Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-08-31/Traffic report


 * This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, YttriumShrew, SSSB, Kingsif and ElijahPepe

I'm a Rastafarian Targaryen, got some dragons and they're really scary (August 14 to 20)

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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes/about
 * 1
 * House of the Dragon
 * 2,221,973
 * Dragon_seal-MA_12100-IMG_9552-black.jpg
 * Game of Thrones ended in such a frustrating way that it basically vanished from public discussion since 2019 (not helped by the source material seeming far from finished). But HBO was still intent on delivering more from Westeros, starting with this prequel show focusing on the incestuous dragonriders of House Targaryen. The premiere episode had good reviews and actually drew quite a crowd to both TV and HBO Max, so maybe interest in this world hadn't fully vanished.
 * 2
 * Manti Te'o
 * 1,898,909
 * Mantiteo2010.jpg
 * Interest in this linebacker increased last week with the release of Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist, the sixth installment in the "Untold" series. It deals with the slightly bizarre story of how he claimed his girlfriend had died of leukemia, only for researchers to discover she did not exist, causing a lot of confusion until it turned out he had been catfished and had kept up with the lie out of embarrassment.
 * 3
 * Andrew Tate
 * 1,287,357
 * AndrewTate.png
 * This professional kickboxer turned professional misogynist was banned from TikTok this week, having previously been banned from several other platforms last week. Hopefully interest in him will die down now so we can go back to talking about more fun things like terrible movies and a woman being blown up.
 * 4
 * Liger (film)
 * 1,118,034
 * Liger_couple.jpg
 * Speaking of terrible movies, here's one from India!
 * 5
 * Deaths in 2022
 * 937,429
 * SépultureCathelineau.JPG
 * You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here
 * 6
 * Biagio da Cesena
 * 917,397
 * Michelangelo-minos2.jpg
 * Thanks to Reddit, a case of revenge by art: Biagio was the Papal master of ceremonies to four popes who was opposed to nude art in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo responded by putting him in a painting, with a snake biting his penis. Real mature.
 * 7
 * Anna Mani
 * 792,436
 * A Google Doodle sent readers to the article of this Indian woman physicist.
 * 8
 * Top Gun: Maverick
 * 733,864
 * [[File:Formation of a Legacy, Heritage flight merges aviation past and present 86-16-51-22.jpg|100px]]
 * After making over $1.4 billion worldwide, Tom Cruise's return as a naval aviator is available as digital rental/purchase, bringing in a new influx of viewers. No word on when it arrives on Paramount+ or another streamer yet.
 * 9
 * Laal Singh Chaddha
 * 712,440
 * Aamir_Khan_at_audio_release_of_Talaash.jpg
 * Aamir Khan's latest film, which continues to attract attention despite a lacklustre performance, both critically and commercially.
 * 10
 * The Sandman (TV series)
 * 698,543
 * Kyle-cassidy-neil-gaiman-April-2013.jpg
 * The TV/film/webcast/whatever streaming shows are called these days adaptation of the beloved Neil Gaiman comic is still being watched, unsurpising given the acclaim it has received.
 * }
 * 8
 * Top Gun: Maverick
 * 733,864
 * [[File:Formation of a Legacy, Heritage flight merges aviation past and present 86-16-51-22.jpg|100px]]
 * After making over $1.4 billion worldwide, Tom Cruise's return as a naval aviator is available as digital rental/purchase, bringing in a new influx of viewers. No word on when it arrives on Paramount+ or another streamer yet.
 * 9
 * Laal Singh Chaddha
 * 712,440
 * Aamir_Khan_at_audio_release_of_Talaash.jpg
 * Aamir Khan's latest film, which continues to attract attention despite a lacklustre performance, both critically and commercially.
 * 10
 * The Sandman (TV series)
 * 698,543
 * Kyle-cassidy-neil-gaiman-April-2013.jpg
 * The TV/film/webcast/whatever streaming shows are called these days adaptation of the beloved Neil Gaiman comic is still being watched, unsurpising given the acclaim it has received.
 * }
 * 698,543
 * Kyle-cassidy-neil-gaiman-April-2013.jpg
 * The TV/film/webcast/whatever streaming shows are called these days adaptation of the beloved Neil Gaiman comic is still being watched, unsurpising given the acclaim it has received.
 * }
 * }

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.