Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 13 to 19, 2022

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 13 to 19, 2022)
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We're about to start a period that's going to be unbearable for those who dislike football, or call it soccer.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * 2022 FIFA World Cup
 * 2,061,296
 * Soccer Qatar.png
 * So... we're really doing this, are we? The biggest football (soccer to a small number of you) tournament – and the biggest tournament in the world – starts on November 20. Normally, the World Cup would be in June-July but as one journalist would put it: "you could fry an egg on [his] head". But the biggest talking point is off the pitch. Not only Qatar's abysmal human rights record, but also the fact they allegedly got the World Cup after bribing officials.
 * 2
 * Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
 * 2,006,318
 * LBCE 2014 - Black Panther (14293359266).jpg
 * Marvel's return to afrofuturism was well-received and made half a billion dollars worldwide. In the meantime, star Letitia Wright is trying to recover her reputation.
 * 3
 * Mohamed Al-Fayed
 * 1,323,833
 * M-Al-Fayed.png
 * rowspan=2|Of all the characters in season 5 of The Crown, these two seem to have inspired the most interest, perhaps as they are much less well known than the series' other characters. #3 is an Egyptian billionaire (played by Salim Daw), and #4 is his son (played by Khalid Abdalla), who was in a relationship with Diana, Princess of Wales at the time of their deaths in a car crash.
 * 4
 * Dodi Fayed
 * 1,148,453
 * Khalid_Abdalla.JPG
 * 5
 * Sam Bankman-Fried
 * 1,038,577
 * FTX logo.svg
 * After the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, its founder and former CEO remains in the news, up from #22 on this list last week. The arena of the Miami Heat will be forced to change their name, and the bets are on if something like this will also happen with the Lakers' one.
 * 6
 * ICC Men's T20 World Cup
 * 973,287
 * England 2022 T20 World Cup champions.jpg
 * The Barmy Army rejoiced as England won the final defeating Pakistan fairly comfortably, featuring brilliant bowling from Sam Curran and masterful control from Ben Stokes. Pakistan had hoped for a '92 repeat, but ended up disappointed.
 * 7
 * Deaths in 2022
 * 939,040
 * Skull-ring (27595059351).jpg
 * I see it in your eyes, take one look and die The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be The Ace of Spades! The Ace of Spades!
 * 8
 * Christina Applegate
 * 915,477
 * Christina_Applegate_2012.jpg
 * A former child star with plenty of comedies to her name, including her breakout role in Married... with Children, Applegate is in due to both her latest work, as Netflix released the final season of Dead to Me,  and a recognition to her career in a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, whose unveiling was Applegate's first public appearance since she revealed a multiple sclerosis diagnosis last year.
 * 9
 * FIFA World Cup
 * 849,195
 * Rivaldo (full version).jpg
 * #1 marks the 23rd edition of football's greatest tournament, the second in Asia after 2002.
 * 10
 * Elizabeth Holmes
 * 828,044
 * Elizabeth Holmes 2016 (cropped).jpeg
 * Ten months after the fraudster who promised a clinical revolution with Theranos was found guilty, she has been sentenced to 11.25 years in prison. And because there always seem to be complications, Holmes is pregnant.
 * 11
 * Diana, Princess of Wales
 * 778,144
 * Elizabeth Debicki 3.jpg
 * After the family she approached (#3, #4) comes the Princess of the People herself, played in The Crown by Elizabeth Debicki.
 * 12
 * Elon Musk
 * 750,332
 * @solenfeyissa Twitter.jpg
 * This guy is either firing or driving Twitter employees away, making the userbase worried.
 * 13
 * Cristiano Ronaldo
 * 742,476
 * Cristiano Ronaldo 2013-06-10.jpg
 * CR7 gave a shocking interview with Piers Morgan this week about his displeasure with his club Manchester United, in which he said he felt betrayed by "three or four players", said he didn’t respect the manager, criticised the infrastructure at the club, and said there was no evolution since Fergie left. One of #1's games on Thursday, Portugal-Ghana, will make Ronaldo one of the select few who played in five World Cups. If he scores a goal, he'll become the only guy to stuff the nets in five tournaments!
 * 14
 * Kari Lake
 * 722,382
 * Kari Lake (51128083344).jpg
 * A right-wing journalist who was the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, losing to Katie Hobbs. Following an unfortunate trend, she's claiming electoral fraud.
 * 15
 * Anthony Johnson (fighter)
 * 705,791
 * The 38-year-old former MMA fighter died last Sunday (on November 13, 2022) from Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a complicated way of saying blood cancer.
 * 16
 * Krishna (Telugu actor)
 * 685,909
 * Siva_Rama_Krishna_Ghattamaneni.jpg
 * Tollywood lost this prolific actor at the age of 79, leaving behind a filmography of 350 titles.
 * 17
 * The Crown (season 5)
 * 683,120
 * Isle of Man 1 Crown 1970 Elizabeth II(obv)-4039.jpg
 * Netflix's show about the British monarchs entered the 90s, a fairly bad period that included divorces, scandals, fires, and the like (although the worst part might've been saved for the next season).
 * 18
 * 1899 (TV series)
 * 676,453
 * TriangleArrow-Down.svg
 * Splitting the show on the British Royals and its protagonist is Netflix's next hit German thriller after Dark, following a group of European migrants on their voyage to New York City, in the same year as the title.
 * 19
 * Elizabeth II
 * 648,637
 * Imelda Staunton cropped 2011.jpg
 * Imelda Staunton has taken over from Olivia Colman as the portrayer of the recently deceased main character of The Crown.
 * 20
 * Qatar
 * 633,795
 * Modern Doha.jpg
 * The host of #1. Until the mid-20th century it was one of the world's poorest countries - then it found a massive oil field.
 * 21
 * Jeffrey Dahmer
 * 632,240
 * Dahmer Monster Logo Black Background.jpg
 * Unlike overly sensitive people, my issue is not with the existence of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (I was never going to watch it anyway). Only that everyone who caught in on Netflix went on to make its subject matter the most viewed article of the year so far.
 * 22
 * Black Panther (film)
 * 619,787
 * Chadwick A. Boseman in San Diego Comic-Con the July 22, 2017.jpg
 * The predecessor to #2, whose star (pictured) filmed while hiding he had terminal cancer. One should not expect the sequel to repeat the runaway success, but then again over a billion dollars and a Best Picture nomination is a very high ceiling!
 * 23
 * 2022 FIFA World Cup squads
 * 600,709
 * Ger-Mex (5).jpg
 * Unlike past tournaments, #1 raised the number of drafted players to 26. #13, his rival Lionel Messi and Andrés Guardado are going to their fifth tournaments (technically Memo Ochoa, seen with Guardado to the left, also qualifies, but he did not play in his first two).
 * 24
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
 * 586,608
 * Leslie Manville (cropped).jpg
 * The sister of #19. Lesley Manville took over the role in #17.
 * 25
 * Ron DeSantis
 * 580,014
 * Ron DeSantis delivering speech portrait.jpg
 * The 44-year-old Florida governor is keeping 76-year-old Donald Trump on his toes. No one knows yet if he will run for President of the United States in 2024.
 * }
 * Splitting the show on the British Royals and its protagonist is Netflix's next hit German thriller after Dark, following a group of European migrants on their voyage to New York City, in the same year as the title.
 * 19
 * Elizabeth II
 * 648,637
 * Imelda Staunton cropped 2011.jpg
 * Imelda Staunton has taken over from Olivia Colman as the portrayer of the recently deceased main character of The Crown.
 * 20
 * Qatar
 * 633,795
 * Modern Doha.jpg
 * The host of #1. Until the mid-20th century it was one of the world's poorest countries - then it found a massive oil field.
 * 21
 * Jeffrey Dahmer
 * 632,240
 * Dahmer Monster Logo Black Background.jpg
 * Unlike overly sensitive people, my issue is not with the existence of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (I was never going to watch it anyway). Only that everyone who caught in on Netflix went on to make its subject matter the most viewed article of the year so far.
 * 22
 * Black Panther (film)
 * 619,787
 * Chadwick A. Boseman in San Diego Comic-Con the July 22, 2017.jpg
 * The predecessor to #2, whose star (pictured) filmed while hiding he had terminal cancer. One should not expect the sequel to repeat the runaway success, but then again over a billion dollars and a Best Picture nomination is a very high ceiling!
 * 23
 * 2022 FIFA World Cup squads
 * 600,709
 * Ger-Mex (5).jpg
 * Unlike past tournaments, #1 raised the number of drafted players to 26. #13, his rival Lionel Messi and Andrés Guardado are going to their fifth tournaments (technically Memo Ochoa, seen with Guardado to the left, also qualifies, but he did not play in his first two).
 * 24
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
 * 586,608
 * Leslie Manville (cropped).jpg
 * The sister of #19. Lesley Manville took over the role in #17.
 * 25
 * Ron DeSantis
 * 580,014
 * Ron DeSantis delivering speech portrait.jpg
 * The 44-year-old Florida governor is keeping 76-year-old Donald Trump on his toes. No one knows yet if he will run for President of the United States in 2024.
 * }
 * 24
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
 * 586,608
 * Leslie Manville (cropped).jpg
 * The sister of #19. Lesley Manville took over the role in #17.
 * 25
 * Ron DeSantis
 * 580,014
 * Ron DeSantis delivering speech portrait.jpg
 * The 44-year-old Florida governor is keeping 76-year-old Donald Trump on his toes. No one knows yet if he will run for President of the United States in 2024.
 * }
 * Ron DeSantis delivering speech portrait.jpg
 * The 44-year-old Florida governor is keeping 76-year-old Donald Trump on his toes. No one knows yet if he will run for President of the United States in 2024.
 * }

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.