The Top 25 Report
Since January 2013, 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.
This page includes these various records for the Top 25 Report:
- An all-time Top 25 list, cumulating the 25 highest page view instances in a single week by an article in the history of the Report. Ranking during the week of the report is irrelevant on this list, although most of the Top 25 did rank #1 in their respective week.
- A listing of all articles with multiple appearances at the #1 spot on the Top 25 Report, in order of most appearances to least (2), and then in order from oldest to newest in regards to an article's first appearance at the #1 spot.
- Listings of articles with the highest and lowest page views at the #1 spot in a single year.
- The record progression for the highest page views for a #1 article on the Top 25 Report, as well as the lowest.
The article for American basketball player Kobe Bryant holds the record for most pageviews in a week with over 22.8 million views during the January 26–February 1, 2020 period. Kobe Bryant and Elizabeth II are the only articles to break the 20 million pageview threshold in a single 7-day period, both during the weeks on their deaths (albeit Bryant died on Sunday and Elizabeth on Thursday, and thus the latter didn't make 20 million during the Sunday-Saturday period covered by the Report).
Only twelve articles have surpassed 10 million pageviews in a weekly Report, with English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie first accomplishing this feat with over 11.7 million pageviews during January 10–16, 2016. There are 14 total instances of an article surpassing 10 million pageviews in a weekly Report, however, as the articles for former U.S. president Donald Trump and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer have both surpassed the benchmark during two separate weeks. The Jeffrey Dahmer article is the only article to do so in consecutive weeks.
With over 9.1 million pageviews from November 3–9, 2013, the article for Indian mental calculator and writer Shakuntala Devi became the first article to surpass the 5 million pageviews threshold in a single week. The Donald Trump article holds the Report records for most weeks with 5 million+ pageviews (6) and most weekly #1 appearances (15), and is also the only article to achieve Weekly #1 appearances and 5 million+ pageviews in consecutive weeks on multiple occasions.
The article for the COVID-19 pandemic holds the record for most consecutive Weekly #1 appearances (8). The COVID-19 pandemic and Jeffrey Dahmer articles hold the joint record for most consecutive weeks with 5 million+ pageviews (4).
All-time Top 25
edit| Highest count of respective year |
Additional 5M+ articles
editWeekly viewership of over 5 million outside of Top 25 Rank Week Article Class[a] Views[b] Image Notes 26 November 26–December 2, 2017 Meghan Markle 
8,747,196 
Royal engagement to Prince Harry announced on November 27. 27 November 1–7, 2020 Joe Biden
8,426,305 
Ranked #2 during the week
Elected as U.S. president on November 7.28 September 18–24, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer
8,365,786 
Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21. 29 July 21–27, 2024 Kamala Harris
8,356,964 
Announced presidential campaign on July 21, after Joe Biden's withdrawal. 30 November 1–7, 2020 United States Electoral College
8,336,683 
Ranked #3 during the week; record for a #3 article
Week of 2020 United States presidential election and subsequent vote count31 October 12–18, 2014 Ebola virus disease
8,267,784 
Epidemic outbreak reaches the US, with first fatality on October 8. 32 March 6–12, 2016 Donald Trump
8,257,174 
Following "Super Tuesday", Trump emerged as a clear favorite of U.S. Republican primary elections. 33 February 28–March 5, 2016 Donald Trump
8,238,809
U.S. Republican primary elections peak with "Super Tuesday". 34 July 23–29, 2023 Sinéad O'Connor
8,096,961 
Found dead on July 26. 35 October 13–19, 2024 Liam Payne 
7,904,304 
Died on October 16. 36 October 23–29, 2022 Rishi Sunak
7,898,149 
Named Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on October 25. 37 March 22–28, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
7,865,205 
Virus pandemic continued to spread during the week.
Global cases surpassed 600,000 on March 28.38 December 25–31, 2016 George Michael
7,744,516 
Ranked #2 during week
Died on December 25.39 February 27–March 5, 2022 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
7,647,610 
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. 40 March 15–21, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
7,645,103
Virus pandemic continued to spread during the week.
Global cases surpassed 300,000 on March 21.41 April 21–27, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
7,473,463 
Released in most markets worldwide on April 26 42 December 1–7, 2013 Paul Walker
7,406,813 
Died on November 30. 43 September 22–28, 2024 Lyle and Erik Menéndez
7,386,763 
Subjects of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, released on Netflix on September 19. 44 December 25–31, 2016 Debbie Reynolds
7,331,227 
Ranked #3 during week
Died on December 28.45 June 17–23, 2018 XXXTentacion
7,306,664 
Died on June 18. 46 November 1–7, 2020 2020 United States presidential election
7,181,141 
Ranked #4 during the week; record for a #4 article
Held on November 3, counted until the 7th47 April 28–May 4, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
7,096,505 
Released in most markets worldwide on April 26
Record box office opening weekend of April 26–28.48 December 18–24, 2022 Lionel Messi
7,000,827 
Won 2022 FIFA World Cup final on December 18. 49 November 3–9, 2024 2020 United States presidential election
6,934,170 
Ranked #2 during the week.
Week of 2024 United States presidential election, held on November 5.50 July 28–August 3, 2024 Imane Khelif 6,746,991 
_targeted by a transvestigation questioning her gender during the 2024 Summer Olympics. 51 February 20–26, 2022 Ukraine
6,741,179 
Invaded by Russia on February 24 52 August 7–13, 2022 Anne Heche
6,740,122 
Died on August 11. 53 April 14–20, 2019 Notre-Dame de Paris
6,716,199 
Notre-Dame de Paris fire happened on April 15. 54 February 25–March 3, 2018 Sridevi
6,704,872 
Died on February 24. 55 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. 56 July 7–13, 2019 Cameron Boyce
6,641,458 
Died on July 6. 57 May 31–June 6, 2020 Killing of George Floyd
6,589,437[d] 
Happened on May 25, protests followed 58 June 18–24, 2023 The Idol (TV series) 
6,517,575 
Premiered on June 4, third episode aired on June 18. 59 November 8–14, 2020 Joe Biden
6,496,836 
Ranked #3 during the week
Elected as U.S. president on November 7.60 May 21–27, 2023 Tina Turner 
6,432,226 
Died on May 24. 61 March 8–14, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
6,408,766[e] Continued to spread during the week.
Officially recategorized as a pandemic on March 11.62 November 15–21, 2020 Donald Trump
6,387,834 
Refused to acknowledge defeat at the presidential election, started lawsuits claiming fraud 63 April 26–May 2, 2020 Irrfan Khan
6,304,066 
Died on April 29. 64 Dec. 26, 2021–Jan. 1, 2022 Betty White
6,250,441 
Died on December 31. 65 September 11–17, 2022 Elizabeth II 
6,224,957 
Died on 8 September, and funeral on 19 September 66 August 15–21, 2021 Taliban
6,195,799 
Took control of Afghanistan on August 15. 67 April 4–10, 2021 DMX
6,191,810 
Died on April 9. 68 August 26–September 1, 2018 John McCain
6,187,238 
Died on August 25. 69 February 22–28, 2015 87th Academy Awards 
6,123,378 
Ceremony held on February 22. 70 June 3–9, 2018 Anthony Bourdain
6,094,775 
Died on June 8. 71 July 23–29, 2023 J. Robert Oppenheimer
6,073,436 
Ranked #2 for the week.
Subject of Oppenheimer, released on July 21.72 March 31–April 6, 2019 Nipsey Hussle
6,013,415 
Died on March 31. 73 January 8–14, 2023 Lisa Marie Presley
5,999,702 
Died on January 12. 74 February 20–26, 2022 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
5,939,016
Ranked #2 during the week
Started on February 24.75 June 25–July 1, 2023 The Idol (TV series)
5,907,348 
Episode 4 aired on June 25. 76 November 11–17, 2018 Stan Lee
5,841,113 
Died on November 12. 77 October 8–15, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer
5,835,008
Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21. 78 July 23–29, 2023 Oppenheimer (film)
5,767,988 
Ranked #3 for the week.
Released on July 21.79 January 9–15, 2022 Bob Saget
5,723,931 
Died on January 9. 80 April 4–10, 2021 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
5,683,996 
Ranked #2 during the week
Died on April 981 April 29–May 5, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War
5,683,306 
Released in most markets worldwide on April 27
Record box office opening weekend of April 27–29.82 May 31–June 6, 2020 Antifa (United States)
5,682,388 
Ranked #2 for the week
Proeminent during George Floyd protests83 March 29–April 4, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
5,593,988
Virus pandemic continued to spread during the week.
Global cases surpassed a million on April 2.84 November 1–7, 2020 Kamala Harris
5,636,406 
Ranked #5; record for a #5 article
Elected as U.S. vice-president on November 7.85 December 3–9, 2023 Animal (2023 film)[f]
5,560,820 
Released on December 1. 86 July 16–22, 2017 Chester Bennington
5,524,961 
Died on July 20. 87 October 1–7, 2017 Tom Petty
5,495,706 
Died on October 2. 88 May 20–26, 2018 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
5,464,369[g] 
Royal wedding held on May 19. 89 November 5–11, 2023 2023 Cricket World Cup
5,430,721 
Final games of group stage played; group stage finished on November 12. 90 August 7–13, 2016 Michael Phelps
5,428,201 
After a successful 2016 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement from competitive swimming on August 12. 91 November 6–12, 2016 United States presidential election, 2016
5,414,267 
Held on November 8.
Ranked #2 during week92 October 3–9, 2021 Squid Game
5,400,927 
Released on Netflix on September 17. 93 March 3–9, 2019 Luke Perry
5,363,473 
Died on March 4. 94 November 22–28, 2020 Diego Maradona
5,362,266 
Died on November 25. 95 April 15–21, 2018 Avicii
5,355,249 
Died on April 20. 96 October 8–14, 2023 Gaza Strip
5,344,460 
Origin of Hamas-led attack on Israel that started on October 7. 97 June 5–11, 2016 Muhammad Ali
5,313,604 
Died on June 3. 98 April 22–28, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War
5,294,829 
Released in most markets worldwide on April 27. 99 January 17–23, 2021 Joe Biden
5,277,181 
Inaugurated as president on January 20. 100 January 18–24, 2015 Chris Kyle
5,275,697 
Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released in the U.S. on January 16. 101 November 3–9, 2024 Donald Trump
5,270,430 
Ranked #3 during the week.
Elected president on November 5.102 January 26–February 1, 2020 Coronavirus
5,230,882 
Ranked #2 during week;
2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak affected various countries from January 26–February 1.103 October 8–14, 2023 Hamas
5,213,111 
Ranked #2 during week;
Started the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on October 7.104 November 29–December 5, 2020 Elliot Page
5,205,375 
Came out as a transgender man on December 1. 105 February 9–15, 2020 Parasite (2019 film)
5,196,541 
Won four Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 92nd Academy Awards 106 February 3–9, 2019 Ted Bundy
5,179,244 
Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile. 107 December 13–19, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
5,164,168 
Released in the U.S. on December 18. 108 February 20–26, 2022 Vladimir Putin
5,150,084 
Ranked #3 for the week.
Launched the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.109 February 27–March 5, 2022 Vladimir Putin
5,065,066 
Ranked #2 for the week.
Launched the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.110 October 6–12, 2024 Ratan Tata
5,034,616 
Died on October 9. 111 August 7–13, 2022 Olivia Newton-John
5,004,161 
Ranked #2 for the week.
Died on August 8.
Chronological progression of 5M+ articles
editWeekly viewership of over 5 million outside of Top 25 Order Peak Week Article Class[a] Views[b] Notes 1 1 November 3–9, 2013 Shakuntala Devi
9,135,919 First instance of an article receiving 5M+ pageviews in a single week 2 2 December 1–7, 2013 Paul Walker
7,406,813 3 1 December 8–14, 2013 Grace Hopper
9,412,775 Counting Paul Walker's #1 week, this is the first instance of 2 consecutive Reports with a 5M+ article (at #1 and in general) 4 2 August 10–16, 2014 Robin Williams
9,164,280 5 4 October 12–18, 2014 Ebola virus disease
8,267,784 6 6 January 18–24, 2015 Chris Kyle
5,275,697 7 6 February 22–28, 2015 87th Academy Awards
6,123,378 8 8 December 13–19, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
5,164,168 9 1 January 10–16, 2016 David Bowie
11,772,266 First instance of an article receiving 10M+ pageviews in a single week 10 6 February 28–March 5, 2016 Donald Trump
8,238,809 11 6 March 6–12, 2016
8,257,174 First instance of an article receiving 5M+ pageviews in consecutive weeks 12 1 April 17–23, 2016 Prince (musician)
13,064,933 13 11 June 5–11, 2016 Muhammad Ali
5,313,604 14 11 August 7–13, 2016 Michael Phelps
5,428,201 15 2 November 6–12, 2016 Donald Trump
12,331,880 16 13 United States presidential election, 2016
5,414,267 Ranked #2 during week.
First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.17 5 December 25–31, 2016 Carrie Fisher
9,202,699 18 11 George Michael
7,744,516 Ranked #2 during week.
Second instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.19 13 Debbie Reynolds
7,331,227 Ranked #3 during week.
First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #3 most visited article.20 15 July 16–22, 2017 Chester Bennington
5,524,961 21 17 October 1–7, 2017 Tom Petty
5,495,706 22 8 November 26–December 2, 2017 Meghan Markle
8,747,196 23 15 February 25–March 3, 2018 Sridevi
6,704,872 24 4 March 11–17, 2018 Stephen Hawking
10,205,628 25 22 April 15–21, 2018 Avicii
5,355,249 26 24 April 22–28, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War
5,294,829 27 18 April 29–May 5, 2018
5,683,306 Second instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks
Counting Avicii's #1 week, and Avengers: Infinity War's first #1 week, this is the first instance of 3 consecutive Reports with a 5M+ article (at #1 and in general)28 6 May 13–19, 2018 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
9,262,265[h] — — Meghan Markle
7,166,455[h] 29 22 May 20–26, 2018 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
5,464,369[g] Third instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks 30 19 June 3–9, 2018 Anthony Bourdain
6,094,775 31 17 June 17–23, 2018 XXXTentacion
7,306,664 32 19 August 26–September 1, 2018 John McCain
6,187,238 33 22 November 11–17, 2018 Stan Lee
5,841,113 34 33 February 3–9, 2019 Ted Bundy
5,179,244 First article to break 5M without cracking the all-time Top 25 35 29 March 3–9, 2019 Luke Perry
5,363,473 36 22 March 31–April 6, 2019 Nipsey Hussle
6,013,415 37 18 April 14–20, 2019 Notre-Dame de Paris
6,716,199 38 15 April 21–27, 2019 Avengers: Endgame
7,473,463 39 19 April 28–May 4, 2019
7,096,505 Fourth instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks 40 22 July 7–13, 2019 Cameron Boyce
6,641,458 41 1 January 26–February 1, 2020 Kobe Bryant
22,840,307 First instance of an article receiving 20M+ pageviews in a single week.
Highest 7-day period of all time, regardless if counted as Sunday–Saturday or not.42 40 Coronavirus
5,230,882 Ranked #2 during week.
Third instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.43 41 February 9–15, 2020 Parasite (2019 film)
5,196,541 44 24 March 8–14, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
6,408,766[e] 45 16 March 15–21, 2020
7,645,103 Fifth instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks 46 15 March 22–28, 2020
7,865,205 First instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 3 consecutive weeks
Second instance of 3 consecutive Reports with a 5M+ article at #1 (first in which the same article is #1 with 5M+ article views for the three consecutive weeks)47 33 March 29–April 4, 2020
5,593,988 First article to receive 5M+ page views in 4 consecutive weeks 48 27 April 26–May 2, 2020 Irrfan Khan
6,304,066 49 26 May 31–June 6, 2020 Killing of George Floyd
6,589,437[d] 50 35 Antifa (United States)
5,682,388 Ranked #2 for the week 51 5 June 14–20, 2020 Sushant Singh Rajput
11,538,094 52 4 August 9–15, 2020 Kamala Harris
11,843,595 53 8 August 23–29, 2020 Chadwick Boseman
9,945,698 54 13 November 1–7, 2020 2016 United States presidential election
8,988,117 55 16 Joe Biden
8,426,305 Ranked #2 during week.
First instance of an article receiving 8+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.56 20 United States Electoral College
8,336,683 Ranked #3 during week.
Second instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #3 most visited article.57 29 2020 United States presidential election
7,181,141 Ranked #4 during week.
First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #4 most visited article.58 47 Kamala Harris
5,636,406 Ranked #5 during week.
First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #5 most visited article.59 2 November 8–14, 2020 Donald Trump
15,162,676 60 10 Kamala Harris
9,602,086 Ranked #2 for the week
First instance of an article receiving 9+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.61 36 Joe Biden
6,496,836 Ranked #3 for the week
Third instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #3 most visited article.62 38 November 15–21, 2020 Donald Trump
6,387,834 63 55 November 22–28, 2020 Diego Maradona
5,362,266 64 61 November 29–December 5, 2020 Elliot Page
5,205,375 65 59 January 17–23, 2021 Joe Biden
5,277,181 66 40 April 4–10, 2021 DMX (rapper)
6,191,810 67 46 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
5,683,996 Ranked #2 for the week 68 40 August 15–21, 2021 Taliban
6,195,799 69 57 October 3–9, 2021 Squid Game
5,400,927 70 40 December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022 Betty White
6,250,441 71 48 January 9–15, 2022 Bob Saget
5,723,931 72 32 February 20–26, 2022 Ukraine
6,741,179 73 48 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
5,939,016 Ranked #2 for the week. 74 74 Vladimir Putin
5,150,084 Ranked #3 for the week. 75 25 February 27–March 5, 2022 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
7,647,610 76 76 Vladimir Putin
5,065,066 Ranked #2 for the week 77 34 August 7–13, 2022 Anne Heche
6,740,122 78 78 Olivia Newton-John
5,004,161 Ranked #2 for the week. 79 2 September 4–10, 2022 Elizabeth II
16,073,459 80 13 Charles III
9,376,455 Ranked #2 during the week.
Second instance of an article receiving 9+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.81 46 September 11–17, 2022 Elizabeth II
6,224,957 82 21 September 18–24, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer
8,365,786 83 2 September 25–October 1, 2022
17,531,816 84 10 October 2–8, 2022
10,667,069 First instance of an article receiving 10+ million pageviews in consecutive weeks. 85 58 October 9–15, 2022
5,835,008 86 28 October 23–29, 2022 Rishi Sunak
7,898,149 87 15 November 20–26, 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup
9,405,304 88 10 November 27–December 3, 2022
11,004,144 89 41 December 18–24, 2022 Lionel Messi
7,000,827 90 60 January 8–14, 2023 Lisa Marie Presley
5,999,702 91 49 May 21–27, 2023 Tina Turner
6,432,226 92 48 June 18–24, 2023 The Idol (TV series)
6,517,575 93 64 June 25–July 1, 2023
5,907,348 94 30 July 23–29, 2023 Sinéad O'Connor
8,096,961 95 62 J. Robert Oppenheimer
6,073,436 Ranked #2 for the week. 96 69 Oppenheimer (film)
5,767,988 Ranked #3 for the week. 97 85 October 8–14, 2023 Gaza Strip
5,344,460 98 91 Hamas
5,213,111 Ranked #2 for the week. 99 5 October 29–November 4, 2023 Matthew Perry
13,203,826 100 80 November 5–11, 2023 2023 Cricket World Cup
5,430,721 101 77 December 3–9, 2023 Animal (2023 film)[f]
5,560,820 102 11 July 14–20, 2024 JD Vance
11,408,132 103 28 July 21–27, 2024 Kamala Harris
8,356,964 104 46 July 28–August 3, 2024 Imane Khelif
6,746,991 105 51 August 4–10, 2024 Tim Walz
6,659,696 106 41 September 22–28, 2024 Lyle and Erik Menéndez
7,386,763 107 106 October 6–12, 2024 Ratan Tata
5,034,616 108 34 October 13–19, 2024 Liam Payne
7,904,304 109 25 November 3–9, 2024 2024 United States presidential election
9,045,886 110 49 2020 United States presidential election
6,934,170 Ranked #2 for the week. 111 101 Donald Trump 5,270,430 Ranked #3 for the week.
- Just shy of 5 million (4.9 million+)
- Aretha Franklin, 4,997,992 on August 12–18, 2018 (#1, week of her death)
- J. Robert Oppenheimer, 4,921,587 on July 16–22, 2023 (#1, theatrical release of Oppenheimer)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 4,905,073 on December 20–26, 2015 (#1, second week in theaters)
Pages with multiple #1 appearances
editYearly highest and lowest
edit| Year | Week/Report | Article | Class[a] | Views | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | December 8–14 | Grace Hopper |
|
9,412,775 | |
| 2014 | August 10–16 | Robin Williams |
|
9,164,280 | |
| 2015 | February 22–28 | 87th Academy Awards |
|
6,123,378 | |
| 2016 | April 17–23 | Prince (musician) |
|
13,064,933 | |
| 2017 | November 26–December 2 | Meghan Markle |
|
8,747,196 | |
| 2018 | March 11–17 | Stephen Hawking |
|
10,205,628 | |
| 2019 | April 21–27 | Avengers: Endgame | 
|
7,473,463 | |
| 2020 | January 26–February 1 | Kobe Bryant |
|
22,840,307 | |
| 2021 | December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022 | Betty White | 
|
6,250,441 | |
| 2022 | September 18–24 | Jeffrey Dahmer |
|
17,531,816 | |
| 2023 | October 29–November 4 | Matthew Perry |
|
13,203,826 | |
| 2024 | July 14–20 | JD Vance |
|
11,408,132 |
| Year | Week/Report | Article | Class[a] | Views[b] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | October 13–19 |
|
500,402 | ||
| 2014 | August 10–16 | Jordan Belfort |
|
526,424 | |
| 2015 | September 27–October 3 | Pablo Escobar |
|
804,426 | |
| 2016 | October 23–29 | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek |
|
970,522 | |
| 2017 | March 26–April 1 | WrestleMania 33 | 
|
887,566 | |
| 2018 | September 16–22 | Hell in a Cell (2018) |
|
754,131 | |
| 2019 | August 25–31 | Andrew Luck |
|
1,203,492 | |
| 2020 | December 13–19 | The Mandalorian |
|
978,727 | |
| 2021 | May 30–June 5 | Mare of Easttown | 
|
1,232,548 | |
| 2022 | January 23–29 | Ashleigh Barty |
|
942,625 | |
| 2023 | May 14–20 | ChatGPT |
|
1,575,194 | |
| 2024 | May 12–18 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes |
|
996,673 |
Yearly highest viewership
edit| Year | Article | Class[a] | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (Signpost) |
|
30,608,777 | |
| 2014 (Signpost) | Deaths in 2014 |
|
20,967,890 |
| 2015 (Signpost) | Deaths in 2015 |
|
27,885,484 |
| 2016 (report) | Donald Trump |
|
75,965,727 |
| 2017 (report) | Deaths in 2017 |
|
37,387,010 |
| 2018 (report) | Deaths in 2018 |
|
38,610,433 |
| 2019 (report) | Avengers: Endgame |
|
44,243,400 |
| 2020 (report) | COVID-19 pandemic |
|
83,764,908 |
| 2021 (report) | Deaths in 2021 |
|
45,385,914 |
| 2022 (report) | Jeffrey Dahmer |
|
54,931,777 |
| 2023 (report) | ChatGPT |
|
52,565,681 |
Record progression
edit| Wk# | Week/Report | Article | Class[a] | Views | Image | Weeks held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6–12, 2013 | Ray Lewis | N/A | 706,095 | 1 | |
| 2 | January 13–19, 2013 | Jodie Foster | N/A | 1,457,706 | 1 | |
| 3 | January 20–26, 2013 | Martin Luther King Jr. | N/A | 1,464,212 | 2 | |
| 5 | February 3–9, 2013 | Mary Leakey | N/A | 2,723,265 | 1 | |
| 6 | February 10–16, 2013 | Valentine's Day | N/A | 3,097,508 | 38 | |
| 44 | November 3–9, 2013 | Shakuntala Devi |
|
9,135,919 | 5 | |
| 49 | December 8–14, 2013 | Grace Hopper |
|
9,412,775 | 109 | |
| 158 | January 10–16, 2016 | David Bowie |
|
11,772,266 | 14 | |
| 172 | April 17–23, 2016 | Prince (musician) |
|
13,064,933 | 197 | |
| 369 | January 26–February 1, 2020 | Kobe Bryant |
|
22,840,307[b] | ~ |
| Wk# | Week/Report | Article | Class[a] | Views | Image | Weeks held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6–12, 2013 | Ray Lewis | N/A | 706,095 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jan 27–Feb 2, 2013 | Royal Rumble (2013) | N/A | 698,156 | 26 | |
| 30 | July 28–August 3, 2013 |
|
693,172 | 5 | ||
| 35 | September 1–7, 2013 | Lil Wayne |
|
662,661 | 5 | |
| 40 | October 6–12, 2013 | Gravity (film)[k] |
|
638,019 | 1 | |
| 41 | October 13–19, 2013 |
|
500,402 | ~ |
Milestones and miscellaneous records
editFirsts
edit- ‡ Number-one article milestones and records
- First Top 25 Report #1 article: Ray Lewis (January 6–12, 2013)
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 1M+ page views: Jodie Foster (January 13–19, 2013)
- Colin Kaepernick (#2), Aaron Swartz (#3), and Lance Armstrong (#4) also attained 1M+ page views during the same weekly Report
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 2M+ page views: Mary Leakey (February 3–9, 2013)
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 3M+ page views: Valentine's Day (February 10–16, 2013)
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 4–9M+ page views: Shakuntala Devi (November 3–9, 2013)
- Hermann Rorschach (#2) also attained 4M+ page views during the same weekly Report
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 10–11M+ page views: David Bowie (January 10–16, 2016)
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 12–13M+ page views: Prince (musician) (April 17–23, 2016)
- First Top 25 Report #1 article with 14–22M+ page views: Kobe Bryant (January 26–February 1, 2020)
- ‡ Non-number-one article milestones and records
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 1M+ page views: Colin Kaepernick (January 13–19, 2013)
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 2M+ page views: Harlem Shake (meme) (February 17–23, 2013)
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 3-4M+ page views: Hermann Rorschach (November 3–9, 2013)
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 5M+ page views: United States presidential election, 2016 (November 6–12, 2016)
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 6-7M+ page views: George Michael (December 25–31, 2016)
- Debbie Reynolds (#3) also attained 6-7M+ during the same weekly Report
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 8M+ page views: Joe Biden (November 1–7, 2020)
- United States Electoral College (#3) also attained 8M+ during the same weekly Report
- First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 9M+ page views: Kamala Harris (November 8–14, 2020)
Consecutives
editWeeks at number-one
edit- ‡ Articles with 8 consecutive weeks as number-one
- ‡ Articles with 5 consecutive weeks as number-one
- Chernobyl disaster (May 19–25, 2019 • June 16–22, 2019)
- Jeffrey Dahmer (September 18–24, 2022 • October 16–22, 2022)
- 2022 FIFA World Cup (November 13–19, 2022 • December 11–17, 2022)
- ‡ Articles with 4 consecutive weeks as number-one
- 2014 FIFA World Cup (June 8–14, 2014 • June 29–July 5, 2014)
- Ebola virus disease (Sep 28–Oct 4, 2014 • October 19–25, 2014)
- Donald Trump (February 21–27, 2016 • March 13–19, 2016)
- 2018 FIFA World Cup (June 24–30, 2018 • July 15–21, 2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (April 21–27, 2019 • May 12–18, 2019)
- Joker (2019 film) (September 29–October 5, 2019 • October 20–26, 2019)
- Squid Game (September 19–25, 2021 • October 10–16, 2021)
- The Idol (TV series) (June 11–17, 2023 • July 2–8, 2023)
- ‡ Articles with 3 consecutive weeks as number-one
- Yahoo! (June 23–29, 2013 • July 7–13, 2013)[l]
- Interstellar (film) (November 2–8, 2014 • November 16–22, 2014)
- Chris Kyle (January 11–17, 2015 • January 25–31, 2015)
- Pablo Escobar (Aug 30–Sep 5, 2015 • September 13–19, 2015)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (December 13–19, 2015 • Dec 27, 2015–Jan 2, 2016)
- Captain America: Civil War (May 1–7, 2016 • May 15–21, 2016)
- UEFA Euro 2016 (June 12–18, 2016 • June 26–July 2, 2016)
- It (2017 film) (September 3–9, 2017 • September 17–23, 2017)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 10–16, 2017 • December 24–30, 2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (April 22–28, 2018 • May 6–12, 2018)
- Pathaan (film) (January 22–28, 2023 • February 5–11, 2023)
- Jawan (film) (September 3–9, 2023 • September 17–23, 2023)
- Saltburn (film) (December 30, 2023–January 6, 2024 • January 14–20, 2023)
- Indian Premier League (April 14–20, 2024 • April 28–May 4, 2024)
- Lyle and Erik Menendez (September 15–21, 2024 • September 22–28, 2024)
- ‡ Articles with 2 consecutive weeks as number-one
- Breaking Bad (September 22–28, 2013 • September 29–October 5, 2013)
- Climatic Research Unit email controversy (November 10–16, 2013 • November 17–23, 2013)
- Ice Bucket Challenge (August 17–23, 2014 • August 24–30, 2014)
- Death of Eric Garner (November 30–December 6, 2014 • December 7–13, 2014)
- The Interview (2014 film) (December 14–20, 2014 • December 21–27, 2014)
- Kanye West (March 1–7, 2015 • March 8–14, 2015)
- Furious 7 (March 29–April 4, 2015 • April 5–11, 2015)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 20–26, 2016 • March 27–April 2, 2016)
- Prince (musician) (April 17–23, 2016 • April 24–30, 2016)
- Muhammad Ali (May 29–June 4, 2016 • June 5–11, 2016)
- Pokémon Go (July 3–9, 2016 • July 10–16, 2016)
- Donald Trump (1) (November 6–12, 2016 • November 13–19, 2016)
- Fidel Castro (November 20–26, 2016 • November 27–December 3, 2016)
- WrestleMania 33 (March 26–April 1, 2017 • April 2–8, 2017)
- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (April 30–May 6, 2017 • May 7–13, 2017)
- Gal Gadot (June 4–10, 2017 • June 11–17, 2017)
- Harvey Weinstein (October 8–14, 2017 • October 15–21, 2017)
- Stephen Hawking (March 11–17, 2018 • March 18–24, 2018)
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (May 13–19, 2018 • May 20–26, 2018)[m]
- Freddie Mercury (October 28–November 3, 2018 • November 4–10, 2018)
- George H. W. Bush (October 25–December 1, 2018 • December 2–8, 2018)
- Bird Box (film) (December 23–29, 2018 • December 30, 2018–January 5, 2019)
- Ted Bundy (January 20–26, 2019 • January 27–February 2, 2019)
- The Mandalorian (November 10–16, 2019 • November 17–23, 2019)
- Jimmy Hoffa (November 24–30, 2019 • December 1–7, 2019)
- Qasem Soleimani (Dec. 29, 2019–Jan. 4, 2020 • January 5–11, 2020)
- Michael Jordan (May 10–16, 2020 • May 17–23, 2020 )
- Killing of George Floyd (May 24–30, 2020 • May 31–June 6, 2020)
- Naya Rivera (July 5–11, 2020 • July 12–18, 2020)
- Kamala Harris (August 9–15, 2020 • August 16–22, 2020)
- Chadwick Boseman (August 23–29, 2020 • August 30–September 5, 2020)
- Donald Trump (2) (November 8–14, 2020 • November 15–21, 2020)
- UEFA Euro 2020 (June 20–26, 2021 • June 27–July 3, 2021)
- 2020 Summer Olympics (July 25–31, 2021 • August 1–7, 2021)
- Eternals (film) (October 31–November 6, 2021 • November 7–13, 2021)
- Betty White (December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022 • January 2–8, 2022)
- K.G.F: Chapter 2 (April 10–16, 2022 • April 17–23, 2022)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 1–7, 2022 • May 8–14, 2022)
- Roe v. Wade (June 19–25, 2022 • June 26–July 2, 2022)
- Elizabeth II (September 4–10, 2022 • September 11–17, 2022)
- ChatGPT (twice; March 19–25, 2023 • March 26-April 1, 2023 and April 9–15, 2023 • April 16–22, 2023)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (May 28–June 3, 2023 • June 4–10, 2023)
- 2023 Cricket World Cup (twice; October 15–21, 2023 • October 22–28, 2023; November 12–18, 2023 • November 19–25, 2023)
- Animal (2023 film)[f] (December 3–9, 2023 • December 10–16, 2023)
- Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (December 17–23, 2023 • December 24–30, 2023)
- Griselda Blanco (January 21–27, 2024 • January 28–February 3, 2024)
- Dune: Part Two (February 25–March 2, 2024 • March 3–9, 2024)
- Indian Premier League (March 24–30, 2024 • March 31–April 6, 2024)
Weeks with 5M+ page views
edit- ‡ Articles with 4 consecutive weeks of 5M+ page views
- 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic (March 8–14, 2020 • March 29–April 4, 2020)
- Jeffrey Dahmer (September 18–24, 2022 • October 8–15, 2022)
- ‡ Articles with 2 consecutive weeks of 5M+ page views
- Donald Trump (1) (February 28–March 5, 2016 • March 6–12, 2016)
- Avengers: Infinity War (April 22–28, 2018 • April 29–May 5, 2018)
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (May 13–19, 2018 • May 20–26, 2018)[n]
- Avengers: Endgame (April 21–27, 2019 • April 28–May 4, 2019)
- Kamala Harris (November 1–7, 2020 • November 8–14, 2020)
- Joe Biden (November 1–7, 2020 • November 8–14, 2020)
- Donald Trump (2) (November 8–14, 2020 • November 15–21, 2020)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (February 20–26, 2022 • February 27–March 5, 2022)
- Vladimir Putin (February 20–26, 2022 • February 27–March 5, 2022)
- Elizabeth II (September 4–10, 2022 • September 11–17, 2022)
- 2022 FIFA World Cup (November 20–26, 2022 • November 27–December 3, 2022)
- The Idol (TV series) (June 11–17, 2023 • June 25–July 1, 2023)
Weeks on the list
edit- Facebook (62 — March 16–22, 2014 • May 17–23, 2015)
- Facebook (61 — January 6–12, 2013 • March 2–8, 2014)
- Deaths in 2014 (52 — January 5–11, 2014 • Dec. 28, 2014–Jan. 3, 2015)
- Deaths in 2017 (52 — January 1–7, 2017 • December 24–30, 2017)
- Deaths in 2018 (52 — Dec. 31, 2017–Jan. 6, 2018 • December 23–29, 2018)
- Deaths in 2021 (52 — January 3 to 9, 2021 • December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022)
- Deaths in 2023 (52 — January 1–7, 2023 • December 24–30, 2023)
- Deaths in 2013 (46 — February 17–23, 2013 • December 22–28, 2013)
- Deaths in 2016 (45 — January 3–9, 2016 • October 30–November 5, 2016)
- Deaths in 2024 (44 — Dec. 31, 2023–Jan. 6, 2024 • November 3–9, 2024)
- Deaths in 2015 (43 — February 22–28, 2015 • December 13–19, 2015)
- Deaths in 2020 (43 — January 5–11, 2020 • October 25–31, 2020)
- Google (42 — February 17–23, 2013 • December 8–14, 2013)
- World War II (42 — February 17–23, 2013 • December 8–14, 2013)
- Deaths in 2022 (35 — January 2–8, 2022 • August 28–September 3, 2022)
- Deaths in 2019 (32 — May 26–June 1, 2019 • Dec. 29, 2019–Jan. 4, 2020)
- List of Bollywood films of 2013 (32 — May 26–June 1, 2013 • December 22–28, 2013)
- COVID-19 pandemic (29 — January 19–25, 2020 • August 2–8, 2020)
- ChatGPT (29 — January 1–7, 2023 • July 16–22, 2023)
- Freddie Mercury (25 — October 7–13, 2018 • March 24–30, 2019)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (23 — February 20–26, 2022 • July 24–30, 2022)
- Stephen Hawking (22 — November 2–8, 2014 • March 29–April 4, 2015)
- Avengers: Endgame (22 — March 10–16, 2019 • August 11–17, 2019)
- Donald Trump (21 — January 17–23, 2016 • June 12–18, 2016)
- Game of Thrones (20 — March 31–April 6, 2013 • July 28–August 3, 2013)
Totals
edit- ‡ Articles with multiple 5M+ pageview weeks
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h This was the class assessment of the article during the respective week it was ranked #1 on the Top 25 Report. This class may have since changed. The Report began tracking class assessment starting with the week of June 30–July 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Numbers following the WP:5000 crash on January 2020 are estimates, mostly relying on the Top 1000 tool.
- ^ View counts were combined with Charles, Prince of Wales due to page move during week.
- ^ a b Combination of page views for "Death of George Floyd" with "Killing of George Floyd" due to a page move.
- ^ a b This figure is derived from the combination of the page views for "2019–20 coronavirus outbreak" and "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic" naming, as the World Health Organization's announcement of the former outbreak becoming a pandemic on March 11 led to a rename. The "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic" namespace received 3,278,583 page views during this week, while the former "2019–20 coronavirus outbreak" namespace received 3,130,183 page views.
- ^ a b c d During the weeks this article appeared at #1 on the Report, it was named "Animal (2023 film)", though this _target is now a disambiguation and the relevant article can be found under the name "Animal (2023 Indian film)".
- ^ a b Again the views were high for both the Duchess of Sussex article name and the Markle 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 The 9,262,265 figure is derived from the combination of the page views for "Meghan Markle" and "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex" namings. 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. If not combined, the 7,166,455 page views for the Meghan Markle article would still be enough for an entry on this chronological progression listing.
- ^ a b During the third week of the streak, the article was renamed following the World Health Organization's announcement of the former outbreak becoming a pandemic, from"2019–20 coronavirus outbreak" to "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic".
- ^ First appearance as "Meghan Markle", the rest as "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex".
- ^ During the weeks this article appeared at #1 on the Report, it was named "Gravity (film)", though this _target is now a disambiguation and the relevant article can be found under the name "Gravity (2013 film)".
- ^ Noted on the #1 article pages to possibly have artificially inflated numbers
- ^ For the May 13–19, 2018 week, page views were combined with the "Meghan Markle" namespace.
- ^ For the May 13–19, 2018 week, page views were combined with the "Meghan Markle" namespace. The "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex" namespace still cleared 5M+ page views on its own during the week.
- ^ At the time of this article earning 5 million pageviews, it was titled "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic"