Good Friday

Christian holiday

On April 18, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, with 836,476 views. WikiPop's pick, Good Friday, came in at #2 with 465,081 views.

Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum.

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The full top 10 of April 18, 2025

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

#1
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Student-led demonstrations in China

836,476
#2
Good Friday WikiPop's pick
Christian holiday

465,081
#3
Sinners (2025 film)
2025 film by Ryan Coogler

367,721
#4
Natalia Grace
American adoptee with dwarfism (born 2003)

143,907
#5
WrestleMania 41
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137,647
#6
Jaat (film)
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131,070
#7
Kesari Chapter 2
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127,163
#8
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126,757
#9
Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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116,682
#10
ChatGPT
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115,609

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The explosive rat, also known as a rat bomb, was a weapon developed by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in World War II for use against Germany. Rat carcasses were filled with plastic explosives, and were to be distributed near German boiler rooms where it was expected they would be disposed of by burning, with the subsequent explosion having a chance of causing a boiler explosion. Continue reading

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