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Traffic report
This world is big and wild and half insane
- This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Hason-LEK-SIN (September 6 to 19), Rahcmander (September 6 to 12), and Bkissin (September 13 to 19).
Their lives are over now, ended before they begin (September 6 to 12)
[edit]| Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | Notes/about |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killing of the Clancy children |  |
1,901,020 | 
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This week, three jurors have spoken out saying that the case was "an emotional roller coaster" and having a result as, in Wikipedia terms, "no consensus", was "awful". These three wished there won't be a second trial, but if there is one, they would support Clancy. Perhaps this case would increase people's awareness of mental health. |
| 2 | Elizabeth Holmes |  |
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For a less hideous crime story (especially as this criminal's two children are alive), the entrepreneur who promised a healthcare revolution with Theranos that only resulted in defrauding investors and Holmes being sentenced to a decade in prison. Already the subject of an HBO documentary and a Hulu miniseries, Holmes now has a documentary, You Can See Everything, covering her life starting right before she was sent to jail. |
| 3 | September 11 attacks |  |
1,577,890 | 
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It has been 25 years since the horrible attacks that took down the Twin Towers and a side of the Pentagon, and this year, organizers (that is, artists, producers, 9/11 families, survivors and first responders) have put together a drone show with 2977 drones, titled "2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor", one for each victim of the attack (excluding the 19 hijackers). And that number of deaths doesn't even include those who have died due to complications from breathing the polluted air, among other health issues. In short, Never Forget. |
| 4 | Ben Shelton | |
1,057,388 | 
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In a match that began at 11:00 PM and finished at 3:33 in the morning, this American tennis player upset defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinal of the US Open. He defeated Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals, giving hope for the first native US Open winner since 2003, but he was defeated by Alexander Zverev. Despite the loss, this performance bumped Shelton to a career-high ranking of world number 4. |
| 5 | Deaths in 2026 |  |
981,529 | 
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Baby, come on You know what you've always wanted to do But there's one life for you... |
| 6 | Hanuman Ansh |  |
948,090 | 
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This Hindi biographical film, with a literal translation of Descendant Of Hanuman, given it's about guru Neem Karoli Baba starting his career as a devotee of said deity, turned into a surprise blockbuster and is the most profitable Indian film ever, with a worldwide grossing of ₹291.40 crore within the first 40 days of release, as compared to a budget of less than ₹2 crore, and is listed as the 3rd highest-grossing Hindi film and the 9th highest grossing Indian film, both within 2026. Two sequels are on the way. |
| 7 | Elena Rybakina | |
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The WTA rankings have a new top player, and it's the Russian-turned-Kazakhstani who triumphed at the US Open over her rival who was the defending leader down there at #9. The title also marked that Rybakina only needs the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam. |
| 8 | Mirzapur (film) | |
891,939 | 
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One of Bollywood's biggest hits of the year is a crime thriller serving as a sequel to an eponymous Prime Video show, set at the eponymous Indian city. |
| 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | |
673,796 | 
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Back to tennis, like at the Australian Open in January, #7 beat the Belarusian who was both the defending US Open champion and the leader of the WTA rankings since October 2024, finishing a streak of 99 weeks at the top (and 107 overall, as after Sabalenka outlasted Iga Swiatek at the 2023 US Open she also took #1 for 8 weeks before her Polish rival beat her at the 2023 WTA Finals). |
| 10 | The Gentlemen (2024 TV series) | |
650,224 | 
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The second season of this Guy Ritchie-created show premiered on September 3rd. The show is a spin-off set in the same universe as the 2019 film of the same name, and has so far received mostly positive reviews. |
Evil woman, don't you play your games with me (September 13 to 19)
[edit]| Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | Notes/about |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lizzie Borden | |
2,671,424 | 
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In 1892, a couple was found dead in Fall River, Massachusetts, and the primary suspect was their daughter, Lizzie Borden. One of the first trials to become a media circus eventually had Borden acquitted, but her name lives on in infamy as a possible axe murderer. The latest media portrayal is in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, just released on Netflix and with Ella Beatty as Borden. |
| 2 | Resident Evil (2026 film) | |
1,016,086 | 
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Zach Cregger already transitioned from comedy to horror in both Barbarian and Weapons, and thus was given the keys for a new cinematic adaptation of Capcom's scary video games. Unrelated to the Milla Jovovich movies and the attempted reboot, and not adapting one of the games but giving what could serve as a parallel story to them, Resident Evil follows Austin Abrams (the junkie in Weapons) as a medical courier assigned to deliver a package to Raccoon City right as the city and its outskirts are being overtaken by horrible monsters caused by the Umbrella Corporation. Along with becoming the best-reviewed video game movie ever, Resident Evil topped the weekend's box office, having already surpassed its $75 million budget with its worldwide opening. |
| 3 | Deaths in 2026 | |
987,809 | 
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Given the above somehow ends on this song: Girl, It's a hard, hard world, if it gets you down Dreams often fade and die in a bad, bad world... |
| 4 | John Tuggle | |
947,916 | 
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On September 13, a new trailer for Mr. Irrelevant, based on this New York Giants player who unfortunately died of cancer at just 25 in 1986, and will star David Corenswet (pictured, who also played as Superman), was released, and the full movie will be out this Christmas. This trailer dropped while the 2026 NFL season (which started on 9 September) is well underway – fellow Giants players Cam Skattebo and Jaxson Dart made the top 10 on September 14. While this movie probably won't earn as much money as Michael given the level of fame (or lack thereof in the case of Tuggle), and the fact that Avengers: Doomsday would be released five days before, the trailer does make the movie look pretty promising to be able to make it to the millions in its first weekend! |
| 5 | Alexander Zverev | |
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The 2026 US Open for tennis has just wrapped up. This German of Russian descent got his second Grand Slam, following the French Open earlier this year, beating one local, Ben Shelton. |
| 6 | September 11 attacks | |
837,211 | 
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Given the fact that this year is the 25th anniversary of the attacks, it does make some sense on why this has appeared for a second week. Unfortunately, the broader conflict/stigma between the Western world and the Arab/Islamic world seem to have persisted long after this has happened, as we can see down there at #8. |
| 7 | Widow's Bay | |
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The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards recently concluded, with this Apple TV series winning a record of 14 awards, including the Outstanding Comedy Series award. To top it all, Google even has a little Easter egg when you look up the series: "Did you mean: The Next Martha's Vineyard And Definitely not cursed?" And speaking of Apple TV, it's also this year's network with the highest number of wins at the Emmys! |
| 8 | Macklemore | |
760,925 | 
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Ten years after being a victim of the sophomore slump with his second album This Unruly Mess I've Made, Seattle rapper Ben Haggerty got in the center of a controversy: serving as an opening act for the U.S. leg of Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, Macklemore performed a rap in support of the pro-Palestine university protests and afterwards made a speech to declare "Free Palestine". Thus he was dropped right after the tour left MetLife Stadium towards Philadelphia inspiring a boycott of concert venue owners, led by the Israel supporter Robert Kraft (whose Gillette Stadium was one of the next stops), had he remained. The outcry was massive, including every other artist that was supporting Sheeran in the tour leaving out of solidarity (no, not that "in solidarity"). |
| 9 | Killing of the Clancy children | |
724,773 | The infanticide trial is due a status hearing at the end of the month. In the meantime, the holdout juror that deadlocked the trial has started a fundraiser to help cover security expenses, attorney fees, and lost wages. | |
| 10 | Hanuman Ansh | |
691,861 | 
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Arguably the most profitable Indian film of 2026, telling the story of a guru's formative years, enters the Report for a third week. |
Exclusions
[edit]- These lists exclude 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 Top 25 Report talk page if you wish.
Most edited articles
[edit]For the August 23 – September 23 period, per this database report.
| Title | Revisions | About |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in 2026 | 2221 | Naturally a page always getting new entries, that gets split after each month ends (the Deaths in August 2026 has 828!). |
| 2026 Nepal floods | 1541 | The disastrous floods in Asia were first thought to be caused by an earthquake leading to an avalanche, while others thought it was due to a glacial lake outburst flood, but researchers eventually concluded that a glacier collapse was the cause, with satellite imagery confirming that the collapse was near Langtang Lirung. On 30 August when this writeup was first written (ranked #16), the death toll was about 600 deaths, as of the last update on 24 September, it is almost close to 1500. Unfortunately, early warning systems in the region, which were optimised to detect monsoon floods, failed to alert the community. A grim reminder that all these deaths and damages could have been avoided if humans learnt how to manage the effects of climate change earlier. |
| Dolly Parton | 1312 | Extensive mourning followed the departure of the "Queen of Country" who wrote more than 3000 songs across 49 albums, and was noted for extensive charity work. |
| 2026 US Open – Men's singles | 1034 | While Russian players remain flagless in tennis tournaments due to an awful thing that doesn't end, two players related to the country triumphed at Flushing Meadows: Alexander Zverev, a German with Russian parents, beat Ben Shelton (thus the last American to get one of the four Grand Slams remains Andy Roddick at the same US Open, in 2003), and Elena Rybakina, a Russian who changed affiliations to the Kazakhstan of her father, subdued Aryna Sabalenka (who is also flagless because her Belarus is involved in said awful thing) and even took the top of the WTA rankings from her. |
| 2026 US Open – Women's singles | 632 | |
| 2026 Pacific typhoon season | 826 | Speaking of the climate, 32 cyclones and multiple tropical depressions have formed at the Pacific this year. (For those wondering the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane, it's just a geographic thing, the former is west of the 180th meridian, i.e. closer to Asia, while the other is east, closer to America.) |
| 2026 Pacific hurricane season | 732 | |
| India | 787 | Threatened to lose its FA star, the article on the Asian country that often brings pages to our Report is being repeatedly updated and corrected by Fowler&fowler. |
| French philosophy | 748 | MisterCake is really tinkering on philosophy articles. |
| German philosophy | 667 | |
| American philosophy | 688 | |
| India at the 2026 Asian Games | 679 | This is a case of many edits in a short period, as the continental games started on September 19 (to be finished on October 4), at the Aichi Prefecture in Japan. India sent 495 athletes, and after those 4 days covered in this table, had won 16 medals, 2 golden: shooting, and, of course, cricket (the women's tournament, specifically). |
| 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification | 785 | The 15 national youth football teams that joined hosts China were determined. India is one of them! |
| Hanuman Ansh | 640 | Shobhinaw Satyaa plays Neem Karoli Baba, a guru devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman, in this movie focusing on his youth where he left his home and wandered through North India seeking a spiritual ascension. The surprisingly big box office (it's the most profitable Indian film of all time, earning its low budget over 50 times) raises optimism for the film's planned two sequels. |
| World Baseball Classic | 633 | Six months after the 2026 edition had sports being a reversal of war (American troops took the Venezuelan president from Caracas, Venezuelan baseball players took the trophy from the US team in Miami), Vebaseball9 is editing the page of baseball's world tournament. |
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