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Vijay (actor)
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Vijay (actor)

Indian politician and actor (born 1974)

On May 4, 2026, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, with 1,275,727 views. It and #2, 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 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, Vijay (actor), with 803,367 views.

Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay is an Indian actor and politician who has served as the Chief Minister-designate of Tamil Nadu since 2026. He is the founder and leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which emerged as the single largest party in its debut election in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

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The full top 10 of May 4, 2026

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

  1. #1
    2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
    Election to the 18th Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of West Bengal
    1,275,727
  2. #2
    2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
    1,152,883
  3. #3
    Vijay (actor) WikiPop's pick
    Indian politician and actor (born 1974)
    803,367
  4. #4
    Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
    Indian political party
    705,766
  5. #5
    Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
    Leader of the executive branch of Government of Tamil Nadu
    355,217
  6. #6
    2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
    Election in India
    325,838
  7. #7
    Mamata Banerjee
    Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011
    309,067
  8. #8
    Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
    Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
    250,790
  9. #9
    Michael Jackson
    American singer (1958–2009)
    240,356
  10. #10
    2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
    Indian state election
    216,176
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