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Traffic report

Films, deaths and ChatGPT

This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Max BuddyRoo, and SSSB.

Ooh, that's where my family's buried and gone (January 15 to 21)

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	The Last of Us (TV series)	2,409,748	Ten years after Naughty Dog's acclaimed post-apocalyptic game series debuted on the PlayStation 3, HBO premiered a TV adaptation of Joel and Ellie trying to traverse the continental United States while facing off against the aggressive victims of a fungal infection.
2	The Last of Us	1,469,194
3	Lisa Marie Presley	1,440,847	45 and a half years ago, Elvis died. Now his only daughter with Priscilla Presley, who also went down the music path, is gone too, having suffered a cardiac arrest at the age of 54, leaving behind three daughters (the eldest of which is actress Riley Keough) and studio albums. Even if she once said "I'll shrink my head and put it in a glass box in the living room. I'll get more tourists to Graceland that way.", instead Lisa Marie still went to what she described in one of her songs as "the damn back lawn" of that house, where the Presley family grave is located.
4	ChatGPT	1,272,362	There was already a ruckus regarding artificial intelligence art, so a chatbot that makes very articulate and legible texts rather than word salad is also a big subject of discussion.
5	Avatar: The Way of Water	1,269,079	Avatar continues to be on this list for the 6th week in a row, as it becomes one of the highest grossing movies of all time. After all, it might be overlong, it might follow the first movie in being hailed as forgettable, but it is the sort of spectacle that warrants been seen in a theater.
6	David Crosby	1,183,945	#3 died two days after Jeff Beck, and six before this other acclaimed musician, best known as a member of both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and who left behind a vast body of work of over six decades, including 8 solo albums.
7	Deaths in 2023	985,404	Let's go with a song featuring the above: A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap A time to kill, a time to heal A time to laugh, a time to weep...
8	Priscilla Presley	879,568	#3's mother, who along with being the love of The King of Rock n' Roll's life will also have the biggest role of her actress career, in spite of extensive TV work, be as the love of Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun trilogy.
9	Varisu	858,862	This Indian film by Vamshi Paidipally came out last week and is already the highest grossing Indian movie of this year, although judging by the reviews it likely doesn't deserve to be.
10	R'Bonney Gabriel	802,721	The latest edition of Miss Universe was won by this Texan, widening the lead of the United States' women with nine titles – and adequately, runner-up Amanda Dudamel hails from the second biggest winner, Venezuela (7), where only the oil industry is stronger than the beauty pageant one.

I'm thinkin' of you, you're out there so, say your prayers (January 22 to 28)

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Pathaan (film)	3,999,949	Shah Rukh Khan is a huge deal in India (He is India and India is him, they said). So it is only appropriate that his comeback film after five years is breaking Hindi film records in its opening weekend. Pathaan (the title character) must stop a private terrorist organisation from releasing a deadly man-made virus into India. As usual, I have pathetically failed in my attempt to sell this film to you via the plot. So I will settle by telling you that critics are impressed.
2	The Last of Us (TV series)	1,664,646	The HBO show based on #6 is receiving massive praise among both critics and audiences, earning a spot at #2.
3	ChatGPT	1,588,826	AI strikes again as this article appears for the 4th time in a row, as fears of the AI increase across the world, with people worrying it will replace jobs (with there being an even bigger AI on the way).
4	Republic Day (India)	1,456,310	Although India became independent in August 1947 (that's Independence Day), it wasn't until January 26, 1950, that the transition to independence was complete, when the Indian Constitution came into effect. The day is marked by parades and an awards ceremony, among other celebrations. The whole thing doesn't even end until November 29, when the Indian military performs a beating retreat.
5	Avatar: The Way of Water	1,123,418	Like its predecessor, the return of Jake Sully and the Na'vi has passed 2 billion dollars and earned a Best Picture nomination (which this writer thought was undeserved, as at least the first one had a compelling if derivative story compared to this overlong if impressive showcase of underwater visual effects).
6	The Last of Us	1,121,753	#2 was based off of it, so people probably went here trying to find the show, if not discover where the plot is going.
7	Death of Tyre Nichols	1,003,941	America's latest case of police brutality. This time, five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee beat Tyre Nichols to death. When it was George Floyd people screamed racism, but this time all the officers involved were all black themselves. So the main conclusion to be drawn (at least from my perspective): the US police force need to be reformed – and it needs to happen now.
8	Deaths in 2023	971,918	The way she held your hand The little things you planned Her memory is with you yet That's someone you never forget That's someone you never forget
9	Justin Roiland	841,536	The creator of Rick and Morty was fired following the reveal of a past arrest for abuse, but the show already announced they will replace him as the voice actor for title characters.
10	Brock Purdy	783,649	When Purdy was drafted as Mr. Irrelevant at the 2022 NFL Draft everyone thought that would be the last they heard of him – and for a long time that was true. But after the San Francisco 49ers lost their first two quarterbacks to injury, Purdy had to step up. And he hasn't done too badly, winning all of the 7 games he has started. He also plays in the NFC Championship Game in an attempt to make it to Super Bowl LVII on February 12, but fell short.

Most edited articles

For the December 30-January 30 period, per this this database report; shout out to ElijahPepe for some of the write-ups below.

Title	Revisions	Notes
2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election	3607	The 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election began and concluded on the first week of January, with Kevin McCarthy defeating Hakeem Jeffries to become Speaker of the House. Although the outcome was expected, the means were not; a far-right coalition of House Republicans prevented McCarthy from advancing as Speaker. McCarthy was able to flip several votes to his favor on Friday, although was unsuccessful in convincing several Republicans. Following an overnight vote, McCarthy was elected Speaker in the early hours of January 7.
Deaths in 2023	2321	January already had some famous deaths, such as Ken Block, Gina Lollobrigida and the above mentioned Lisa Marie Presley, David Crosby and Jeff Beck. Thankfully Jeremy Renner and Damar Hamlin (see below) were only close calls.
Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6)	2203	The latest edition of one of the Indian Big Brother shows (there are versions in every language, similar to how the movie industry that always brings in highly viewed articles is split in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, etc.).
2023 Australian Open – Men's singles	1304	Novak Djokovic won his record tenth title of this Grand Slam over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
George Santos	1209	New York's 3rd congressional district's new representative, well - he hasn't actually been sworn in yet. Santos has admitted to lying about virtually every aspect of his life (apparently in a bid to get elected in the first place). Meanwhile, Brazil has re-opened an investigation into allegations of cheque fraud. And he is additionally under investigation by federal, state and county authorities - presumably for other crimes, but I can't really be bothered to read the article. Santos has also already promised not to stand for re-election, and according to one expert may even be prevented from sitting, triggering a special election. Surely taking the record for the earliest case of either - let alone both.
Royal Rumble (2023)	1054	The latest wrestling pay-per-view, held in San Antonio and featuring Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley winning the title match.
2022–23 NFL playoffs	957	Gridiron's knockout tournaments were held, and the teams going to Super Bowl LVII on the 12th will be the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
2023 Australian Open – Women's singles	953	Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been playing for no flag ever since the the invasion of Ukraine. Wimbledon downright banned players from those countries, leading the 2022 edition to give no points to the WTA rankings. And in Australia it converged in a final between a Belarusian, Aryna Sabalenka, and a Russian who won Wimbledon because she plays for Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina, with the former prevailing.
2023 World Men's Handball Championship	945	Poland and Sweden hosted this tournament, and Denmark successfully defended the 2021 title.
Avatar: The Way of Water	833	Took 13 years, but James Cameron finally returned to Pandora, in an overlong movie with a lot of water, a combination that just begs for a bathroom break (or to buy more drinks). Audiences showed their eagerness to return to that world by making the movie earn two billion dollars.
Damar Hamlin	717	This American football safety collapsed on January 2, after tackling wide receiver Tee Higgins in a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin's collapse, caused by commotio cordis, ultimately led to the game being cancelled, for the first time in NFL history since 1935. Hamlin's collapse has, unfortunately, given COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theorists more ammunition.
Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023	702	39 tornadoes hit the Southeastern United States, causing few deaths but widespread damage and power outages.
Wye College	699	Ed1964 is reforming the article on this defunct British university.
Death and funeral of Constantine II of Greece	682	The last King of Greece before the monarchy was abolished in 1973 died in January 10, at the age of 82.
Ronald Reagan	680	Entering the article on the 40th American President leads right away to a maintenance template regarding its neutrality, so a few editors are trying to fix that.
Pathaan (film)	652	A Bollywood thriller that is also breaking out internationally, finishing at third in its North American open weekend.
Death of Tyre Nichols	643	As noted above, the latest case of police brutality in the United States.
Yeti Airlines Flight 691	641	On 15 January 2023, this plane crashed while landing at Pokhara, killing the 72 occupants on board, becoming the deadliest accident with an ATR 72.
List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine	598	The resistance to Putin will receive tanks from both the United States (M1 Abrams) and Germany (Leopard 2). We hope it's not a precedent for something worse.
2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election	591	It will only be held on February 16, but plenty has already happened for this Indian election.
Varisu	589	January might be one of the dump months of North American cinema, but not India. From Kollywood, Vijay's 66th film as a lead actor had a huge opening that already earned half its budget back.
2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup	588	The first edition for this tournament (whose adult, male version has been gathering lots of views in the last two editions) was won by India, as after all it's their favorite sport.
Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI	581	Joseph Ratzinger, the first Pope to quit in 700 years because he thought he was too old and frail for the job's demands, died at 95 on the last day of 2022, two months before the tenth anniversary of his resignation.
List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1720–1739	564	All this is one editor on mobile. Mostly to erase full stops.
Moneybagg Yo	546	Elina9k has been cleaning up the article for this rapper. At least I won't have to discuss the Southern hemisphere equivalent of the Capitol invasion.

Exclusions

These lists exclude 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 Top 25 Report talk page if you wish.

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Uh, what happened to the first two weeks of January? Was Wikipedia closed? Or was data not collected? You mention Jeff Beck so I expected to see him on a list but he must have passed during the first half of January 2023. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:00, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the prior issue ran an 2022 end-of-year wrapup instead of the WP:TOP25 for the first two weeks of 2023, as it usually would have, and we didn't include those in this issue. ☆ Bri (talk) 00:03, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's it, I chose to start with the period after the previous edition (published on January 16) rather than including week 1 and week 2. igordebraga ≠ 15:21, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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