Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/January 6 to 12, 2013

=Top 25 Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (January 6-12, 2013)= Next Week's Report

For the week of January 6-12, 2013, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined by the report generated at WP:5000* were:


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! Rank ! Article ! Views ! Notes
 * 1
 * Ray Lewis
 * align="right"|706,095
 * American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, who will retire this year, his team recently advanced in the 2012–13 NFL playoffs.
 * 2
 * Facebook
 * align="right"|629,767
 * The most popular site on the Internet, Facebook is a perennially favorite page on Wikipedia.
 * 3
 * Django Unchained
 * align="right"|613,318
 * This American movie was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2012, where it was the #2 movie for the weekend of January 11. It was released in the U.K. on January 18.
 * 4
 * Les Misérables
 * align="right"|571,822
 * Though this article is about the novel, its likely most of its views are being generated by the film adaptation released in the U.S. on December 25, 2012, and in the U.K. on January 11, 2013.
 * 5
 * Downton Abbey
 * align="right"|540,632
 * The popular British period drama television series. Season 3 has its U.S. debut on January 6, 2013.
 * 6
 * Zero Dark Thirty
 * align="right"|507,203
 * This film debuted in the U.S. on December 19, 2012.
 * 7
 * Les Misérables (2012 film)
 * align="right"|471,019
 * U.S. film, see also #4.
 * 8
 * One Direction
 * align="right"|455,706
 * The most popular band in the world this week.
 * 9
 * G-force
 * align="right"|437,741
 * The most popular science article of the week.
 * 10
 * The Big Bang Theory
 * align="right"|430,675
 * The most popular science geek television show of the week, another regularly popular article.
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2013
 * align="right"|425,193
 * 12
 * YouTube
 * align="right"|407,993
 * Currently the third most popular site on the web, per Alexa.
 * 13
 * Wikipedia
 * align="right"|407,312
 * 14
 * Gangnam Style
 * align="right"|349,321
 * The most popular song in the world this week.
 * 15
 * Lionel Messi
 * align="right"|375,090
 * The star footballer for FC Barcelona
 * 16
 * How I Met Your Mother
 * align="right"|372,436
 * The popular U.S. television show.
 * 17
 * 2012 Delhi gang rape case
 * align="right"|356,365
 * The tragic event continues to stay in the headlines.
 * 18
 * Russell Wilson
 * align="right"|344,051
 * American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, who were eliminated from the NFL playoff on January 13, 2012, by the Atlanta Falcons.
 * 19
 * Quentin Tarantino
 * align="right"|336,734
 * The director of Django Unchained, which is #3 above.
 * 20
 * London Underground
 * align="right"|334,785
 * Subject of a Google Doodle this week.
 * 21
 * Silver Linings Playbook
 * align="right"|334,508
 * U.S. film
 * 22
 * Abraham Lincoln
 * align="right"|324,451
 * Former U.S. president, recently depicted in the U.S. film, Lincoln
 * 23
 * A. J. McCarron
 * align="right"|318,507
 * American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, which recently won the BCS National Championship Game.
 * 24
 * Life of Pi
 * align="right"|318,371
 * 2001 novel by Yann Martel; its 2011 film adaptation was announced as a Best Picture nominee on January 10 for the 85th Academy Awards.
 * 25
 * Chuck Hagel
 * align="right"|315,998
 * Former U.S. Senator nominated to be United States Secretary of Defense by President Barack Obama on January 7, 2013.
 * }
 * Subject of a Google Doodle this week.
 * 21
 * Silver Linings Playbook
 * align="right"|334,508
 * U.S. film
 * 22
 * Abraham Lincoln
 * align="right"|324,451
 * Former U.S. president, recently depicted in the U.S. film, Lincoln
 * 23
 * A. J. McCarron
 * align="right"|318,507
 * American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, which recently won the BCS National Championship Game.
 * 24
 * Life of Pi
 * align="right"|318,371
 * 2001 novel by Yann Martel; its 2011 film adaptation was announced as a Best Picture nominee on January 10 for the 85th Academy Awards.
 * 25
 * Chuck Hagel
 * align="right"|315,998
 * Former U.S. Senator nominated to be United States Secretary of Defense by President Barack Obama on January 7, 2013.
 * }
 * 25
 * Chuck Hagel
 * align="right"|315,998
 * Former U.S. Senator nominated to be United States Secretary of Defense by President Barack Obama on January 7, 2013.
 * }


 * This list is derived from the WP:5000 report. It excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages, and anomalous entries (such as DDOS attacks or likely automated views).  Notable removals this week:  Bryan Cranston (1,439,376 reported views) experienced a massive unexplainable spike in views on January 8-9, 2013.  Cat anatomy, which would be #6, has been subject to an odd unexplained spike in views since October 30.  And Wsn, which redirects to the much less viewed Wireless sensor network, was also removed as having received unexplained massive traffic since December 24.  The revision of WP:5000 containing the data used to create list: