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: 2026-09-10T14:29Z pageviews: 2026-07-11 → 2026-09-08 project: en.wikipedia pool: 3,844 candidates sampled: 498 this run: 0 refreshed, 498 new
498articles
78.6Mviews this week
2.5Mlifetime edits
94.1kreferences
2.3Mwords of prose
31.3ktranslations
14.6yaverage age
229protected pages

Sourcing

Most Referenced

Count of <ref> tags in the wikitext.

60 entries · ranked by refs
1 List of songs recorded by Dolly Parton 18.2k views · 885 edits · 261.4 KB · 1 langs 1,300references
2 Marvel Cinematic Universe American superhero media franchise 942references
3 2026 Iran war Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia 890references
4 Russia Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia 806references
5 2024 United States presidential election Second election of Donald Trump 801references
6 Ariana Grande American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993) 765references
7 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026 Marvel Studios film 745references
8 New York City Most populous city in the United States 733references
9 Diana, Princess of Wales Member of the British royal family (1961–1997) 725references
10 Novak Djokovic Serbian tennis player (born 1987) 715references
11 Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election 156.7k views · 3.6k edits · 387.7 KB · 2 langs 709references
12 Donald Trump President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025) 708references
13 Roger Federer Swiss tennis player (born 1981) 672references
14 Michael Jackson American singer (1958–2009) 666references
15 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 Marvel Studios film 662references
16 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 video game 658references
17 Kanye West American rapper and producer (born 1977) 656references
18 Miley Cyrus American singer and actress (born 1992) 647references
19 Aryna Sabalenka Belarusian tennis player (born 1998) 644references
20 The Odyssey (2026 film) 2026 film by Christopher Nolan 636references
21 Whitney Houston American singer and actress (1963–2012) 624references
22 Elon Musk Businessman (born 1971) 621references
23 Wikipedia Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia 612references
24 Instagram Social media platform owned by Meta 609references
25 Singapore Island country in Southeast Asia 608references
26 Taylor Swift American singer-songwriter (born 1989) 607references
27 Osama bin Laden Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011) 603references
28 George W. Bush President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 596references
29 United Kingdom Country in northwestern Europe 587references
30 Bruno Mars American singer-songwriter (born 1985) 575references
31 List of highest-grossing films 448.3k views · 26.4k edits · 340.3 KB · 53 langs 573references
32 Cristiano Ronaldo Portuguese footballer (born 1985) 573references
33 Vladimir Putin Leader of Russia since 1999 571references
34 United States Country primarily in North America 569references
35 2026 United States elections 107.6k views · 780 edits · 287.9 KB · 14 langs 566references
36 List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films American superhero media franchise films 564references
37 José Mourinho Portuguese football manager (born 1963) 556references
38 Lionel Messi Argentine footballer (born 1987) 554references
39 Facebook Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms 550references
40 Alternative for Germany German political party 548references
41 Assassination of Charlie Kirk 2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S. 533references
42 Avengers: Endgame 2019 Marvel Studios film 526references
43 Barack Obama President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 523references
44 September 11 attacks 2001 terror attacks in the U.S. 522references
45 Australia Country in Oceania 498references
46 Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present) 497references
47 O. J. Simpson American football player and actor (1947–2024) 495references
48 Jeffrey Epstein American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019) 492references
49 List of highest-grossing Indian films 89.5k views · 15k edits · 259.8 KB · 16 langs 491references
50 Clint Eastwood American actor and filmmaker (born 1930) 488references
51 Canada Country in North America 487references
52 Nepal Country in South Asia 485references
53 List of American films of 2026 125.6k views · 4.5k edits · 291.0 KB · 4 langs 483references
54 Johnny Depp American actor (born 1963) 474references
55 Prince (musician) American musician and songwriter (1958–2016) 474references
56 Kylian Mbappé French footballer (born 1998) 471references
57 Google American multinational technology company 469references
58 Dua Lipa English singer (born 1995) 469references
59 Tupac Shakur American rapper and actor (1971–1996) 468references
60 Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian and American bodybuilder, actor and politician (born 1947) 461references
permalink · top value 1,300 references