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=Top 25 Report: Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (February 3-9, 2013)= |
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For the week of February 3-9, 2013 the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the [[User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages|5,000 most trafficked pages]]* were: |
For the week of February 3-9, 2013 the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the [[User:West.andrew.g/Popular pages|5,000 most trafficked pages]]* were: |
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For the week of February 3-9, 2013 the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:
Rank | Last | Weeks | Article | Views | Notes |
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1 | - | - | Mary Leakey | 2,723,265 | ![]() |
2 | - | - | Richard III of England | 1,867,853 | It was announced this week that the long missing remains of the former King of England, who died in 1485, had been positively identified. Even Shakespeare's play 'Richard III (play) saw a boost, appearing at #300 on the WP:5000 this week with 124,390 views.) |
3 | 8 | 5 | Ray Lewis | 1,744,191 | ![]() |
4 | - | - | Colin Kaepernick | 1,551,963 | American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, who lost the Super Bowl. |
5 | - | - | Beyoncé Knowles | 935,733 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 3 | Super Bowl XLVII | 877,696 | Played on February 3, if you didn't notice the three entries above this one. Up from 476,406 views last week. |
7 | - | - | Jim Harbaugh | 846,581 | |
8 | - | - | Chinese New Year | 845,799 | This most important of the traditional Chinese holidays fell on February 10 this year. |
9 | - | - | Moonshiners (TV series) | 827,581 | ![]() |
10 | - | - | Illuminati | 803,447 | Apower outage at the Super Bowl fueled internet speculation that somehow this secret society was to blame. Seriously. |
11 | - | - | Chris Kyle | 776,084 | AUnited States Navy SEAL and sniper, he was shot and killed on February 2. |
12 | - | - | Super Bowl | 716,914 | More Super Bowl traffic. Keep reading, this isn't the last of it, either. |
13 | - | - | John Harbaugh | 712,845 | Head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and brother of #7 |
14 | 2 | 5 | 706,371 | Up from 609,629 views last week, a perennially favorite article. | |
15 | - | - | Joe Flacco | 702,822 | ![]() |
16 | - | - | Baltimore Ravens | 688,597 | This team won that game referenced above. |
17 | - | - | Valentine's Day | 667,470 | In anticipation of the annual holiday which falls on February 14. |
18 | 4 | 5 | G-force | 595,224 | Up from 505,963 views last week. The popularity of this article is a bit mystifying, possibly could be influenced by non-human views. Its popularity increased in June 2012 and has stayed that way. |
19 | - | - | Destiny's Child | 568,418 | ![]() |
20 | - | - | List of Super Bowl champions | 563,828 | Related to the Super Bowl. |
21 | - | - | House of Cards (U.S. TV series) | 534,097 | A new political drama series starring Kevin Spacey, all 13 episodes of the first season were released on February 1. |
22 | 3 | 2 | Vishwaroopam | 515,618 | ![]() |
23 | - | - | Michael Oher | 485,921 | American football player for the Baltimore Ravens, also known for the movie (and book) The Blind Side based on his story. |
24 | - | - | My Cousin Vinny | 456,189 | Most of the views for this 1992 American comedy film came on February 4, for unclear reasons. |
25 | - | - | San Francisco 49ers | 430,661 | That's 14 of the Top 25 related to the Super Bowl this week (assuming you count the Illuminati, who are probably the cause of it.) |