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- This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Shuipzv3, CAWylie (August 31 to September 6), and Chaotic Enby (September 7-13).
Let me run into the rain, to be a human light again (August 31 to September 6)
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| 1 | Graham Greene (actor) |  |
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A Canadian First Nations actor who died at the age of 73, and had for the last 35 years been one of the go-to actors for Indigenous characters with an Academy Award nominated performance in Dances With Wolves, though a proof of Greene's talent was the times his roles didn't rely on his ethnicity like in Die Hard with a Vengeance. | |||
| 2 | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra |  |
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The first of five planned Indian superhero films, in Dulquer Salmaan's cinematic universe, was released August 28. It has brought in ₹200 crore at the box office, far surpassing its ₹30 crore budget. | |||
| 3 | Giorgio Armani |  |
1,071,678 | 
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The Italian founder of Armani, a brand synonymous with luxury fashion, died at 91. Given he had no children, his nephews will probably inherit Armani's massive fortune estimated at $12.1 billion. | |||
| 4 | Naomi Osaka |  |
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The US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, rolled on, and surprisingly the most viewed player wasn't in the finals. The Japanese who had won two previous editions has not done well since the 2021 Australian Open title, struggling with both depression and injuries (along with taking an year off to become a mother). Osaka seems to be finally recovering this year, winning her first title in 4 years, returning to a major final at the Canadian Open last month, and getting to the US Open semifinal before being downed by a rising player who is right below the one article that doesn't leave (and somehow topped the list prior to this one!). | |||
| 5 | Deaths in 2025 |  |
1,020,558 | 
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Quoting from #1's best known role:
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| 6 | Amanda Anisimova | |
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In a meteoric resurgence after taking a sabbatical year, this American tennis player managed to again get to a Grand Slam final, beating #4 in the semifinal after a quarterfinal that was a successful revenge at Iga Swiatek slaughtering Anisimova with a double bagel (6-0, 6-0) in the Wimbledon final. Yet in spite of being in front of her own crowd at Flushing Meadows, again it wouldn't be Anisimova's time to shine, as the same #1 player who she beat in the Wimbledon semifinal (#10) this time prevailed in the decisive game. | |||
| 7 | ChatGPT | |
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OpenAI has been sued by two Californians who saw their son kill himself after spending months talking about suicide with the company's chatbot. | |||
| 8 | Katharine, Duchess of Kent | |
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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, Katharine was the oldest living member of the British royal family. She was married to Edward, a grandson of King George V, for more than 64 years. Katharine and her husband carried out royal engagements on behalf of the Queen, and Katharine became a familiar figure at Wimbledon for 25 years, presenting the Ladies' Single Trophy all but 3 times in those years. She also became known for working with music, teaching the subject at a primary school while maintaining a low profile. She died on September 4, aged 92. | |||
| 9 | Wednesday (TV series) | |
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Due to Netflix's system of splitting seasons in two parts, only now came the conclusion to the return of Jenna Ortega as the emotionless girl out of The Addams Family. Surprisingly, the season finale handed over much focus to Thing (pun!). And said episode also set up the already confirmed third season with Wednesday going after her runaway manic roommate who also happens to be a werewolf woman, hopefully not taking almost three years before release again. | |||
| 10 | Aryna Sabalenka | |
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Fourth time was the charm this year for WTA's current leader (who will keep on being mentioned here as not being able to have her Belarusian flag in the records, blame Lukashenko, and above all blame Putin), who after losing two Grand Slam finals and one semifinal to Americans, in their own turf she avenged the Wimbledon loss to #6 in the final to successfully defend the US Open title. |
Look at the hate we're breeding, look at the fear we're feeding (September 7 to 13)
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| 1 | Charlie Kirk | |
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Kirk was an American conservative political activist, author and media personality, who co-founded #6. He was one of the most prominent voices of the MAGA movement and a key ally of US president Donald Trump. Some of Kirk's opinions have garnered criticism and controversy, such as his comments on Black Americans and Martin Luther King Jr., opposition to abortion and gun control, and promotion of COVID-19 misinformation, the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, and climate change denial.
On September 10, a 31-year-old Kirk was addressing an audience at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University when he was killed by a single rifle shot to the neck. A 22-year-old suspect was arrested on September 12, having been convinced to turn himself in by his father. At the time of writing, the motive remains unknown. The killing triggered widespread bipartisan condemnation and international messages of condolence. Multiple high-ranking officials in the US government vowed to punish people who celebrated Kirk's death or otherwise disparaged his legacy. Matthew Dowd, an analyst for MSNBC, was fired after he commented on-air that Kirk was "one of the most divisive [...] younger figures [...] hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions." |
| 2 | Killing of Charlie Kirk | |
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| 3 | Erika Kirk | |
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The widow of #1 and mother of their two children, she has vowed to continue her husband's work. |
| 4 | Killing of Iryna Zarutska | |
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On August 22, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, who fled to the US with her family in 2022 amidst her country's ongoing war with Russia, boarded a Lynx Blue Line railcar (pictured) in Charlotte, North Carolina. She sat in front of a 34-year-old fare jumper when, four minutes later, he brandished a pocket knife and fatally stabbed Zarutska in the neck. He departed the train a few minutes later at the next stop, was arrested, and charged with first-degree murder. Her killing, which was captured by transit cameras and distributed on social media, sparked public outrage, leading to policy discussions about transit security, fare enforcement, and gaps in the criminal justice and mental health systems, due to the suspect's revealed criminal history. |
| 5 | Groypers | |
1,551,721 | 
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An alt-right, white nationalist and Christian nationalist organization led by Nick Fuentes, it has targeted other conservative organizations like #6 which it believes is too moderate. Cartridge cases found at the site of #2 were found with slogans that point to this group. |
| 6 | Turning Point USA | |
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The nonprofit student organization founded by #1 which advocates for conservative politics at high schools, college and university campuses. It runs the Professor Watchlist, a database of academic staff that Turning Point believes discriminates against conservative students. |
| 7 | Carlo Acutis | |
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Five years after being beatified on behalf of Pope Francis, the canonization of the "first Millennial saint" was originally scheduled for April 27, but delayed due to Francis entering #9. On September 7, he was canonized alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, with Pope Leo XIV presiding over the ceremony in Saint Peter's Square. |
| 8 | ChatGPT | |
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700 million people use this chatbot, many of whom disapproved the upgrade to GPT-5. It also gets in the news for things like the reveal that a man who asked ChatGPT to get a replacement for salt wound up hospitalized with bromism. |
| 9 | Deaths in 2025 | |
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Rick Davies was far from entering this list, but let's honor his passing: So promise not to cause a scene Then heaven help the ones you love There's nowhere 'neath the stars above |
| 10 | 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators | |
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#2 has renewed the spotlight on recent cases of political violence in the United States, such as these shootings in Minnesota three months ago that led to the deaths of Melissa Hortman, the leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives's Democratic Party caucus, and John Hoffman, member of Minnesota Senate. |
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.
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