Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/December 29, 2019 to January 4, 2020

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (December 29, 2019 to January 4, 2020)
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New year, new decade, new ways for everyone to go "oh no!", as reality turned its ugly head to make readers check on the rising tensions between the United States and Iran. Otherwise, Wikipedia visitors still reading about whatever show they are watching (specially if it's a binge-friendly one on Netflix), some December movies, people on TV, celebrities getting engaged, and the 2019 death list for the last time before the new year and related list takes its place.
 * 2020, twenty-four hours ago

So take me to the table, and put on the Report. Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I fall apart. For the week of December 22 to 28, 2019, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the WP:5000 are:


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! About
 * 1
 * Qasem Soleimani
 * style=text-align:right;| 2,119,435
 * Qasem Soleimani 2019-10-01 02.jpg
 * 2020 already started off on the wrong foot, as Donald Trump ordered a drone strike in Baghdad and killed this Iranian general. Nothing like becoming what you complained about before.
 * 2
 * The Witcher (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;|1,865,585
 * Montreal Comiccon 2016 - Geralt of Rivia (28215577876).jpg
 * Down from #1, the adaptation of the Polish fantasy books\games that is enthralling Netflix viewers worldwide, in spite of mixed reviews by critics.
 * 3
 * Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
 * style=text-align:right;| 1,297,640
 * Star_Wars_Logo.svg
 * J. J. Abrams returned to close the new trilogy he started, and in spite of many attempts to be fan-pleasing, instead created a slightly messy production that turned out even more divisive than The Last Jedi. At least Disney hasn't announced any new follow-ups yet, as they wait for The Rise of Skywalker to break a billion dollars worldwide.
 * 4
 * You (season 2)
 * style=text-align:right;|1,096,682
 * Penn Badgley @ CW Upfront Presentation.jpg
 * rowspan=4|Streaming shows, streaming shows everywhere. Netflix has three entries regarding evil men, first a returning show featuring a serial killer\stalker (whose actor is at #19), and the subject of docuseries Don't F**k With Cats, responsible for a few kitten deaths and a grisly human dismemberment. Disney+ completes with someone who's just an anti-hero, the armored bounty hunter in the Star Wars release that unlike the one at #3 made most of the fans happy.
 * 5
 * The Mandalorian
 * style=text-align:right;|1,065,063
 * The Mandalorian.svg
 * 6
 * You (TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;|1,019,609
 * LetterU.svg
 * 7
 * Luka Magnotta
 * style=text-align:right;|896,120
 * Sad cat.jpg
 * 8
 * Christine Keeler
 * style=text-align:right;|800,049
 * [[File:Christine Keeler op weg naar het gerechtsgebouw, Bestanddeelnr 915-5221 (cropped, retouched).jpg|left|100px]]
 * BBC One's series The Trial of Christine Keeler tells about the Profumo affair, a scandal regarding this model and showgirl (portrayed by Sophie Cookson) having been sexually involved with both a British minister and a Soviet naval officer.
 * 9
 * The Witcher
 * style=text-align:right;|740,629
 * Andrzej_Sapkowski_01.jpg
 * Poland is to thank for both this book series (by author Andrzej Sapkowski, pictured) and the video games that brought it to worldwide attention (by developer CD Projekt Red), ultimately leading to the Netflix adaptation at #2.
 * 10
 * Natašha Stanković
 * style=text-align:right;|733,940
 * A Serbian who became famous in India, and is now engaged to an idol of the national sport, cricketer Hardik Pandya.
 * 11
 * Anya Chalotra
 * style=text-align:right;|708,454
 * Anya Chalotra (48417919881).jpg
 * Geralt's mage "soulmate" Yennefer is portrayed in our #2 by this British actress of Indian descent.
 * 12
 * World War III
 * style=text-align:right;|676,357
 * World War III comic book 1.jpg
 * Says something about the state of the world that recent international affairs led to people checking on this article, that we hope remains hypotethical.
 * 13
 * Henry Cavill
 * style=text-align:right;|655,659
 * Henry Cavill (48418057502).jpg
 * The British star of #2, closing off a decade that had him playing Superman, a Russian spy and an American double agent.
 * 14
 * Cats (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;|617,327
 * Jamiek.jpg
 * The Broadway phenomenon turned cinematic disaster (or for those who like puns, cat-astrophe), not helped by being released alongside our #3. Universal is no longer attempting of getting award nominations for Cats - though expect it to run for a few Golden Raspberry Awards, given Cats is placing in almost all worst of 2019 lists!
 * 15
 * Linda Ronstadt
 * style=text-align:right;|611,504
 * Linda Ronstadt as honorary doctor at Hardly Strictly 2009.jpg
 * CNN shed a light on this singer by airing both documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice and an interview with Anderson Cooper, so Ronstadt could recall her career, detail on how progressive supranuclear palsy forced her into retirement, and share some bad words on Donald Trump given his xenophobia clashes with her Mexican heritage.
 * 16
 * Dracula (2020 TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;|588,976
 * Claes Bang 2015-09-10.jpg
 * BBC and Netflix adapted the quintessential vampire novel into a three part miniseries starring Claes Bang as the infamous count.
 * 17
 * Post Malone
 * style=text-align:right;|581,379
 * Post Malone Stavernfestivalen 2018 crop.jpg
 * Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve warranted an entry in 2017 for Mariah Carey's technical difficulties, but not the following year with Britney Spears lip-synching. Well, rapper Post Malone got in by one-upping Britney: he lip-synched and also fell off stage!
 * 18
 * Jimmy Hoffa
 * style=text-align:right;|578,950
 * Manglehorn 07 (15085911640).jpg
 * Disclaimer: this here writer has started but not yet finished The Irishman, given life is short but a three-and-a-half hour movie is endless. But the Netflix release itself claims the disappeared labour union leader played by Al Pacino was at a certain point as famous as Elvis and\or the president, so no wonder he gets more views than the movie and more proeminent main characters Frank Sheeran and Russell Bufalino.
 * 19
 * Penn Badgley
 * style=text-align:right;|574,381
 * Penn Badgley @ CW Upfront Presentation.jpg
 * The portrayer of villain protagonist Joe Goldberg in our #6 (and by extension, #4), who previously worked at Gossip Girl and also headlines the band MOTHXR.
 * 20
 * Adam Driver
 * style=text-align:right;|546,164
 * [[File:Star Wars- The Last Jedi Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Adam Driver (24076072397).jpg|left|100px]]
 * Kylo Ren in our #3, who is also starting to pile up award nominations for Marriage Story.
 * 21
 * Messiah (American TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;|534,421
 * Mehdi Dehbi 2013.jpg
 * Yet another Netflix release, a thriller series about a supposed resurgence of Jesus himself (played by Mehdi Dehbi, pictured on the left) in the Middle East.
 * 22
 * Good Newwz
 * style=text-align:right;|529,990
 * [[File:Kareena Kapoor Khan walks the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort 2019-Day-5-6 (cropped).jpg|100px|left]]
 * Bollywood's last hit of 2019, a comedy about two expecting couples. One lead actress manages to combine both big families of the industry: Kareena Kapoor Khan.
 * 23
 * Victoria Pedretti
 * style=text-align:right;| 526,838
 * A few months after being part of the Manson Family in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this actress is now on the receiving end of crime as the female lead in the second season (#4) of our #6.
 * 24
 * Deaths in 2019
 * style=text-align:right;|507,268
 * Grim Reaper carriage rides, Halloween in NOLA.jpg
 * In the half-week before the article got redirected to Lists of deaths by year, the yearly deceased list still managed to squeeze in a last appearance on our Report.
 * 25
 * Little Women (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 506,396
 * Saoirse Ronan TIFF 2, 2012.jpg
 * The seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, the best known of which came out 25 years ago. It's also a Lady Bird reunion, written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet, and has been as raved as that one, with great reviews and alright box office even in a crowded Christmas season.
 * }
 * Manglehorn 07 (15085911640).jpg
 * Disclaimer: this here writer has started but not yet finished The Irishman, given life is short but a three-and-a-half hour movie is endless. But the Netflix release itself claims the disappeared labour union leader played by Al Pacino was at a certain point as famous as Elvis and\or the president, so no wonder he gets more views than the movie and more proeminent main characters Frank Sheeran and Russell Bufalino.
 * 19
 * Penn Badgley
 * style=text-align:right;|574,381
 * Penn Badgley @ CW Upfront Presentation.jpg
 * The portrayer of villain protagonist Joe Goldberg in our #6 (and by extension, #4), who previously worked at Gossip Girl and also headlines the band MOTHXR.
 * 20
 * Adam Driver
 * style=text-align:right;|546,164
 * [[File:Star Wars- The Last Jedi Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Adam Driver (24076072397).jpg|left|100px]]
 * Kylo Ren in our #3, who is also starting to pile up award nominations for Marriage Story.
 * 21
 * Messiah (American TV series)
 * style=text-align:right;|534,421
 * Mehdi Dehbi 2013.jpg
 * Yet another Netflix release, a thriller series about a supposed resurgence of Jesus himself (played by Mehdi Dehbi, pictured on the left) in the Middle East.
 * 22
 * Good Newwz
 * style=text-align:right;|529,990
 * [[File:Kareena Kapoor Khan walks the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort 2019-Day-5-6 (cropped).jpg|100px|left]]
 * Bollywood's last hit of 2019, a comedy about two expecting couples. One lead actress manages to combine both big families of the industry: Kareena Kapoor Khan.
 * 23
 * Victoria Pedretti
 * style=text-align:right;| 526,838
 * A few months after being part of the Manson Family in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this actress is now on the receiving end of crime as the female lead in the second season (#4) of our #6.
 * 24
 * Deaths in 2019
 * style=text-align:right;|507,268
 * Grim Reaper carriage rides, Halloween in NOLA.jpg
 * In the half-week before the article got redirected to Lists of deaths by year, the yearly deceased list still managed to squeeze in a last appearance on our Report.
 * 25
 * Little Women (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 506,396
 * Saoirse Ronan TIFF 2, 2012.jpg
 * The seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, the best known of which came out 25 years ago. It's also a Lady Bird reunion, written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet, and has been as raved as that one, with great reviews and alright box office even in a crowded Christmas season.
 * }
 * 24
 * Deaths in 2019
 * style=text-align:right;|507,268
 * Grim Reaper carriage rides, Halloween in NOLA.jpg
 * In the half-week before the article got redirected to Lists of deaths by year, the yearly deceased list still managed to squeeze in a last appearance on our Report.
 * 25
 * Little Women (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;| 506,396
 * Saoirse Ronan TIFF 2, 2012.jpg
 * The seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, the best known of which came out 25 years ago. It's also a Lady Bird reunion, written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet, and has been as raved as that one, with great reviews and alright box office even in a crowded Christmas season.
 * }
 * style=text-align:right;| 506,396
 * Saoirse Ronan TIFF 2, 2012.jpg
 * The seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, the best known of which came out 25 years ago. It's also a Lady Bird reunion, written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet, and has been as raved as that one, with great reviews and alright box office even in a crowded Christmas season.
 * }