What did everyone read on Wikipedia in January 2025?

Monthly roundup

Most-viewed Wikipedia articles of January 2025

The most-viewed article on Wikipedia in January 2025 was Donald Trump, with 6.4 million views. Anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook (4.8 million) and Squid Game season 2 (4.3 million) came next.

Totals for the whole month from Wikimedia's pageview data. The Main Page, search pages and pages whose views look automated (almost none from phones) are left out.

The top 25 of January 2025

Total views for the month.

  1. #1
    Donald Trump
    President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
    6,360,922
  2. #2
    Anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook
    Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
    4,828,470
  3. #3
    Squid Game season 2
    Season of South Korean television series
    4,332,768
  4. #4
    Elon Musk
    Businessman and public official (born 1971)
    4,294,668
  5. #5
    Deaths in 2025
    3,994,050
  6. #6
    Nosferatu (2024 film)
    Film by Robert Eggers
    3,959,171
  7. #7
    David Lynch
    American filmmaker (1946–2025)
    3,758,621
  8. #8
    MrBeast
    American YouTuber (born 1998)
    3,645,687
  9. #9
    Instagram
    Social media platform owned by Meta
    3,523,583
  10. #10
    Jimmy Carter
    President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
    3,251,690
  11. #11
    JD Vance
    Vice President of the United States since 2025
    3,218,427
  12. #12
    Pushpa 2: The Rule
    2024 Indian film by Sukumar
    3,029,594
  13. #13
    Emilia Pérez
    2024 film by Jacques Audiard
    2,859,637
  14. #14
    Squid Game
    South Korean television series (2021–2025)
    2,855,157
  15. #15
    Game Changer (film)
    2025 Indian film by Shankar
    2,829,822
  16. #16
    Pete Hegseth
    American government official and television personality (born 1980)
    2,796,070
  17. #17
    DeepSeek
    Chinese artificial intelligence company
    2,706,762
  18. #18
    Severance (TV series)
    American television series (2022–present)
    2,602,560
  19. #19
    ChatGPT
    Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
    2,568,792
  20. #20
    The Brutalist
    2024 film by Brady Corbet
    2,527,635
  21. #21
    Greenland
    Autonomous territory of Denmark
    2,509,407
  22. #22
    Melania Trump
    First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
    2,475,991
  23. #23
    MrBeast6000
    American YouTuber (born 1998)
    2,407,632
  24. #24
    Usha Vance
    Second Lady of the United States since 2025
    2,390,985
  25. #25
    Human metapneumovirus
    Species of virus
    2,288,607

Biggest single days

The most views any one article got in a single day this month.

  1. #1
    David Lynch See that day
    January 16, 2025 · American filmmaker (1946–2025)
    1,222,558
  2. #2
    Ross Ulbricht See that day
    January 22, 2025 · American cybercriminal founder of Silk Road
    1,203,355
  3. #3
    Anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook See that day
    January 21, 2025 · Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
    967,374
  4. #4
    Donald Trump See that day
    January 21, 2025 · President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
    897,577
  5. #5
    DeepSeek See that day
    January 28, 2025 · Chinese artificial intelligence company
    860,907