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The Wikipedia:Top 25 Report is a list that presents the 25 most viewed articles on the English Wikipedia for a given week, derived from the WP:5000, an automated report of the most viewed 5000 Wikipedia pages. For more information, see here. For achievements/records related to these number-one articles, click here.

This page lists all #1 articles on the Top 25 Report.

2013

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Note: The June 30–July 6, 2013 report was the first to document the class-assessment of articles.

Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 January 6–12, 2013 Ray Lewis N/A 706,095 Won an NFL Wild Card round playoff game during his final season
2 January 13–19, 2013 Jodie Foster N/A 1,457,706 Received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards
3 January 20–26, 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. N/A 1,464,212 Holiday observed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) in the U.S. on January 21
4 Jan 27–Feb 2, 2013 Royal Rumble (2013) N/A 698,156 Occurred on January 27
5 February 3–9, 2013 Mary Leakey N/A 2,723,265 Google Doodle on February 6
6 February 10–16, 2013 Valentine's Day N/A 3,097,508 Holiday observed on February 14
7 February 17–23, 2013 Nicolaus Copernicus N/A 2,984,775 Google Doodle on February 19
8 Feb 24–Mar 2, 2013 Jennifer Lawrence N/A 1,852,911 Won the Academy Award for Best Actress on February 24
9 March 3–9, 2013 Miriam Makeba N/A 1,586,203 Google Doodle on March 4
10 March 10–16, 2013 Douglas Adams N/A 2,405,520 Google Doodle on March 11
11 March 17–23, 2013 Saint Patrick's Day N/A 2,786,414 Google Doodle + holiday observed on March 17
12 March 24–30, 2013 Easter N/A 972,419 Holiday observed on March 31
13 Mar 31–Apr 6, 2013 Maria Sibylla Merian N/A 1,915,875 Google Doodle on April 2
14 April 7–13, 2013[a] Margaret Thatcher N/A 2,429,904 Died on April 8
15 April 14–20, 2013 Chechnya N/A 1,816,643 Of interest due to 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
16 April 21–27, 2013 Ella Fitzgerald N/A 1,902,708 Google Doodle on April 25
17 Apr 28–May 4, 2013 Jeff Hanneman N/A 1,000,226 Died on May 2
18 May 5–11, 2013 Saul Bass N/A 2,043,324 Google Doodle on May 8
19 May 12–18, 2013 The Great Gatsby N/A 1,031,771 Attracted attention due to 2013 film adaptation
20 May 19–25, 2013 Facebook N/A 718,144 Perennially popular article in 2013
21 May 26–June 1, 2013 Julius Richard Petri N/A 1,195,103 Google Doodle on May 31
22 June 2–8, 2013 Game of Thrones N/A 1,314,024 Penultimate episode of season 3, "The Rains of Castamere", aired on June 2
23 June 9–15, 2013 Maurice Sendak N/A 1,717,368 Google Doodle on June 10
24 June 16–22, 2013 James Gandolfini N/A 1,692,389 Died on June 19
25 June 23–29, 2013 Yahoo! N/A 2,901,780[b] May purchase of Tumblr + June 28 announcement that AltaVista would shut down
26 June 30–July 6, 2013 Yahoo! c Class 3,087,818[c] May purchase of Tumblr + June 28 announcement that AltaVista would shut down
27 July 7–13, 2013 Yahoo! c Class 1,663,622[d] May purchase of Tumblr + July 8 shutting down of AltaVista
28 July 14–20, 2013 Cory Monteith c Class 2,678,320 Died on July 13
29 July 21–27, 2013 Rosalind Franklin b Class 2,314,478 Google Doodle on July 25
30 July 28–August 3, 2013 Facebook b Class 693,172 Perennially popular article in 2013
31 August 4–10, 2013 Peter Capaldi start Class 811,664 Announced as the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor on August 4
32 August 11–17, 2013 Draw (chess) b Class 950,240 Chess Grandmasters Baskaran Adhiban and Parimarjan Negi both drew during Chess World Cup 2013[e]
33 August 18–24, 2013 Lee Thompson Young start Class 709,809 Died on August 19
34 August 25–31, 2013 Twerking start Class 1,264,178 Miley Cyrus notably twerked on August 25 during the 2013 VMAs;
Added to Oxford Dictionaries Online on August 28
35 September 1–7, 2013 Lil Wayne b Class 662,661 Released mixtape Dedication 5 On September 1[f]
36 September 8–14, 2013 September 11 attacks b Class 991,522 12th anniversary of 9/11
37 September 15–21, 2013 Léon Foucault c Class 1,540,620 Google Doodle on September 18
38 September 22–28, 2013 Breaking Bad b Class 1,094,844 Penultimate episode of the series' final season, "Granite State", aired on September 22
39 Sep 29–Oct 5, 2013 Breaking Bad b Class 1,479,907 Series finale, "Felina", aired on September 29
40 October 6–12, 2013 Gravity (film) c Class 638,019 Released on October 4 in the U.S.
41 October 13–19, 2013 Facebook b Class 500,402 Perennially popular article in 2013
42 October 20–26, 2013 Parachute c Class 892,746 Google Doodle on October 22
43 Oct 27–Nov 2, 2013 Edith Head c Class 2,837,065 Google Doodle on October 28
44 November 3–9, 2013 Shakuntala Devi start Class 9,135,919 Google Doodle on November 4
45 November 10–16, 2013 Climatic Research Unit email controversy c Class 2,119,177[g] Of interest due to Typhoon Haiyan
46 November 17–23, 2013 Climatic Research Unit email controversy c Class 2,148,412[h] Of interest due to Typhoon Haiyan
47 November 24–30, 2013 Thanksgiving c Class 1,080,561 Holiday observed on November 28
48 December 1–7, 2013 Paul Walker c Class 7,406,813 Died on November 30
49 December 8–14, 2013 Grace Hopper b Class 9,412,775 Google Doodle on December 9
50 December 15–21, 2013 Peter O'Toole b Class 827,820 Died on December 15
51 December 22–28, 2013 Boxing Day start Class 797,270 Holiday observed on December 26
52 Dec 29, 2013–Jan 4, 2014 James Avery (actor) start Class 624,917 Died on December 31

2014

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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (53) January 5–11, 2014 Jordan Belfort start Class 526,424 Of interest due to December 25, 2013 release of The Wolf of Wall Street
2 (54) January 12–18, 2014 Dian Fossey b Class 2,807,879 Google Doodle on January 16
3 (55) January 19–25, 2014 Jordan Belfort c Class 799,235 Of interest due to December 25, 2013 release of The Wolf of Wall Street
4 (56) Jan 26–Feb 1, 2014 Daft Punk GA Class 1,257,049 Won five Grammys on January 26
5 (57) February 2–February 8, 2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman b class 4,755,765 Died on February 2
6 (58) February 9–15, 2014 Valentine's Day c class 1,862,945 Holiday observed on February 14
7 (59) February 16–22, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics b class 819,448 Closing ceremony held on February 16
8 (60) February 23–March 1, 2014 Harold Ramis c class 1,158,070 Died on February 24
9 (61) March 2–8, 2014 Crimea c class 1,381,295 Pro-Russian efforts to annex Crimea began with the declaration of Crimea's independence from Ukraine on February 27
10 (62) March 9–15, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 b class 1,664,252 Disappeared on March 8
11 (63) March 16–22, 2014 Saint Patrick's Day c class 1,604,355 Holiday observed on March 17
12 (64) March 23–29, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 b class 978,855 Disappeared on March 8
13 (65) March 30–April 5, 2014 How I Met Your Mother c class 931,180 Series finale, "Last Forever", aired on March 31
14 (66) April 6–12, 2014 Peaches Geldof start class 1,433,706 Died on April 7
15 (67) April 13–19, 2014 Game of Thrones b class 775,534 Second episode of season 4, "The Lion and the Rose", aired on April 13
16 (68) April 20–26, 2014 Snoop Dogg b class 752,512 Sold out a concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on April 20 (4/20)
17 (69) April 27–May 3, 2014 Donald Sterling c class 2,155,108 Controversy arose around Sterling on April 25
18 (70) May 4–10, 2014 Audrey Hepburn b class 1,617,064 Google Doodle on May 4
19 (71) May 11–17, 2014 Dorothy Hodgkin c class 1,818,292 Google Doodle on May 12
20 (72) May 18–24, 2014 Mary Anning FA class 1,750,729 Google Doodle on May 21
21 (73) May 25–31, 2014 Maya Angelou FA class 1,227,753 Died on May 28
22 (74) June 1–7, 2014 Slender Man start class 817,896 Moral panic arose over the Slender Man because of the May 31 Slender Man stabbing
23 (75) June 8–14, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup c class 1,846,098 Kicked off on June 12
24 (76) June 15–21, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup c class 2,506,641 Continued interest after kicking off on June 12
25 (77) June 22–28, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup c class 2,526,115 Knockout stage began on June 28
26 (78) June 29–July 5, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup c class 1,604,100 Quarter-finals took place on July 4 and 5
27 (79) July 6–12, 2014 Amazon.com b class 1,234,236[i] The Federal Trade Commission launched a lawsuit against Amazon on July 10;
Amazon reported on July 11 to seek FAA permission to fly Prime Air delivery drones
28 (80) July 13–19, 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup c class 916,405 Tournament concluded on July 13 with its final
29 (81) July 20–26, 2014 James Garner b class 1,160,042 Died on July 19
30 (82) July 27–August 2, 2014 Ebola virus disease b class 2,031,341 Many events related to the West African Ebola virus epidemic;
By the end of July, WHO statistics showed 1,603 cases and 887 deaths overall
31 (83) August 3–9, 2014 Ebola virus disease b class 2,418,063[j] Many events related to the West African Ebola virus epidemic;
On August 5, a second infected American missionary, was medically evacuated to Emory University Hospital
32 (84) August 10–16, 2014 Robin Williams b class 9,164,280 Died on August 11
33 (85) August 17–23, 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge start class 2,902,018 Virality for the popular summer Internet challenge peaked on August 21
34 (86) August 24–30, 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge start class 1,773,522 Popular Internet challenge during summer of 2014
35 (87) Aug 31–Sep 6, 2014 Joan Rivers b class 2,024,356 Died on September 4
36 (88) September 7–13, 2014 Leo Tolstoy c class 755,226 Google Doodle on September 9
37 (89) September 14–20, 2014 Scottish independence referendum, 2014 c class 921,412 Held on September 18
38 (90) September 21–27, 2014 Rosh Hashanah b class 581,893 Holiday observed from September 24 to 26
39 (91) Sep 28–Oct 4, 2014 Ebola virus disease b class 1,153,294 First American case of Ebola identified on September 30
40 (92) October 5–11, 2014 Ebola virus disease b class 4,298,499 Thomas Eric Duncan died on October 8, after becoming the first American patient diagnosed with Ebola
41 (93) October 12–18, 2014 Ebola virus disease b class 8,267,784 Continued outbreak in West Africa,
as well as two confirmed cases of transmission on U.S. soil on October 12 and 15
42 (94) October 19–25, 2014 Ebola virus disease b class 1,695,567 WHO announced Nigeria clear of Ebola on October 20;
Fourth U.S case confirmed on October 23
43 (95) Oct 26–Nov 1, 2014 Halloween b class 1,780,144 Holiday observed on October 31
44 (96) November 2–8, 2014 Interstellar (film) c class 1,513,535 Released on November 7 in the U.S.
45 (97) November 9–15, 2014 Interstellar (film) b class 2,567,100 Released on November 7 in the U.S.
46 (98) November 16–22, 2014 Interstellar (film) b class 1,409,615 Released on November 7 in the U.S.
47 (99) November 23–29, 2014 Shooting of Michael Brown c class 2,514,532 Grand jury decided, on November 24, not to indict the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown
48 (100) Nov 30–Dec 6, 2014 Death of Eric Garner c class 1,328,750 Grand jury decided, on December 3, not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner
49 (101) December 7–13, 2014 Death of Eric Garner c class 686,408 Grand jury decided, on December 3, not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner
50 (102) December 14–20, 2014 The Interview (2014 film) b class 1,274,526 Wide theatrical release canceled by Sony on December 17, after hackings and terrorist threats were made in response to the film
51 (103) December 21–27, 2014 The Interview (2014 film) b class 1,179,404 Released online on December 24, and in the U.S. through a limited release on December 25
52 (104) December 28, 2014–January 3, 2015 PK (film) c class 1,007,428 Released in India on December 19, 2013, and became the highest-grossing Indian film on January 1, 2014.

2015

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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (105) January 4–10, 2015 Charlie Hebdo c class 2,744,884 Charlie Hebdo shooting occurred on January 7
2 (106) January 11–17, 2015 Chris Kyle b class 2,959,672 Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S.
3 (107) January 18–24, 2015 Chris Kyle b class 5,275,697 Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S.
4 (108) January 25–31, 2015 Chris Kyle b class 2,653,157 Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released on January 16 in the U.S.
5 (109) February 1–7, 2015 Tom Brady b class 2,144,681 Won Super Bowl XLIX and named Super Bowl MVP
6 (110) February 8–14, 2015 Valentine's Day c class 2,215,877 Holiday observed on February 14
7 (111) February 15–21, 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey b class 1,921,638 Film adaptation released on February 13 in the U.S.
8 (112) February 22–28, 2015 87th Academy Awards list class[k] 6,123,378 Held on February 22
9 (113) March 1–7, 2015 Kanye West GA class 4,291,451 After making comments about Beck's Grammy win, owner of the domain "Loser.com" redirected the URL to West's Wikipedia article
10 (114) March 8–14, 2015 Kanye West GA class 1,519,364 Continued media interest in Loser.com redirecting to West's Wikipedia article
11 (115) March 15–21, 2015 Saint Patrick's Day c class 2,783,603 Holiday observed on March 17
12 (116) March 22–28, 2015 Bhutanese passport stub class 1,771,673 Article itself became an Internet meme in mid-March after an audio file on the article was found to be a joke
13 (117) March 29–April 4, 2015 Furious 7 c class 1,832,224 Released on April 3 the U.S.
14 (118) April 5–11, 2015 Furious 7 c class 2,617,928 Released on April 3 the U.S.
15 (119) April 12–18, 2015 Daredevil (TV series) c class 1,492,776 First season was released on April 10 for streaming on Netflix
16 (120) April 19–25, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron c class 1,725,099 Released in many international markets during week, starting April 22
17 (121) April 26–May 2, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao c class 2,631,206 Match held on May 2
18 (122) May 3–9, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. b class 3,224,988 Won match against Manny Pacquiao on May 2
19 (123) May 10–16, 2015 Inge Lehmann start class 1,922,118 Google Doodle on May 13
20 (124) May 17–23, 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road c class 1,515,128 Released on May 14 in Australia and on May 15 in the U.S.
21 (125) May 24–30, 2015 Sally Ride c class 2,007,493 Google Doodle on May 26
22 (126) May 31–June 6, 2015 Bruce Jenner / Caitlyn Jenner[l] c class 4,124,013[l] Announced her completed gender transition on June 1
23 (127) June 7–13, 2015 Christopher Lee b class 1,870,432 Died on June 7
24 (128) June 14–20, 2015 Jurassic World c class 2,575,845 Released in the U.S. on June 12; set U.S. and Worldwide opening weekend records
25 (129) June 21–27, 2015 Flags of the Confederate States of America b class 1,997,063 Highlighted in U.S. political discourse after Charleston church shooting on June 17
26 (130) June 28–July 4, 2015 Terminator Genisys start class 1,043,888 Released on July 1 in the U.S.
27 (131) July 5–11, 2015 Serena Williams b class 1,002,160 Won Women's Singles at Wimbledon on July 11
28 (132) July 12–18, 2015 Suicide Squad c class 1,817,973 Trailer for film adaptation released during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
29 (133) July 19–25, 2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan start class 1,510,842 Released in India on July 17
30 (134) July 26–August 1, 2015 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam GA class 3,589,713 Died on July 27
31 (135) August 2–8, 2015 Ronda Rousey b class 2,049,053 Won UFC 190 vs. Bethe Correia on August 1
32 (136) August 9–15, 2015 Frank Gifford c class 1,526,838 Died on August 9
33 (137) August 16–22, 2015 Eazy-E c class 1,610,383 The death of Eazy-E formed the emotional climax in the biopic, Straight Outta Compton, released on August 14
34 (138) August 23–29, 2015 Duke Kahanamoku c class 1,445,269 Google Doodle on August 24
35 (139) Aug 30–Sep 5, 2015 Pablo Escobar b class 1,573,813 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix
36 (140) September 6–12, 2015 Pablo Escobar b class 1,454,313 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix
37 (141) September 13–19, 2015 Pablo Escobar b class 1,111,040 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix
38 (142) September 20–26, 2015 Pope Francis c class 1,299,584 Visited Cuba and the United States from September 19 to 27
39 (143) Sep 27–Oct 3, 2015 Pablo Escobar b class 804,426 Portrayed in Narcos, which had its first season released on August 28 for streaming on Netflix
40 (144) October 4–10, 2015 American Horror Story: Hotel c class 883,185 Season 5 premiere of American Horror Story, "Checking In", aired on October 7
41 (145) October 11–17, 2015 Lamar Odom b class 2,067,704 Hospitalized after being found unconscious on October 13
42 (146) October 18–24, 2015 Justin Trudeau c class 2,709,956 Became Prime Minister-Elect of Canada on October 19 after the Liberal Party formed a majority government as per results of the 2015 Canadian federal election
43 (147) October 25–31, 2015 Halloween b class 1,775,219 Holiday observed on October 31
44 (148) November 1–7, 2015 George Boole b class 1,462,428 Google Doodle on November 2
45 (149) November 8–14, 2015 Hedy Lamarr b class 2,744,601 Google Doodle on November 9
46 (150) November 15–21, 2015 Lady Colin Campbell start class 2,969,403 Appeared in series 15 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which premiered on November 15
47 (151) November 22–28, 2015 Jessica Jones c class 1,918,186 Main character of Jessica Jones, which had its first season released on November 20 for streaming on Netflix
48 (152) Nov 29–Dec 5, 2015 Scott Weiland c class 1,149,112 Died on December 3
49 (153) December 6–12, 2015 Donald Trump b class 914,072 Controversy arose around Trump beginning on December 7, after his comments related to a proposal for a temporary Muslim ban
50 (154) December 13–19, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens c class 5,164,168 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; set opening weekend records in the U.S.
51 (155) December 20–26, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens c class 4,905,073 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; continued to set box office records
52 (156) Dec 27, 2015–Jan 2, 2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens c class 3,232,970 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; continued to set box office records

2016

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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (157) January 3–9, 2016 Steven Avery start class 2,074,561 Subject of Making a Murderer, series that was released on December 18, 2015 for streaming on Netflix
2 (158) January 10–16, 2016 David Bowie FA class 11,772,266 Died on January 10
3 (159) January 17–23, 2016 Glenn Frey c class 1,861,483 Died on January 18
4 (160) January 24–30, 2016 Royal Rumble (2016) Future class[m] 1,557,865 Occurred on January 24
5 (161) January 31–February 6, 2016 Donald Trump b class 3,083,806 Placed second in the Iowa caucuses of the 2016 U.S. Republican Party primaries, which were held on February 1
6 (162) February 7–13, 2016 Peyton Manning GA class 2,454,310 Won Super Bowl 50, which was held on February 7
7 (163) February 14–20, 2016 Deadpool (film) start class 2,846,632 Released on February 12 in the U.S.
8 (164) February 21–27, 2016 Donald Trump b class 1,938,436 Won the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary on February 20
9 (165) February 28–March 5, 2016 Donald Trump b class 8,238,809 Won seven states during Super Tuesday (March 1) and two more on March 5
10 (166) March 6–12, 2016 Donald Trump b class 8,257,174 Won more states during the Republican primaries, and had several controversies arise over his campaign
11 (167) March 13–19, 2016 Donald Trump b class 2,412,293 Won more states during Super Tuesday II (March 15) of the Republican primaries.
12 (168) March 20–26, 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice c class 3,152,933 Released on March 25 in the U.S.
13 (169) March 27–April 2, 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice c class 2,984,071 Released on March 25 in the U.S.
14 (170) April 3–9, 2016 WrestleMania 32 start class 1,895,563 Occurred on April 3
15 (171) April 10–16, 2016 Kobe Bryant b class 1,393,551 Played final NBA career game on April 13
16 (172) April 17–23, 2016 Prince (musician) b class 13,064,933 Died on April 21
17 (173) April 24–30, 2016 Prince (musician) b class 3,994,635 Died on April 21
18 (174) May 1–7, 2016 Captain America: Civil War c class 2,303,444 Released on May 6 in the U.S.
19 (175) May 8–14, 2016 Captain America: Civil War b class 3,332,940 Released on May 6 in the U.S.
20 (176) May 15–21, 2016 Captain America: Civil War b class 1,284,748 Released on May 6 in the U.S.
21 (177) May 22–28, 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse start class 1,385,606 Released on May 27 in the U.S.
22 (178) May 29–June 4, 2016 Muhammad Ali b class 4,425,310 Died on June 4
23 (179) June 5–11 2016 Muhammad Ali b class 5,513,604 Died on June 4
24 (180) June 12–18, 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 c class 2,332,785 Kicked off on June 10
25 (181) June 19–25, 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 c class 3,406,686 Kicked off on June 10
26 (182) June 26–July 2, 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 c class 1,590,000 Round of 16 began on June 25, quarter-finals began on July 2
27 (183) July 3–9, 2016 Pokémon Go start class 1,371,390 Released on July 6 in Australia and the U.S.
28 (184) July 10–16, 2016 Pokémon Go start class 4,778,652 Released on July 14 in the U.K. and on July 16 in many European markets
29 (185) July 17–23, 2016 Melania Trump c class 2,990,596 Gave controversial RNC speech on July 18
30 (186) July 24–30, 2016 Hillary Clinton FA class 1,331,698 Formally named the Democratic Party's 2016 nominee for President of the United States on July 28 at the DNC
31 (187) July 31–August 6, 2016 Suicide Squad (film) c class 2,889,015 Released on August 5 in the U.S.
32 (188) August 7–13, 2016 Michael Phelps GA class 5,428,201 Won five gold medals and one silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics
33 (189) August 14–20, 2016 Usain Bolt GA class 3,103,335 Won three gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics
34 (190) August 21–27, 2016 SummerSlam (2016) Future class[n] 1,102,249 Held on August 21
35 (191) Aug 28–Sep 3, 2016 Gene Wilder GA class 3,500,029 Died on August 29
36 (192) September 4–10, 2016 Pablo Escobar b class 2,309,885 Season 2 of Narcos was released on September 2 for streaming on Netflix
37 (193) September 11–17, 2016 Corrupted Blood incident b class 1,636,405 13th anniversary of incident occurred on September 13;
appeared on a popular thread from the r/gaming subreddit on September 13
38 (194) September 18–24, 2016 Murder of JonBenét Ramsey b class 1,155,334 Subject of the 2-part miniseries documentary The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, which aired on September 18 and 19
39 (195) September 25–October 1, 2016 José Fernández (pitcher) c class 1,762,983 Died on September 25
40 (196) October 2–8, 2016 Luke Cage c class 1,486,560 Main character of eponymous series that had its first season released on September 30
41 (197) October 9–15, 2016 Donald Trump c class 1,951,789 Participated in the second U.S. Presidential debate against Hillary Clinton on October 9
42 (198) October 16–22, 2016 Donald Trump c class 2,140,830 Participated in the third U.S. Presidential debate against Hillary Clinton on October 19
43 (199) October 23–29, 2016 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek c class 970,522 Google Doodle on October 24
44 (200) October 30–November 5, 2016 Day of the Dead b class 1,889,902 Holiday observed from October 31 to November 2
45 (201) November 6–12, 2016 Donald Trump b class 12,331,880 Elected President of the United States on November 8
46 (202) November 13–19, 2016 Donald Trump b class 3,321,262 Undergoing Presidential transition after being elected on November 8
47 (203) November 20–26, 2016 Fidel Castro GA class 1,760,389 Died on November 25
48 (204) November 27–December 3, 2016 Fidel Castro GA class 2,401,418 Died on November 25
49 (205) December 4–10, 2016 Jayalalithaa c class 4,067,619 Died on December 5
50 (206) December 11–17, 2016 Alan Thicke c class 2,734,867 Died on December 13
51 (207) December 18–December 24, 2016 Zsa Zsa Gabor b class 2,248,668 Died on December 18
52 (208) December 25–31, 2016 Carrie Fisher b class 9,202,699 Died on December 27

2017

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Lowest count of the year
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (209) January 1–7, 2017 Dangal (film) start Class 1,182,405 Released on December 21 and 23, 2016 in the U.S. and India, respectively
2 (210) January 8–14, 2017 La La Land (film) start Class 1,101,692 Won all seven of its Golden Globe nominations on January 8
3 (211) January 15–21, 2017 Donald Trump c Class 4,487,438 Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20
4 (212) January 22–28, 2017 Donald Trump c Class 2,893,734 First full Sunday to Saturday week of his U.S. Presidency
5 (213) January 29–February 4, 2017 Neil Gorsuch start Class 2,453,582 Formally nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 1
6 (214) February 5–11, 2017 Tom Brady b Class 3,748,813 Won Super Bowl LI and named Super Bowl MVP on February 5
7 (215) February 12–18, 2017 Valentine's Day c Class 1,519,240 Holiday observed on February 14
8 (216) February 19–25, 2017 Milo Yiannopoulos c Class 1,392,332 Controversy arose around Yiannopoulos, beginning February 20
9 (217) February 26–March 4, 2017 Bill Paxton start Class 4,823,745 Died on February 25
10 (218) March 5–11, 2017 Logan (film) c Class 2,390,878 Released on March 3 in the U.S.
11 (219) March 12–18, 2017 Saint Patrick's Day c Class 2,486,468 Holiday observed on March 17
12 (220) March 19–25, 2017 Chuck Berry GA Class 1,675,896 Died on March 18
13 (221) March 26–April 1, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Future Class 887,566 Occurred following week on April 2
14 (222) April 2–8, 2017 WrestleMania 33 b Class 2,332,911 Occurred on April 2
15 (223) April 9–15, 2017 13 Reasons Why start Class 2,695,853 First season was released on March 31 for streaming on Netflix
16 (224) April 16–22, 2017 Aaron Hernandez c Class 3,427,392 Died on April 19
17 (225) April 23–29, 2017 Erin Moran start Class 1,809,738 Died on April 22
18 (226) April 30–May 6, 2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion start Class 3,087,414 Released on April 28 in India; became highest-grossing Indian film on May 5
19 (227) May 7–13, 2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion start Class 2,388,864 Released on April 28 in India; became highest-grossing Indian film on May 5
20 (228) May 14–20, 2017 Chris Cornell b Class 3,867,811 Died on May 18
21 (229) May 21–27, 2017 Ariana Grande b Class 2,839,382 Suicide bombing occurred at her Manchester concert on May 22
22 (230) May 28–June 3, 2017 Paris Agreement c Class 1,822,662 The U.S. announced its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on June 1
23 (231) June 4–10, 2017 Gal Gadot c Class 2,281,837 Starred in Wonder Woman, released on June 2 in the U.S.
24 (232) June 11–17, 2017 Gal Gadot c Class 1,233,820 Starred in Wonder Woman, released on June 2 in the U.S.
25 (233) June 18–24, 2017 Otto Warmbier b Class 1,532,703 Died on June 19
26 (234) June 25–July 1, 2017 Transformers: The Last Knight c Class 924,583 Released on June 21 in the U.S.
27 (235) July 2−8, 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming c Class 1,286,802 Released on July 7 in the U.S.
28 (236) July 9−15, 2017 Eva Ekeblad start Class 1,588,785 Google Doodle on July 10
29 (237) July 16−22, 2017 Chester Bennington b Class 5,524,961 Died on July 20
30 (238) July 23−29, 2017 Dunkirk (2017 film) c Class 1,651,836 Released on July 21 in the U.S; was completing two weeks atop the box office
31 (239) July 30–August 5, 2017 Sam Shepard c Class 1,882,338 Died on July 27
32 (240) August 6–12, 2017 Guam b Class 1,285,582 North Korea threatened to attack this U.S. territory
33 (241) August 13–19, 2017 Game of Thrones (season 7) c Class 1,920,254 The fifth episode of the season (Eastwatch) was leaked by a foreign HBO branch; aired on August 13
34 (242) August 20–26, 2017 Game of Thrones GA Class 1,962,313 Sixth episode of the season (Beyond the Wall) leaked on August 16; aired on August 20
finale aired on August 27
35 (243) August 27–September 2, 2017 Floyd Mayweather Jr. b Class 2,576,869 Won highly publicized boxing match against UFC champion Connor McGregor, retired afterwards
36 (244) September 3–9, 2017 It (2017 film) c Class 1,889,679 Released on September 8 in the U.S.
37 (245) September 10–16, 2017 It (2017 film) c Class 2,912,637 Released on September 8 in the U.S., completed two weeks atop the box office
38 (246) September 17–23, 2017 It (2017 film) c Class 1,700,815 Released on September 8 in the U.S.
39 (247) September 24–30, 2017 Hugh Hefner c Class 4,399,770 Died on September 27
40 (248) October 1–7, 2017 Tom Petty c Class 5,495,706 Died on October 2
41 (249) October 8–14, 2017 Harvey Weinstein c Class 4,241,968 Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents; (first reported on October 5)
42 (250) October 15–21, 2017 Harvey Weinstein c Class 1,587,141 Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents; (first reported on October 5)
43 (251) October 22–28, 2017 Stranger Things c Class 1,212,932 Second season was released on October 27 for streaming on Netflix
44 (252) October 29–November 4, 2017 Kevin Spacey c Class 2,962,876 Denounced for various sexual misconduct incidents against men; (first reported on October 29)
45 (253) November 5–11, 2017 Stranger Things c Class 1,619,424 Second season was released on October 27 for streaming on Netflix
46 (254) November 12–18, 2017 Justice League (film) c Class 2,295,725 Released on November 17 in the U.S.
47 (255) November 19–25, 2017 Charles Manson b Class 3,258,765 Died on November 19
48 (256) November 26–December 2, 2017 Meghan Markle b class 8,747,196 Engagement to Prince Harry announced on November 27
49 (257) December 3–9, 2017 Shashi Kapoor c class 1,578,905 Died on December 4.
50 (258) December 10–16, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi c class 3,070,637 Released on December 15 in the U.S.
51 (259) December 17–23, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi c class 2,379,767 Released on December 15 in the U.S.
52 (260) December 24–30, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi c class 1,354,406 Released on December 15 in the U.S.; three straight weeks atop the box office
53 (261) December 31, 2017–January 6, 2018 List of Black Mirror episodes list Class 1,140,937 Series 4 released December 29 on Netflix

2018

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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (262) January 7–13, 2018 Har Gobind Khorana 2,038,725 Google Doodle on January 9
2 (263) January 14–20, 2018 Dolores O'Riordan 2,536,032 Died on January 15
3 (264) January 21–27, 2018 Virginia Woolf 1,497,132 Google Doodle on January 25
4 (265) January 28–February 3, 2018 Royal Rumble (2018) 2,135,143 Occurred on January 28
5 (266) February 4–10, 2018 Elon Musk 1,986,094 His company's Falcon Heavy rocket launched on February 6
6 (267) February 11–17, 2018 Black Panther (film) 2,341,749 Released on February 16 in the U.S.
7 (268) February 18–24, 2018 Black Panther (film) 3,426,528 Released on February 16 in the U.S.
8 (269) Feb. 25–Mar. 3, 2018 Sridevi 6,704,872 Died on February 24
9 (270) March 4–10, 2018 The Shape of Water 1,717,892 Won the Academy Award for Best Picture on March 4
10 (271) March 11–17, 2018 Stephen Hawking 10,205,628 Died on March 14
11 (272) March 18–24, 2018 Stephen Hawking 1,295,470 Died on March 14
12 (273) March 25–31, 2018 Chipko movement 1,293,097 Google Doodle on March 26
13 (274) April 1–7, 2018 A Quiet Place (film) 1,473,474 Released on March 30 in the U.S.
14 (275) April 8–14, 2018 Wrestlemania 34 2,254,753 Occurred on April 8
15 (276) April 15–21, 2018 Avicii 5,355,249 Died on April 20
16 (277) April 22–28, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 5,294,829 Released on April 27 in the U.S.
17 (278) April 29–May 5, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 5,683,306 Released on April 27 in the U.S.
18 (279) May 6–12, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 2,938,663 Released on April 27 in the U.S.
19 (280) May 13–19, 2018 Meghan Markle / Meghan, Duchess of Sussex[o] 9,262,265[o] Married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19; became Duchess of Sussex as a result
20 (281) May 20–26, 2018 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex[p] 5,464,369[p] Married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on May 19; became Duchess of Sussex as a result
21 (282) May 27–June 2, 2018 Valerie Jarrett 1,743,032 Target of a controversial Roseanne Barr tweet on May 29
22 (283) June 3–9, 2018 Anthony Bourdain 6,094,775 Died on June 8
23 (284) June 10–16, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup 3,007,166 Tournament began on June 14
24 (285) June 17–23, 2018 XXXTentacion 7,306,664 Died on June 18
25 (286) June 24–30, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup 4,855,112 Continued interest after kicking off on June 14
26 (287) July 1–7, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup 3,640,351 Knockout stage began on June 30
27 (288) July 8–14, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup 2,424,759 Semifinals took place on July 10 and 11
28 (289) July 15–21, 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup 1,932,942 Tournament concluded on July 15 with its final
29 (290) July 22–28, 2018 Demi Lovato 2,433,262 Hospitalized for apparent overdose on July 24
30 (291) July 29–August 4, 2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout 991,997 Released on July 27 in the U.S., completed two weeks atop the box office
31 (292) August 5–11, 2018 M. Karunanidhi 1,428,209 Died on August 7
32 (293) August 12–18, 2018 Aretha Franklin 4,997,992 Died on August 16
33 (294) August 19–25, 2018 Nick Jonas 1,255,884 Celebrated his engagement to Priyanka Chopra on August 18
34 (295) August 26–September 1, 2018 John McCain 6,187,238 Died on August 25
35 (296) September 2–8, 2018 Burt Reynolds 4,068,946 Died on September 6
36 (297) September 9–15, 2018 Naomi Osaka 2,104,708 Won the 2018 US Open – Women's Singles final on September 8
37 (298) September 16–22, 2018 Hell in a Cell (2018) 754,131 Occurred on September 16
38 (299) September 23–29, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh 2,451,649 Kavanaugh accused of sexual assault by second individual on September 23
Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27
39 (300) September 30–October 6, 2018 Venom (2018 film) 1,721,610 Released on October 5 in the U.S.
40 (301) October 7–13, 2018 Khabib Nurmagomedov 3,083,061 Won UFC 229 vs. Conor McGregor on October 6
41 (302) October 14–20, 2018 Jamal Khashoggi 1,364,473 Killed on October 2
42 (303) October 21–27, 2018 The Haunting of Hill House (TV series) 1,057,068 Released on Netflix on October 12
43 (304) October 28–November 3, 2018 Freddie Mercury 2,090,170 Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody released on November 1 in the U.S.
44 (305) November 4–10, 2018 Freddie Mercury 3,495,059 Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody released on November 1 in the U.S.
45 (306) November 11–17, 2018 Stan Lee 5,841,113 Died on November 12
46 (307) November 18–24, 2018 Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo 1,710,658 Subject of Narcos: Mexico, released on Netflix on November 16
47 (308) November 25–December 1, 2018 George H. W. Bush 1,644,902 Died on November 30
48 (309) December 2–8, 2018 George H. W. Bush 4,744,951 Died on November 30
49 (310) December 9–15, 2018 List of most-disliked YouTube videos 2,098,077 YouTube Rewind 2018 became #1 on December 13
50 (311) December 16–22, 2018 Penny Marshall 1,968,460 Died on December 17
51 (312) December 23–29, 2018 Bird Box (film) 3,044,258 Released on Netflix on December 21
52 (313) December 30, 2018–January 5, 2019 Bird Box (film) 2,401,831 Released on Netflix on December 21

2019

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Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (314) January 6–12, 2019 R. Kelly 2,029,342 Surviving R. Kelly six-part documentary aired from January 3−5
2 (315) January 14–20, 2019 List of most-liked Instagram posts 2,508,060 Egg picture became #1 on January 14
3 (316) January 20–26, 2019 Ted Bundy 2,514,987 Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, released on Netflix on January 24,
and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, which premiered at Sundance on January 26
4 (317) January 27–February 2, 2019 Ted Bundy 5,179,244 Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, released on Netflix on January 24,
and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, which premiered at Sundance on January 26
5 (318) February 3–9, 2019 21 Savage 3,268,645 Arrested by ICE on illegal immigration claims on February 3
6 (319) February 10–16, 2019 Valentine's Day 1,415,624 Holiday observed on February 14
7 (320) February 17–23, 2019 Karl Lagerfeld 2,498,583 Died on February 19
8 (321) February 24–March 2, 2019 Rami Malek 2,781,135 Won the Academy Award for Best Actor on February 24
9 (322) March 3–9, 2019 Luke Perry c Class 5,363,473 Died on March 4
10 (323) March 10–16, 2019 Captain Marvel (film) b Class 2,391,725 Released on March 8 in the U.S.
11 (324) March 17–23, 2019 Us (2019 film) Start Class 1,632,199 Released on March 15 in the U.S.
12 (325) March 24–30, 2019 Mötley Crüe B Class 2,176,109 Subject of The Dirt, released on Netflix on March 22
13 (326) March 31–April 6, 2019 Nipsey Hussle 6,013,415 Died on March 31
14 (327) April 7–13, 2019 WrestleMania 35 2,078,000 Held on April 7
15 (328) April 14–20, 2019 Notre-Dame de Paris 6,716,199 Notre-Dame de Paris fire happened on April 15
16 (329) April 21–27, 2019 Avengers: Endgame 7,473,463 Released on April 26 in the U.S.
17 (330) April 28–May 4, 2019 Avengers: Endgame 7,096,505 Released on April 26 in the U.S.
Set record for highest-grossing opening weekend over April 26–28 opening weekend
18 (331) May 5–11, 2019 Avengers: Endgame 4,400,303 Released on April 26 in the U.S., completed three weeks atop the box office.
19 (332) May 12–18, 2019 Avengers: Endgame 2,684,351 Released on April 26 in the U.S.
20 (333) May 19–25, 2019 Chernobyl disaster 2,063,994 Subject of Chernobyl, aired by HBO and Sky Atlantic
21 (334) May 26–June 1, 2019 Chernobyl disaster 2,903,001 Subject of Chernobyl, aired by HBO and Sky Atlantic
22 (335) June 2–8, 2019 Chernobyl disaster 3,194,812 Subject of Chernobyl, which aired its final episode on June 3
23 (336) June 9–15, 2019 Chernobyl disaster 2,623,668 Subject of Chernobyl.
24 (337) June 16–22, 2019 Chernobyl disaster 1,728,190 Subject of Chernobyl.
25 (338) June 23–29, 2019 Kabir Singh 1,470,837 Released on June 21 in India.
26 (339) June 30–July 6, 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home 1,908,257 Released on July 2 in the U.S.
27 (340) July 7–13, 2019 Cameron Boyce 6,641,458 Died on July 6
28 (341) July 14–20, 2019 Area 51 2,826,689 Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us had millions interested in attending
29 (342) July 21–27, 2019 Boris Johnson 2,346,109 Elected Prime Minister of Great Britain on July 24
30 (343) July 28–August 3, 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 1,299,670 Released on July 26 in the U.S.
31 (344) August 4–10, 2019 Article 370 of the Constitution of India 3,772,745 Revoked by the Indian government on August 5
32 (345) August 11–17, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein 3,899,509 Died on August 10
33 (346) August 18–24, 2019 Mindhunter (TV series) 1,210,366 Season 2 released on August 16 for streaming on Netflix
34 (347) August 25–31, 2019 Andrew Luck 1,203,492 Announced retirement from the NFL on August 24
35 (348) September 1–7, 2019 Saaho 1,698,364 Released on August 30 in India
36 (349) September 8–14, 2019 September 11 attacks 1,787,632 18th anniversary of disaster
37 (350) September 15–21, 2019 Ric Ocasek 1,448,669 Died on September 15
38 (351) September 22–28, 2019 Greta Thunberg 2,348,736 Addressed the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit on September 23
39 (352) September 29–October 5, 2019 Joker (2019 film) 3,078,817 Released on October 4 in the U.S.
40 (353) October 6–12, 2019 Joker (2019 film) 3,916,575 Released on October 4 in the U.S.
41 (354) October 13–19, 2019 Joker (2019 film) 2,163,336 Released on October 4 in the U.S; completed three weeks atop the box office.
42 (355) October 20–26, 2019 Joker (2019 film) 1,623,640 Released on October 4 in the U.S.
43 (356) October 27–November 2, 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 1,573,480 Killed on October 27
44 (357) November 3–9, 2019 Henry V of England 1,803,080 Subject of The King, released on Netflix on November 1
45 (358) November 10–16, 2019 The Mandalorian 1,570,155 Released on November 12 on Disney+
46 (359) November 17–23, 2019 The Mandalorian 1,707,701 Second episode, "Chapter 2: The Child", aired on November 19
47 (360) November 24–30, 2019 Jimmy Hoffa 2,238,665 Subject of The Irishman, released on Netflix on November 27
48 (361) December 1–7, 2019 Jimmy Hoffa 2,289,492 Subject of The Irishman, released on Netflix on November 27
49 (362) December 8–14, 2019 Juice Wrld 3,659,287 Died on December 8
50 (363) December 15–21, 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 3,788,471 Released on December 20 in the U.S.
51 (364) December 22–28, 2019 The Witcher (TV series) 2,980,641 Released on Netflix on December 20
52 (365) December 29, 2019–January 4, 2020 Qasem Soleimani 2,119,435 Died on January 3

2020

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Highest count of the year
Lowest count of the year
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (366) January 5–11, 2020 Qasem Soleimani 2,212,042 Died on January 3
2 (367) January 12–18, 2020 Aaron Hernandez 3,140,504[q] Subject of Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez which released on Netflix on January 15
3 (368) January 19–25, 2020 Coronavirus 3,447,173[q] 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
4 (369) January 26–February 1, 2020 Kobe Bryant 22,840,307[q] Died on January 26
5 (370) February 2–8, 2020 Shakira 3,691,879[q] Performed at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show on February 2, which was also her birthday
6 (371) February 9–15, 2020 Parasite (film) 5,196,541[q] Won four Academy Awards on February 9
7 (372) February 16–22, 2020 Michael Bloomberg 1,865,322[q] Debate performance was poorly received on February 19
8 (373) February 23–29, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak 2,505,351[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week
9 (374) March 1–7, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak 3,465,955[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week
10 (375) March 8–14, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak /
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic[r] 		6,408,766[q] Outbreak officially reclassified as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11
11 (376) March 15–21, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 7,645,103[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed 250,000 cases on March 21
12 (377) March 22–28, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 7,865,205[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed 500,000 cases on March 28
13 (378) March 29–April 4, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 5,593,988[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week, surpassed a million cases on April 4
14 (379) April 5–11, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 4,126,190[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week; 1.6 million total cases by April 11
15 (380) April 12–18, 2020 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic 3,255,130[q] Outbreak continued throughout the week; surpassed two million cases on April 17
16 (381) April 19–25, 2020 Kim Jong-un 2,655,866[q] Reports on potentially serious illness on April 21
17 (382) April 26–May 2, 2020 Irrfan Khan 6,304,066[q] Died on April 29
18 (383) May 3–9, 2020 Elon Musk 2,799,218[q] Son with Grimes born on May 4.
19 (384) May 10–16, 2020 Michael Jordan 1,811,148[q] Subject of the ESPN\Netflix series The Last Dance
20 (385) May 17–23, 2020 Michael Jordan 2,340,978[q] Subject of the ESPN\Netflix series The Last Dance, which ended on May 22
21 (386) May 24–30, 2020 Death of George Floyd 3,328,657[q] Happened on May 25
22 (387) May 31–June 6, 2020 Killing of George Floyd 6,589,437[q][s] Happened on May 25, protests were still happening
23 (388) June 7–13, 2020 Edward Colston 2,159,287[q] Statue toppled down during George Floyd protests
24 (389) June 14–20, 2020 Sushant Singh Rajput c class 11,538,094[q] Died on June 14.
25 (390) June 21–27, 2020 Bubba Wallace 1,156,946 [q] Noose found in his stall for NASCAR race
26 (391) June 28–July 4, 2020 Alexander Hamilton 2,834,549 [q] Subject of the musical Hamilton, released to VOD streaming on July 3.
27 (392) July 5–11, 2020 Naya Rivera 3,919,003[q] Declared missing, presumed dead, on July 8.
28 (393) July 12–18, 2020 Naya Rivera 3,738,808[q] Body found on July 13.
29 (394) July 19–25, 2020 Dil Bechara 992,310[q] Released in India on July 24, starring recently-deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput
30 (395) July 26–August 1, 2020 John Lewis (civil rights leader) 1,507,358[q] Received a state funeral at the U.S. Capitol
31 (396) August 2–8, 2020 Lebanon 1,588,673[q] Capital Beirut damaged in an ammonium nitrate explosion on August 4
32 (397) August 9–15, 2020 Kamala Harris 11,843,595[q] Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race in August 11
33 (398) August 16–22, 2020 Kamala Harris 2,523,180[q] Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race, appeared in the 2020 Democratic National Convention
34 (399) August 23–29, 2020 Chadwick Boseman 9,945,698[q] Died on August 28
35 (400) August 30–September 5, 2020 Chadwick Boseman 3,974,415[q] Died on August 28
36 (401) September 6–12, 2020 Mulan (2020 film) 1,383,212[q] Released on September 4 at Disney+
37 (402) September 13–19, 2020 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 4,162,215[q] Died on September 18
38 (403) September 20–26, 2020 Amy Coney Barrett 3,475,060[q] Nominated for the Supreme Court on September 26
39 (404) September 27–October 3, 2020 Proud Boys 3,156,661[q] Referenced by Donald Trump in the September 29 presidential debate
40 (405) October 4–10, 2020 Eddie Van Halen 3,847,894[q] Died on October 6
41 (406) October 11–17, 2020 The Haunting of Bly Manor 2,838,889[q] Released on Netflix on October 9
42 (407) October 18–24, 2020 Kristen Welker 1,443,494[q] Moderated the final US presidential debate, which took place on October 22
43 (408) October 25–31, 2020 Sean Connery 3,278,571[q] Died on October 31
44 (409) November 1–7, 2020 2016 United States presidential election 9,142,304[q] 2020 election held on November 3, vote count lasted the whole week
45 (410) November 8–14, 2020 Donald Trump 15,162,676[q] Refused to acknowledge defeat at the 2020 United States presidential election
46 (411) November 15–21, 2020 Donald Trump 6,387,834[q] Refused to acknowledge defeat at the presidential election, started lawsuits claiming fraud
47 (412) November 22–29, 2020 Diego Maradona 5,362,266[q] Died in November 25.
48 (413) November 30–December 5, 2020 Elliot Page 5,205,375[q][t] Came out as a transgender man on December 1.
49 (414) December 6–12, 2020 Cyberpunk 2077 1,596,154 [q] Released on December 10.
50 (415) December 13–19, 2020 The Mandalorian 978,727[q] Season 2 finale released on December 18.
51 (416) December 20–26, 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 1,520,957[q] Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on December 25.
52 (417) December 27, 2020–January 2, 2021 Bridgerton 2,219,456[q] Released on Netflix on December 25.

2021

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Lowest count of the year
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views[q] Notes
1 (418) January 3–9, 2021 Tanya Roberts 1,987,464 Died on January 4.
2 (419) January 10–16, 2021 Donald Trump 2,227,710 Impeached on January 13, following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
3 (420) January 17–23, 2021 Joe Biden 5,277,181 Inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20.
4 (421) January 24–30, 2021 Cicely Tyson 2,180,339 Died on January 28.
5 (422) January 31–February 6, 2021 Dustin Diamond 2,122,339 Died on February 1.
6 (423) February 7–13, 2021 Tom Brady 3,976,246 Won Super Bowl LV on February 7.
7 (424) February 14–20, 2021 Rush Limbaugh 2,235,167 Died on February 17.
8 (425) February 21–27, 2021 Daft Punk 1,719,463 Announced their split on February 22.
9 (426) February 28–March 6, 2021 WandaVision 1,730,441 "The Series Finale" released on March 5.
10 (427) March 7–13, 2021 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 3,328,817 Oprah with Meghan and Harry broadcast on March 7.
11 (428) March 14–20, 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League 3,110,374 Released on HBO Max on March 18.
12 (429) March 21–27, 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League 2,122,456 Released on HBO Max on March 18.
13 (430) March 28–April 3, 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong 2,857,080 Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on March 31.
14 (431) April 4–10, 2021 DMX (rapper) 6,191,810 Died on April 9.
15 (432) April 11–17, 2021 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 2,703,385 Died on April 9, funeral held on April 17.
16 (433) April 18–24, 2021 Derek Chauvin 2,221,610 Found guilty on April 20 for the murder of George Floyd.
17 (434) April 25–May 1, 2021 93rd Academy Awards 1,571,338 Took place on April 25.
18 (435) May 2–8, 2021 Bill Gates 1,371,353 Announced divorce on May 3.
19 (436) May 9–15, 2021 Elon Musk 2,023,222 Hosted Saturday Night Live on May 8.
20 (437) May 16–22, 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021 1,610,619 Took place on May 22.
21 (438) May 23–29, 2021 Army of the Dead 1,584,244 Released on Netflix on May 21.
22 (439) May 30–June 5, 2021 Mare of Easttown 1,232,548 Series finale aired May 30.
23 (440) June 6–12, 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 1,725,754 Started on June 11.
24 (441) June 13–19, 2021 Juneteenth 2,615,582 Holiday observed on June 19.
25 (442) June 20–26, 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 3,826,236 Tournament ongoing.
26 (443) June 27–July 3, 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 2,920,042 Tournament ongoing, entered knockout round.
27 (444) July 4–10, 2021 Dilip Kumar 2,517,717 Died on July 7.
28 (445) July 11–17, 2021 Black Widow (2021 film) 1,640,488 Released in theaters and Disney+ on July 9.
29 (446) July 18–24, 2021 Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,034,685 Won the 2021 NBA Finals on July 20.
30 (447) July 25–31, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics 2,920,042 Event ongoing after opening ceremony on July 23.
31 (448) August 1–7, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics 3,278,702 Event ongoing.
32 (449) August 8–14, 2021 The Suicide Squad (film) 2,004,116 Released in U.S. theaters and HBO Max on August 6.
33 (450) August 15–21, 2021 Taliban 6,195,799 Retook Afghanistan on August 15.
34 (451) August 22–28, 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo 1,857,188 Signed a return to Manchester United F.C. on August 27.
35 (452) August 29–September 4, 2021 Sidharth Shukla 2,897,546 Died on September 2.
36 (453) September 5–11, 2021 Emma Raducanu 3,031,991 Won the 2021 US Open – Women's Singles on September 11.
37 (454) September 12–18, 2021 Norm Macdonald 2,793,630 Died on September 14.
38 (455) September 19–25, 2021 Squid Game 2,508,476 Released on Netflix on September 17.
39 (456) September 26–October 2, 2021 Squid Game 4,675,856 Released on Netflix on September 17.
40 (457) October 3–9, 2021 Squid Game 5,400,927 Released on Netflix on September 17.
41 (458) October 10–16, 2021 Squid Game 3,648,028 Released on Netflix on September 17.
42 (459) October 17–23, 2021 Colin Powell 2,232,933 Died on October 18.
43 (460) October 24–30, 2021 Puneeth Rajkumar 3,250,947 Died on October 29.
44 (461) October 31–November 6, 2021 Eternals (film) 1,884,050 Released on November 5 in the U.S.
45 (462) November 7–13, 2021 Eternals (film) 1,669,266 Released on November 5 in the U.S.
46 (463) November 14–20, 2021 Kenosha unrest shooting 2,822,572 Perpetrator acquitted on November 19.
47 (464) November 21–27, 2021 Ralf Rangnick 1,673,772 Speculation of a hire as Manchester United manager
48 (465) November 28–December 4, 2021 Virgil Abloh 1,740,726 Died on November 28.
49 (466) December 5–11, 2021 Bipin Rawat 3,257,899 Died on December 8.
50 (467) December 12–18, 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home 4,812,556 Released on December 17.
51 (468) December 19–25, 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home 3,730,119 Released on December 17, completed two weeks atop the box office and passed $1 billion.
52 (469) Dec. 26, 2021–Jan. 1, 2022 Betty White 6,250,441 Died on December 31.

2022

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Highest count of the year
Lowest count of the year
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views[q] Notes
1 (470) January 2–8, 2022 Betty White 2,084,339 Died on December 31, 2021.
2 (471) January 9–15, 2022 Bob Saget 5,723,931 Died on January 9.
3 (472) January 16–22, 2022 Meat Loaf 3,032,358 Died on January 20.
4 (473) January 23–29, 2022 Ashleigh Barty 942,625 Won Australian Open on January 29.
5 (474) January 30–February 5, 2022 Justin Trudeau 2,338,088 Protested against from January 29.
6 (475) February 6–12, 2022 Lata Mangeshkar 3,532,616 Died on February 6.
7 (476) February 13–19, 2022 Anna Sorokin 3,759,292 Subject of Inventing Anna, released on Netflix on February 11.
8 (477) February 20–26, 2022 Ukraine 6,741,179 Ukraine was invaded by Russia on February 24.
9 (478) February 27–March 5, 2022 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 7,647,610
10 (479) March 6–12, 2022 Vladimir Putin 3,815,361
11 (480) March 13–19, 2022 The Kashmir Files 2,623,323 Released on March 11.
12 (481) March 20–26, 2022 Taylor Hawkins 2,296,427 Died on March 25.
13 (482) March 27–April 2, 2022 Jada Pinkett Smith 3,341,264 Husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a joke about her on March 27.
14 (483) April 3–9, 2022 Wrestlemania 38 2,205,071 WWE's annual premier event, held on April 2 and 3.
15 (484) April 10–16, 2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 2,505,301 Released on April 14.
16 (485) April 17–23, 2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 3,443,321
17 (486) April 24–30, 2022 Amber Heard 3,502,940 Defendant of Depp v. Heard, which began on April 11.
18 (487) May 1–7, 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 3,442,958 Released on May 6.
19 (488) May 8–14, 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2,523,503
20 (489) May 15–21, 2022 Amber Heard 1,540,466 Defendant of Depp v. Heard.
21 (490) May 22–28, 2022 Ray Liotta 3,574,274 Died on May 26.
22 (491) May 29–June 4, 2022 Sidhu Moose Wala 3,083,071 Died on May 29.
23 (492) June 5–11, 2022 Vikram (2022 film) 1,647,903 Released on June 3.
24 (493) June 12–18, 2022 Juneteenth 1,297,409 Celebrated on June 19.
25 (494) June 19–25, 2022 Roe v. Wade 2,554,445 Overturned on June 24.
26 (495) June 26–July 2, 2022 Roe v. Wade 1,864,660
27 (496) July 3–9, 2022 Shinzo Abe 3,777,595 Assassinated on July 8.
28 (497) July 10–16, 2022 Ivana Trump 1,894,325 Died on July 14.
29 (498) July 17–23, 2022 Droupadi Murmu 1,763,304 Elected president of India on July 21.
30 (499) July 24–30, 2022 The Gray Man (2022 film) 1,180,156 Released on Netflix on July 22.
31 (500) July 31–August 6, 2022 India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 2,807,590 Games started on July 28.
32 (501) August 7–13, 2022 Anne Heche 6,740,122 Died on August 11.
33 (502) August 14–20, 2022 Anne Heche 2,360,311
34 (503) August 21–27, 2022 House of the Dragon 2,221,973 Series premiere aired on HBO on August 21.
35 (504) August 28–September 3, 2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 1,564,791 First two episodes released on Prime Video on September 2.
36 (505) September 4–10, 2022 Elizabeth II 16,073,459 Died on September 8.
37 (506) September 11–17, 2022 Elizabeth II 6,224,957
38 (507) September 18–24, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer 8,365,786 Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21.
39 (508) September 25–October 1, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer 17,531,816
40 (509) October 2–8, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer 10,667,069
41 (510) October 9–15, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer 5,835,008
42 (511) October 16–22, 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer 3,100,706
43 (512) October 23–29, 2022 Rishi Sunak 7,898,149 Appointed prime minister of the UK on October 25.
44 (513) October 30–November 5, 2022 Takeoff (rapper) 3,156,575 Died on November 1.
45 (514) November 6–12, 2022 Aaron Carter 4,200,862 Died on November 5.
46 (515) November 13–19, 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup 2,061,296 Tournament ran from November 20 to December 18.
47 (516) November 20–26, 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup 9,405,304
48 (517) November 27–December 3, 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup 11,004,144
49 (518) December 4–10, 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup 4,565,186
50 (519) December 11–17, 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup 2,943,571
51 (520) December 18–24, 2022 Lionel Messi 7,000,827 Won the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on December 18.
52 (521) December 25–31, 2022 Andrew Tate 4,121,404 Arrested on December 29.

2023

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Highest count of the year
Lowest count of the year
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (522) January 1–7, 2023 Damar Hamlin 3,153,050 Suffered a cardiac arrest on January 2.
2 (523) January 8–14, 2023 Lisa Marie Presley 5,999,702 Died on January 12.
3 (524) January 15–21, 2023 The Last of Us (TV series) 2,409,748 Premiered on January 15.
4 (525) January 22–28, 2023 Pathaan (film) 3,999,949 Released on January 25.
5 (526) January 29–February 4, 2023 Pathaan (film) 3,980,288 Released on January 25.
6 (527) February 5–11, 2023 Pathaan (film) 2,115,950 Released on January 25.
7 (528) February 12–18, 2023 Rihanna 4,527,454 Performed at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show on February 12.
8 (529) February 19–25, 2023 The Last of Us (TV series) 1,650,001 New episode aired on February 19.
9 (530) February 26–March 4, 2023 Murdaugh family 1,880,917 Trial of Alex Murdaugh ended on March 2, and the family is the subject of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, released on February 22.
10 (531) March 5–11, 2023 The Last of Us (TV series) 1,600,712 New episode aired on March 5.
11 (532) March 12–18, 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once 3,565,337 Won 7 Academy Awards on March 12.
12 (533) March 19–25, 2023 ChatGPT 1,774,068 Version based on GPT-4 released on March 14.
13 (534) March 26–April 1, 2023 2,102,375
14 (535) April 2–8, 2023 WrestleMania 39 2,309,241 WWE's annual premier event, held on April 1 and 2.
15 (536) April 9–15, 2023 ChatGPT 1,699,710 Perennially popular article in 2023.
16 (537) April 16–22, 2023 1,720,995
17 (538) April 23–29, 2023 Jerry Springer 2,704,171 Died on April 27.
18 (539) April 30–May 6, 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 1,935,502 Released on May 5.
19 (540) May 7–13, 2023 The Kerala Story 1,935,502 Released on May 5.
20 (541) May 14–20, 2023 ChatGPT 1,575,194 Perennially popular article in 2023.
21 (542) May 21–27, 2023 Tina Turner 6,432,226 Died on May 24.
22 (543) May 28–June 3, 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 1,756,037 Released on June 2.
23 (544) June 4–10, 2023 2,164,788
24 (545) June 11–17, 2023 The Idol (TV series) 2,392,488 Premiered on June 4, new episodes aired every Sunday until the series finale on July 2.
25 (546) June 18–24, 2023 6,517,575
26 (547) June 25–July 1, 2023 5,907,348
27 (548) July 2–8, 2023 1,999,681
28 (549) July 9–15, 2023 Huw Edwards 2,240,811 Suspended by the BBC on July 12.
29 (550) July 16–22, 2023 J. Robert Oppenheimer 4,921,587 Subject of Oppenheimer, released on July 21.
30 (551) July 23–29, 2023 Sinéad O'Connor 8,096,961 Died on July 26.
31 (552) July 30–August 5, 2023 Paul Reubens 3,376,260 Died on July 30.
32 (553) August 6–12, 2023 Oppenheimer (film) 2,016,798 Released on July 21.
33 (554) August 13–19, 2023 Gadar 2 2,937,682 Released on August 11.
34 (555) August 20–26, 2023 Bray Wyatt 2,533,694 Died on August 24.
35 (556) August 27–September 2, 2023 Jimmy Buffett 1,649,856 Died on September 1.
36 (557) September 3–9, 2023 Jawan (film) 3,905,752 Released on September 7.
37 (558) September 10–16, 2023 4,746,356
38 (559) September 17–23, 2023 2,854,528
39 (560) September 24–30, 2023 Travis Kelce 2,271,124 Rumoured girlfriend Taylor Swift attended his NFL game on September 24.
40 (561) October 1–7, 2023 India at the 2022 Asian Games 2,382,812 Finished the event with its record medal haul of 107 medals.
41 (562) October 8–14, 2023 Gaza Strip 5,344,460 Hamas began the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on October 7.
42 (563) October 15–21, 2023 2023 Cricket World Cup 3,937,866 Tournament ongoing.
43 (564) October 22–28, 2023 4,201,290
44 (565) October 29–November 4, 2023 Matthew Perry 13,203,826 Died on October 28.
46 (566) November 5–11, 2023 2023 Cricket World Cup 5,430,721 Tournament ongoing.
46 (567) November 12–18, 2023 3,710,562
47 (568) November 19–25, 2023 Cricket World Cup 3,919,491 2023 Cricket World Cup concluded on November 19 with its final.
48 (569) November 26–December 2, 2023 Henry Kissinger 3,545,119 Died on November 29.
49 (570) December 3–9, 2023 Animal (2023 film) 5,560,820 Released on December 1.
50 (571) December 10–16, 2023 3,332,995
51 (572) December 17–23, 2023 Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire 2,384,892 Released on December 22.
52 (573) December 24–30, 2023 3,995,797
53 (574) December 31, 2023–January 6, 2024 Saltburn (film) b Class 2,471,062 Released on Prime Video on December 22.

2024

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Highest count of the year
Lowest count of the year
Wk# Week/Report Article Class Views Notes
1 (575) January 7–13, 2024 Saltburn (film) b Class 2,212,357 Released on Prime Video on December 22.
2 (576) January 14–20, 2024 1,529,852
3 (577) January 21–27, 2024 Griselda Blanco 2,072,125 Subject of Griselda, released on January 25.
4 (578) January 28–February 3, 2024 4,444,663
5 (579) February 4–10, 2024 Toby Keith 2,848,834 Died on February 5.
6 (580) February 11–17, 2024 Patrick Mahomes 2,486,936 Won Super Bowl LVIII on February 11.
7 (581) February 18–24, 2024 Alexei Navalny 1,165,437 Died on February 16.
8 (582) February 25–March 2, 2024 Dune: Part Two 1,498,715 Released on March 1 in the U.S.
9 (583) March 3–9, 2024 2,124,244
10 (584) March 10–16, 2024 Poor Things (film) 2,219,393 Won four Academy Awards on March 10.
11 (585) March 17–23, 2024 Nowruz 1,372,788 Celebrated on March 21.
12 (586) March 24–30, 2024 Indian Premier League 4,610,878 Tournament running from March 22 to May 26.
13 (587) March 31–April 6, 2024 3,610,348
14 (588) April 7–13, 2024 O. J. Simpson 4,021,730 Died on April 10.
15 (589) April 14–20, 2024 Indian Premier League 4,296,976 Tournament ongoing.
16 (590) April 21–27, 2024 3,049,983
17 (591) April 28–May 4, 2024 2,061,790
18 (592) May 5–11, 2024 Eurovision Song Contest 2024 1,637,212 Took place from May 7 to 11.
19 (593) May 12–18, 2024 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 996,673 Released on May 9 in the U.S.
20 (594) May 19–25, 2024 Ebrahim Raisi 2,165,931 Died on May 19.
21 (595) May 26–June 1, 2024 Bill Walton 1,300,701 Died on May 27.
22 (596) June 2–8, 2024 2024 Indian general election 2,958,008 Results declared on June 4.
23 (597) June 9–15, 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 1,216,340 Kicked off on June 14.
24 (598) June 16–22, 2024 Donald Sutherland 2,630,673 Died on June 20.
25 (599) June 23–29, 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 3,744,974 Tournament ongoing.
26 (600) June 30–July 6, 2024 Kalki 2898 AD 3,059,653 Released on June 27 in India.
27 (601) July 7–13, 2024 Project 2025 2,749,345 Perennially popular article in 2024.
28 (602) July 14–20, 2024 JD Vance 11,408,132 Chosen by Donald Trump to be his running mate in the presidential race on July 15.
29 (603) July 21–27, 2024 Kamala Harris 8,356,964 Announced her presidential campaign on July 21.
30 (604) July 28–August 3, 2024 Imane Khelif 6,746,991 Targeted by transvestigation regarding her gender starting with her first win at the Olympics on August 1.
31 (605) August 4–10, 2024 Tim Walz 6,659,696 Chosen by Kamala Harris to be her running mate in the presidential race on August 6.
32 (606) August 11–17, 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine 1,865,839 Released on July 26 in the U.S., passed $1 billion at the box office.
33 (607) August 18–24, 2024 Kamala Harris 2,232,813 Addressed the Democratic National Convention on August 22.
34 (608) August 25–31, 2024 Oasis (band) 1,428,910 Announced reunion tour on August 27.
35 (609) September 1–7, 2024 Emily Armstrong (musician) 1,428,603 Announced as the new Linkin Park vocalist on September 5.
36 (610) September 8–14, 2024 James Earl Jones 3,034,998 Died on September 9.
37 (611) September 15–21, 2024 Lyle and Erik Menendez 3,493,715 Subject of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, released on September 19.
38 (612) September 22–28, 2024 7,386,763
39 (613) September 29–October 5, 2024 4,565,092
40 (614) October 6–12, 2024 Ratan Tata 5,034,616 Died on October 9.
41 (615) October 13–19, 2024 Liam Payne 7,904,304 Died on October 16.
42 (616) October 20–26, 2024 Rodney Alcala 2,490,646 Subject of Woman of the Hour, released on October 18.
43 (617) October 27–November 2, 2024 Teri Garr 1,355,055 Died on October 29.
44 (618) November 3–9, 2024 2024 United States presidential election 9,045,886 Held on November 5, winner declared the next day.
45 (619) November 10–16, 2024 Pete Hegseth 3,946,704 Announced as nominee for U.S. Secretary of Defense on November 12.

Notes

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  1. ^ Calvinism was at the top of the WP:5000 with 4,151,121 page views, however, there seemed to be no historical or cultural occurrence—whether a Google Doodle, a popular Reddit "Today I Learned" thread, or a good, old-fashioned news story that would propel that article to that height. Further analysis shows page views spiked for Calvinism and quickly died down to normal levels.
  2. ^ Speculated to have artificial inflation of page views (see June 2013 page views for Yahoo!); Antoni Gaudí was #2 for the week with 1,154,577 page views, due to a Google Doodle on June 25.
  3. ^ Blurb in the Report speculated that perhaps the article's page views received artificial inflation (see June 2013 and July 2013 page views for Yahoo!); Independence Day (United States) ranked #2 for the week with 1,169,967 page views, due to the holiday being observed on July 4.
  4. ^ Blurb in the Report again speculated that perhaps the article's page views received artificial inflation (see July 2013 page views for Yahoo!); Roswell UFO incident ranked #2 for the week with 1,127,165 page views, due to a Google Doodle on July 8.
  5. ^ Blurb in the Top 25 Report for this week elaborated that this was a topic of discussion in India, where the Grandmasters are from.
  6. ^ Blurb in the Report attributed #1 ranking to Wayne apologizing to his fans on Twitter for his lack of VMA or BET award nominations, but that tweet was posted on August 25 (compare 12,114 page views on August 25 to 129,930 page views on September 1). The following week's Report mentioned the mixtape.
  7. ^ Speculated to have artificial page view inflation; Sachin Tendulkar ranked #2 for the week with 873,040 page views due to retiring from cricket on November 16.
  8. ^ Blurb in the Report speculated artificial page view inflation; Doctor Who ranked #2 for the week with 1,435,415 page views due to the show's 50th anniversary celebrations including special episode, "The Day of the Doctor", airing on November 23.
  9. ^ Long-speculated to have bot-influenced or inflated page views, but included in list this week; #2 was the 2014 FIFA World Cup with 1,179,986 page views, due to its semi-finals taking place on July 8 and 9, as well as its third place match taking place on July 12. Amazon.com was excluded from appearing on the list on following Reports.
  10. ^ The blurb on the Report detailed that page views included those from the redirect Ebola.
  11. ^ Report did not list class for this article, but it was rated List-class at the time
  12. ^ a b Due to Jenner's announcement of her completed gender transition, Wikipedia moved the Bruce Jenner article to Caitlyn Jenner. The Bruce Jenner article was more visited during the week with 2,874,874 page views, although the Caitlyn Jenner article's 1,249,139 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views. See page view stats here.
  13. ^ Report listed "N/A" for class, however the article was rated as a Future-Class article during the week.
  14. ^ Report listed class as "N/A", but the article was a Future-class article at the time.
  15. ^ a b Due to Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's wedding (which subsequently made her the Duchess of Sussex), Wikipedia editors moved the Meghan Markle article to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during the week (hence the combination of page views). The Meghan Markle article was more visited during the week with 7,166,455 page views, although the Meghan, Duchess of Sussex article's 2,095,810 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views. See page view stats here.
  16. ^ a b Again the views were high for both the current article name and the previous one: 5,464,369 for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and 3,165,578 for Meghan Markle. Both articles would have ranked #1 on their own; combining both of the two's page views would result in a 8,629,947 page view figure. The report technically did not list the combined figure, as the page was renamed back to Meghan Markle only after said week was finished.See page view stats here.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Estimate, the WP:5000 tool was down;starting in late March 2020, data mostly from the WP:1000 tool
  18. ^ Due to the World Health Organization reclassifying the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, Wikipedia editors moved the "2019–20 coronavirus outbreak" article to "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic" during the week. The latter pandemic article was more visited during the week with 3,278,583 page views, although the former outbreak article's 3,130,183 page views would have ranked #1 on its own. This listing combines the two's page views.
  19. ^ Combination of page views for "Death of George Floyd" with "Killing of George Floyd" due to a page move.
  20. ^ Combination of page views for the pre- and post-transition names, Ellen Page and Elliot Page
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