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What the world was reading on Wikipedia — Oct 6
Top 25
The most-viewed Wikipedia articles yesterday, excluding meta pages.
| Rank | Article | Category | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4 | Steve Gleason | American football player (born 1977) | 515,772 |
| #5 | Wikimedia Foundation | American charitable organization | 295,244 |
| #6 | Christa Pike | American murderer (born 1976) | 293,756 |
| #7 | Jeffrey Archer | English author and politician (1940–2026) | 284,581 |
| #8 | Jim Bakker | American televangelist (1940–2026) | 250,833 |
| #9 | Nidal Hasan | Former American Army officer and mass murderer (born 1970) | 225,359 |
| #10 | Digger (2026 film) | Film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu | 173,645 |
| #11 | Freddie Jackson | American rhythm and blues singer (1956–2026) | 167,925 |
| #12 | Drishyam: The Conclusion | 2026 Indian film by Abhishek Pathak | 162,343 |
| #13 | East of Eden (novel) | 1952 novel by John Steinbeck | 157,975 |
| #14 | 2026 Quebec general election | 2026 Canadian provincial election | 153,808 |
| #15 | East of Eden (2026 miniseries) | Drama miniseries by Zoe Kazan | 153,323 |
| #16 | Deaths in 2026 | 149,178 | |
| #17 | Karl Deisseroth | American optogeneticist (born 1971) | 130,061 |
| #18 | Francis Halzen | 127,578 | |
| #19 | Tammy Faye Messner | American evangelical and singer (1942–2007) | 123,002 |
| #20 | Robert Kelker-Kelly | American actor (1964–2026) | 121,783 |
| #21 | Lizzie Borden | American woman acquitted of murder (1860–1927) | 117,541 |
| #22 | Goiânia accident | 1987 radioactive contamination incident in Brazil | 114,263 |
| #23 | Tyler Shough | 101,355 | |
| #24 | Lanterns (TV series) | 2026 DC Studios television series | 92,131 |
| #25 | Eva Marie Saint | 90,196 | |
| #26 | 2009 Fort Hood shooting | 89,799 | |
| #27 | 2024 Cornell University rape allegations | 89,236 | |
| #29 | Ted Kaczynski | 80,492 |
Biggest Movers
Articles that spiked the most compared to the day before. Something happened.
| Rank | Article | Category | Views | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 | Steve Gleason | American football player (born 1977) | 515,772 | +704% |
| #23 | Tyler Shough | 101,355 | +612% | |
| #33 | Harry Kane | English footballer (born 1993) | 74,309 | +404% |
| #76 | David Ellison | American film producer and media proprietor (born 1983) | 36,494 | +304% |
| #14 | 2026 Quebec general election | 2026 Canadian provincial election | 153,808 | +291% |
| #87 | Kane and Abel (novel) | Novel by Jeffrey Archer | 34,408 | +237% |
| #88 | Riley Green | American singer-songwriter (born 1988) | 34,272 | +234% |
| #118 | Skydance Media | American production and media financing company (2006–2025) | 28,612 | +226% |
| #83 | Mary Archer | British chemist (born 1944) | 35,014 | +216% |
| #35 | Skydance Corporation | 69,812 | +174% | |
| #7 | Jeffrey Archer | English author and politician (1940–2026) | 284,581 | +168% |
| #129 | Paramount Skydance | American mass media conglomerate | 26,904 | +150% |
| #176 | Warner Bros. Discovery | Former American mass media and entertainment conglomerate | 23,082 | +137% |
| #74 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | 2017 American thriller film by D. J. Caruso | 37,281 | +130% |
| #71 | Michael Flatley | American step dancer (born 1958) | 39,846 | +127% |
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 Steve Gleason 515,772
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation 295,244
- 3 Christa Pike 293,756
- 4 Jeffrey Archer 284,581
- 5 Jim Bakker 250,833
🇮🇳 India hi.wikipedia
- 1 ज्ञानेश कुमार 4,185
- 2 मुखपृष्ठ 4,077
- 3 विशेष:खोज 2,966
- 4 स्मित मच्छर 2,296
- 5 सेक्स, लाइज़ एंड वीडियोटेप 1,962
🇫🇷 France fr.wikipedia
- 1 Cookie (informatique) 624,063
- 2 Wikipédia:Accueil principal 509,969
- 3 Spécial:Recherche 79,280
- 4 Michael Olise 44,276
- 5 Paul St-Pierre Plamondon 40,860
🇮🇩 Indonesia id.wikipedia
- 1 Emil Audero (Emil Audero) 25,648
- 2 Halaman Utama (Main Page) 18,998
- 3 Istimewa:Pencarian 11,549
- 4 John Herdman (John Herdman) 10,690
- 5 Elkan Baggott (Elkan Baggott) 10,395
🇵🇰 Pakistan ur.wikipedia
- 1 صفحۂ اول 1,912
- 2 خاص:تلاش 421
- 3 خاص:حالیہ تبدیلیاں 395
- 4 XNXX (XNXX) 295
- 5 سیکسی (ناول) (Sexy (novel)) 166
🇧🇷 Brazil pt.wikipedia
- 1 Wikipédia:Página principal 141,764
- 2 Especial:Pesquisar 30,153
- 3 Flávio Bolsonaro 27,129
- 4 Lucas Pavanato 23,077
- 5 Anita Harley 22,700
🇧🇩 Bangladesh bn.wikipedia
- 1 প্রধান পাতা 3,814
- 2 বিশেষ:অনুসন্ধান 1,290
- 3 জাতীয় বিপ্লব ও সংহতি দিবস (National Revolution and Solidarity Day) 591
- 4 মেঘনাদ সাহা (Meghnad Saha) 462
- 5 চ 455
🇷🇺 Russia ru.wikipedia
- 1 Заглавная страница 496,138
- 2 Служебная:Поиск 47,533
- 3 Чума 30,218
- 4 Кухарук, Руслан Николаевич 24,129
- 5 Путин, Владимир Владимирович 19,311
🇲🇽 Mexico es.wikipedia
- 1 Especial:Buscar 91,391
- 2 Benín 43,121
- 3 Judeline 39,877
- 4 Dani Olmo 24,573
- 5 Lizzie Borden 19,315
🇯🇵 Japan ja.wikipedia
- 1 メインページ 710,927
- 2 特別:検索 110,170
- 3 簗和生 (Kazuo Yana) 109,507
- 4 玉城ティナ (Tina Tamashiro) 102,790
- 5 和田邦坊 80,483
🇰🇷 South Korea ko.wikipedia
- 1 위키백과:대문 72,071
- 2 문화방송 (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) 15,692
- 3 흑상어 (Dusky shark) 11,883
- 4 특수:검색 10,575
- 5 한국방송공사 (Korean Broadcasting System) 9,029
🇵🇭 Philippines tl.wikipedia
- 1 Unang Pahina (Main Page) 691
- 2 Natatangi:Maghanap 386
- 3 Betty Chua Sy 338
- 4 Natatangi:Mga huling binago 201
- 5 Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas (Japanese occupation of the Philippines) 154
🇪🇬 Egypt ar.wikipedia
- 1 الصفحة الرئيسة (Main Page) 33,813
- 2 همام الهمامي (Hammam Al-Hammami) 23,009
- 3 كأس الخليج العربي (Arabian Gulf Cup) 21,412
- 4 خاص:بحث 17,636
- 5 كلب (جنس) (Canis) 13,972
🇨🇩 DR Congo fr.wikipedia
- 1 Cookie (informatique) (HTTP cookie) 624,063
- 2 Wikipédia:Accueil principal (Main Page) 509,969
- 3 Spécial:Recherche 79,280
- 4 Michael Olise (Michael Olise) 44,276
- 5 Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Paul St-Pierre Plamondon) 40,860
🇻🇳 Vietnam vi.wikipedia
- 1 Trang Chính 24,175
- 2 Đài Truyền hình Kỹ thuật số VTC (VTC Digital Television) 10,585
- 3 Năng lượng tái tạo (Renewable energy) 7,154
- 4 Đặc biệt:Tìm kiếm 6,492
- 5 Tình dục với động vật (Zoophilia) 4,920
🇮🇷 Iran fa.wikipedia
- 1 طاعون 200,915
- 2 صفحهٔ اصلی 48,275
- 3 علیرضا سپاهی 42,841
- 4 رده:فیلمهای سکسی-کمدی آمریکایی 39,565
- 5 مهرداد اخلاقی 29,512
🇹🇷 Turkey tr.wikipedia
- 1 Anasayfa 47,964
- 2 Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya 18,021
- 3 Cemil Tugay 10,529
- 4 Rum Mehmed Paşa 10,039
- 5 İstanbul'un Kurtuluşu 7,824
🇩🇪 Germany de.wikipedia
- 1 Tobias Rausch (Politiker) 188,577
- 2 August Hanning 178,006
- 3 Spezial:Suche 127,400
- 4 Hans-Thomas Tillschneider 49,207
- 5 Daniel Rausch 32,951
🇹🇭 Thailand th.wikipedia
- 1 หน้าหลัก (Main Page) 13,342
- 2 องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย (Thai Public Broadcasting Service) 8,019
- 3 กูราเซา (Curaçao) 6,455
- 4 พิเศษ:ค้นหา 5,426
- 5 สุชาดา ซาง แทนทรัพย์ 3,750
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.