Wikipedia:2014 Top 50 Report

Annual Top 50
Based on the raw data from West.andrew.g and prepared with commentary by:

Commentary


 * {| class="wikitable"

! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! About
 * 1
 * Deaths in 2014
 * style=text-align:right;| 20,967,890
 * image
 * commentary
 * 2
 * Facebook
 * style=text-align:right;| 20,281,198
 * image
 * commentary
 * 3
 * Amazon.com
 * style=text-align:right;| 19,293,755
 * image
 * commentary
 * 4
 * Ebola virus disease
 * style=text-align:right;| 18,585,050
 * Ebola virus virion.jpg
 * The ongoing outbreak of Ebola centered in Western Africa has been the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history. It has caused major loss of life and socioeconomic disruption in the region, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
 * 5
 * 2014 FIFA World Cup
 * style=text-align:right;| 15,659,069
 * image
 * commentary
 * 6
 * Game of Thrones
 * style=text-align:right;| 14,473,769
 * image
 * commentary
 * 7
 * Robin Williams
 * style=text-align:right;| 12,883,344
 * Robin Williams 2011a (2).jpg
 * The unexpected death by suicide of this iconic comic on August 11 led to worldwide tributes. This article was viewed over 9 million times in the week of his death, which is a phenomenal number - the most viewed article of the week is more normally in the range of 1 to 2 million views.
 * 8
 * United States
 * style=text-align:right;| 12,797,361
 * image
 * commentary
 * 9
 * List of Bollywood films of 2014
 * style=text-align:right;| 12,221,398
 * image
 * commentary
 * 10
 * Thanksgiving
 * style=text-align:right;| 11,195,226
 * image
 * commentary
 * 11
 * 2014 in film
 * style=text-align:right;| 11,067,892
 * image
 * commentary
 * 12
 * YouTube
 * style=text-align:right;| 11,008,475
 * Youtube logo.jpg
 * The online video sharing platform is a consistently popular article, and as such frequently features on the Top 25 Report.
 * 13
 * The Walking Dead (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 10,083,875
 * image
 * commentary
 * 14
 * Frozen (2013 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,783,251
 * image
 * commentary
 * 15
 * Ariana Grande
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,451,283
 * image
 * commentary
 * 16
 * India
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,134,409
 * image
 * commentary
 * 17
 * Guardians of the Galaxy (film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 9,008,117
 * SDCC 2014 - Star Lord (14815162961).jpg
 * The new MCU film starring Chris Pratt as Star-Lord was released this year. He's hooked on a feeling, so come and get your love!
 * 18
 * True Detective (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,828,585
 * image
 * commentary
 * 19
 * Game of Thrones (season 4)
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,526,608
 * image
 * commentary
 * 20
 * Iggy Azalea
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,500,361
 * image
 * commentary
 * 21
 * FIFA World Cup
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,449,861
 * image
 * commentary
 * 22
 * World War I
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,402,341
 * image
 * commentary
 * 23
 * Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,321,501
 * image
 * commentary
 * 24
 * Jordan Belfort
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,311,525
 * image
 * commentary
 * 25
 * List of Game of Thrones episodes
 * style=text-align:right;| 8,274,910
 * image
 * commentary
 * 26
 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,920,343
 * image
 * commentary
 * 27
 * Cristiano Ronaldo
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,849,643
 * image
 * commentary
 * 28
 * World War II
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,723,491
 * image
 * commentary
 * 29
 * List of Arrow episodes
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,692,081
 * image
 * commentary
 * 30
 * Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,601,345
 * image
 * commentary
 * 31
 * Breaking Bad
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,579,574
 * Breaking Bad logo.svg
 * People just can't let this show go. The most Wikipedia'd show of the year ended for good last year; even so, with its appearance on countless "best of the year" lists, and an unexpected endorsement from US President Barack Obama, it's still drumming interest from the public.
 * 32
 * Arrow (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,542,490
 * image
 * commentary
 * 33
 * Jennifer Lawrence
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,374,776
 * image
 * commentary
 * 34
 * The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,273,498
 * image
 * commentary
 * 35
 * The Big Bang Theory
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,254,915
 * image
 * commentary
 * 36
 * United Kingdom
 * style=text-align:right;| 7,073,386
 * image
 * commentary
 * 37
 * Philip Seymour Hoffman
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,946,117
 * image
 * commentary
 * 38
 * Lionel Messi
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,861,436
 * image
 * commentary
 * 39
 * Orange Is the New Black
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,750,655
 * image
 * commentary
 * 40
 * Eminem
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,730,724
 * image
 * commentary
 * 41
 * House of Cards (U.S. TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,689,160
 * image
 * commentary
 * 42
 * Barack Obama
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,519,676
 * P093014PS-0758 (15219452309).jpg
 * This year, Obama has dealt with the U.S. response to #4, after there were a few confirmed cases in the States.
 * 43
 * Adolf Hitler
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,492,882
 * image
 * commentary
 * 44
 * Sherlock (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,488,976
 * image
 * commentary
 * 45
 * Stephen Hawking
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,459,040
 * image
 * commentary
 * 46
 * Ukraine
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,171,866
 * image
 * The Russo-Ukrainian War began this year.
 * 47
 * List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,119,419
 * image
 * commentary
 * 48
 * Interstellar (film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,097,763
 * image
 * commentary
 * 49
 * Sunny Leone
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,020,546
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Leonardo DiCaprio
 * style=text-align:right;| 5,966,220
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * commentary
 * 37
 * Philip Seymour Hoffman
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,946,117
 * image
 * commentary
 * 38
 * Lionel Messi
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,861,436
 * image
 * commentary
 * 39
 * Orange Is the New Black
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,750,655
 * image
 * commentary
 * 40
 * Eminem
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,730,724
 * image
 * commentary
 * 41
 * House of Cards (U.S. TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,689,160
 * image
 * commentary
 * 42
 * Barack Obama
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,519,676
 * P093014PS-0758 (15219452309).jpg
 * This year, Obama has dealt with the U.S. response to #4, after there were a few confirmed cases in the States.
 * 43
 * Adolf Hitler
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,492,882
 * image
 * commentary
 * 44
 * Sherlock (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,488,976
 * image
 * commentary
 * 45
 * Stephen Hawking
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,459,040
 * image
 * commentary
 * 46
 * Ukraine
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,171,866
 * image
 * The Russo-Ukrainian War began this year.
 * 47
 * List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,119,419
 * image
 * commentary
 * 48
 * Interstellar (film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,097,763
 * image
 * commentary
 * 49
 * Sunny Leone
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,020,546
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Leonardo DiCaprio
 * style=text-align:right;| 5,966,220
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * 47
 * List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,119,419
 * image
 * commentary
 * 48
 * Interstellar (film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,097,763
 * image
 * commentary
 * 49
 * Sunny Leone
 * style=text-align:right;| 6,020,546
 * image
 * commentary
 * 50
 * Leonardo DiCaprio
 * style=text-align:right;| 5,966,220
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * 50
 * Leonardo DiCaprio
 * style=text-align:right;| 5,966,220
 * image
 * commentary
 * }
 * }

← Last year's report | Next year's report →