Wikipedia's most-viewed articles in 2024
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Remember what you searched for in 2024? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts.
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, released its most popular articles this year.
Politics dominated the topics, which may not come as a surprise given the major presidential election that happened this year.
A few familiar popular pages reappeared from last, such as the list of famous people who have died so far in the year, and the Indian Premier League.
For reference, last year’s most popular article was about ChatGPT - a topic that didn’t even make the top 10 list this year.
Here are this year’s top 25 articles on English Wikipedia:
Wikipedia top articles 2024
- Deaths in 2024 (44.4 million pageviews)
- Kamala Harris (28.9 million pageviews)
- 2024 United States presidential election (27.9 million pageviews)
- Lyle and Erik Menendez (26.1 million pageviews)
- Donald Trump (25.2 million pageviews)
- Indian Premier League (24.5 million pageviews)
- JD Vance (23.3 million pageviews)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (22.3 million pageviews)
- Project 2025 (19.7 million pageviews)
- 2024 Indian general election (18.1 million pageviews)
- Taylor Swift (17 million pageviews)
- Chat GPT (16.5 million pageviews)
- 2020 United States Presidential election (16.3 million pageviews)
- 2024 Summer Olympics (16 million pageviews)
- UEFA Euro 2024 (15.6 million pageviews)
- United States (15.6 million pageviews)
- Elon Musk (15.5 million pageviews)
- Kalki 2898 AD (14.5 million pageviews)
- Joe Biden (14.6 million pageviews)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (13.6 million pageviews)
- Griselda Blanco (13.4 million pageviews)
- Sean Combs (13.1 million pageviews)
- Dune: Part Two (12.7 million pageviews)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (12.3 million pageviews)
- Liam Payne (12 million pageviews)
Wikipedia's most popular topics by month
Here’s a look at how interests changed month by month this year:
January, Saltburn (film)
Wikipedia’s most popular article in January was about the 2023 black comedy film Saltburn.
February, Griselda Blanco
Wikipedia’s most popular article in February was about Griselda Blanco, whose story came to light when Sofia Vergara played the infamous Colombian drug lord in Netflix’s "Griselda."
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March and April, Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest and most popular cricket league, with its season usually taking place between March and May each year.
May, 2024 Indian general election
International politics topped the list of popular pages in May, as India’s general elections were being held from April 19 - June 1 in several phases.
June, UEFA Euro 2024
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship took place from June 14 - July 14 this year, involving 24 teams.
July, JD Vance
Wikipedia’s most popular article in July was about JD Vance, which is when he was selected and announced as Donald Trump’s running mate before the Republican National Convention.
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August, Imane Khelif
In August, Algerian boxer Imane Khalif made headlines when she won the gold medal in the women’s 66 kg boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
September, Lyle and Erik Menendez
Interest in Lyle and Erik Menendez’s case was reignited in September as two new documentaries about them were being released on Netflix: "The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," which was released on Sept. 19, 2024, and "The Memendez Brothers," which was released on Oct. 14, 2024.
RELATED: Menendez brothers won't be home for the holidays as judge delays hearing
October, Liam Payne
The death of former One Direction member Liam Payne shocked the world on Oct. 16, 2024, and his Wikipedia page became the most popular page that month.
READ MORE: 3 arrested in connection with Liam Payne's death
November, 2024 United States presidential election
The election was held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, with Republican candidate Donald Trump winning a swift and decisive victory within 12 hours after the polls closed.
READ MORE: Here it is: The final 2024 electoral map
December
Data from December 2024 will not be included in Wikipedia’s 2024 roundup until January.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from blog posts from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia. This story was reported from Detroit.