User:Od Mishehu/top25

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (March 3 to 9, 2019)
Prepared with commentary by Od Mishehu

← Last week's report

Captain Marvel (film) is in the lead this week, and 3 other articles on the list are related to it (#4, #12, #14). Other recently released films are #18 and #22. And while Leaving Neverland has dropped below the top 25, 2 related articles are still here at #10 and #19. And #21 and #23 are also related to recently released films. Other major news events making it into the top 25 are #11 (Christchurch mosque shootings) which took place in New Zealand (#16), and the second crash of a new Boeing 737 MAX (#2) aircraft in less than 6 months, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (#20); both of these have more articles below the top 25. Two suspects in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal who were arrested this week also made it in (#3, #5), as well as a crime where the main culprit was sentenced this week, Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard (#24). A major anniversary this week (#7), a politician declaring his candidacy (#6), the regular death report (#9), an announced engagement (#13), a professional wresting event which started this week (#15), and an upcoming election (#25) also made it in.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! About
 * 1
 * Captain Marvel (film)
 * style=text-align:right;|2,391,725
 * Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck at the Pentagon 4.jpg
 * A recently released movie, count slightly up from last week.
 * 2
 * Boeing 737 MAX
 * style=text-align:right;|2,123,234
 * AC YYC 737 MAX.jpg
 * An aircraft series which has been grounded after 2 recent crashes, the more recent one being #20.
 * 3
 * Lori Loughlin
 * style=text-align:right;| 1,821,735
 * Lori Loughlin.jpg
 * The first of several articles on this list related to the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal, arrests having been made this week. (would be #79, if the list went that long). She and her husband were both arrested on suspicion of involvement in this scandal.
 * 4
 * Brie Larson
 * style=text-align:right;|1,089,646
 * Captain Marvel trailer at the National Air and Space Museum 5 (cropped).jpg
 * A star in #1.
 * 5
 * Felicity Huffman
 * style=text-align:right;|1,084,725
 * Felicity Huffman in Oscar de la Renta (2) (cropped).jpg
 * An other suspect in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.
 * 6
 * Beto O'Rourke
 * style=text-align:right;|980,971
 * Beto O'Rourke in Austin 2 (cropped).jpg
 * A politician from the American Democratic Party, who announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020
 * 7
 * World Wide Web
 * style=text-align:right;|978,963
 * 200x144px-WorldWideWebAroundWikipedia.png
 * 30 years ago this week, on March 12th, Berners-Lee wrote a proposal for "a large hypertext database with typed links", which became the World Wide Web.
 * 8
 * Freddie Mercury
 * style=text-align:right;|927,775
 * Freddie Mercury performing in New Haven, CT, November 1977.jpg
 * A popular singer, now the 23rd week in a row he shows up in the top 25.
 * 9
 * Deaths in 2019
 * style=text-align:right;|842,579
 * The current year's death list is always a popular article, showing a gradual climb over time, regardless of who died any given week.
 * 10
 * Michael Jackson
 * style=text-align:right;|749,518
 * Jackson live in Lisbon.jpg
 * A recently aired documentary about him, Leaving Neverland, #31 this week, is quite likely the reason he's on the list.
 * 11
 * Christchurch mosque shootings
 * style=text-align:right;|718,801
 * Canterbury_Mosque_12_June_2006_(adjusted_levels).jpg
 * A big terrorist attack in New Zealand this week.
 * 12
 * Avengers: Endgame
 * style=text-align:right;|703,498
 * The popularity of the recently released film Captain Marvel (#1) has brought other articles about Marvel Comics into the top 25.
 * 13
 * Jennifer Lopez
 * style=text-align:right;|653,411
 * Jennifer Lopez performing at MTV VMAs 2018 06.png
 * A famous singer and actress, she and Alex Rodriguez (#27) announced their engagement his week.
 * 14
 * List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
 * style=text-align:right;|647,998
 * Avengers Infinity War cosplayers (42896273894).jpg
 * An other Marvel Comics article.
 * 15
 * Fastlane (2019)
 * style=text-align:right;|629,412
 * The_Shield%27s_fist_pose.jpg
 * A professional wrestling event which started this week.
 * 16
 * New Zealand
 * style=text-align:right;|592,905
 * Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand.svg
 * The country where the big-news terrorist attack (#11) took place.
 * 17
 * Kayden Boche
 * style=text-align:right;|494,678
 * 18
 * Triple Frontier (film)
 * style=text-align:right;|642,260
 * Ben Affleck in 2017 by Gage Skidmore.jpg
 * An other recently released film.
 * 19
 * Wade Robson
 * style=text-align:right;|948,495
 * Wade Robson.jpg
 * The documentary Leaving Neverland (#31) is about allegations that Michael Jackson (#10) sexually abused him.
 * 20
 * Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
 * style=text-align:right;|539,097
 * Ethiopian_Airlines_ET-AVJ_takeoff_from_TLV_(46461974574).jpg
 * This week, for the second time in under 6 months, a new aircraft from the Boeing 737 MAX series (#2) crashes on takeoff, killing everyone on board. The first incident is #35.
 * 21
 * Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
 * style=text-align:right;|507,529
 * Tributes2.jpg
 * Netflix released a film about this incident.
 * 22
 * Us (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;|507,269
 * SXSW 2019 2 - Jordan Peele (47282560202).jpg
 * An other recently released film.
 * 23
 * Elizabeth Holmes
 * style=text-align:right;|500,509
 * [[File:Elizabeth Holmes at a Nuclear nonproliferation discussion in 2013 - 130417-D-NI589-107 (cropped).jpg|left|100px]]
 * A recently released documentary by Netflix, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, is about her.
 * 24
 * Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard
 * style=text-align:right;| 481,410
 * Joey King on KidsPickFlicks.jpg
 * The murder of an abusive mother by her daughter and the daughter's boyfriend, he was recently convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
 * 25
 * 2019 Indian general election
 * style=text-align:right;|468,186
 * 2019 Lok Sabha Election Schedule.svg
 * An upcoming election, to be held over a period of more than a month.
 * }
 * style=text-align:right;|642,260
 * Ben Affleck in 2017 by Gage Skidmore.jpg
 * An other recently released film.
 * 19
 * Wade Robson
 * style=text-align:right;|948,495
 * Wade Robson.jpg
 * The documentary Leaving Neverland (#31) is about allegations that Michael Jackson (#10) sexually abused him.
 * 20
 * Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
 * style=text-align:right;|539,097
 * Ethiopian_Airlines_ET-AVJ_takeoff_from_TLV_(46461974574).jpg
 * This week, for the second time in under 6 months, a new aircraft from the Boeing 737 MAX series (#2) crashes on takeoff, killing everyone on board. The first incident is #35.
 * 21
 * Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
 * style=text-align:right;|507,529
 * Tributes2.jpg
 * Netflix released a film about this incident.
 * 22
 * Us (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;|507,269
 * SXSW 2019 2 - Jordan Peele (47282560202).jpg
 * An other recently released film.
 * 23
 * Elizabeth Holmes
 * style=text-align:right;|500,509
 * [[File:Elizabeth Holmes at a Nuclear nonproliferation discussion in 2013 - 130417-D-NI589-107 (cropped).jpg|left|100px]]
 * A recently released documentary by Netflix, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, is about her.
 * 24
 * Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard
 * style=text-align:right;| 481,410
 * Joey King on KidsPickFlicks.jpg
 * The murder of an abusive mother by her daughter and the daughter's boyfriend, he was recently convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
 * 25
 * 2019 Indian general election
 * style=text-align:right;|468,186
 * 2019 Lok Sabha Election Schedule.svg
 * An upcoming election, to be held over a period of more than a month.
 * }
 * 24
 * Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard
 * style=text-align:right;| 481,410
 * Joey King on KidsPickFlicks.jpg
 * The murder of an abusive mother by her daughter and the daughter's boyfriend, he was recently convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
 * 25
 * 2019 Indian general election
 * style=text-align:right;|468,186
 * 2019 Lok Sabha Election Schedule.svg
 * An upcoming election, to be held over a period of more than a month.
 * }
 * style=text-align:right;|468,186
 * 2019 Lok Sabha Election Schedule.svg
 * An upcoming election, to be held over a period of more than a month.
 * }

Exclusions

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