Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/April 11 to 17, 2021

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (April 11 to 17, 2021)
Prepared with commentary by, 

Death still looms large in this Report, as the big departures of last week (one of whom took the top spot and serves as an excuse for entries regarding them British Royals) have the additions of three more. But there's also life in a celebrity couple's baby. Plus any distraction possible, be it movies, streaming shows, wrestling, sports, or religion.


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 * 1
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 2,703,385
 * Duke of Edinburgh 33 Allan Warren.jpg
 * While sometimes an insensitive figure (John Oliver joked Philip's death was "a tragedy if you don’t know a single thing about him", and had more words across the week), the Royal consort continues to get views following his death, specially as his military funeral was only held Saturday. And without a person who was already losing his life hanging around and getting more views, this time Philip has the top spot.
 * 2
 * Helen McCrory
 * 2,566,138
 * Helen McCrory (8464888970).jpg
 * One more British death, a Shakespearean actress who probably earned most mainstream recognition as Draco Malfoy's mother in Harry Potter (but also appeared in films such as Skyfall and Hugo, plus television work like Peaky Blinders), McCrory pulled a Chadwick, keeping her cancer diagnosis a secret to all but few and leaving her husband to reveal it after her death this week at the age of 52.
 * 3
 * Elizabeth II
 * 2,257,107
 * Queen Elizabeth II in March 2015.jpg
 * Her Majesty, widow of and who always seems to find a way to return to this Report. In life, Philip was always two steps behind her, while now she fits in two places behind him.
 * 4
 * WrestleMania 37
 * 1,705,807
 * Raymond James Stadium Aerial.jpg
 * Professional wrestling's biggest event happened on 10-11 April in Tampa, this time even with an in-person audience again as 25,675 attended each night at the Raymond James Stadium.
 * 5
 * DMX (rapper)
 * 1,465,080
 * DMX.rapper (cropped).jpg
 * The other famous person who died the same day of, a rapper who even inspired tributes from the film industry given DMX acted in a few action movies opposite Jet Li and Steven Seagal.
 * 6
 * Vivek (actor)
 * 1,189,676
 * Vivek at the Ezhumin Press Meet.jpg
 * Kollywood lost a very prolific actor/comedian, who upon his death at the age of 59 had worked in over 220 movies.
 * 7
 * Damian Lewis
 * 1,189,217
 * Damian Lewis Berlin 2015.jpg
 * The husband of and father of her two children, a fellow actor better known for starring in TV shows such as Band of Brothers, Homeland, and Billions.
 * 8
 * Brenda Song
 * 1,132,820
 * Brenda Song 021109-R293.jpg
 * One of the many actresses who rose to fame through the Disney Channel announced the birth of her son, whose father is a former child star himself. Her placement on the list suggests her fame isn't waning, despite the fact nobody knew she was pregnant.
 * 9
 * Charles Sobhraj
 * 1,124,116
 * Tahar Rahim Samba avp 2014 2.jpg
 * rowspan=2|Two people with the same name, but very different backgrounds and reputations: one is an Asian serial killer who Netflix viewers are knowing through The Serpent (pictured is Tahar Rahim, his portrayer there), and the other is a European aristocrat who is 's oldest son (and thus the first in the line to succeed ).
 * 10
 * Charles, Prince of Wales
 * 1,105,231
 * 2019 Reunião Bilateral com o Príncipe Charles - 48948389972 (cropped).jpg
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2021
 * 974,561
 * Thomas Walch Verlorene Heimat.jpg
 * ''[[I Vow to Thee, My Country|The love that never falters
 * Brenda Song 021109-R293.jpg
 * One of the many actresses who rose to fame through the Disney Channel announced the birth of her son, whose father is a former child star himself. Her placement on the list suggests her fame isn't waning, despite the fact nobody knew she was pregnant.
 * 9
 * Charles Sobhraj
 * 1,124,116
 * Tahar Rahim Samba avp 2014 2.jpg
 * rowspan=2|Two people with the same name, but very different backgrounds and reputations: one is an Asian serial killer who Netflix viewers are knowing through The Serpent (pictured is Tahar Rahim, his portrayer there), and the other is a European aristocrat who is 's oldest son (and thus the first in the line to succeed ).
 * 10
 * Charles, Prince of Wales
 * 1,105,231
 * 2019 Reunião Bilateral com o Príncipe Charles - 48948389972 (cropped).jpg
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2021
 * 974,561
 * Thomas Walch Verlorene Heimat.jpg
 * ''[[I Vow to Thee, My Country|The love that never falters
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2021
 * 974,561
 * Thomas Walch Verlorene Heimat.jpg
 * ''[[I Vow to Thee, My Country|The love that never falters
 * ''[[I Vow to Thee, My Country|The love that never falters
 * 12
 * Bernie Madoff
 * 967,067
 * BernardMadoff.jpg
 * Another death, and one that, with WP:BLP not really applying, warrants the deserved treatment: Bernie Madoff was a despicable human being, enough to be called "Monster" while receiving Joker facepaint for a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that, following its collapse, had many charities among its victims. Being sentenced to 150 years ensured Madoff would die in prison, which he did on April 14 at the age of 82.
 * 13
 * The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
 * 929,949
 * Sebastian Stan & Anthony Mackie (48469219356).jpg
 * Captain America's friends continue to hit Disney+ weekly. This time, there was even the introduction of a potential antagonist.
 * 14
 * George VI
 * 880,896
 * King George VI LOC matpc.14736 A (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=4|British royals everywhere, it's like The Crown, but with even more viewers.
 * 15
 * Anne, Princess Royal
 * 831,550
 * Princess Anne October 2015.jpg
 * 16
 * Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
 * 787,906
 * Prince Edward February 2015.jpg
 * 17
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
 * 774,840
 * [[File:Prinses Margaret, Lord Snowdon en Prins Bernhard in de Hoovercraft, Prinses Mar, Bestanddeelnr 917-7816.jpg|100px]]
 * 18
 * Macaulay Culkin
 * 743,479
 * Macaulay Culkin singing (2010).jpg
 * One of the best-known child actors ever (as well as one of the saddest post-fame lives), Kevin McAllister has been with since they worked together in Changeland, another thing most people didn't realize, and so last week became a father at the age of 40 - which as Culkin himself put it, is a reminder we're very old. Their son is named Dakota after Macaulay's sister who died after being hit by a car.
 * 19
 * Ramadan
 * 714,644
 * An Iranian iftar meal (2).jpg
 * The traditional month of fasting in Islam began 12 April.
 * 20
 * Godzilla vs. Kong
 * 678,417
 * Godzilla vs. Kong Logo.png
 * Readers are still curious about the giant monster fight that has become one of the biggest movie hits during the goddamned pandemic, having already made more money than Tenet with $369 million worldwide.
 * 21
 * Will Zalatoris
 * 607,099
 * Golfball.jpg
 * rowspan=2|Golf getting big views! And the unknown golfer who almost won the 2021 Masters Tournament got more views than the winner, who is also the first Japanese golfer with a title in the majors. Zalatoris followed up his surprise Masters streak by doing well in some lesser-known golf tournaments in the week.
 * 22
 * Hideki Matsuyama
 * 591,963
 * Hideki Matsuyama ClevelandGolf4-21.jpg
 * 23
 * Colton Underwood
 * 579,702
 * Colton Underwood 2020.png
 * This former American football player came out as gay, after Billy Eichner joked about it when Underwood was the subject of The Bachelor.
 * 24
 * Dogecoin
 * 579,062
 * دوژکوین.jpg
 * Concerns that the cryptocurrency bubble will burst at some point raised after one of those virtual coins, namely the one named after a memetic dog, saw sales rocketing.
 * 25
 * B. R. Ambedkar
 * 553,652
 * Dr._Bhimrao_Ambedkar.jpg
 * Even without a Google Doodle or such, India still came en masse to read the article on the chief architect of their constitution, who had his 130th anniversary on April 14. The Americans may have also been intrigued after Congressman Ro Khanna introduced a resolution in their congress to honor Ambedkar's birthday.
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 * 22
 * Hideki Matsuyama
 * 591,963
 * Hideki Matsuyama ClevelandGolf4-21.jpg
 * 23
 * Colton Underwood
 * 579,702
 * Colton Underwood 2020.png
 * This former American football player came out as gay, after Billy Eichner joked about it when Underwood was the subject of The Bachelor.
 * 24
 * Dogecoin
 * 579,062
 * دوژکوین.jpg
 * Concerns that the cryptocurrency bubble will burst at some point raised after one of those virtual coins, namely the one named after a memetic dog, saw sales rocketing.
 * 25
 * B. R. Ambedkar
 * 553,652
 * Dr._Bhimrao_Ambedkar.jpg
 * Even without a Google Doodle or such, India still came en masse to read the article on the chief architect of their constitution, who had his 130th anniversary on April 14. The Americans may have also been intrigued after Congressman Ro Khanna introduced a resolution in their congress to honor Ambedkar's birthday.
 * }
 * 25
 * B. R. Ambedkar
 * 553,652
 * Dr._Bhimrao_Ambedkar.jpg
 * Even without a Google Doodle or such, India still came en masse to read the article on the chief architect of their constitution, who had his 130th anniversary on April 14. The Americans may have also been intrigued after Congressman Ro Khanna introduced a resolution in their congress to honor Ambedkar's birthday.
 * }
 * Even without a Google Doodle or such, India still came en masse to read the article on the chief architect of their constitution, who had his 130th anniversary on April 14. The Americans may have also been intrigued after Congressman Ro Khanna introduced a resolution in their congress to honor Ambedkar's birthday.
 * }

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.