Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 20 to 26, 2023

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 20 to 26, 2023)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Rajan51, Ollieisanerd and a helpful IP.

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India again dominates in a week they go "Fly Me to the Moon", albeit an American death took the top spot.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Bray Wyatt	2,533,694	Windham Lawrence Rotunda followed the wrestling legacy of father Mike Rotunda, using the ring names Bray Wyatt, Husky Harris, and The Fiend, and sadly has now joined the list of premature professional wrestling deaths by dying of a heart attack at just 36 - Wyatt moved away from the public eye after Royal Rumble in January, and his family has stated that it was the result of COVID-19 worsening a pre-existing heart condition.
2	Chandrayaan-3	2,413,376	On August 23, India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the south pole of the Moon and the fourth country ever to pull off a soft landing on the moon with this mission. Over the next two weeks, the rover from the mission will gather information about an area of the moon which is expected to contain water and other resources that could make it a suitable location for a moon base.
3	Vivek Ramaswamy	2,354,886	This American entrepreneur and politician who wants to become president next year has been getting more attention following first debate of the Republican primaries.
4	Yevgeny Prigozhin	1,839,110	The Russian leader of the Wagner Group has died following a plane crash which killed nine other people on August 23, just two months after the group's rebellion against the Russian military. Prigozhin was killed on the the flight along with other prominent Wagner figures Dmitry Utkin and Valery Chekalov. Some people believe the plane was deliberately shot down by Russian air defences on the order of Vladimir Putin, who probably would have called it a "special plane landing operation".
5	Gadar 2	1,716,952	Last week's topper continues to pull in money and views. It stars Sunny Deol in a historical action flick set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
6	Jailer (film)	1,275,414	This action thriller starring Rajinikanth may be behind the above on Wikipedia, but it continues to hold on to its lead at the box office, at least for now.
7	Lucy Letby	1,267,639	Five years after her arrest for attacking and killing infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital, this British serial killer was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, the most severe sentence possible under English law, becoming the most prolific serial killer of children in modern British history. Her trial had lasted since October last year and she was found guilty of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder six more between 2015 and 2016. Letby's methods included injecting her victims with air or insulin, overfeeding them and physically assaulting them.
8	Oppenheimer (film)	1,020,356	Christopher Nolan's biopic crossed the $700 million mark at the worldwide box office, and then became the fourth-biggest R-rated film worldwide, surpassing a scarier film and a 20-year old sequel.
9	Blue Beetle (film)	1,007,628	With the DC Universe set to be rebooted, another film in the old universe has disappointed at the box office despite getting positive reviews from critics. While it looks unlikely, the studio will hope that they won't have to suffer another loss, especially after their previous one, which starred a controversial actor (that just hit HBO Max for those who skipped it in theaters). After all, there's only so much loss that #24 can offset for the studio.
10	Deaths in 2023	983,670	Falling in and out of love With something sweet to throw away But I want something good to die for To make it beautiful to live...
11	ISRO	951,167	India's space agency successfully pulled off #2, but they have a lot more planned for the future, from studying the Sun to sending humans to space.
12	R Praggnanandhaa	805,536	This 18-year-old Indian chess grandmaster defeated some high ranking players to finish as the runner up at the Chess World Cup 2023, behind only the the number one player in the world.
13	Inter Miami CF	779,759	David Beckham's Major League Soccer team won the 2023 Leagues Cup riding off #25's goals, with the final having them beating Nashville SC on their own ground (in the penalty shootout, to make it even more painful for those in attendance!). Now the pink team needs to see if they can escape the last position on the 2023 MLS season.
14	2023 World Athletics Championships	772,694	Hungary received the best people who can run, jump and throw. One of the standout athletes is Sha'Carri Richardson, who after being banned from the Tokyo Olympics due to smoking marijuana, won two golds and a bronze to show her potential for Paris.
15	Bob Barker	772,424	One more celebrity death in a 99-year-old American game show host, who presented The Price Is Right on CBS from 1972 up until his retirement in 2007.
16	BRICS	765,903	The economic group comprising the countries of #9's leading lady, #4, #2, plus China and South Africa had a summit during which it was announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had been invited to join the bloc. Wonder if they'll need to change the group's name, which had such a nice acronym.
17	Ahsoka (TV series)	759,640	Andor and season 3 of The Mandalorian managed to score no entries on the Report as they ran on Disney+, yet here's the return of Star Wars through Ahsoka Tano, who debuted in the cartoons as the apprentice of Anakin Skywalker and is played in live-action by Rosario Dawson, and saw the first two episodes of her show released on Tuesday.
18	S. Somanath	707,632	The chairman of #11 received a lot of praise and recognition for spearheading #2.
19	Tyson Fury	691,569	The British boxer got a Netflix series At Home with the Furys about him and his family, released on August 16.
20	J. Robert Oppenheimer	683,306	Out of the universe A strange love is born Unholy union Trinity reborn... (#8)
21	Sean O'Malley (fighter)	669,975	UFC 292 had as its main bout a contest for the UFC Bantamweight Championship, that ended with this American fighter winning the belt.
22	Wagner Group	650,801	With the death of #4 and the other key Wagner leaders, the future of this group remains uncertain, with an unclear leadership structure and not being allowed to leave Belarus.
23	OMG 2	626,857	This comedy/drama film starring Akshay Kumar that was released alongside #5 and #6 continues to bring in money and views, even if they are lower than its contemporaries.
24	Barbie (film)	622,333	After surpassing a mushroom boy to become the biggest film of the year in North America, Barbie crossed the $1.3 billion mark at the worldwide box office, on her way to beat him for the top place at the worldwide box office for 2023.
25	Lionel Messi	571,983	Keeping off some guy who is about to be tried for electoral wrongdoings, is the Argentinian football legend who #13 hired, and after winning a record 44th title of his career in the Leagues Cup, continued his scoring streak with one goal in his MLS debut.