q] Capital Beirut damaged in an ammonium nitrate explosion on August 4 32 (397) August 9–15, 2020 Kamala Harris
11,843,595[q] Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race in August 11 33 (398) August 16–22, 2020 Kamala Harris
2,523,180[q] Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race, appeared in the 2020 Democratic National Convention 34 (399) August 23–29, 2020 Chadwick Boseman
9,945,698[q] Died on August 28 35 (400) August 30–September 5, 2020 Chadwick Boseman
3,974,415[q] Died on August 28 36 (401) September 6–12, 2020 Mulan (2020 film)
1,383,212[q] Released on September 4 at Disney+ 37 (402) September 13–19, 2020 Ruth Bader Ginsburg
4,162,215[q] Died on September 18 38 (403) September 20–26, 2020 Amy Coney Barrett
3,475,060[q] Nominated for the Supreme Court on September 26 39 (404) September 27–October 3, 2020 Proud Boys
3,156,661[q] Referenced by Donald Trump in the September 29 presidential debate 40 (405) October 4–10, 2020 Eddie Van Halen
3,847,894[q] Died on October 6 41 (406) October 11–17, 2020 The Haunting of Bly Manor
2,838,889[q] Released on Netflix on October 9 42 (407) October 18–24, 2020 Kristen Welker
1,443,494[q] Moderated the final US presidential debate, which took place on October 22 43 (408) October 25–31, 2020 Sean Connery
3,278,571[q] Died on October 31 44 (409) November 1–7, 2020 2016 United States presidential election
9,142,304[q] 2020 election held on November 3, vote count lasted the whole week 45 (410) November 8–14, 2020 Donald Trump
15,162,676[q] Refused to acknowledge defeat at the 2020 United States presidential election 46 (411) November 15–21, 2020 Donald Trump
6,387,834[q] Refused to acknowledge defeat at the presidential election, started lawsuits claiming fraud 47 (412) November 22–29, 2020 Diego Maradona
5,362,266[q] Died in November 25. 48 (413) November 30–December 5, 2020 Elliot Page
5,205,375[q][t] Came out as a transgender man on December 1. 49 (414) December 6–12, 2020 Cyberpunk 2077
1,596,154 [q] Released on December 10. 50 (415) December 13–19, 2020 The Mandalorian
978,727[q] Season 2 finale released on December 18. 51 (416) December 20–26, 2020 Wonder Woman 1984
1,520,957[q] Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on December 25. 52 (417) December 27, 2020–January 2, 2021 Bridgerton
2,219,456[q] Released on Netflix on December 25.
2021
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views[q] Notes 1 (418) January 3–9, 2021 Tanya Roberts
1,987,464 Died on January 4. 2 (419) January 10–16, 2021 Donald Trump
2,227,710 Impeached on January 13, following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. 3 (420) January 17–23, 2021 Joe Biden
5,277,181 Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20. 4 (421) January 24–30, 2021 Cicely Tyson
2,180,339 Died on January 28. 5 (422) January 31–February 6, 2021 Dustin Diamond
2,122,339 Died on February 1. 6 (423) February 7–13, 2021 Tom Brady
3,976,246 Won Super Bowl LV on February 7. 7 (424) February 14–20, 2021 Rush Limbaugh
2,235,167 Died on February 17. 8 (425) February 21–27, 2021 Daft Punk
1,719,463 Announced their split on February 22. 9 (426) February 28–March 6, 2021 WandaVision
1,730,441 "The Series Finale" released on March 5. 10 (427) March 7–13, 2021 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
3,328,817 Oprah with Meghan and Harry broadcast on March 7. 11 (428) March 14–20, 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
3,110,374 Released on HBO Max on March 18. 12 (429) March 21–27, 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
2,122,456 Released on HBO Max on March 18. 13 (430) March 28–April 3, 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong
2,857,080 Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on March 31. 14 (431) April 4–10, 2021 DMX (rapper)
6,191,810 Died on April 9. 15 (432) April 11–17, 2021 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
2,703,385 Died on April 9, funeral held on April 17. 16 (433) April 18–24, 2021 Derek Chauvin
2,221,610 Found guilty on April 20 for the murder of George Floyd. 17 (434) April 25–May 1, 2021 93rd Academy Awards
1,571,338 Took place on April 25. 18 (435) May 2–8, 2021 Bill Gates
1,371,353 Announced divorce on May 3. 19 (436) May 9–15, 2021 Elon Musk
2,023,222 Hosted Saturday Night Live on May 8. 20 (437) May 16–22, 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021
1,610,619 Took place on May 22. 21 (438) May 23–29, 2021 Army of the Dead
1,584,244 Released on Netflix on May 21. 22 (439) May 30–June 5, 2021 Mare of Easttown
1,232,548 Series finale aired May 30. 23 (440) June 6–12, 2021 UEFA Euro 2020
1,725,754 Started on June 11. 24 (441) June 13–19, 2021 Juneteenth
2,615,582 Holiday observed on June 19. 25 (442) June 20–26, 2021 UEFA Euro 2020
3,826,236 Tournament ongoing. 26 (443) June 27–July 3, 2021 UEFA Euro 2020
2,920,042 Tournament ongoing, entered knockout round. 27 (444) July 4–10, 2021 Dilip Kumar
2,517,717 Died on July 7. 28 (445) July 11–17, 2021 Black Widow (2021 film)
1,640,488 Released in theaters and Disney+ on July 9. 29 (446) July 18–24, 2021 Giannis Antetokounmpo
2,034,685 Won the 2021 NBA Finals on July 20. 30 (447) July 25–31, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics
2,920,042 Event ongoing after opening ceremony on July 23. 31 (448) August 1–7, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics
3,278,702 Event ongoing. 32 (449) August 8–14, 2021 The Suicide Squad (film)
2,004,116 Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on August 6. 33 (450) August 15–21, 2021 Taliban
6,195,799 Retook Afghanistan on August 15. 34 (451) August 22–28, 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo
1,857,188 Signed a return to Manchester United F.C. on August 27. 35 (452) August 29–September 4, 2021 Sidharth Shukla
2,897,546 Died on September 2. 36 (453) September 5–11, 2021 Emma Raducanu
3,031,991 Won the 2021 US Open – Women's Singles on September 11. 37 (454) September 12–18, 2021 Norm Macdonald
2,793,630 Died on September 14. 38 (455) September 19–25, 2021 Squid Game
2,508,476 Released on Netflix on September 17. 39 (456) September 26–October 2, 2021 Squid Game
4,675,856 Released on Netflix on September 17. 40 (457) October 3–9, 2021 Squid Game
5,400,927 Released on Netflix on September 17. 41 (458) October 10–16, 2021 Squid Game
3,648,028 Released on Netflix on September 17. 42 (459) October 17–23, 2021 Colin Powell
2,232,933 Died on October 18. 43 (460) October 24–30, 2021 Puneeth Rajkumar
3,250,947 Died on October 29. 44 (461) October 31–November 6, 2021 Eternals (film)
1,884,050 Released on November 5 in the U.S. 45 (462) November 7–13, 2021 Eternals (film)
1,669,266 Released on November 5 in the U.S. 46 (463) November 14–20, 2021 Kenosha unrest shooting
2,822,572 Perpetrator acquitted on November 19. 47 (464) November 21–27, 2021 Ralf Rangnick
1,673,772 Speculation of a hire as Manchester United manager 48 (465) November 28–December 4, 2021 Virgil Abloh
1,740,726 Died on November 28. 49 (466) December 5–11, 2021 Bipin Rawat
3,257,899 Died on December 8. 50 (467) December 12–18, 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home
4,812,556 Released on December 17. 51 (468) December 19–25, 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home
3,730,119 Released on December 17, completed two weeks atop the box office and passed $1 billion. 52 (469) Dec. 26, 2021–Jan. 1, 2022 Betty White
6,250,441 Died on December 31.
2022
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
2023
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
| Wk# | Week/Report | Article | Class | Views | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (522) | January 1–7, 2023 | Damar Hamlin | 
|
3,153,050 | Suffered a cardiac arrest on January 2. |
| 2 (523) | January 8–14, 2023 | Lisa Marie Presley | 
|
5,999,702 | Died on January 12. |
| 3 (524) | January 15–21, 2023 | The Last of Us (TV series) |
|
2,409,748 | Premiered on January 15. |
| 4 (525) | January 22–28, 2023 | Pathaan (film) |
|
3,999,949 | Released on January 25. |
| 5 (526) | January 29–February 4, 2023 | Pathaan (film) |
|
3,980,288 | Released on January 25. |
| 6 (527) | February 5–11, 2023 | Pathaan (film) |
|
2,115,950 | Released on January 25. |
| 7 (528) | February 12–18, 2023 | Rihanna | 
|
4,527,454 | Performed at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show on February 12. |
| 8 (529) | February 19–25, 2023 | The Last of Us (TV series) |
|
1,650,001 | New episode aired on February 19. |
| 9 (530) | February 26–March 4, 2023 | Murdaugh family |
|
1,880,917 | Trial of Alex Murdaugh ended on March 2, and the family is the subject of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, released on February 22. |
| 10 (531) | March 5–11, 2023 | The Last of Us (TV series) |
|
1,600,712 | New episode aired on March 5. |
| 11 (532) | March 12–18, 2023 | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
|
3,565,337 | Won 7 Academy Awards on March 12. |
| 12 (533) | March 19–25, 2023 | ChatGPT |
|
1,774,068 | Version based on GPT-4 released on March 14. |
| 13 (534) | March 26–April 1, 2023 | 2,102,375 | |||
| 14 (535) | April 2–8, 2023 | WrestleMania 39 | 
|
2,309,241 | WWE's annual premier event, held on April 1 and 2. |
| 15 (536) | April 9–15, 2023 | ChatGPT |
|
1,699,710 | Perennially popular article in 2023. |
| 16 (537) | April 16–22, 2023 | 1,720,995 | |||
| 17 (538) | April 23–29, 2023 | Jerry Springer |
|
2,704,171 | Died on April 27. |
| 18 (539) | April 30–May 6, 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 |
|
1,935,502 | Released on May 5. |
| 19 (540) | May 7–13, 2023 | The Kerala Story |
|
1,935,502 | Released on May 5. |
| 20 (541) | May 14–20, 2023 | ChatGPT |
|
1,575,194 | Perennially popular article in 2023. |
| 21 (542) | May 21–27, 2023 | Tina Turner |
|
6,432,226 | Died on May 24. |
| 22 (543) | May 28–June 3, 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 
|
1,756,037 | Released on June 2. |
| 23 (544) | June 4–10, 2023 | 2,164,788 | |||
| 24 (545) | June 11–17, 2023 | The Idol (TV series) |
|
2,392,488 | Premiered on June 4, new episodes aired every Sunday until the series finale on July 2. |
| 25 (546) | June 18–24, 2023 | 6,517,575 | |||
| 26 (547) | June 25–July 1, 2023 | 5,907,348 | |||
| 27 (548) | July 2–8, 2023 | 1,999,681 | |||
| 28 (549) | July 9–15, 2023 | Huw Edwards |
|
2,240,811 | Suspended by the BBC on July 12. |
| 29 (550) | July 16–22, 2023 | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
|
4,921,587 | Subject of Oppenheimer, released on July 21. |
| 30 (551) | July 23–29, 2023 | Sinéad O'Connor |
|
8,096,961 | Died on July 26. |
| 31 (552) | July 30–August 5, 2023 | Paul Reubens |
|
3,376,260 | Died on July 30. |
| 32 (553) | August 6–12, 2023 | Oppenheimer (film) |
|
2,016,798 | Released on July 21. |
| 33 (554) | August 13–19, 2023 | Gadar 2 |
|
2,937,682 | Released on August 11. |
| 34 (555) | August 20–26, 2023 | Bray Wyatt |
|
2,533,694 | Died on August 24. |
| 35 (556) | August 27–September 2, 2023 | Jimmy Buffett |
|
1,649,856 | Died on September 1. |
| 36 (557) | September 3–9, 2023 | Jawan (film) |
|
3,905,752 | Released on September 7. |
| 37 (558) | September 10–16, 2023 | 4,746,356 | |||
| 38 (559) | September 17–23, 2023 | 2,854,528 | |||
| 39 (560) | September 24–30, 2023 | Travis Kelce |
|
2,271,124 | Rumoured girlfriend Taylor Swift attended his NFL game on September 24. |
| 40 (561) | October 1–7, 2023 | India at the 2022 Asian Games |
|
2,382,812 | Finished the event with its record medal haul of 107 medals. |
| 41 (562) | October 8–14, 2023 | Gaza Strip |
|
5,344,460 | Hamas began the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on October 7. |
| 42 (563) | October 15–21, 2023 | 2023 Cricket World Cup |
|
3,937,866 | Tournament ongoing. |
| 43 (564) | October 22–28, 2023 | 4,201,290 | |||
| 44 (565) | October 29–November 4, 2023 | Matthew Perry |
|
13,203,826 | Died on October 28. |
| 46 (566) | November 5–11, 2023 | 2023 Cricket World Cup |
|
5,430,721 | Tournament ongoing. |
| 46 (567) | November 12–18, 2023 | 3,710,562 | |||
| 47 (568) | November 19–25, 2023 | Cricket World Cup |
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3,919,491 | 2023 Cricket World Cup concluded on November 19 with its final. |
| 48 (569) | November 26–December 2, 2023 | Henry Kissinger |
|
3,545,119 | Died on November 29. |
| 49 (570) | December 3–9, 2023 | Animal (2023 film) |
|
5,560,820 | Released on December 1. |
| 50 (571) | December 10–16, 2023 | 3,332,995 | |||
| 51 (572) | December 17–23, 2023 | Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire |
|
2,384,892 | Released on December 22. |
| 52 (573) | December 24–30, 2023 | 3,995,797 | |||
| 53 (574) | December 31, 2023–January 6, 2024 | Saltburn (film) | 
|
2,471,062 | Released on Prime Video on December 22. |
2024
edit| Highest count of the year |
| Lowest count of the year |
| Wk# | Week/Report | Article | Class | Views | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (575) | January 7–13, 2024 | Saltburn (film) |
|
2,212,357 | Released on Prime Video on December 22. |
| 2 (576) | January 14–20, 2024 | 1,529,852 | |||
| 3 (577) | January 21–27, 2024 | Griselda Blanco |
|
2,072,125 | Subject of Griselda, released on January 25. |
| 4 (578) | January 28–February 3, 2024 | 4,444,663 | |||
| 5 (579) | February 4–10, 2024 | Toby Keith |
|
2,848,834 | Died on February 5. |
| 6 (580) | February 11–17, 2024 | Patrick Mahomes |
|
2,486,936 | Won Super Bowl LVIII on February 11. |
| 7 (581) | February 18–24, 2024 | Alexei Navalny |
|
1,165,437 | Died on February 16. |
| 8 (582) | February 25–March 2, 2024 | Dune: Part Two |
|
1,498,715 | Released on March 1 in the U.S. |
| 9 (583) | March 3–9, 2024 | 2,124,244 | |||
| 10 (584) | March 10–16, 2024 | Poor Things (film) |
|
2,219,393 | Won four Academy Awards on March 10. |
| 11 (585) | March 17–23, 2024 | Nowruz |
|
1,372,788 | Celebrated on March 21. |
| 12 (586) | March 24–30, 2024 | Indian Premier League |
|
4,610,878 | Tournament running from March 22 to May 26. |
| 13 (587) | March 31–April 6, 2024 | 3,610,348 | |||
| 14 (588) | April 7–13, 2024 | O. J. Simpson |
|
4,021,730 | Died on April 10. |
| 15 (589) | April 14–20, 2024 | Indian Premier League |
|
4,296,976 | Tournament ongoing. |
| 16 (590) | April 21–27, 2024 | 3,049,983 | |||
| 17 (591) | April 28–May 4, 2024 | 2,061,790 | |||
| 18 (592) | May 5–11, 2024 | Eurovision Song Contest 2024 |
|
1,637,212 | Took place from May 7 to 11. |
| 19 (593) | May 12–18, 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes |
|
996,673 | Released on May 9 in the U.S. |
| 20 (594) | May 19–25, 2024 | Ebrahim Raisi |
|
2,165,931 | Died on May 19. |
| 21 (595) | May 26–June 1, 2024 | Bill Walton |
|
1,300,701 | Died on May 27. |
| 22 (596) | June 2–8, 2024 | 2024 Indian general election |
|
2,958,008 | Results declared on June 4. |
| 23 (597) | June 9–15, 2024 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
|
1,216,340 | Kicked off on June 14. |
| 24 (598) | June 16–22, 2024 | Donald Sutherland |
|
2,630,673 | Died on June 20. |
| 25 (599) | June 23–29, 2024 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
|
3,744,974 | Tournament ongoing. |
| 26 (600) | June 30–July 6, 2024 | Kalki 2898 AD |
|
3,059,653 | Released on June 27 in India. |
| 27 (601) | July 7–13, 2024 | Project 2025 |
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2,749,345 | Perennially popular article in 2024. |
| 28 (602) | July 14–20, 2024 | JD Vance |
|
11,408,132 | Chosen by Donald Trump to be his running mate in the presidential race on July 15. |
| 29 (603) | July 21–27, 2024 | Kamala Harris |
|
8,356,964 | Announced her presidential campaign on July 21. |
| 30 (604) | July 28–August 3, 2024 | Imane Khelif |
|
6,746,991 | Targeted by transvestigation regarding her gender starting with her first win at the Olympics on August 1. |
| 31 (605) | August 4–10, 2024 | Tim Walz |
|
6,659,696 | Chosen by Kamala Harris to be her running mate in the presidential race on August 6. |
| 32 (606) | August 11–17, 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine |
|
1,865,839 | Released on July 26 in the U.S., passed $1 billion at the box office. |
| 33 (607) | August 18–24, 2024 | Kamala Harris |
|
2,232,813 | Addressed the Democratic National Convention on August 22. |
| 34 (608) | August 25–31, 2024 | Oasis (band) |
|
1,428,910 | Announced reunion tour on August 27. |
| 35 (609) | September 1–7, 2024 | Emily Armstrong (musician) |
|
1,428,603 | Announced as the new Linkin Park vocalist on September 5. |
| 36 (610) | September 8–14, 2024 | James Earl Jones |
|
3,034,998 | Died on September 9. |
| 37 (611) | September 15–21, 2024 | Lyle and Erik Menendez |
|
3,493,715 | Subject of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, released on September 19. |
| 38 (612) | September 22–28, 2024 |
|
7,386,763 | ||
| 39 (613) | September 29–October 5, 2024 | 4,565,092 | |||
| 40 (614) | October 6–12, 2024 | Ratan Tata |
|
5,034,616 | Died on October 9. |
| 41 (615) | October 13–19, 2024 | Liam Payne |
|
7,904,304 | Died on October 16. |
| 42 (616) | October 20–26, 2024 | Rodney Alcala |
|
2,490,646 | Subject of Woman of the Hour, released on October 18. |
| 43 (617) | October 27–November 2, 2024 | Teri Garr |
|
1,355,055 | Died on October 29. |
| 44 (618) | November 3–9, 2024 | 2024 United States presidential election |
|
9,045,886 | Held on November 5, winner declared the next day. |
Notes
edit- ^ Calvinism was at the top of the WP:5000 with 4,151,121 page views, however, there seemed to be no historical or cultural occurrence—whether a Google Doodle, a popular Reddit "Today I Learned" thread, or a good, old-fashioned news story that would propel that article to that height. Further analysis shows page views spiked for Calvinism and quickly died down to normal levels.
- ^ Speculated to have artificial inflation of page views (see June 2013 page views for Yahoo!); Antoni Gaudí was #2 for the week with 1,154,577 page views, due to a Google Doodle on June 25.
- ^ Blurb in the Report speculated that perhaps the article's page views received artificial inflation (see June 2013 and July 2013 page views for Yahoo!); Independence Day (United States) ranked #2 for the week with 1,169,967 page views, due to the holiday being observed on July 4.
- ^ Blurb in the Report again speculated that perhaps the article's page views received artificial inflation (see July 2013 page views for Yahoo!); Roswell UFO incident ranked #2 for the week with 1,127,165 page views, due to a Google Doodle on July 8.
- ^ Blurb in the Top 25 Report for this week elaborated that this was a topic of discussion in India, where the Grandmasters are from.
- ^ Blurb in the Report attributed #1 ranking to Wayne apologizing to his fans on Twitter for his lack of VMA or BET award nominations, but that tweet was posted on August 25 (compare 12,114 page views on August 25 to 129,930 page views on September 1). The following week's Report mentioned the mixtape.
- ^ Speculated to have artificial page view inflation; Sachin Tendulkar ranked #2 for the week with 873,040 page views due to retiring from cricket on November 16.
- ^ Blurb in the Report speculated artificial page view inflation; Doctor Who ranked #2 for the week with 1,435,415 page views due to the show's 50th anniversary celebrations including special episode, "The Day of the Doctor", airing on November 23.
- ^ Long-speculated to have bot-influenced or inflated page views, but included in list this week; #2 was the 2014 FIFA World Cup with 1,179,986 page views, due to its semi-finals taking place on July 8 and 9, as well as its third place match taking place on July 12. Amazon.com was excluded from appearing on the list on following Reports.
- ^ The blurb on the Report detailed that page views included those from the redirect Ebola.
- ^ Report did not list class for this article, but it was rated List-class at the time
- ^ a b Due to Jenner's announcement of her completed gender transition, Wikipedia moved the Bruce Jenner article to Caitlyn Jenner. The Bruce Jenner article was more visited during the week with 2,874,874 page views, although the Caitlyn Jenner article's 1,249,139 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views. See page view stats here.
- ^ Report listed "N/A" for class, however the article was rated as a Future-Class article during the week.
- ^ Report listed class as "N/A", but the article was a Future-class article at the time.
- ^ a b Due to Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's wedding (which subsequently made her the Duchess of Sussex), Wikipedia editors moved the Meghan Markle article to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during the week (hence the combination of page views). The Meghan Markle article was more visited during the week with 7,166,455 page views, although the Meghan, Duchess of Sussex article's 2,095,810 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views. See page view stats here.
- ^ a b Again the views were high for both the current article name and the previous one: 5,464,369 for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and 3,165,578 for Meghan Markle. Both articles would have ranked #1 on their own; combining both of the two's page views would result in a 8,629,947 page view figure. The report technically did not list the combined figure, as the page was renamed back to Meghan Markle only after said week was finished.See page view stats here.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Estimate, the WP:5000 tool was down;starting in late March 2020, data mostly from the WP:1000 tool
- ^ Due to the World Health Organization reclassifying the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, Wikipedia editors moved the "2019–20 coronavirus outbreak" article to "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic" during the week. The latter pandemic article was more visited during the week with 3,278,583 page views, although the former outbreak article's 3,130,183 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views.
- ^ Combination of page views for "Death of George Floyd" with "Killing of George Floyd" due to a page move.
- ^ Combination of page views for the pre- and post-transition names, Ellen Page and Elliot Page