Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 8 to 14, 2021

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 8 to 14, 2021)
Prepared with commentary by, , 

With the Olympics over, it's a more varied Top 25 report, with a strong Indian presence and the top article also being the return of something from August 2016.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * The Suicide Squad (film)
 * 2,004,116
 * Comikaze 2015 - Harley Quinn (22508731437).jpg
 * The newest DCEU film, following a squad of supervillains compelled by the U.S. government to fight a big monster, was released to theatres and HBO Max on August 5. The Suicide Squad is a reboot/sequel of 2016's Suicide Squad (#19; no "The"). While no-The was an embarrassment for all involved, The is getting pretty decent reviews - it only won't make as much money (hasn't even broke $100 million, a quantity the other surpassed in a weekend).
 * 2
 * Lionel Messi
 * 1,709,170
 * Lionel Messi in 2018.jpg
 * One of the world's best footballers bid a tearful good-bye to his old club (FC Barcelona) and joined a new one (#5).
 * 3
 * Neeraj Chopra
 * 1,242,885
 * rowspan=2| Neeraj Chopra.jpg
 * rowspan=2| The games are over, with the closing ceremony being held on August 8. If you miss international sports don't worry; the 2020 Summer Paralympics start on August 24 and the 2022 Winter Olympics is in only a few months (thanks, COVID.)
 * 3
 * Neeraj Chopra
 * 1,242,885
 * rowspan=2| Neeraj Chopra.jpg
 * rowspan=2| The games are over, with the closing ceremony being held on August 8. If you miss international sports don't worry; the 2020 Summer Paralympics start on August 24 and the 2022 Winter Olympics is in only a few months (thanks, COVID.)
 * rowspan=2| The games are over, with the closing ceremony being held on August 8. If you miss international sports don't worry; the 2020 Summer Paralympics start on August 24 and the 2022 Winter Olympics is in only a few months (thanks, COVID.)

Chopra, a javelin thrower, became the first Indian track and field athlete to medal, and a gold no less, on August 7.
 * 4
 * 2020 Summer Olympics
 * 1,080,347
 * 5
 * Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
 * 1,047,096
 * Paris, ortophotograph Parc des Princes.jpg
 * Messi's new team plays at the park of princes and was, coincidentally, bought by the Qatari then-crown prince (now Emir) in 2011. The team is also reuniting Messi with friend and former Barça teammate Neymar, who he shared a pitch with recently at the Copa Americá 2021 final.
 * 6
 * Taliban
 * 948,626
 * Flag of Taliban.svg
 * The United States military invaded Afghanistan less than a month after 9/11, nearly twenty years ago. A total withdrawal of U.S. troops started in the waning years of the Trump administration, with President Biden setting a deadline for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. As troops left the country, the Taliban—an Islamist terrorist group that the U.S. had invaded Afghanistan to remove from power—immediately took control of several major cities. This has prompted Biden to send in additional troops to properly reenact the fall of Saigon.
 * 7
 * Deaths in 2021
 * 909,342
 * [[File:A male skeleton walking behind a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead) MET DP867978.jpg|100px]]
 * When he shall die Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.
 * 8
 * Trevor Moore (comedian)
 * 818,709
 * Trevor Moore crop.JPG
 * The whitest kid you know passed away on August 7. He's left behind a bunch of great sketches; probably the best well known is one about how you can't say "I want to kill the President of the United States of America", which prompted an actual Supreme Court case.
 * 9
 * Vikram Batra
 * 780,441
 * Captain Vikram Batra Portrait.jpg
 * Shershaah, a film based on Batra's service in the Kargil War, was released to Amazon on Thursday.
 * 10
 * Andrew Cuomo
 * 758,143
 * Andrew Cuomo 2019.jpg
 * In February, the Governor of New York state was accused of sexually harassing multiple women on his staff. After widespread calls on him to step down, he denied the allegations and told his Attorney General to investigate. That report, concluding that he is (allegedly) a menace to women around him, dropped on Monday; Cuomo promptly held a press conference where he again denied, this time showing a slideshow of him touching the faces of and kissing countless people. The next day, he put in his two weeks notice.
 * 11
 * What If...? (TV series)
 * 694,678
 * WW Philadelphia 2013 - Captain America (9050632613).jpg
 * The newest MCU Disney+ show, an animated anthology alternate-fictional-history series, premiered on Wednesday. The first episode is a counterfactual on the 2011 Captain America film, with Steve Rogers's British girlfriend taking the super serum instead (something that originated in a mobile game), and Rogers being given a dieselpunk Iron Man suit.
 * 12
 * Markie Post
 * 672,376
 * Markie Post (2092445708) (cropped).jpg
 * Post, a television actress most known for her role on Night Court, passed away at the age of 70 on August 7.
 * 13
 * Free Guy
 * 634,911
 * Deadpool 2 Japan Premiere Red Carpet Ryan Reynolds (cropped).jpg
 * This film, starring Ryan Reynolds as an NPC in a GTA-type MMO that suddenly gains agency, was released to theatres on July 3, 2020 December 11, 2020  May 21, 2021 August 13, 2021.
 * 14
 * Kathy Hochul
 * 633,730
 * Kathy Hochul, November 2017.jpeg
 * The Lieutenant Governor of New York is set to take power in two weeks. The future-first-female-governor-of-the-state started her career as an "Independent Democrat," opposed to immigration and endorsed by the NRA. She has, presumably, fallen in line with her party by now.
 * 15
 * Romelu Lukaku
 * 608,395
 * Romelu Lukaku with Belgium before game v Brazil, 6 July 2018.jpg.png
 * This Belgian footballer moved to Chelsea F.C. for a £97.5 million fee, a club record. He had previously played for them until he was sold to Everton back in 2014.
 * 16
 * The White Lotus
 * 557,763
 * Murray Bartlett (cropped).jpg
 * This HBO comedy-drama set in an Hawaiian resort aired its penultimate episode.
 * 17
 * Val Kilmer
 * 539,059
 * Val Kilmer Cannes.jpg
 * The storied actor filmed much of his early life. These home movies were edited into Val, released on Prime Video on August 6.
 * 18
 * Una Stubbs
 * 524,847
 * Una Stubbs, filming Sherlock (2015) cropped2.jpg
 * Another acting death, a British actress who among other roles was Sherlock's landlady.
 * 19
 * Suicide Squad (film)
 * 519,084
 * Fan Expo 2016 - Deadshot (32287557114).jpg
 * This probably made the list partially due to confusion with #1. Others might have been interested in director David Ayer's assertion that a hypothetical Ayer Cut would be really good.
 * 20
 * Enema of the State
 * 479,099
 * Sexy nurse outfit.jpg
 * This Blink-182 album was brought here by /r/TodayILearned, as a topic noted how its cover was changed due to a war crime — namely, the Red Cross symbol was removed from the porn star's nurse cap, as the band was warned that otherwise was a violation of the Geneva Convention.
 * 21
 * Field of Dreams
 * 464,585
 * FldofDrmsPtcrSigns.jpg
 * The titular Field of this 1989 film is in Dyersville, Iowa. An MLB game between the White Sox and the Yankees took place there on Thursday; the White Sox won by one run.
 * 22
 * Afghanistan
 * 456,026
 * Emblem of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
 * In all likelihood, it'll soon be under the control of #6.
 * 23
 * Shershaah
 * 449,480
 * Sidharth Malhotra at IIFA awards 2014.jpg
 * rowspan=3|It's one of those Reports heavily shaped by India. (to the point #2's rival Cristiano Ronaldo was the first page off the list!) We finish off with the Bollywood movie about #9, the country's showings at the Olympics - #4 was their best performance - and a Kollywood anthology series released to Netflix.
 * 24
 * India at the Olympics
 * 424,797
 * Stamp of India - 1988 - Colnect 165265 - Indian Olympic Association.jpeg
 * 25
 * Navarasa (web series)
 * 420,548
 * Tklogo.jpg
 * }
 * 519,084
 * Fan Expo 2016 - Deadshot (32287557114).jpg
 * This probably made the list partially due to confusion with #1. Others might have been interested in director David Ayer's assertion that a hypothetical Ayer Cut would be really good.
 * 20
 * Enema of the State
 * 479,099
 * Sexy nurse outfit.jpg
 * This Blink-182 album was brought here by /r/TodayILearned, as a topic noted how its cover was changed due to a war crime — namely, the Red Cross symbol was removed from the porn star's nurse cap, as the band was warned that otherwise was a violation of the Geneva Convention.
 * 21
 * Field of Dreams
 * 464,585
 * FldofDrmsPtcrSigns.jpg
 * The titular Field of this 1989 film is in Dyersville, Iowa. An MLB game between the White Sox and the Yankees took place there on Thursday; the White Sox won by one run.
 * 22
 * Afghanistan
 * 456,026
 * Emblem of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
 * In all likelihood, it'll soon be under the control of #6.
 * 23
 * Shershaah
 * 449,480
 * Sidharth Malhotra at IIFA awards 2014.jpg
 * rowspan=3|It's one of those Reports heavily shaped by India. (to the point #2's rival Cristiano Ronaldo was the first page off the list!) We finish off with the Bollywood movie about #9, the country's showings at the Olympics - #4 was their best performance - and a Kollywood anthology series released to Netflix.
 * 24
 * India at the Olympics
 * 424,797
 * Stamp of India - 1988 - Colnect 165265 - Indian Olympic Association.jpeg
 * 25
 * Navarasa (web series)
 * 420,548
 * Tklogo.jpg
 * }
 * 24
 * India at the Olympics
 * 424,797
 * Stamp of India - 1988 - Colnect 165265 - Indian Olympic Association.jpeg
 * 25
 * Navarasa (web series)
 * 420,548
 * Tklogo.jpg
 * }
 * 420,548
 * Tklogo.jpg
 * }



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.