Wikipedia:Top 25 Report

The Top 25 Report

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (April 27 to May 3, 2025)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, GN22, Shuipzv3, and CAWylie.

The month changes with Sinners and saints, old and new articles.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Sinners (2025 film)	2,205,285	Finally atop this list after three weeks, and just when it gave the box office summit to #3. Like all Ryan Coogler (pictured) movies, it has Michael B. Jordan spearheading a very Black cast, telling the Prohibition Era story of two brothers whose juke joint has its opening ruined by violent guests. Lauded for blending genres, as this supernatural thriller is surprisingly heavy on people playing the blues, with great filmmaking and acting, Sinners got over $200 million in North America alone, a relief to those that think that Hollywood hardly gives room to original stories compared to adaptations and franchises.
2	2025 Canadian federal election	2,138,961	This election was initially projected to go to #11 and the Conservatives, but with the election of staunch right-wing conservative US president Donald Trump in 2024, Canadians under standably wanted a prime minister with opposing political views. Hence, #5 easily won 160 seats to #11's 119, winning the election.
3	Thunderbolts*	2,000,832	The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns taking the name of a team that used to be a group of villains disguised as heroes (who are mostly if not all ignored by the movie; the already introduced founder Baron Zemo is not involved, and while Geraldine Viswanathan plays a character named Mel the movie doesn't confirm if she's one of the original Thunderbolts) and is now "Marvel's Suicide Squad" with villains and anti-heroes doing black ops. In this case, Yelena Belova, John Walker, and Ava Starr discover that their mission was actually their former employer Valentina Allegra de Fontaine trying to make them kill each other, forcing them to form an uneasy alliance with the help of Bucky Barnes and the Red Guardian to find out what is Val's interest in some mysterious guy named Bob (and Taskmaster only appears for a few minutes in spite of being in the poster!). While hype was low given the current state of the MCU, Thunderbolts* surprised critics and viewers alike with the usual action scenes and banter being complemented by strong character moments and thoughtful discussion of worthiness and mental health, leading to positive reviews and an opening weekend that will possibly already cover the movie's $180 million budget.
4	Vaibhav Suryavanshi	1,411,487	Last year the Report decided to give an exception for the Indian Premier League regarding breaking the excessive mobile views threshold, only for the views to plummet in the championship's final weeks, and this low performance repeated this year to show we shouldn't have bothered. Only now India pushes up something regarding its national cricket tournament, as this Rajasthan Royals player who had already become the youngest to sign an IPL contract also managed to score a century at just 14.
5	Mark Carney	1,152,757	An economist by trade, Carney led the Liberal Party of Canada to win the most seats in #2, though just short of a majority.
6	Deaths in 2025	985,294	From #7's last Urbi et Orbi: "Christ is risen! These words capture the whole meaning of our existence, for we were not made for death but for life. (...) How much violence we see, often even within families, directed at women and children! How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants! On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands, bringing unfamiliar customs, ways of life and ideas!"
7	Pope Francis	870,473	The world is still mourning the death of a pontiff who, unbridled by precedent, did things his own way. Instead of living at the Apostolic Palace, he decided to reside in the modest Domus Sanctae Marthae apartment instead, which is usually reserved for Cardinals during conclaves like the one beginning May 7. He took a non-composed regnal name that had never been chosen by any pontiff before, the name of a priest dedicated to the poor and helpless, signaling how he would govern. He even became the first pope to release an (progressive rock) album and a memoir and chose to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore instead of the Sistine Chapel. Now, one question remains: will the Cardinals elect a Pope Francis II?
8	Mark Kerr (fighter)	849,585	This retired American mixed martial artist, who has won two UFC heavyweight titles and numerous wrestling medals, gets a second biopic made about him. The first was a 2002 HBO documentary and the second is a feature film to be released in October, starring Dwayne Johnson (pictured) in prosthetic makeup as Kerr.
9	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	680,753	This French turn-based role-playing game, rendered on the Unreal Engine 5, was released April 24. Within 12 days of its release, the dark fantasy Belle Époque has received critical acclaim and has sold two million units.
10	2025 Australian federal election	647,057	Happening in the same week as #2, this election also saw the red party triumphing over the blue party. The incumbent government formed by the Australian Labor Party, led by prime minister Anthony Albanese, was re-elected in a landslide victory. Of the oppositional Coalition, the Liberal Party of Australia (which despite its name is conservative) lost a quarter of their seats, including of its leader Peter Dutton, mirroring #11. Commentators have attributed the result to voters rejecting Dutton's Trumpism-like views and rhetoric in the election campaign, not helped by the fact that many domestic commentators believe that the Coalition ran a pretty poor campaign with several backflips and a lack of solid policy.
11	Pierre Poilievre	646,204	The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was initially projected to comfortably win #2 and become the prime minister, but the resignation of Justin Trudeau and replacement by #5, combined with tariffs, a trade war and threats of annexation of Canada from the United States swayed the outcome. Still, the Conservative Party picked up seats and finished in second place, though Poilievre lost his seat of Carleton in Ontario. To return Poilievre to parliament, Damien Kurek, the Conservative MP elected to Battle River—Crowfoot in Alberta (which is halfway across the country and ultra-safe at more than 80% of the vote), announced his intention to resign, which will trigger a by-election where Poilievre can be parachuted in.
12	Andor (TV series)	610,824	Cassian Andor, a man whose life struggles made him a natural for the Rebel Alliance, continues to hit Disney+ on a slightly different release schedule (instead of one episode a week or all at once, 3 episodes a week), and wonder how many other characters of Rogue One will also appear given the Che Guevara stand-in and the villain have showed up.
13	Conclave (film)	591,965	15 days after #7's death, on May 7, the 2025 papal conclave will start. In preparation and maybe research to how such an election works, lots of people are watching this acclaimed movie that made the rounds in this year's awards circuit. Those with a less serious incline could also seek Angels & Demons, where instead of just arguing with each other the Papabile cardinals are kidnapped!
14	Pope Benedict XVI	561,341	Speaking of movies related to popes, The Two Popes imagines how the Vatican was when along with #7 as pontiff there also this guy as pope emeritus once he became the first Pope to resign in centuries, feeling he was too old and frail (though Benedict lasted 9 more years before his death on New Year's Eve 2022).
15	Lamine Yamal	551,759	At age 17, this Spanish footballer made his 100th appearance for FC Barcelona in a Champions semifinal game. Opposing coach Simone Inzaghi called him a "phenomenon born every 50 years."
16	ChatGPT	549,226	People keep on using this chatbot and reading about it.
17	The Accountant 2	520,542	9 years after the first movie, Ben Affleck returns as an autistic accountant who can both discover frauds and beat up criminals. Only this time around, he has to spend most of the movie alongside his jerkish mercenary brother played by Jon Bernthal, resulting in a funny buddy film amidst the mystery and violence, that critics considered superior to the original and while suffering from strong competition (#1, #3, A Minecraft Movie... and the re-release of Revenge of the Sith) has box office close to covering the $80 million budget. Director Gavin O'Connor and writer Bill Dubuque have already said they want a trilogy.
18	Natalia Grace	517,253	Miniseries Good American Family aired its series finale, finishing the real story of the Eastern European with dwarfism that was adopted and then abandoned being accused of actually being a grown woman disguised as a child.
19	You season 5	505,999	Netflix released what is the final season of the story of serial killer and stalker Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley.
20	Havoc (2025 film)	505,826	Still on Netflix, the latest movie by The Raid's Gareth Evans, (pictured), starring Tom Hardy as the leader of a gang.
21	Thudarum	490,961	One of the most successful productions of Malayalam cinema, following Mohanlal as a taxi driver going into a messy story full of crime once his car is seized by the police.
22	2025 Pahalgam attack	485,591	The fallout between Indian and Pakistan following the April 22 attack has ramped up, with India launching Operation Sindoor against several suspected Pakistani terrorist camps and killing 26 people. Pakistan has retaliated.
23	HIT: The Third Case	472,388	HIT 3, the third film in the Indian thriller series, was released on May 1. The film, starring Nani (pictured) as a police superintendent who infiltrates a dark web cult, received mixed to positive feedback.
24	Shedeur Sanders	470,762	The new Cleveland Browns player is only here the week after the NFL draft due to events as it was occurring. During the draft, in which he was selected late, a prank caller posing as Mickey Loomis, the New Orleans Saints' general manager, told Sanders he would "have to wait" to be selected. On April 28, the caller was identified as Jax Ulbrich, son of Jeff Ulbrich, the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. The team was fined $250,000, and Ulbrich $100,000, for leaking the phone number.
25	Retro (film)	470,571	Keeping off The Last of Us (TV series) is the latest Kollywood hit, where Suriya, (pictured), plays an orphan raised by a gangster who seeks his origins.

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.