This year’s hottest Wikipedia pages — from Charlie Kirk to Severance

Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation revealed the most read Wikipedia articles of 2025. American politics dominated the top of the list, with the late political activist Charlie Kirk taking the top spot (No. 1). This was followed by articles on deaths in 2025 (No. 2), serial killer Ed Gein (No. 3), US President Donald Trump (No. 4) and new Pope Leo XIV (No. 5). Other political figures such as Elon Musk (No. 6), Zohran Mamdani (No. 7) and JD Vance (No. 16) also made the list.

Several pop culture entities also made the top 20. Ed Gein likely trended so high because of Netflix’s latest season Monster anthology series. The list also includes the Ryan Coogler film Sinners (#8) and that of Zach Cregger Weapons (#15), as well as TV series like Adolescence (#17) and Breakup (No. 12). Unsurprisingly, several superhero films are also appearing, including Superman (n°10), Love at first sight (#14), and Fantastic Four: first steps (No. 20).

Other famous people with popular Wikipedia articles in 2025 were Ozzy Osbourne (#9), MrBeast (#18), and Cristiano Ronaldo (#19).

The 20 best Wikipedia articles in 2025

1. Charlie Kirk — 44.9 million page views
2. Deaths in 2025 — 42.5 million page views
3. Ed Gein — 31.2 million page views
4. Donald Trump – 25.1 million page views
5. Pope Leo XIV — 22.1 million page views
6. Elon Musk — 20.2 million page views
7. Zohran Mamdani — 20.1 million page views
8. Sinners — 18.2 million page views
9. Ozzy Osbourne — 17.8 million page views
10. Superman — 17 million page views
11. Pope Francis — 15.3 million page views
12. Breakup — 13.9 million page views
13. United States – 13 million page views
14. Love at first sight — 12.9 million page views
15. Weapons — 11.8 million page views
16. JD Vance — 11.6 million page views
17. Adolescence — 11.6 million page views
18. MrBeast — 11.5 million page views
19. Cristiano Ronaldo — 10.8 million page views
20. Fantastic Four: first steps — 10.8 million page views