Wikipedia Stats

Every article measured six ways — pageviews, length, references, edits, age and language coverage — then ranked by whatever seemed most interesting, including several things nobody asked for.

source: wikistats.json generated: 2026-10-22T06:32Z pageviews: 2026-08-22 → 2026-10-20 project: en.wikipedia pool: 2,117 candidates sampled: 8,331 this run: 5,000 refreshed, 508 new 30 stale (>7d old) 7,658 tracked over 13 runs
8,331articles
229.6Mviews this week
20.3Mlifetime edits
966.5kreferences
27.4Mwords of prose
294ktranslations
15.1yaverage age
1,509protected pages

Odds & ends

Under Lock and Key

Protected pages ranked by traffic. Too popular, or too contentious, to leave open.

40 entries · ranked by views 7d fresh data only
1 Katie Zacharia American political commentator 2,880,592views (protected)
2 Jailer 2 2026 Indian film by Nelson Dilipkumar 2,070,329views (protected)
3 Elizabeth Holmes American businesswoman (born 1984) 1,298,799views (protected)
4 RJ Mitte American actor and activist (1992–2026) 911,439views (protected)
5 Deaths in 2026 901.8k views · 23.2k edits · 134.8 KB · 41 langs 901,791views (protected)
6 Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 545,016views (protected)
7 Nathan Fielder Canadian filmmaker (born 1983) 471,567views (protected)
8 Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 20 Season of television series 468,397views (protected)
9 ChatGPT Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI 462,681views (protected)
10 .xxx Internet top-level domain 435,675views (protected)
11 Abdul El-Sayed American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984) 433,080views (protected)
12 Lizzie Borden American woman acquitted of murder (1860–1927) 420,105views (protected)
13 Mathematics Field of knowledge 413,115views (protected)
14 Jeff Bezos American businessman (born 1964) 387,982views (protected)
15 United States Country primarily in North America 379,422views (protected)
16 Ilhan Omar American politician (born 1982) 358,726views (protected)
17 Digger (2026 film) Film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu 346,571views (protected)
18 Mike Tyson American boxer and media personality (born 1966) 342,133views (protected)
19 Drishyam: The Conclusion 2026 Indian film by Abhishek Pathak 330,728views (protected)
20 XXX (2002 film) American action film directed by Rob Cohen 328,250views (protected)
21 Clayface (film) Upcoming DC Studios film 307,494views (protected)
22 YouTube Video-sharing platform 302,671views (protected)
23 Ted Kaczynski American domestic terrorist (1942–2023) 295,413views (protected)
24 2026 French student protests 283.6k views · 394 edits · 180.0 KB · 32 langs 283,579views (protected)
25 Elon Musk Businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971) 270,954views (protected)
26 White House Press Secretary Senior White House official 258,914views (protected)
27 2026 United States elections 253.2k views · 1.2k edits · 162.8 KB · 20 langs 253,243views (protected)
28 Christa Pike American murderer on death row (born 1976) 251,498views (protected)
29 Donald Trump President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025) 248,478views (protected)
30 Josie Totah American actress (born 2001) 245,930views (protected)
31 Wikipedia Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia 240,260views (protected)
32 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026 Marvel Studios film 239,911views (protected)
33 Imran Khan (film actor) Indian-American actor (born 1983) 239,428views (protected)
34 Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 35 Season of television series 234,586views (protected)
35 Amanda Seyfried American actress (born 1985) 226,776views (protected)
36 Russell Brand English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975) 223,317views (protected)
37 Florence Pugh English actress (born 1996) 219,670views (protected)
38 The Celebrity Traitors series 2 2026 series of The Celebrity Traitors 216,899views (protected)
39 Hunter Schafer American actress and model (born 1998) 214,835views (protected)
40 Neha Bora Indian student activist (born 1997) 209,632views (protected)
permalink · top value 2,880,592 views (protected)