Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/May 26 to June 1, 2019

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (May 26 to June 1, 2019)

Prepared with commentary by Stormy clouds

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Chernobyl 2: Fukushima Boogaloo

Liverpool won the Champions League. This is not on the report (I suppose it is old news when you have done something six times), but I'll be damned if I don't mention it. You're honestly lucky that every entry is not just me talking about the squad, to be frank. Anyway, apparently some other stuff happened in the past week, and some of it is below. Enjoy.

Without further ado, for the week of May 26 to June 1, 2019 the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the WP:5000 report were:

Rank	Article	Views	About
1	Chernobyl disaster	2,903,001	As documented in #3, on 26 April 1986, during a supposedly routine test on reactor no. 4, the worst nuclear meltdown in the history of mankind occurred at the Chernobyl power plant, with a simulated power outage (and related lack of circulating coolant) leading to an uncontrolled chain reaction and explosion. Radioactive material was released and precipitated over much of the Soviet Union and Europe, leading to thousands of deaths, the establishment of an exclusion zone, and the complete abandonment of a city.
2	Avengers: Endgame	1,529,550	You know what this is, even if you are one of the few who haven't witnessed the follow-up to the Snappening. The culmination of eleven years of movies has utterly dominated the pop culture of the past few weeks, and will likely persevere on the report for some more weeks to come.
3	Chernobyl (miniseries)	1,293,067	Following the disappointing conclusion to Game of Thrones, many at HBO likely feared for their subscription numbers. Luckily, while their fantasy flagship was hitting every script-writing iceberg, it was also airing a fascinating and intricate miniseries investigating the nuclear meltdown of reactor 4 some 33 years ago. The series has evidently captivated Wikipedians and other internet denizens alike, as it now sits atop IMDb's list of highest rated TV shows.
4	Aladdin (2019 film)	1,253,745	Unless your genie can do this, I am not interested.
5	List of highest-grossing films	1,124,486	Ever since the gargantuan opening weekend of #2, hordes of people have clamoured to watch the progression of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes up the list, with many hoping the film could best the box office exploits of Avatar a decade ago. It seems now that this is unlikely to happen, owing to the large amount of competition faced by Endgame, and that Jimmy C will continue to rule the list, as he has done for twenty-two years.
6	Naomi Scott	1,108,131	Previously best known as the Pink Power Ranger, Naomi Scott may just have found her breakthrough role following in the footsteps of Lea Salonga and introducing audiences to a whole new world as Princess Jasmine in the rebooted Aladdin, where she steals the show.
7	Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)	1,086,049	Critics have largely lambasted Legendary's second swing at Japan's beloved radioactive lizard. Apparently, it focuses too much on spectacle, and on the various battles of the monsters. Not entirely sure what the critics were expecting, to be perfectly honest, but the film is supposedly visually stunning, and has appeased those in the fanbase who wanted to see monstrous mayhem following the distinct lack of Godzilla in the previous entry to the series. Next on the titan's menu is a certain ape.
8	Kawhi Leonard	872,214	I don't particularly follow the NBA, but even I have heard about the tale of Toronto's hero, who scored a buzzer beater to triumph over the 76ers en route to the Finals, and has continued a resurgence of form, accumulating scores of points both against the Bucks and the Warriors as the Raptors charge towards an illustrious title.
9	Beauty Revealed	801,549	An unexpected (and perhaps slightly NSFW) entry into the report comes courtesy of the fine people of r/todayilearned. The 1828 painting (pictured) by Sarah Goodridge and given to her friend Daniel Webster was considered by TIL to be one of the first cases of sending nudes, hitherto erroneously thought by many to be a modern phenomenon.
10	Keanu Reeves	752,428	One of the internet's favourite actors, Keanu's incredibly personable nature and devotion to his roles has endeared him to the masses. Recently, his career has been rejuvenated by his starting turn as John Wick, where he has justifiably received ample plaudits for his expert execution of the gun fu ballet vision of Chad Stahelski.
11	Deaths in 2019	743,948	Following a week in which, for the first time in a long time, the list of the fallen missed the Top 25, it is back, with its view count buoyed by the unexpected demise of #13.
12	Nirmala Sitharaman	723,761	The five-week long Indian election concluded recently, seeing #23 returned to power. One of the largest beneficiaries of this result was Sitharaman, who was appointed Minister of Finance for the world's largest democracy. This sent the Indian contingent of Wikipedia to work investigating the woman who now holds the governmental purse-strings for their nation.
13	José Antonio Reyes	722,652	I was admittedly amongst those who ventured to this BLP following the announcement that the Spanish winger had died at the age of 35. Remembered for his time at Arsenal, where he was one of the Invincibles, and for winning three consecutive UEFA Europa League titles with Sevilla, it was a shock to all to hear that he had died at such a young age, and he will be sorely missed by football fans worldwide.
14	2019 Cricket World Cup	717,814	The largest tournament in the world's second largest sport is certain to be a fixture of the report in the weeks to come, as the foremost nations of the cricketing sphere battle for glory, with India, Pakistan, Australia et al playing a series of ODIs against each other.
15	Ted Bundy	717,250	Bundy has been a staple of the report for several weeks since the release of the underwhelming Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, in which the infamous serial killer is portrayed by Zac Efron, in somewhat of a departure from his High School Musical days. Given that I don't share the fervorous interest of Wikipedia's perusers regarding the man, there is little else I can add.
16	Elton John	688,721	I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'Till touchdown brings me round to find I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh no, no, no I'm a Rocket Man. Rocket Man burning out his fuse up here alone.
17	Brightburn	641,959	In Suicide Squad, Amanda Waller pondered what would happen if Superman were evil. Fittingly, James Gunn took inspiration from this line, and in a familial affair, ran with it to craft a horror film based on the premise. The results are apparently underwhelming, both critically and commercially, in spite of Effie Trinket and Roy Anderson's best efforts.
18	Billie Eilish	612,755	Joining #15 as a constant entry on the report which I have no interest for, Eilish has exploded onto the music scene in the past few months with her unique brand of music and instructions on how to bury a friend. Personally, what little of her music I have heard is not especially appealing, seeming to be just pop for people who don't like pop, but her impact can't be denied (nor can the unique nature of her fashion sensibilities ostensibly shared with the IRA)
19	Central Park jogger case	605,768	The infamous rape and assault case that occurred in New York's park in 1989, and led to the subsequent arrest and imprisonment of the Central Park Five, five teenagers from minority backgrounds who were ultimately exonerated of the crime, is the subject of When They See Us, a miniseries brought to us by Ava DuVernay and Netflix. Given the report's proclivity towards infatuation with whatever our streaming overlords present before us, expect this case to persist in the report for many weeks to come.
20	Mena Massoud	605,090	Joining #6 as a star of #4 to appear on this iteration of the Top 25 report, Massoud features as the eponymous thief-turned-prince, singing and dancing his way into the heart of Princess Jasmine buoyed with the assistance of a magical genie. Massoud, with magnificent musical talents, is sure to have a fruitful career before him in Hollywood.
21	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	539,101	Si vis pacem, para bellum The second-best film currently on release, Parabellum charts the attempt of Keanu's expert hitman to escape alive following the massive bounty placed on his head in the preceding chapter. It maintains the beautifully choreographed gun fu of the series, while also introducing attack dogs and weaponised books. What more could you want?
22	Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster	529,298	With #3 leading to a massive resurgence of interest in the tragic events of #1, propelling many Wikipedians to look at the loss of life associated with the nuclear meltdown, which, while somewhat minimal in the immediate aftermath of the accident, may number in the several thousand owing to diseases brought about by the radiation released prior to the construction of the sarcophagus.
23	Narendra Modi	519,475	Modi, alongside #12, is on the report as a consequence of the recent election in India (which just missed out on the report as #26), where he secured his position as Prime Minister of India for a second term. Given the prominent presence of India on Wikipedia, his position on the report is unsurprising.
24	Ma (film)	518,591	The latest low-budget flick from Blumhouse to accrue several times its budget in box office receipts during its opening weekend, Ma stars the ever-versatile Octavia Spencer as the villainous homeowner who procures alcohol for a gang of teenagers and presumably then goes about murdering them in various inventive ways.
25	Toronto Raptors	486,307	Having overcome The Process (just), and then beating the Bucks and their Greek Freak convincingly, the Raptors are now living up to their namesake as one of the most fearsome teams in the NBA, on the precipice of a championship, in spite of Drake's curse. Alas, the Canadian dinosaurs would still probably lose in a cross-disciplinary game against a goat.

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.

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