Ross Ulbricht

American founder of Silk Road (born 1984)

On January 22, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Ross Ulbricht, with 1,203,355 views. The rest of the day's top 10 is below.

Ross William Ulbricht is an American who created and operated Silk Road, the first modern darknet market, from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services. Sales were anonymous, using bitcoin. It operated as a hidden service on the Tor network. Ulbricht ran the site under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts" after the fictional character from The Princess Bride.

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The full top 10 of January 22, 2025

The most-viewed Wikipedia articles that day, by raw page views.

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Ross Ulbricht WikiPop's pick
American cybercriminal founder of Silk Road

1,203,355
#2
Anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms

739,239
#3
Mariann Budde
American Episcopal bishop (born 1959)

468,897
#4
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

468,063
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Instagram
Social media platform owned by Meta

438,694
#6
Elon Musk
Businessman, entrepreneur and political figure (born 1971)

364,970
#7
Silk Road (marketplace)
2011–2013 darknet market

300,413
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JD Vance
Vice President of the United States since 2025

267,787
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Usha Vance
Second Lady of the United States since 2025

263,600
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Melania Trump
First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

251,247

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