Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-09-11/Traffic report

Summary: While the Syrian Civil War crept its slow way into the minds of the public, with a new fourth related entry in the top 25, the top 10 remained dominated by celebrity, mainly sports and music. Two megabucks transfers stimulated public interest in football/soccer ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, while Lil Wayne's public apology ahead of his latest album release sent him to the top.

For the full top 25 plus exclusions, see WP:TOP25

For the week of September 1 - 7, the 10 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes
 * 1
 * Lil Wayne
 * Symbol b class.svg
 * align="right"| 662,661
 * Lil Wayne in Concert.jpg
 * After apologising to his fans on Twitter, Lil Wayne has gone from not receiving any BET Award or MTV Video Music Award nominations to coming tops in Wikipedia views.
 * 2
 * Rosh Hashanah
 * Symbol b class.svg
 * align="right"|590,908
 * Liten askenasisk sjofar 5380.jpg
 * That's the Jewish New Year to the rest of us. Jews the world over ushered in the year 5774 on September 4.
 * 3
 * Facebook
 * Symbol b class.svg
 * align="right"| 580,025
 * Ad-tech London 2010 (5).JPG
 * A perennially popular article
 * 4
 * Mesut Özil
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"|532,862
 * Mesut Özil, Germany national football team (02).jpg
 * The German footballer was recently transferred to Arsenal FC for $67 million, which, for a presumed 5-year contract works out at roughly $1500 an hour.
 * 5
 * Breaking Bad
 * Symbol b class.svg
 * align="right"|507,227
 * Breaking Bad logo.svg
 * The final season of this acclaimed chemistry teacher-turned-Scarface TV series began on August 11.
 * 6
 * Twerking
 * Symbol start class.svg
 * align="right"| 502,811
 * The new term for girls waggling their bottoms onstage continues to be a point of interest.
 * 7
 * Syria
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"|468,913
 * Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
 * The next Middle Eastern country in which the United States might become embroiled has continued to be a topic of interest this week.
 * 8
 * John Wisden
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"| 398,834
 * England in North America 1859.jpg
 * The star cricketer and creator of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack got a boost thanks to a Google Doodle on his 187th birthday on September 5.
 * 9
 * Charlie Hunnam
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"| 393,246
 * Charlie Hunnam by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
 * The English actor and Sons of Anarchy star saw his popularity soar after being cast in the title role of the film adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey.
 * 10
 * Gareth Bale
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"| 392,593
 * Gareth Bale - Spurs vs Brighton.jpg
 * The Welsh footballer was just signed by Real Madrid for a reported 100 million euros ($133 million), an even more astronomical sum than that for the above Mesut Özil.
 * }
 * align="right"| 393,246
 * Charlie Hunnam by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
 * The English actor and Sons of Anarchy star saw his popularity soar after being cast in the title role of the film adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey.
 * 10
 * Gareth Bale
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"| 392,593
 * Gareth Bale - Spurs vs Brighton.jpg
 * The Welsh footballer was just signed by Real Madrid for a reported 100 million euros ($133 million), an even more astronomical sum than that for the above Mesut Özil.
 * }
 * }