Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 9 to 15, 2020

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 9 to 15, 2020)
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It's Kamala Harris week, plus several Indian women. With overlap. Along with 10+ million views to Joe Biden's running mate, the articles related to her were enough to kick off the pandemic currently screwing everyone!


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about Honorable mentions:
 * 1
 * Kamala Harris
 * 11,843,595
 * Senator Harris official senate portrait.jpg
 * California lawyer and senator who was announced this week as the Democrat VP pick with running-mate #8. She was a popular choice, had a brief presidential campaign last year, and brings the rest of her family to the list. In the days after her selection, birtherism was reborn: though she was definitely born in California, with an American father, she is not white, which is enough to send certain people into discredit mode.
 * 2
 * Shyamala Gopalan
 * 1,851,954
 * rowspan="4"|Maya Harris at Kamala Harris inauguration as Attorney General.jpg Douglas Emhoff 24830055418 5323ea6526 h.jpg
 * rowspan="4"|As a result of #1 being chosen as a VP candidate, attention was brought in for the whole family - in order, her mother, her sister (above), her father, and her husband (below).
 * 3
 * Maya Harris
 * 1,644,390
 * 4
 * Donald J. Harris
 * 1,640,562
 * 5
 * Douglas Emhoff
 * 1,427,685
 * 6
 * QAnon
 * 1,370,205
 * Pence posing with QAnon police detail.jpg
 * What would American politics be without a conspiracy theory or two? |Marjorie Taylor Greene, a vocal supporter of Q, won a primary to a safe seat in the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday. Trump twote in support the next morning, leading to a question in a briefing. Trump sidestepped it, without mentioning Q.
 * 7
 * The Umbrella Academy (TV series)
 * 986,180
 * Tom Hopper 2013.jpg
 * Netflix released the second season of this a little while ago, setting the apocalypse in Dallas. The moral of the story seems to be that even when you try really hard, you can still get everything wrong? That, or join a cult.
 * 8
 * Joe Biden
 * 836,439
 * Joe Biden kickoff rally May 2019.jpg
 * While current president Trump (#18) has spent a lot of time on this list, the Democrats are presently occupying a lot of the top 10. Biden is Trump's competition as the countdown to November's election continues. He picked a running mate, #1, this week.
 * 9
 * Gunjan Saxena
 * 814,894
 * Janhvi Kapoor graces Lux Golden Rose Awards 2018 (01).jpg
 * An Indian female air force pilot, a movie about her life (where she's played by actress Janhvi Kapoor, pictured) was released August 12 on Netflix.
 * 10
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 813,025
 * [[File:Dood als vredesstichter Der Oberste Friedensstifter (titel op object), NG-505-171.jpg|100px]]
 * "But if this ever changin' world in which we're living Makes you give in and cry Say Live and Let Die!"
 * 11
 * Meena Harris
 * 782,464
 * Statua Iustitiae.jpg
 * Another lawyer, daughter of #3 and by extension niece of #1.
 * 12
 * 2020 World Snooker Championship
 * 586,456
 * Neil Robertson at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-05 02.jpg
 * Some sports - some sports - are still on. Snooker is one of them.
 * 13
 * Collin Morikawa
 * 574,348
 * Golf (14807395465).jpg
 * And golf is another. This 23-year-old won a major this week.
 * 14
 * Independence Day (India)
 * 542,528
 * India-0037 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg
 * Occurred on August 15, celebrating independence from Britain in 1947.
 * 16
 * List of most-disliked YouTube videos
 * 540,829
 * Obstáculos.png
 * A trailer for Sadak 2, released Tuesday, has become the 3rd most disliked Youtube video. The 11 million dislikes come from fans of the late Sushant Singh Rajput, enraged by the fact that the film's star Alia Bhatt and her father who directs this movie, Mahesh Bhatt, didn't like Rajput that much.
 * 16
 * Pizzagate conspiracy theory
 * 532,407
 * Comet Ping Pong Pizzagate 2016 01.jpg
 * Here's that other conspiracy theory the alt right just loves.
 * 17
 * Shakuntala Devi
 * 520,430
 * Vidya_Balan_on_the_sets_of_UTV_Bindass.jpg
 * Another Indian woman who was the subject of a recent biopic, this one on Amazon Prime, and starring Vidya Balan (pictured).
 * 18
 * 2020 Beirut explosions
 * 514,045
 * Damages_after_2020_Beirut_explosions_1.jpg
 * Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet resigned on Monday, as the explosions on August 4 seem to be caused by government negligence. The resignations haven't stopped the daily protests, though.
 * 19
 * Donald Trump
 * 498,423
 * [[File:President Trump Speaks on the Phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (50225870252).jpg|100px]]
 * He doesn't like #1.
 * 20
 * Belarus
 * 477,454
 * 2020_Coat_of_Arms_of_Belarus_1012px.png
 * Alexander Lukashenko was first elected President of Belarus in 1994, and shortly after won referendums to massively increase his power and extend his five year term by an extra 2. Though he claims to have won a sixth term last Sunday, protesters want him to step down in favor of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
 * 21
 * Political positions of Kamala Harris
 * 457,688
 * [[File:Kamala Harris meeting with advocates from Planned Parenthood Action Fund C53hx uU8AIwn t (cropped).jpg|100px]]
 * #1 probably won't have a huge impact in a Biden administration, but it's still fun to get mad about her political views.
 * 22
 * Rahat Indori
 * 455,783
 * Rahat Saab At Ahmedabad.jpg
 * This Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet died of something related to COVID-19.
 * 23
 * Susan Rice
 * 455,688
 * Susan Rice official photo.jpg
 * Barack Obama's National Security Advisor was considered a contender in Biden's veepstakes, though she lost out to this report's #1 entry.
 * 24
 * Tony West (attorney)
 * 444,187
 * TonyWest-Official DOJ Portrait.jpg
 * As the article title suggests, he's another lawyer. Yes, he's related to #1: brother-in-law (husband of #3). He was also a DA under Obama and #8.
 * 25
 * WAP (song)
 * 437,673
 * Cardi_B_VMA_2018.jpg
 * A Cardi B song about women liking sex. Some men on the internet seem to have taken this with personal offense. If you somehow haven't heard Ben Shapiro dismissively saying "Wet Ass P-Word", do yourself a favor and look it up.
 * }
 * 19
 * Donald Trump
 * 498,423
 * [[File:President Trump Speaks on the Phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (50225870252).jpg|100px]]
 * He doesn't like #1.
 * 20
 * Belarus
 * 477,454
 * 2020_Coat_of_Arms_of_Belarus_1012px.png
 * Alexander Lukashenko was first elected President of Belarus in 1994, and shortly after won referendums to massively increase his power and extend his five year term by an extra 2. Though he claims to have won a sixth term last Sunday, protesters want him to step down in favor of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
 * 21
 * Political positions of Kamala Harris
 * 457,688
 * [[File:Kamala Harris meeting with advocates from Planned Parenthood Action Fund C53hx uU8AIwn t (cropped).jpg|100px]]
 * #1 probably won't have a huge impact in a Biden administration, but it's still fun to get mad about her political views.
 * 22
 * Rahat Indori
 * 455,783
 * Rahat Saab At Ahmedabad.jpg
 * This Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet died of something related to COVID-19.
 * 23
 * Susan Rice
 * 455,688
 * Susan Rice official photo.jpg
 * Barack Obama's National Security Advisor was considered a contender in Biden's veepstakes, though she lost out to this report's #1 entry.
 * 24
 * Tony West (attorney)
 * 444,187
 * TonyWest-Official DOJ Portrait.jpg
 * As the article title suggests, he's another lawyer. Yes, he's related to #1: brother-in-law (husband of #3). He was also a DA under Obama and #8.
 * 25
 * WAP (song)
 * 437,673
 * Cardi_B_VMA_2018.jpg
 * A Cardi B song about women liking sex. Some men on the internet seem to have taken this with personal offense. If you somehow haven't heard Ben Shapiro dismissively saying "Wet Ass P-Word", do yourself a favor and look it up.
 * }
 * 24
 * Tony West (attorney)
 * 444,187
 * TonyWest-Official DOJ Portrait.jpg
 * As the article title suggests, he's another lawyer. Yes, he's related to #1: brother-in-law (husband of #3). He was also a DA under Obama and #8.
 * 25
 * WAP (song)
 * 437,673
 * Cardi_B_VMA_2018.jpg
 * A Cardi B song about women liking sex. Some men on the internet seem to have taken this with personal offense. If you somehow haven't heard Ben Shapiro dismissively saying "Wet Ass P-Word", do yourself a favor and look it up.
 * }
 * Cardi_B_VMA_2018.jpg
 * A Cardi B song about women liking sex. Some men on the internet seem to have taken this with personal offense. If you somehow haven't heard Ben Shapiro dismissively saying "Wet Ass P-Word", do yourself a favor and look it up.
 * }
 * 26 Beau Biden (431,336): The deceased son of #9 was a colleague of #1; this relationship is cited as one reason why she was picked over other candidates.
 * 27 Ronnie O'Sullivan (408,007): For those who snooker is something for pubs and college dorms, #12 proves there can even be a world champion of it - a title gained by this Englishman.
 * 28 Kamala (wrestler) (388,231): A wrestler who died this week and, strangely enough, was also called Kamala Harris. Maybe that added a few more pageviews.
 * 29 Richard Jewell (373,488): HBO premiered the Clint Eastwood film about this security guard, who discovered the device that caused the Centennial Olympic Park bombing and was wrongfully accused of having been a part of it.
 * 30 COVID-19 pandemic (373,198): Well, this goddamned disease certainly didn't go away. But all the new topics broke the pandemic's streak on the Top 25 Report, which started back in January when the article was still 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.



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.