What did everyone read on Wikipedia in April 2025?

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Most-viewed Wikipedia articles of April 2025

The most-viewed article on Wikipedia in April 2025 was Pope Francis, with 7.6 million views. Val Kilmer (6.4 million) and Sinners (2025 film) (6.3 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 April 2025

Total views for the month.

  1. #1
    Pope Francis
    Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
    7,616,238
  2. #2
    Val Kilmer
    American actor (1959–2025)
    6,421,833
  3. #3
    Sinners (2025 film)
    2025 film by Ryan Coogler
    6,305,887
  4. #4
    ChatGPT
    Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
    4,441,034
  5. #5
    WrestleMania 41
    2025 WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
    4,406,276
  6. #6
    A Minecraft Movie
    2025 film directed by Jared Hess
    4,326,001
  7. #7
    Deaths in 2025
    3,994,397
  8. #8
    Rory McIlroy
    Northern Irish golfer (born 1989)
    3,556,785
  9. #9
    Natalia Grace
    American adoptee with dwarfism (born 2003)
    3,199,595
  10. #10
    2025 Canadian federal election
    2,631,105
  11. #11
    Jaat (film)
    2025 Indian film by Gopichand Malineni
    2,533,138
  12. #12
    Sikandar (2025 film)
    2025 Indian film by AR Murugadoss
    2,485,642
  13. #13
    Adolescence (TV series)
    2025 British crime drama TV series
    2,478,456
  14. #14
    2025 NFL draft
    2025 American football draft
    2,358,333
  15. #15
    Dire wolf
    Extinct species of canine mammal
    2,331,796
  16. #16
    Pope Benedict XVI
    Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
    2,155,817
  17. #17
    The White Lotus
    2021 American television series
    2,090,600
  18. #18
    The White Lotus season 3
    Season of television series
    2,006,699
  19. #19
    The Last of Us (TV series)
    2023 American television series
    2,002,300
  20. #20
    Donald Trump
    President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
    1,996,583
  21. #21
    List of popes
    1,993,950
  22. #22
    List of Black Mirror episodes
    1,962,624
  23. #23
    Snow White (2025 film)
    2025 American musical fantasy film
    1,835,948
  24. #24
    Good Bad Ugly
    2025 Indian film by Adhik Ravichandran
    1,804,920
  25. #25
    Cleopatra
    Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
    1,787,432

Biggest single days

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

  1. #1
    Val Kilmer See that day
    April 2, 2025 · American actor (1959–2025)
    3,977,829
  2. #2
    Pope Francis See that day
    April 21, 2025 · Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
    2,929,703
  3. #3
    Rory McIlroy See that day
    April 13, 2025 · Northern Irish golfer (born 1989)
    1,393,648
  4. #4
    2025 Canadian federal election See that day
    April 29, 2025
    1,189,956
  5. #5
    WrestleMania 41 See that day
    April 20, 2025 · 2025 WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
    1,116,362