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What the world was reading on Wikipedia — May 1
Top 25
The most-viewed Wikipedia articles yesterday, excluding meta pages.
| Rank | Article | Category | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | Nahui Ollin | 901,282 | |
| #6 | Michael Jackson | American singer (1958–2009) | 240,171 |
| #7 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 2026 film by David Frankel | 209,431 |
| #8 | Michael (2026 film) | Biographical film by Antoine Fuqua | 179,126 |
| #9 | Labour Day | 158,087 | |
| #10 | David Allan Coe | American country musician (1939–2026) | 155,475 |
| #11 | International Workers' Day | 155,162 | |
| #12 | 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election | 155,121 | |
| #13 | Jaafar Jackson | 125,672 | |
| #14 | Deaths in 2026 | 125,030 | |
| #15 | National Bank of San Mateo | 112,285 | |
| #16 | The Devil Wears Prada (film) | 108,055 | |
| #17 | Apex (2026 film) | 2026 film by Baltasar Kormákur | 104,098 |
| #18 | Limonene | Terpene hydrocarbon | 101,894 |
| #19 | Neatsville, Kentucky | 99,597 | |
| #20 | Pope Clement IX | 96,762 | |
| #21 | May Day | 94,774 | |
| #22 | Raja Shivaji (film) | 86,029 | |
| #23 | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 80,103 | |
| #24 | Stanley Tucci | American actor and author (born 1960) | 78,840 |
| #25 | Jermaine Jackson | American singer and songwriter (born 1954) | 78,639 |
| #26 | List of highest-grossing Indian films | 75,379 | |
| #27 | Meryl Streep | American actress (born 1949) | 74,093 |
| #28 | Graham Platner | 71,337 | |
| #29 | Beltane | Gaelic May Day festival | 67,364 |
Biggest Movers
Articles that spiked the most compared to the day before. Something happened.
| Rank | Article | Category | Views | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 | Raja Shivaji (film) | 86,029 | +467% | |
| #62 | Haymarket affair | 44,551 | +434% | |
| #9 | Labour Day | 158,087 | +316% | |
| #21 | May Day | 94,774 | +274% | |
| #73 | Shortcut to Happiness | 2007 comedy film | 39,322 | +239% |
| #29 | Beltane | Gaelic May Day festival | 67,364 | +225% |
| #35 | Patriot (film) | 59,721 | +222% | |
| #100 | Wuthering Heights (2026 film) | 2026 romantic drama film by Emerald Fennell | 29,451 | +210% |
| #99 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | American monster television series | 29,459 | +190% |
| #11 | International Workers' Day | 155,162 | +161% | |
| #70 | Zack Polanski | 41,453 | +156% | |
| #112 | Labor Day | 27,457 | +156% | |
| #147 | Kacey Musgraves | American singer (born 1988) | 23,581 | +141% |
| #200 | Rita Wilson | American actress, singer, and producer (born 1956) | 19,023 | +132% |
| #173 | James Ernest Hitchcock | American convicted child murderer (1956–2026) | 20,965 | +118% |
New Arrivals
Articles that appeared in the top 500 yesterday but weren't anywhere in the top 1,000 the day before. These are the articles the world suddenly started caring about.
Around the World
🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇬 English Wikipedia
- 1 Nahui Ollin 901,282
- 2 Michael Jackson 240,171
- 3 The Devil Wears Prada 2 209,431
- 4 Michael (2026 film) 179,126
- 5 Labour Day 158,087
🇮🇳 India hi.wikipedia
- 1 बुद्ध पूर्णिमा (Buddha's Birthday) 6,170
- 2 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मज़दूर दिवस (International Workers' Day) 5,321
- 3 गौतम बुद्ध (The Buddha) 4,792
- 4 मुखपृष्ठ (Main Page) 3,411
- 5 2026 बंगाल विधानसभा चुनाव (2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election) 2,367
🇨🇳 China zh.wikipedia
- 1 寒戰1994 (Cold War 1994) 40,641
- 2 2026年湯姆斯盃 31,284
- 3 林逸欣 (Shara Lin) 26,819
- 4 逐玉 (Pursuit of Jade) 24,636
- 5 21世紀大君夫人 (Perfect Crown) 21,177
🇫🇷 France fr.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Accueil principal (Main Page) 472,846
- 2 Spécial:Recherche 92,679
- 3 Richard Berry (Richard Berry (actor)) 88,841
- 4 Fête du Travail (Labour Day) 71,102
- 5 Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson) 40,642
🇮🇩 Indonesia id.wikipedia
- 1 Istimewa:Pencarian 51,850
- 2 Halaman Utama (Main Page) 19,359
- 3 Hari Buruh (International Workers' Day) 15,415
- 4 XNXX (XNXX) 6,706
- 5 Arnold Ritiauw 5,792
🇵🇰 Pakistan ur.wikipedia
- 1 صفحۂ اول 1,314
- 2 عالمی یوم مزدور (International Workers' Day) 1,026
- 3 خاص:حالیہ تبدیلیاں 693
- 4 خاص:تلاش 464
- 5 ابراہیم (اسلام) (Abraham in Islam) 304
🇧🇷 Brazil pt.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Página principal (Main Page) 131,300
- 2 Especial:Pesquisar 47,334
- 3 Dia do Trabalhador 22,154
- 4 Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson) 15,772
- 5 Shakira (Shakira) 13,780
🇧🇩 Bangladesh bn.wikipedia
- 1 আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রমিক দিবস (International Workers' Day) 6,132
- 2 প্রধান পাতা 3,190
- 3 ভূত বাংলা (Bhooth Bangla) 2,789
- 4 পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা নির্বাচন, ২০২৬ (2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election) 1,869
- 5 বিশেষ:অনুসন্ধান 1,577
🇷🇺 Russia ru.wikipedia
- 1 Заглавная страница 258,847
- 2 Служебная:Поиск 73,027
- 3 Первое мая (праздник) (International Workers' Day) 72,142
- 4 Зацепин, Александр Сергеевич (Aleksandr Zatsepin) 54,765
- 5 Яндекс (Yandex) 22,283
🇲🇽 Mexico es.wikipedia
- 1 Especial:Buscar 76,370
- 2 Día Internacional de los Trabajadores (International Workers' Day) 68,115
- 3 Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson) 49,939
- 4 Rubén Rocha Moya (Rubén Rocha Moya) 26,972
- 5 Día del Trabajo (Labour Day) 26,114
🇰🇷 South Korea ko.wikipedia
🇵🇭 Philippines tl.wikipedia
- 1 Unang Pahina 861
- 2 Natatangi:Maghanap 711
- 3 Kategorya:CS1 errors: archive-url 705
- 4 Natatangi:Mga huling binago 400
- 5 Araw ng Paggawa 101
🇪🇬 Egypt ar.wikipedia
- 1 الصفحة الرئيسة 33,780
- 2 خاص:بحث 24,070
- 3 ملف:Elissa - August 24, 2012 (2).jpg 14,060
- 4 فيروز (مغنية) 10,482
- 5 مايكل جاكسون 6,970
🇨🇩 DR Congo fr.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Accueil principal (Main Page) 472,846
- 2 Spécial:Recherche 92,679
- 3 Richard Berry (Richard Berry (actor)) 88,841
- 4 Fête du Travail (Labour Day) 71,102
- 5 Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson) 40,642
🇩🇪 Germany de.wikipedia
- 1 Spezial:Suche 111,255
- 2 Erster Mai 103,090
- 3 Bob Marley 71,417
- 4 Liste der größten Auslegerbrücken 29,412
- 5 Walpurgisnacht 26,701
Deep Cuts
Articles ranked 700–1,000. Popular enough to make the top thousand, obscure enough that you've probably never thought to look them up. The Wikipedia long tail.