Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/February 19 to 25, 2023

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (February 19 to 25, 2023)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Max BuddyRoo

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Even if there are many new articles, the top spot is a rerun.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	The Last of Us (TV series)	1,650,001	The HBO show based on an acclaimed video game returns to #1 for the first time since its premiere, and this week there were 2 new episodes, including a commune and lesbians.
2	Jimmy Carter	1,433,368	The 39th president made the list this week for unfortunate circumstances, going in hospice care to spend more time with his family, instead of additional medical intervention.
3	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	1,416,896	Reception has been all over the place for the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie of the year and Phase 5, where the families of Ant-Man and the Wasp are brought into the microscopic war waged by Kang the Conqueror. A big indicator was Quantumania having the biggest second weekend drop of the franchise (while not leaving first place), albeit it will probably still have made much money by the time the next movie arrives in May.
4	Mac McClung	1,328,516	During the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, the Slam Dunk Contest was won by this guy who showed some impressive moves even if he's still relegated to the developmental G League (in fact, McClung's only played 4 NBA games so far, none for the Philadelphia 76ers to whom he's currently signed).
5	Richard Belzer	1,199,030	The actor of John Munch died this week, with his last words being, "Fuck you, motherfucker!".
6	ChatGPT	1,123,325	The chatbot continues to make the list, becoming a frequent contender these past few weeks, with people hoping that robots won't turn out like how we feared they would.
7	Pathaan (film)	1,091,387	The Indian film is on the list yet again, becoming the 7th highest grossing film of 2023 (although that's not saying much since we're in February) and the 5th highest grossing Indian film of all time.
8	Deaths in 2023	1,041,565	All the years I've tried with more to go Will the memories die, I'm waiting? Will I find you, can I find you? We're falling down, I'm falling
9	Murdaugh family	880,976	A Netflix show about these family of attorneys came out this week, and with no article about the show, people came to the article about the family - and wouldn't you guess, it's another crime story, because one of the Murdaughs is on trial since last month, accused of having killed his wife and son, hence the show's title is Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.
10	Cocaine Bear	778,324	This movie came out this week about a bear on cocaine (based on the real life Pablo Eskobear), and released to great reviews and being only behind #3 at the box office, on top of many memes on TikTok about it, which probably pushed it into the top 10.
11	Pedro Pascal	748,101	Actor in #1 made the list again, with no SNL like last week. And Wednesday he's back as The Mandalorian.
12	Elimination Chamber (2023)	676,255	The yearly WWE event happened this week, being held in Montreal, Canada.
13	Disappearance of Madeleine McCann	641,563	The disappearance from 2007 came to this list this week as a Polish woman, Julia Wendel, stated that she believed she might be McCann, offering to undergo DNA testing.
14	Pakistan Super League	635,896	In case you don't know, South Asia loves cricket, and the latest season for this league has been bringing in the views here. (For those wondering, the equivalent from the neighbours that usually shape this list starts next month.)
15	Andy (goose)	594,108	Reddit discovered a goose born with no feet, pushing the article of the goose into the top 15.
16	The Last of Us	578,354	Game which #1 is based on, with people viewing it to either know where the story is going, or because they were trying to go to the show.
17	Atomic Heart (video game)	569,526	The shooter came out this week, with controversy as the developers have been accused of collecting data of users in Russia and giving it to Russia's security services.
18	Christian Atsu	526,878	During the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria (#21), a residential building in Hatay collapsed and among the victims was this Ghanian footballer who was playing for Hatayspor.
19	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine	526,383	The one-year anniversary of this awful thing that we never expected to last this long was this week, along with Joe Biden meeting with Zelenskyy, pushing this onto the list.
20	Bella Ramsey	516,364	The other protagonist of #1, who like #11 was in Game of Thrones (and after that show also appeared in another HBO production, His Dark Materials, and Starz's Becoming Elizabeth).
21	2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake	464,075	Commotion for one of the deadliest and costliest earthquakes of the century is still very present. The United States even temporarily removed the economic sanctions on Syria due to the still not solved civil war so the country could properly receive the humanitarian efforts.
22	Taraka Ratna	451,585	Popular Indian actor died this week, while undergoing treatment for cardiac arrest.
23	Tommy Fury	436,260	The boxer is on the list this week for fighting the internet celebrity that's been in too many controversies to count, and winning.
24	Ash Wednesday	433,967	The start of Lent - 40 days until Easter - and in my country a New Year's Day, because as put by a comedian: "I learned why it's called Ash Wednesday, because you burn all your money at Carnival!"
25	Shehzada (2023 film)	430,905	Let's close it off on Bollywood, namely an action film that has struggled in the box office opposite #7.