Sam Rivers (bassist)

American bassist (1977–2025)

On October 19, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Ed Gein, with 578,340 views. It was already WikiPop's pick on October 3, and we don't repeat an article within 30 days. So WikiPop's pick is #2, Sam Rivers (bassist), with 554,220 views.

Samuel Robert Rivers was an American musician. He was the bassist, backing vocalist and was one of the founding members of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit.

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554,220 views that day

The full top 10 of October 19, 2025

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

#1
Ed Gein
American murderer and body snatcher (1906–1984)

578,340
#2
Sam Rivers (bassist) WikiPop's pick
American bassist (1977–2025)

554,220
#3
Google Chrome
Web browser developed by Google

350,220
#4
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Student-led demonstrations in China

348,572
#5
Killing of Ajike Owens
2023 shooting in Ocala, Florida, US

231,035
#6
Limp Bizkit
American nu metal band

207,250
#7
No Kings protests
Protests against Donald Trump

173,340
#8
Doug Martin (running back)
American football player (1989–2025)

170,751
#9
The Perfect Neighbor
2025 documentary film by Geeta Gandbhir

164,516
#10
WrestleDream (2025)
All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view event

154,540

OBSCURE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY OF THE DAY Hyperart Thomasson

Thomasson or Hyperart Thomasson is a type of conceptual art named by the Japanese artist Akasegawa Genpei in the 1980s. It refers to a useless relic or structure that has been preserved as part of a building or the built environment, which has become a piece of art in itself. These objects, although having the appearance of pieces of conceptual art, were not created to be viewed as such. Akasegawa deemed them even more art-like than art itself, and named them "hyperart". In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Thomasson, especially since the publication of Akasegawa's work on the subject in English in 2010. Continue reading