Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-08-02/Traffic report


 * This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga (June 21 to July 25), Rebestalic (June 21 to July 4), Thatoneweirdwikier (June 28 to July 4) and Kingsif (July 5 to July 25).

We're halfway through this year that seems to be lasting a decade ever since COVID-19 went global in March. This Report opens and ends with particularly slow weeks (the last one in particular has the first #1 with lower than a million views since 2018), and features many celebrity deaths and a solution to being trapped at home during the pandemic: streaming content, especially the filmed version of a Broadway hit.

(data provided by the provisional Top 1000)

Said, hey old man how can you stand, to think that way (June 21 to 27, 2020)

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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about Follows true to all who do or die]]''
 * 1
 * Bubba Wallace
 * 1,156,946
 * Darell wallace jr. (47162475671).jpg
 * American NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace is currently in the news for many reasons, including the discovery of a noose in Wallace's garage stall, as well as his heated exit from a video game simulation of a motor race. He's the only African-American driver in top level NASCAR racing, which is why the noose is a big deal.
 * 2
 * The Last of Us Part II
 * 948,138
 * Dragon Con 2013 - The Last of Us (9681574011).jpg
 * This PlayStation 4 exclusive, featuring the return of Ellie and Joel in a post-apocalyptic United States, has already become a best-seller, with 4 million copies in the first weekend alone.
 * 3
 * Sushant Singh Rajput
 * 927,970
 * Sushant_SR_Filmfare_Style_Awards_2016.jpg
 * Still well-positioned in the list is the Bollywood star who took his own life.
 * 4
 * Death of Elijah McClain
 * 917,613
 * Aurora_Municipal_Center.JPG
 * The current Black Lives Matter social outcry convinced Colorado Governor Jared Polis to order the reexamination of this crime from last year, where a 23-year-old African-American massage therapist was killed after an encounter with police while walking home.
 * 5
 * COVID-19 pandemic
 * 785,442
 * COVID-19_Outbreak_World_Map_per_Capita.svg
 * This world event has now caused the deaths of half a million, and the infection of over ten million. That's more people than the whole populations of some countries.
 * 6
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 738,121
 * Victims in Cave.jpg
 * ''[[Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song)|Deja vu or what you please
 * COVID-19 pandemic
 * 785,442
 * COVID-19_Outbreak_World_Map_per_Capita.svg
 * This world event has now caused the deaths of half a million, and the infection of over ten million. That's more people than the whole populations of some countries.
 * 6
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 738,121
 * Victims in Cave.jpg
 * ''[[Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song)|Deja vu or what you please
 * 738,121
 * Victims in Cave.jpg
 * ''[[Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song)|Deja vu or what you please
 * 7
 * 365 Days (2020 film)
 * 736,731
 * Censored_Underwear.jpg
 * In spite of being torn apart by everyone - even recommendations are like "it's bad, but watch it!" - the "Polish 50 Shades of Grey" (or "Stockholm syndrome in Warsaw") is still popular, if only for being the closest thing to porn on Netflix.
 * 8
 * Ken Miles
 * 531,502
 * Ford_GT40_(rear).jpg
 * For some better movie-related content, one of the main characters of Ford v Ferrari, which won two Oscars and had its television premiere on HBO.
 * 9
 * Steve Bing
 * 528,098
 * Bingle.jpg
 * An American businessman who founded Shangri-La Entertainment and had a son with Elizabeth Hurley, Bing jumped to death from his apartment at the age of 55, reportedly being very depressed in these social isolation days (#5).
 * 10
 * The Undertaker
 * 466,366
 * WrestleMania XXX IMG 4839 (13771465634).jpg
 * After 30 years in the professional wrestling business, Mark William Calaway has hinted at a possible retirement, in the last episode of the appropriately titled show Undertaker: The Last Ride.
 * }
 * 10
 * The Undertaker
 * 466,366
 * WrestleMania XXX IMG 4839 (13771465634).jpg
 * After 30 years in the professional wrestling business, Mark William Calaway has hinted at a possible retirement, in the last episode of the appropriately titled show Undertaker: The Last Ride.
 * }
 * After 30 years in the professional wrestling business, Mark William Calaway has hinted at a possible retirement, in the last episode of the appropriately titled show Undertaker: The Last Ride.
 * }

Alexander Hamilton, When America sings for you (June 28 to July 4)

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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Alexander Hamilton
 * 2,834,549
 * rowspan=2|Lin-Manuel_Miranda_in_Hamilton.jpg
 * rowspan=2|In short: You can picture Alexander Hamilton as a guy that did lots to shape the financial system of the United States as we know it today. The #2-ranked musical of the same name (well almost) will tell you all about it, with some minor historical inaccuracies for sake of theatrical smoothness. More about the musical: the compositional and lyric bits of it were made possible by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also features as main character Alexander Hamilton in a recent Disney+ production of it. Apparently this particular production has been made kid-friendly? Don't know for sure, I don't have Disney+.
 * 2
 * Hamilton (musical)
 * 1,861,563
 * 3
 * Ghislaine Maxwell
 * 1,220,429
 * Ghislaine_Maxwell.jpg
 * Look, someone bouncing back onto the list. Some time after appearing in Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, this British socialite was arrested by the FBI exactly because of her connections to that deceased criminal, allegedly enticement of minors, sex trafficking of children and perjury.
 * 4
 * Dark (TV series)
 * 1,169,397
 * Dark logo.png
 * The third and final season of this sci-fi German-language Netflix original series was recently released to critical acclaim.
 * 5
 * Carl Reiner
 * 1,039,964
 * Carl_Reiner_1960_still.jpg
 * An American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and author with a long and storied career – he had a comedy duo with Mel Brooks, launched the film career of Steve Martin with The Jerk and more recently played an elderly member of Danny Ocean's gang – and a successful filmmaker son, Rob Reiner, Carl Reiner died at the age of 98 of natural causes.
 * 6
 * Marsha P. Johnson
 * 1,016,154
 * [[File:Marsha_P._Johnson,_Joseph_Ratanski_and_Sylvia_Rivera_in_the_1973_NYC_Gay_Pride_Parade_by_Gary_LeGault.jpg|100px]]
 * This American drag queen (who happened to be African-American) received a Google Doodle in late June this year. They played a reportedly important role in the Stonewall LGBT+ riots, and passed away shortly after the start of the 90s after a long spell of poor mental health (what she died by is still unknown).
 * 7
 * Golden State Killer
 * 1,003,826
 * Joseph_DeAngelo_mugshot.jpg
 * Known variously as 'Diamond Knot Killer', 'EARONS', 'East Area Rapist', 'East Bay Rapist', 'East Side Rapist', 'Golden State Killer', 'Night Stalker', 'Original Night Stalker, Visalia Ransacker', Joseph James DeAngelo Junior is 'an American serial killer, serial rapist, burglar, and former police officer who committed at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes, and over 100 burglaries in California between 1974 and 1986'. Seems intimidating. Some, if not most or all, of the crimes he is now alleged of committing were spread out in three distinct sprees. Originally, it was believed that each of the sprees were carried out by different people. In the end, DNA science brought DeAngelo to light. He pleaded guilty to 'multiple' of these crimes this June.
 * 8
 * Sushant Singh Rajput
 * 1,000,359
 * Sushant_Singh_Rajput.jpg
 * This Indian actor recently committed suicide, sparking a 10 million+ weekly pageview count in the immediate aftermath of his passing.
 * 9
 * Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
 * 949,461
 * Rachel_McAdams_(28604266946).jpg
 * Netflix again gave fans of something screwed over by the pandemic a replacement, after a Michael Jordan documentary when basketball had halted: the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled? Watch the comedy where Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams (pictured) are two Icelandic musicians who eventually fulfill their dream to reach said competition! Even if the jokes are hit-or-miss and the script has some problems, the flashy musical numbers are still very present.
 * 10
 * Saroj Khan
 * 926,764
 * This Indian choreographer, apparently referred to sometimes as the 'mother of choreography in India', passed away on the third of July this year. An uncited claim (Ooh, uncited claims, huh?) in her Wikipedia article states that she played a major choreographic role in more than three thousand songs. Three thousand. Apparently, her career lasted forty years; so, that's one song done every 4.87 days, assuming leap years didn't exist.
 * }
 * 8
 * Sushant Singh Rajput
 * 1,000,359
 * Sushant_Singh_Rajput.jpg
 * This Indian actor recently committed suicide, sparking a 10 million+ weekly pageview count in the immediate aftermath of his passing.
 * 9
 * Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
 * 949,461
 * Rachel_McAdams_(28604266946).jpg
 * Netflix again gave fans of something screwed over by the pandemic a replacement, after a Michael Jordan documentary when basketball had halted: the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled? Watch the comedy where Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams (pictured) are two Icelandic musicians who eventually fulfill their dream to reach said competition! Even if the jokes are hit-or-miss and the script has some problems, the flashy musical numbers are still very present.
 * 10
 * Saroj Khan
 * 926,764
 * This Indian choreographer, apparently referred to sometimes as the 'mother of choreography in India', passed away on the third of July this year. An uncited claim (Ooh, uncited claims, huh?) in her Wikipedia article states that she played a major choreographic role in more than three thousand songs. Three thousand. Apparently, her career lasted forty years; so, that's one song done every 4.87 days, assuming leap years didn't exist.
 * }
 * Saroj Khan
 * 926,764
 * This Indian choreographer, apparently referred to sometimes as the 'mother of choreography in India', passed away on the third of July this year. An uncited claim (Ooh, uncited claims, huh?) in her Wikipedia article states that she played a major choreographic role in more than three thousand songs. Three thousand. Apparently, her career lasted forty years; so, that's one song done every 4.87 days, assuming leap years didn't exist.
 * }
 * This Indian choreographer, apparently referred to sometimes as the 'mother of choreography in India', passed away on the third of July this year. An uncited claim (Ooh, uncited claims, huh?) in her Wikipedia article states that she played a major choreographic role in more than three thousand songs. Three thousand. Apparently, her career lasted forty years; so, that's one song done every 4.87 days, assuming leap years didn't exist.
 * }

Listen to the music playing in your head (July 5 to 11)

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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * Naya Rivera
 * 3,919,003
 * Naya Rivera at 2012 ALMA Awards (cropped).jpg
 * On July 8, this Glee star was declared missing, presumed dead, after she didn't return from swimming in a lake. As of this writing, the search is still underway. While her co-stars from a near 30-year career send supportive messages that she will be found alive, Glee fans have noted that she would not be the first of the young cast to face a tragic death, with the latest entry being at #25.
 * 2
 * Alexander Hamilton
 * 3,692,204
 * Alexander Hamilton portrait by John Trumbull 1806.jpg
 * This bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman became one of the founding fathers of the United States of America after using his wits to make the best of that situation. He was husband of #10, and killed by #5 (but probably not how it happened as portrayed by #6 in #3).
 * 3
 * Hamilton (musical)
 * 2,203,846
 * [[File:Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Christopher Jackson, White House, March 2016.jpg|100px]]
 * The 2015 musical about #2, #5 and #10, written by and starring #6 alongside #19 and #22, was recently released digitally as #21. It's proving popular on Wikipedia (no shit, Sherlock) as people around the globe realize they don't know very much about this important part of US history.
 * 4
 * Nick Cordero
 * 1,525,484
 * Brooks Atkinson Theater - Waitress (48193414186).jpg
 * The second musical actor on this week's list is another not-Hamilton entry. It's a Waitress (theatre pictured) entry. Cordero died on July 5 from medical complications after being infected by #11 nearly four months ago.
 * 5
 * Aaron Burr
 * 1,244,169
 * Vanderlyn Burr.jpg
 * Another historical figure featured heavily in #3 and #21, Burr ran away from the east coast after killing #2, only to be charged with treason a few years later. He was already charged with (though never tried for) murder, so hiding out in Europe for a few years and never returning to public office was probably a wise choice.
 * 6
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda
 * 1,116,135
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda.jpg
 * If you love musicals, you'll love this guy, who wrote #3 (starring in it as #2) among others. If you don't like musicals, then this is the guy you blame for making Moana so catchy. You're welcome.
 * 7
 * Ghislaine Maxwell
 * 1,036,223
 * Ghislaine Maxwell.jpg
 * Slipping down the list from last week is the lady with the name all the newscasters pretend they can say. The recently-arrested associate of #13 was born in France, which is where the name comes from.
 * 8
 * Mary Kay Letourneau
 * 1,001,528
 * Cancer cells growing in media containing Blebbistatin.jpg
 * This sex offender recently died of cancer (pictured), with her husband/former student at her side. With such an old case, I assume that more recent high-profile cases of pedophilia like #13 contributed to the fascination getting her a million views this week.
 * 9
 * Vikas Dubey
 * 990,245
 * Belly chain arms crossed.jpg
 * I can't say I know much about Dubey, but it seems he was a criminal who became a politician who became a criminal again, who got arrested this week before being released and then being involved in a traffic collision on July 10. Attempting to run away, he was shot dead. I can see why this has a lot of views now.
 * 10
 * Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
 * 916,606
 * Mrs. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.jpg
 * Making her way up the list is the philanthropist and socialite Eliza, wife of #2, who is currently known for #22's performance in #3 and #21, though her final power song does list the many accomplishments she achieved in her long life.
 * }
 * Mary Kay Letourneau
 * 1,001,528
 * Cancer cells growing in media containing Blebbistatin.jpg
 * This sex offender recently died of cancer (pictured), with her husband/former student at her side. With such an old case, I assume that more recent high-profile cases of pedophilia like #13 contributed to the fascination getting her a million views this week.
 * 9
 * Vikas Dubey
 * 990,245
 * Belly chain arms crossed.jpg
 * I can't say I know much about Dubey, but it seems he was a criminal who became a politician who became a criminal again, who got arrested this week before being released and then being involved in a traffic collision on July 10. Attempting to run away, he was shot dead. I can see why this has a lot of views now.
 * 10
 * Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
 * 916,606
 * Mrs. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.jpg
 * Making her way up the list is the philanthropist and socialite Eliza, wife of #2, who is currently known for #22's performance in #3 and #21, though her final power song does list the many accomplishments she achieved in her long life.
 * }
 * 916,606
 * Mrs. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.jpg
 * Making her way up the list is the philanthropist and socialite Eliza, wife of #2, who is currently known for #22's performance in #3 and #21, though her final power song does list the many accomplishments she achieved in her long life.
 * }
 * }

July, July, July, July, Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh my (July 19 to 25, 2020)

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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about And I know there'll be no more Tears in Heaven''
 * 1
 * Dil Bechara
 * 992,310
 * Sanjana Sanghi at the set of Hindi Medium.jpg
 * This Indian film was released July 24; based on The Fault in Our Stars, their Ansel Elgort is played by recently-deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput (#20). His love interest is played by Sanjana Sanghi (pictured).
 * 2
 * Regis Philbin
 * 990,535
 * Regis Philbin at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
 * The American television host and national treasure passed away on July 24. He spent many decades of his 88 years hosting every kind of show, holding the world record for most hours on US TV.
 * 3
 * QAnon
 * 903,777
 * Pence posing with QAnon police detail.jpg
 * This conspiracy is a mainstay of certain factions of Trump supporters. It is, then, talked about so much when discussing the president that everyone outside of these little groups has to come to Wikipedia to try and understand it. It's the belief that there is a covert anti-Trump group operating within the US government. And I thought that was just the Democratic party.
 * 4
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 878,394
 * SR 190 Panamint Springs Resort End Death Valley 2013.jpg
 * ''Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
 * This conspiracy is a mainstay of certain factions of Trump supporters. It is, then, talked about so much when discussing the president that everyone outside of these little groups has to come to Wikipedia to try and understand it. It's the belief that there is a covert anti-Trump group operating within the US government. And I thought that was just the Democratic party.
 * 4
 * Deaths in 2020
 * 878,394
 * SR 190 Panamint Springs Resort End Death Valley 2013.jpg
 * ''Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
 * SR 190 Panamint Springs Resort End Death Valley 2013.jpg
 * ''Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
 * 5
 * Alexander Hamilton
 * 812,860
 * Placita Güisin, downtown Vega Alta, Puerto Rico 04.jpg
 * Founding Father, subject of Hamilton, was a great writer of his time. Our thanks to musical role originator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
 * 6
 * John Lewis (civil rights leader)
 * 769,352
 * John Lewis - 3.8.20.jpg
 * The Freedom Rider died last week; the continued article views may be because the news is now making it to other parts of the world, where he wasn't known.
 * 7
 * COVID-19 pandemic
 * 731,002
 * Corona virus Covid-19 FC.jpg
 * This report would've probably been heavy on the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tenet if this year hadn't been totally derailed by SARS‑CoV‑2. 16 million people have been infected, with 645,482 of those cases fatal. The top two most afflicted countries are those with very unhelpful leaders, whose supporters are probably making things worse.
 * 8
 * Folklore (Taylor Swift album)
 * 695,294
 * Taylor Swift Reputation Tour3.jpg
 * The pandemic prevented musicians from touring, but not recording. A great example of this can be seen in how Taylor Swift took the postponement of her Lover Fest by doing a whole album in isolation, which was revealed only 16 hours before its release. Reviews are saying it may be her best album yet, which shows what can happen when you actually lock one of the 21st century's greatest songwriters at home for a few months.
 * 9
 * Jeffrey Epstein
 * 667,797
 * Jeffrey_Epstein_mug_shot.jpg
 * Though she's now missing from the list, Epstein's (perhaps literal) partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell was recently arrested. The news this week is that she's being moved from cell to cell while in custody, possibly to prevent an assassination attempt.
 * 10
 * Cursed (2020 TV series)
 * 609,204
 * Katherine_Langford_in_2018.jpg
 * Netflix continues to hold strong here, especially in these days of #7. This time it's an adaptation of a Frank Miller illustrated novel retelling the Arthurian legend through the eyes of Nimue as the Lady of the Lake – portrayed by Katherine Langford (pictured), who owes her career to another Netflix show.
 * }
 * 667,797
 * Jeffrey_Epstein_mug_shot.jpg
 * Though she's now missing from the list, Epstein's (perhaps literal) partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell was recently arrested. The news this week is that she's being moved from cell to cell while in custody, possibly to prevent an assassination attempt.
 * 10
 * Cursed (2020 TV series)
 * 609,204
 * Katherine_Langford_in_2018.jpg
 * Netflix continues to hold strong here, especially in these days of #7. This time it's an adaptation of a Frank Miller illustrated novel retelling the Arthurian legend through the eyes of Nimue as the Lady of the Lake – portrayed by Katherine Langford (pictured), who owes her career to another Netflix show.
 * }
 * Katherine_Langford_in_2018.jpg
 * Netflix continues to hold strong here, especially in these days of #7. This time it's an adaptation of a Frank Miller illustrated novel retelling the Arthurian legend through the eyes of Nimue as the Lady of the Lake – portrayed by Katherine Langford (pictured), who owes her career to another Netflix show.
 * }

Exclusions

 * These lists exclude 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 Top 25 Report talk page if you wish.