Pete Hegseth

American government official and television personality (born 1980)

On September 30, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Google Chrome, with 432,238 views. It was already WikiPop's pick on September 17, and we don't repeat an article within 30 days. So WikiPop's pick is #2, Pete Hegseth, with 253,405 views.

Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.

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253,405 views that day

The full top 10 of September 30, 2025

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

#1
Google Chrome
Web browser developed by Google

432,238
#2
Pete Hegseth WikiPop's pick
American government official and television personality (born 1980)

253,405
#3
Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican rapper, actor and record producer (born 1994)

211,395
#4
Nicole Kidman
Australian and American actress (born 1967)

203,724
#5
Mae Martin
Canadian comedian and actor (born 1987)

199,636
#6
One Battle After Another
2025 film by Paul Thomas Anderson

195,347
#7
Government shutdowns in the United States
Service reductions due to a funding lapse

180,764
#8
ChatGPT
Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI

149,530
#9
Fuck
English-language profanity

139,191
#10
Deaths in 2025
136,715

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