Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 21 to 27, 2022

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 21 to 27, 2022)

Prepared with commentary by YttriumShrew, Igordebraga, SSSB and ElijahPepe

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Long before I reached these shores, the Game of Thrones reigned supreme over these isles whenever it wished, even to the point of its own destruction. But these days are returning, for it has birthed a prequel, and it shall rule as well.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	House of the Dragon	2,221,973	Game of Thrones ended in such a frustrating way that it basically vanished from public discussion since 2019 (not helped by the source material seeming far from finished). But HBO was still intent on delivering more from Westeros, starting with this prequel show focusing on the incestuous dragonriders of House Targaryen. The premiere episode had good reviews and actually drew quite a crowd to both TV and HBO Max, so maybe interest in this world hadn't fully vanished.
2	Manti Te'o	1,898,909	Interest in this linebacker increased last week with the release of Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist, the sixth installment in the "Untold" series. It deals with the slightly bizarre story of how he claimed his girlfriend had died of leukemia, only for researchers to discover she did not exist, causing a lot of confusion until it turned out he had been catfished and had kept up with the lie out of embarrassment.
3	Andrew Tate	1,287,357	This professional kickboxer turned professional misogynist was banned from TikTok this week, having previously been banned from several other platforms last week. Hopefully interest in him will die down now so we can go back to talking about more fun things like terrible movies and a woman being blown up (#12).
4	Liger (film)	1,118,034	Speaking of terrible movies, here's one from India!
5	Deaths in 2022	937,429	You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here
6	Biagio da Cesena	917,397	Thanks to Reddit, a case of revenge by art: Biagio was the Papal master of ceremonies to four popes who was opposed to nude art in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo responded by putting him in a painting, with a snake biting his penis. Real mature.
7	Anna Mani	792,436	A Google Doodle sent readers to the article of this Indian woman physicist.
8	Top Gun: Maverick	733,864	After making over $1.4 billion worldwide, Tom Cruise's return as a naval aviator is available as digital rental/purchase, bringing in a new influx of viewers. No word on when it arrives on Paramount+ or another streamer yet.
9	Laal Singh Chaddha	712,440	Aamir Khan's latest film, which continues to attract attention despite a lacklustre performance, both critically and commercially.
10	The Sandman (TV series)	698,543	The TV/film/webcast/whatever streaming shows are called these days adaptation of the beloved Neil Gaiman comic is still being watched, unsurpising given the acclaim it has received.
11	Emma D'Arcy	657,062	An English actor who plays a main character (crown princess Rhaenyra Targaryen) in #1. Presumably they only got so many views from people trying to find out who they are.
12	Aleksandr Dugin	633,091	This unofficial Russian official's daughter was killed by a car bomb. It is not clear if she was the target, or her father (who elected last minute to travel separately), or both. Russia has blamed Ukraine for the attack, with Ukraine responding that "we are not a criminal state like the Russian Federation, much less a terrorist one". Both Duginas have been supporters of the invasion of Ukraine, and both have been sanctioned for spreading disinformation, with senior having influenced much of Putin's foreign policy, so much that he has been dubbed "Putin's brain".
13	Milly Alcock	617,167	Similar story to #11.
14	Leon Edwards	567,395	The winner at #23, where he won after knocking out #24.
15	John McAfee	559,169	After it was announced that the founder of McAfee VirusScan had killed himself in a Spanish prison in June 2021, many began claiming his suicide wasn't real. And now Netflix has joined in, releasing a documentary in which his erstwhile girlfriend claims he is alive and living in Texas.
16	Karthikeya 2	551,210	India is still watching this Telugu mystery-adventure film about a quest to find the lost anklet of Lord Krishna.
17	Sanna Marin	538,048	Finland's prime minister continues to be in the news regarding a controversy over some parties she had.
18	2022–23 UEFA Champions League	524,442	Two tournaments that will need to stop in November when its top players will make a visit to the Middle East. One is the English top flight football tournament, the other the premier championship for European teams, which include the last top four Premier League squads - Manchester City, Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur - and sorted its group phase.
19	Premier League	518,510
20	Nope (film)	500,846	With his country having finally received Jordan Peele's latest movie, this here writer can admit that for all he preferred Get Out and Us, Nope still delivered a very well-made alien arrival story combining horror and wonder, hence good reviews and box office.
21	Elvis Presley	481,857	The King of Rock 'n' Roll is still on this Report for one more week following the wake of his death's 45th anniversary.
22	She-Hulk: Attorney at Law	478,869	The Hulk's cousin who ends up forced to split time between being a lawyer and a superstrong green woman continues to hit Disney+, now bringing back Tim Roth as the Abomination, back from when the Jolly Green Giant was played by Edward Norton.
23	UFC 278	467,832	Apparently people still want to watch people having a fight in a stadium.
24	Kamaru Usman	456,216
25	Casemiro	428,782	This Brazilian player debuted for Manchester United at #19. #18 is not up ahead, only the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.

Exclusions

This list excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish.