What did everyone read on Wikipedia on Sep 17, 2025?

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WikiPop's Pick · September 17, 2025

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On September 17, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Robert Redford, with 1,228,931 views. It and #2, Charlie Kirk, were both WikiPop's picks in the past 30 days, and we don't repeat an article that soon. So WikiPop's pick is #3, Google Chrome, with 394,834 views.

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394,834 views that day

The full top 10 of September 17, 2025

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

  1. #1
    Robert Redford
    American actor and director (1936–2025)
    1,228,931
  2. #2
    Charlie Kirk
    American political activist (1993–2025)
    550,251
  3. #3
    Google Chrome WikiPop's pick
    Web browser developed by Google
    394,834
  4. #4
    Kash Patel
    Director of the FBI since 2025
    253,226
  5. #5
    Lola Van Wagenen
    American historian (born 1938)
    212,568
  6. #6
    James Redford (filmmaker)
    American filmmaker (1962–2020)
    204,778
  7. #7
    D4vd
    American singer-songwriter (born 2005)
    189,832
  8. #8
    Killing of Charlie Kirk
    2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
    170,084
  9. #9
    Stefon Diggs
    American football player (born 1993)
    168,707
  10. #10
    ChatGPT
    Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
    166,567
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