Wikipedia:Top 25 Report

The Top 25 Report

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (June 8 to 14, 2025)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Shuipzv3 and SSSB.

The world is a mess, but as our top entry sang, "Don't Worry Baby, Everything will turn out alright".

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Brian Wilson	1,811,539	The main composer for The Beach Boys fit the cliché of a "troubled genius", as along with writing immortal tracks such as "California Girls", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" he struggled with mental illness in a way that ultimately led to the cancellation of the album Smile (later released in truncated, re-recorded and unedited versions) and an unlikely partnership with his psychologist Eugene Landy, something even documented in the movie Love & Mercy and the Barenaked Ladies song "Brian Wilson". Wilson retired from touring in 2022 and has now died a few days prior to his 83rd birthday, with former bandmate Al Jardine noting he had been struggling with the long effects of the COVID-19 caught during his last concerts. Wilson is survived by his first wife Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford and their daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson (themselves successful musicians on the trio Wilson Phillips) and grandchildren, along with five adopted children from his second marriage.
2	ChatGPT	1,578,075	ChatGPT continues to have a presence on this list, predominantly as a consequence of being on of the most visited websites world wide.
3	Air India Flight 171	1,481,480	On June 12, this scheduled flight from Ahmedabad, India to London, United Kingdom, operated using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner (#14), crashed into the hostel block of B. J. Medical College, less than a minute after takeoff. At the time of writing, the total number of fatalities stood at 279, 241 from the plane (out of 242 passengers and crew) and 38 on the ground. One passenger who did not survive was Vijay Rupani (#8), who served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021. At least 61 people were injured, one sole survivor on the plane and 60 on the ground.
4	Jannik Sinner	1,456,937	The 2025 French Open came down to the top 2 of the ATP rankings, Jannik Sinner attempting his first championship at Stade Roland Garros and Carlos Alcaraz defending his title. In a final for the ages lasting 5 hours and 29 minutes (only 24 minutes shorter than the record-holding Grand Slam final), Alcaraz came down from losing 2-0 and saved three consecutive championship points to again triumph in Paris.
5	Carlos Alcaraz	1,320,186
6	Melissa Hortman	1,180,939	On June 14, Hortman, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), was shot and killed along with her husband in their home. John Hoffman, a DFL senator in the Minnesota Senate, and his wife were also shot in a separate but related accident, but survived. According to the FBI, the suspect in the shootings impersonated a police officer, and at the time of the writing is still at large. According to investigators, the suspect had a manifesto and a list of 70 targets, including prominent Democrats such as Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and vice-president candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election; Ilhan Omar, a member of the United States House of Representatives; Tina Smith, senator for Minnesota; and Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota. Other targets on the list included abortion-rights advocates and abortion providers.
7	Straw (film)	1,109,076	Tyler Perry continues making thrillers starring black women on streaming, this time a Netflix production where Taraji P. Henson is a single mom having her own Falling Down-like day of fury.
8	Vijay Rupani	1,084,212	The Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021, he died in #3.
9	Housefull 5	1,009,444	The latest film to come from Indian cinema. This murder mystery film has two different endings depending on the version you happen to be watching. The killer remains the same, but the mastermind is different.
10	Deaths in 2025	971,800	For #1: The glass was raised, the fired rose The fullness of the wine, the dim last toasting While at port, adieu or die A choke of grief, heart hardened, I Beyond belief, a broken man, too tough to cry...
11	Ballerina (2025 film)	844,761	Ana de Armas is a ballerina who also works as an assassin and decides to seek revenge on the guy who murdered her father, with the same kill count of the regular John Wick movies and even an appearance by Keanu Reeves himself. Reviewers and audiences liked what was done by the protagonist and director Len Wiseman (who has experience with action girls in the Underworld movies and absurd pyrotechnics in Live Free or Die Hard), though in two weeks the movie's box office only matched its $90 million budget due to the competition from Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and the family-friendly remakes Lilo & Stitch and #22.
12	Greta Thunberg	826,058	The Swedish climate and political activist was one of twelve people onboard the Madleen, a vessel leading the June 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla attempting to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid. In the early hours of June 9, the Madleen was boarded by Israeli naval commandos in international waters, and it was towed to an Israeli port. The twelve people on the vessel were detained, with Thunberg deported the next day.
13	UEFA Nations League	825,033	UEFA started this annual tournament of national teams in 2018, and like the inaugural edition the 2025 Finals were won by Portugal, beating neighbors and defending champions Spain in a penalty shootout.
14	Boeing 787 Dreamliner	770,410	The Dreamliner, which first entered service in 2011, had its first hull loss accident with #3.
15	Sinners (2025 film)	762,502	This film is making it's ninth consecutive appearance on this list. Set in 1932, will this film make it ten in a row? Find out next week.
16	June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran	744,384	On June 13, Israel launched a series of strikes against key installations of the Iranian nuclear program, housing of senior military figures, military installations and other residential buildings. A number of Iranian senior military leaders, nuclear scientists and civilians were killed. Iran retaliated the same day by firing ballistic missiles at Israel. More Israeli strikes against Iran were conducted the next day, including attacks against a gas field platform and a gas refinery, sparking major fires. The latest military conflict caused oil prices to spike.
17	Ananda Lewis	725,800	This American broadcast journalist, human rights activist and two time NAACP Image Award winner died this week, seven years after her cancer diagnosis.
18	The Beach Boys	691,742	In 1961, Hawthorne, California brothers Brian (#1), Dennis and Carl Wilson (all deceased now), their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine formed a group noted for vocal harmonies and showcasing the "California sound" with songs about surfing, cars and girls. Like The Beatles Brian stopped touring - his live replacement Bruce Johnston became a full-time member - to make more ambitious albums, and an attempt to surpass Rubber Soul led to the acclaimed Pet Sounds , which impressed Paul McCartney enough to influence Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's, and in trying to surpass that with Smile Brian had a breakdown, cancelled the album and ceded control to the others, and this led to tumultuous decades marked by musicians joining and leaving and Love fighting with the others. In any case the band has made lots of music - their 50th anniversary in 2012 had both their 29th and so far last studio album and a compilation of 50 hit songs, including the infamous "Kokomo" - and Love and Johnston continue to play it live under the Beach Boys name.
19	Sly Stone	618,810	A few days prior to #1 died another music pioneer, Sly (who like Sly Stallone was also born Sylvester) of the Family Stone, who in the 60s and 70s scored psychedelic soul and funk hits such as "Dance to the Music" and "Everyday People".
20	Cristiano Ronaldo	604,862	Portugal's title at #13 still relied on their superstar who just turned 40, who was the tournament's top scorer and his 8 goals included decisive ones in the semifinals and final. While unlike rival Lionel Messi he won't play the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup for Al-Nassr FC, CR7 is certainly expecting to match him in qualifying for a record sixth FIFA World Cup (#24), and his qualifiers roll between September and November.
21	June 2025 Los Angeles protests	602,175	On June 6, protests broke out in parts of Los Angeles against raids conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). While mostly peaceful, some protests turned into riots between protestors against ICE agents and members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The next day, US president Donald Trump federalized the California National Guard and deployed 2,000 members to the city, followed by 2,000 more on June 9. The United States Department of Defense also deployed 700 Marines on June 10. A number of injuries were recorded, including several journalists shot by rubber bullets by the LAPD. California governor Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration over the federalization and deployment of the California National Guard and deployment of active-duty Marines. Anti-ICE protests also broke out in several other location across the United States.
22	How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)	591,652	Lilo & Stitch fell out, so why not another cartoon getting a live-action remake? The first such retelling from a DreamWorks Animation movie takes the 2010 feature loosely based on an eponymous book, where a teen Viking who wanted to be a dragon slayer instead befriends one of the fire-breathing beasties, and even keeps the same director, Dean DeBlois, and actor who voiced the chieftain father of the protagonist, Gerard Butler. Unlike Disney's remakes this one doesn't try to change or add things, just translate shot-for-shot the original with real actors and cutting-edge computer graphics, and got positive reviews for faithfulness. The opening weekend alone already covered the $150 million budget, and along with big box office prospects, the movie also has a sequel remaking How to Train Your Dragon 2 already greenlit.
23	Money in the Bank (2025)	587,886	The latest WWE event took place in Los Angeles on June 7. The 16th annual Money in the Bank was the first to be broadcast on Netflix.
24	2026 FIFA World Cup	579,837	#21 shows immigration issues in one of the three host countries for next year's biggest football event have been fiery, and a travel ban affecting one of the qualified teams (Iran) and a few other potential ones don't help matters. In any case 10 squads have joined the hosts in the eventual 48, including defending champions Argentina; Brazil, the country with the most wins and only country to have played in every tournament; and newcomers Uzbekistan and Jordan.
25	Air India	574,918	Again Donald Trump was the first article off the list, kept off by India's flag carrier airline which is also the country's second biggest behind IndiGo. #3 is the company's eleventh fatal plane crash, the last happening in 1985 as Air India Flight 182 was blown up by terrorists.

Exclusions

This list excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish.