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What the world was reading on Wikipedia — Apr 16
Top 25
The most-viewed Wikipedia articles yesterday, excluding meta pages.
| Rank | Article | Category | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | Justin Fairfax | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022 | 587,429 |
| #5 | Alex Manninger | Austrian footballer (1977–2026) | 268,502 |
| #6 | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 2026 Indian film by Aditya Dhar | 161,731 |
| #8 | List of highest-grossing Indian films | 144,410 | |
| #9 | Deaths in 2026 | 133,554 | |
| #10 | Castalius | Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae | 126,044 |
| #11 | Food and Drug Administration (Philippines) | Department of Health regulatory agency | 118,189 |
| #12 | Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park | Nature park in Province of Jaén, Spain | 112,746 |
| #13 | Michael Olise | French footballer (born 2001) | 109,665 |
| #14 | Judith Barsi | American child actress (1978–1988) | 98,762 |
| #15 | Lee Cronin's The Mummy | 2026 film by Lee Cronin | 96,918 |
| #16 | Eric Swalwell | American politician (born 1980) | 88,443 |
| #17 | Street Fighter (2026 film) | Upcoming film by Kitao Sakurai | 83,407 |
| #18 | Euphoria (American TV series) | 2019 American teen drama television series | 80,515 |
| #19 | Neatsville, Kentucky | Unincorporated community in Kentucky, US | 79,329 |
| #20 | Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | Season of television series | 78,926 |
| #21 | Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender | Upcoming film by Lauren Montgomery | 77,338 |
| #22 | The Boys season 5 | Season of television series | 75,778 |
| #23 | Focker In-Law | 2026 American film | 75,522 |
| #24 | Clavicular (influencer) | American online streamer (born 2005) | 74,132 |
| #25 | Project Hail Mary (film) | 2026 film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | 74,009 |
| #26 | YouTube | Video-sharing platform | 72,568 |
| #27 | 2026 Iran war | Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia | 71,140 |
| #28 | The Boys (TV series) | American satirical superhero series | 63,232 |
| #29 | Ruby Rose | Australian actress and model (born 1986) | 62,326 |
Biggest Movers
Articles that spiked the most compared to the day before. Something happened.
| Rank | Article | Category | Views | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 | Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | Season of television series | 78,926 | +461% |
| #23 | Focker In-Law | 2026 American film | 75,522 | +388% |
| #53 | Youth (2026 film) | 2026 Indian film by Ken Karunas | 46,197 | +337% |
| #14 | Judith Barsi | American child actress (1978–1988) | 98,762 | +316% |
| #37 | Beef (TV series) | 2023 American comedy-drama television anthology series | 56,140 | +300% |
| #73 | 2026 Onikişubat school shooting | Mass shooting in Turkey | 37,222 | +287% |
| #97 | Val Kilmer | American actor (1959–2025) | 31,735 | +268% |
| #67 | Joy Harmon | American actress and baker (1940–2026) | 39,515 | +199% |
| #60 | Bhooth Bangla | 2026 Indian film by Priyadarshan | 41,339 | +173% |
| #65 | Pete Hegseth | American government official and television personality (born 1980) | 39,987 | +172% |
| #184 | Stephen Curry | American basketball player (born 1988) | 21,748 | +164% |
| #179 | Matthew Garber | British actor (1956–1977) | 22,093 | +161% |
| #139 | Ariana Grande | American singer and actress (born 1993) | 25,413 | +156% |
| #120 | Confederation Liberty and Independence | Political party and coalition in Poland | 28,393 | +142% |
| #142 | Alexander Morton | Scottish actor (1945–2026) | 25,100 | +136% |
New Arrivals
Articles that appeared in the top 500 yesterday but weren't anywhere in the top 1,000 the day before. These are the articles the world suddenly started caring about.
#12
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
Nature park in Province of Jaén, Spain
112,746
Around the World
🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇬 English Wikipedia
- 1 Justin Fairfax 587,429
- 2 Alex Manninger 268,502
- 3 Dhurandhar: The Revenge 161,731
- 4 List of highest-grossing Indian films 144,410
- 5 Deaths in 2026 133,554
🇮🇳 India hi.wikipedia
- 1 सम्राट चौधरी (Samrat Choudhary) 6,650
- 2 भीमराव आम्बेडकर (B. R. Ambedkar) 4,552
- 3 बिहार के मुख्यमंत्रियों की सूची (Chief Minister of Bihar) 4,355
- 4 मुखपृष्ठ (Main Page) 3,776
- 5 विशेष:खोज 2,667
🇨🇳 China zh.wikipedia
- 1 逐玉 (Pursuit of Jade) 40,504
- 2 李貞秀 (Li Chen-hsiu) 20,662
- 3 张凌赫 (Zhang Linghe) 19,007
- 4 21世紀大君夫人 (Perfect Crown) 15,071
- 5 正義女神 (無綫電視劇) 11,154
🇫🇷 France fr.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Accueil principal (Main Page) 425,404
- 2 Spécial:Recherche 82,904
- 3 Frédéric Pommier 58,475
- 4 Olivier Nora 43,924
- 5 Loi Yadan (Yadan bill) 38,448
🇮🇩 Indonesia id.wikipedia
- 1 Istimewa:Pencarian 46,476
- 2 Halaman Utama (Main Page) 22,890
- 3 Hery Susanto 8,406
- 4 XNXX (XNXX) 4,841
- 5 Berkas:Youtube logo.png 3,916
🇵🇰 Pakistan ur.wikipedia
- 1 صفحۂ اول 1,671
- 2 خاص:حالیہ تبدیلیاں 635
- 3 خاص:تلاش 535
- 4 سکس بلٹس (Six Bullets) 339
- 5 ابن سینا (Avicenna) 298
🇧🇷 Brazil pt.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Página principal (Main Page) 83,233
- 2 Especial:Pesquisar 40,251
- 3 YouTube (YouTube) 20,507
- 4 Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Fernando Henrique Cardoso) 15,722
- 5 YouTube (canal do YouTube) (YouTube (YouTube channel)) 15,621
🇧🇩 Bangladesh bn.wikipedia
- 1 প্রধান পাতা 4,213
- 2 ভূত বাংলো (Bhooth Bangla) 2,343
- 3 আবদুল হামিদ খান ভাসানী (Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani) 2,075
- 4 বিশেষ:অনুসন্ধান 1,834
- 5 জেনারেশন এক্স (Generation X) 1,498
🇷🇺 Russia ru.wikipedia
- 1 Заглавная страница 305,955
- 2 Служебная:Поиск 71,273
- 3 Боня, Виктория Анатольевна 40,920
- 4 Маннингер, Алекс (Alex Manninger) 16,001
- 5 Список умерших в 2026 году (Deaths in 2026) 14,894
🇲🇽 Mexico es.wikipedia
- 1 Especial:Buscar 92,891
- 2 Roberto Sánchez Palomino (Roberto Sánchez Palomino) 37,185
- 3 Elecciones generales de Perú de 2026 (2026 Peruvian general election) 36,999
- 4 Michael Olise (Michael Olise) 34,041
- 5 YouTube (YouTube) 31,014
🇯🇵 Japan ja.wikipedia
- 1 メインページ 515,767
- 2 かむながらのみち 94,780
- 3 特別:検索 72,617
- 4 イコールアース図法 (Equal Earth projection) 68,439
- 5 ジャッキー・ロビンソン (Jackie Robinson) 39,726
🇰🇷 South Korea ko.wikipedia
- 1 문화방송 (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) 25,725
- 2 위키백과:대문 24,590
- 3 특수:검색 16,035
- 4 유튜브 (YouTube) 10,620
- 5 한국방송공사 (Korean Broadcasting System) 9,520
🇵🇭 Philippines tl.wikipedia
- 1 Unang Pahina (Main Page) 1,112
- 2 Natatangi:Maghanap 371
- 3 Natatangi:Mga huling binago 221
- 4 Abril 24 (April 24) 104
- 5 Apoy sa Dugo 91
🇪🇬 Egypt ar.wikipedia
- 1 الصفحة الرئيسة 37,941
- 2 خاص:بحث 21,270
- 3 ملف:Elissa - August 24, 2012 (2).jpg 13,090
- 4 تحت الأرض (مسلسل تركي) 7,647
- 5 دوري أبطال أوروبا (UEFA Champions League) 5,128
🇨🇩 DR Congo fr.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Accueil principal (Main Page) 425,404
- 2 Spécial:Recherche 82,904
- 3 Frédéric Pommier 58,475
- 4 Olivier Nora 43,924
- 5 Loi Yadan (Yadan bill) 38,448
🇻🇳 Vietnam vi.wikipedia
- 1 Trang Chính 22,199
- 2 Đặc biệt:Tìm kiếm 19,612
- 3 Đài Truyền hình Kỹ thuật số VTC (VTC Digital Television) 11,736
- 4 Lê Minh Hưng (Lê Minh Hưng) 4,785
- 5 Nguyễn Thị Hồng (chính khách, sinh 1968) (Nguyễn Thị Hồng (economist)) 2,972
🇮🇷 Iran fa.wikipedia
- 1 صفحهٔ اصلی 14,233
- 2 رده:فیلمهای سکسی-کمدی آمریکایی (Category:American sex comedy films) 8,448
- 3 سکس و سیتی ۲ (Sex and the City 2) 3,718
- 4 ویژه:جستجو 3,564
- 5 سید علی خامنهای (Ali Khamenei) 2,750
🇹🇷 Turkey tr.wikipedia
- 1 HTML (HTML) 129,340
- 2 Elliot Rodger (Elliot Rodger) 60,940
- 3 2026 Kahramanmaraş okul saldırısı (2026 Onikişubat school shooting) 56,137
- 4 Anasayfa (Main Page) 44,647
- 5 Incel (Incel) 14,169
🇩🇪 Germany de.wikipedia
- 1 Friedrich von Taysen 265,137
- 2 Spezial:Suche 135,978
- 3 Alexander Manninger (Alex Manninger) 124,985
- 4 Timmy (Buckelwal) (Timmy (whale)) 31,498
- 5 Liste der größten Auslegerbrücken (List of longest cantilever bridge spans) 30,342
🇹🇭 Thailand th.wikipedia
- 1 หน้าหลัก 14,894
- 2 องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย (Thai Public Broadcasting Service) 8,044
- 3 พิเศษ:ค้นหา 4,901
- 4 เจ้าจอมอรอนงค์ ปิยนาฏวชิรพัทธ์ 2,542
- 5 สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช (Naresuan) 2,207
Deep Cuts
Articles ranked 700–1,000. Popular enough to make the top thousand, obscure enough that you've probably never thought to look them up. The Wikipedia long tail.