Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/October 2 to 8, 2022

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (October 2 to 8, 2022)
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Media generated views for several topics including Marilyn Monroe (#4) and India viewed several films' articles a lot; all told, we seem to mostly be back to normal, with the royals having mostly left and a return to diverse lists. Oh yeah, and Jeffrey Dahmer got 10 million views again.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Jeffrey Dahmer
 * 10,667,069
 * rowspan=2| Jeffrey_Dahmer_HS_Yearbook.jpg
 * rowspan=2|No article ever had 10 million views in consecutive weeks. And then it happens to this long dead serial killer because of a show on Netflix. And again the follow-up is the guy who murdered the "Milwaukee Cannibal" in prison.
 * 2
 * Christopher Scarver
 * 2,313,242
 * 3
 * Ponniyin Selvan: I
 * 2,280,265
 * Ponniyin_Selvan_Family_Tree_English.jpg
 * The current biggest Indian film is the first part of this Tamil epic, which follows the eponymous son of the Kaveri before he eventually becomes the formidable emperor Rajaraja Chola I.
 * 4
 * Marilyn Monroe
 * 2,053,648
 * Monroe 1953 publicity.jpg
 * Just like last week, the first article off the podium is quintessential sex symbol Norma Jeane Mortenson, who in the 60th anniversary of her death got a Netflix movie focusing on her life struggles, Blonde, starring Ana de Armas.
 * 5
 * Loretta Lynn
 * 1,333,810
 * Loretta_Lynn_-_2016.jpg
 * One of the biggest names in country music with songs like "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" (relevant link) and 57 years of touring prior to a stroke in 2017, Loretta Lynn died at the age of 90.
 * 6
 * John Wayne Gacy
 * 1,233,934
 * Johnwaynegacyrosalynncarter.jpg
 * Another serial killer showcased on Netflix, the "Killer Clown" who has a brief appearance in #1's show.
 * 7
 * Erling Haaland
 * 1,191,106
 * Benefizgrillerei_(2019)_12.jpg
 * One of the few high profile footballers who won't get a views spike when the 2022 FIFA World Cup starts next month (his nation failing to qualify), this Norwegian striker who plays for Manchester City became the first player in Premier League history to have hat tricks in three consecutive home games.
 * 8
 * 2022 Brazilian general election
 * 1,142,067
 * 2022_Brazil_Presidential_Elections,_Round_1.svg
 * Cracked.com once accurately described this as the only country whose elections managed to be as screwed as the American ones. And the worst part is that it's not over, as the representatives and most state governors were elected but there is a second round for closer races, most importantly for president, currently led by a former ruler whose government had much corruption but at least couldn't be qualified as a total trainwreck like its opposition.
 * 9
 * House of the Dragon
 * 1,137,206
 * Dragon_seal-MA_12100-IMG_9552-black.jpg
 * Still here in its seventh week, presumably because Wikipedia isn't too dark. (nor full of terrors)
 * 10
 * Empress Elisabeth of Austria
 * 969,751
 * Erzsebet_kiralyne_photo_Rabending.jpg
 * And now for a less objectionable subject of a Netflix historical drama, the monarch also known as Sissi is the main character of German show The Empress. The show seemingly ends early in her life as Empress, so maybe it will earn more seasons?
 * 11
 * 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
 * 910,141
 * 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg
 * It continues. The Ukrainians had great reason to celebrate, after an explosion on the Crimean Bridge - the only physical connection between Russia and the territory it illegally annexed in 2014 - caused its partial collapse. The bridge, which has been used to support Russian troops attacking Ukraine from the Crimean peninsula, has long been considered a legitimate military target by Ukrainian officials.
 * 12
 * Deaths in 2022
 * 888,156
 * Pencaitland, The winged skull - geograph.org.uk - 1001329.jpg
 * And you come crying to me, but it's too late The man you try hard to be, but it's too late...
 * 13
 * Smile (2022 film)
 * 855,534
 * Smile polyxonic.jpg
 * Number 1 at the US box office this week is this frightening horror movie featuring hallucinations with creepy smiles, that even scared some baseball fans with its viral marketing.
 * 14
 * Evan Peters
 * 836,133
 * Evan_Peters_(47466378662).jpg
 * The best cinematic Quicksilver plays #1 on Netflix.
 * 15
 * Franz Joseph I of Austria
 * 748,467
 * Emperor_Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria.jpg
 * #10's husband, who ruled Austria-Hungary for 45 years, dying two years before those countries were split back again following World War I (while outliving Sissi for nearly 20 after her assassination).
 * 16
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
 * 742,257
 * Hand of Sauron.jpg
 * Only one more episode for Prime Video's adaptation of Tolkien's Legendarium left, with Sauron yet to forge the jewelry of the title. Filming of season 2 has already begun.
 * 17
 * Vikram Vedha (2022 film)
 * 698,364
 * Saif_Ali_Khan_promoting_Jawaani_Jaaneman.jpeg
 * India has the biggest movie industry of the world, so here are three straight entries on them: a Bollywood remake of a Kollywood movie about a cop hunting down a gangster...
 * 18
 * Adipurush
 * 666,559
 * [[File:Rama%27s_Court,_Folio_from_a_Ramayana_(Adventures_of_Rama)_LACMA_AC1999.127.36.jpg|100px]]
 * ...a Bollywood adaptation of the epic Ramayana that had its trailer release, while also inspiring a lawsuit claiming it inaccurately depicts the Hindu pantheon...
 * 19
 * Ponniyin Selvan
 * 663,085
 * Ponniyin_Selvan_Family_Tree_English.jpg
 * ...and #3's source material, a Tamil five part epic about to be turned into two movies.
 * 20
 * Aaron Judge
 * 613,918
 * Aaron_Judge_2018.jpg
 * This baseball player for the New York Yankees set the American League record for most home runs in a season, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Roger Maris.
 * 21
 * Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
 * 597,453
 * Wondercon 2014-7783 (13992504994).jpg
 * I don't want to talk about this show! Instead let's note that as opposed to Netflix, Disney+ missed out four times on the Report, as the long-belated sequel Hocus Pocus 2 was the first off the list at #26, the 1993 movie that introduced those witches was #29, right above the Marvel Cinematic Universe Halloween special Werewolf by Night, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was #32 in the week that it brought the other Marvel superhero lawyer.
 * 22
 * Godfather (2022 film)
 * 596,968
 * [[File:The_Minister_of_State_(Independent_Charge)_for_Tourism,_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_addressing_at_the_presentation_ceremony_of_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18,_2013.jpg|100px]]
 * A Tollywood remake of another movie. But not the one you're thinking of.
 * 23
 * Jesse Anderson
 * 553,119
 * #2 also bludgeoned this guy to death after killing #1, in a racially motivated affair as Anderson tried to frame two Black men for the murder of his wife.
 * 24
 * Elizabeth II
 * 537,226
 * Elizabeth_II_in_Berlin_2015_(cropped).JPG
 * And Her Majesty is about to drop off the list one month after her death. Don't worry, The Crown returns next month and us of the Top 25 Report will again have to discuss the British Royals.
 * 25
 * The Super Mario Bros. Movie
 * 501,946
 * Mario Paris Manga 8.jpg
 * Hey paisanos! In 2023, Nintendo's mascot will finally get a faithful adaptation in theaters 30 years after that awful thing with Bob Hoskins, and the first trailer for this Illumination Entertainment cartoon with Chris Pratt voicing the plumber was released during Nintendo Direct.
 * }
 * ...a Bollywood adaptation of the epic Ramayana that had its trailer release, while also inspiring a lawsuit claiming it inaccurately depicts the Hindu pantheon...
 * 19
 * Ponniyin Selvan
 * 663,085
 * Ponniyin_Selvan_Family_Tree_English.jpg
 * ...and #3's source material, a Tamil five part epic about to be turned into two movies.
 * 20
 * Aaron Judge
 * 613,918
 * Aaron_Judge_2018.jpg
 * This baseball player for the New York Yankees set the American League record for most home runs in a season, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Roger Maris.
 * 21
 * Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
 * 597,453
 * Wondercon 2014-7783 (13992504994).jpg
 * I don't want to talk about this show! Instead let's note that as opposed to Netflix, Disney+ missed out four times on the Report, as the long-belated sequel Hocus Pocus 2 was the first off the list at #26, the 1993 movie that introduced those witches was #29, right above the Marvel Cinematic Universe Halloween special Werewolf by Night, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was #32 in the week that it brought the other Marvel superhero lawyer.
 * 22
 * Godfather (2022 film)
 * 596,968
 * [[File:The_Minister_of_State_(Independent_Charge)_for_Tourism,_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_addressing_at_the_presentation_ceremony_of_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18,_2013.jpg|100px]]
 * A Tollywood remake of another movie. But not the one you're thinking of.
 * 23
 * Jesse Anderson
 * 553,119
 * #2 also bludgeoned this guy to death after killing #1, in a racially motivated affair as Anderson tried to frame two Black men for the murder of his wife.
 * 24
 * Elizabeth II
 * 537,226
 * Elizabeth_II_in_Berlin_2015_(cropped).JPG
 * And Her Majesty is about to drop off the list one month after her death. Don't worry, The Crown returns next month and us of the Top 25 Report will again have to discuss the British Royals.
 * 25
 * The Super Mario Bros. Movie
 * 501,946
 * Mario Paris Manga 8.jpg
 * Hey paisanos! In 2023, Nintendo's mascot will finally get a faithful adaptation in theaters 30 years after that awful thing with Bob Hoskins, and the first trailer for this Illumination Entertainment cartoon with Chris Pratt voicing the plumber was released during Nintendo Direct.
 * }
 * 24
 * Elizabeth II
 * 537,226
 * Elizabeth_II_in_Berlin_2015_(cropped).JPG
 * And Her Majesty is about to drop off the list one month after her death. Don't worry, The Crown returns next month and us of the Top 25 Report will again have to discuss the British Royals.
 * 25
 * The Super Mario Bros. Movie
 * 501,946
 * Mario Paris Manga 8.jpg
 * Hey paisanos! In 2023, Nintendo's mascot will finally get a faithful adaptation in theaters 30 years after that awful thing with Bob Hoskins, and the first trailer for this Illumination Entertainment cartoon with Chris Pratt voicing the plumber was released during Nintendo Direct.
 * }
 * 501,946
 * Mario Paris Manga 8.jpg
 * Hey paisanos! In 2023, Nintendo's mascot will finally get a faithful adaptation in theaters 30 years after that awful thing with Bob Hoskins, and the first trailer for this Illumination Entertainment cartoon with Chris Pratt voicing the plumber was released during Nintendo Direct.
 * }

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.