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All Sinners, a future, all Saints, a past

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By Igordebraga, GN22, CAWylie, Ollieisanerd and Shuipzv3
This traffic report is adapted from the Top 25 Report, prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, GN22, CAWylie, Ollieisanerd and Shuipzv3.

The angel's having fun, making winners out of Sinners (April 27 to May 3)

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Rank Article Class Views Image Notes/about
1 Sinners (2025 film) 2,205,285 Finally atop this list after three weeks, and just when it gave the box office summit to #3. Like all Ryan Coogler (pictured) movies, it has Michael B. Jordan spearheading a very Black cast, telling the Prohibition Era story of two brothers whose juke joint has its opening ruined by violent guests. Lauded for blending genres, as this supernatural thriller is surprisingly heavy on people playing the blues, with great filmmaking and acting, Sinners got over $200 million in North America alone, a relief to those that think that Hollywood hardly gives room to original stories compared to adaptations and franchises.
2 2025 Canadian federal election 2,138,961 This election was initially projected to go to Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, but with the election of staunch right-wing conservative US president Donald Trump in 2024, Canadians understandably wanted a prime minister with opposing political views. Hence, #5 easily won 160 seats to Poilievre's 119, winning the election.
3 Thunderbolts* 2,000,832 The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns taking the name of a team that used to be a group of villains disguised as heroes (who are mostly if not all ignored by the movie; the already introduced founder Baron Zemo is not involved, and while Geraldine Viswanathan plays a character named Mel the movie doesn't confirm if she's one of the original Thunderbolts) and is now "Marvel's Suicide Squad" with villains and anti-heroes doing black ops. In this case, Yelena Belova, John Walker, and Ava Starr discover that their mission was actually their former employer Valentina Allegra de Fontaine trying to make them kill each other, forcing them to form an uneasy alliance with the help of Bucky Barnes and the Red Guardian to find out what is Val's interest in some mysterious guy named Bob (and Taskmaster only appears for a few minutes in spite of being in the poster!). While hype was low given the current state of the MCU, Thunderbolts* surprised critics and viewers alike with the usual action scenes and banter being complemented by strong character moments and thoughtful discussion of worthiness and mental health, leading to positive reviews and an opening weekend that will possibly already cover the movie's $180 million budget.
4 Vaibhav Suryavanshi 1,411,487 Last year the Report decided to give an exception for the Indian Premier League regarding breaking the excessive mobile views threshold, only for the views to plummet in the championship's final weeks, and this low performance repeated this year to show we shouldn't have bothered. Only now India pushes up something regarding its national cricket tournament, as this Rajasthan Royals player who had already become the youngest to sign an IPL contract also managed to score a century at just 14.
5 Mark Carney 1,152,757 An economist by trade, Carney led the Liberal Party of Canada to win the most seats in #2, though just short of a majority.
6 Deaths in 2025 985,294 From #7's last Urbi et Orbi:
"Christ is risen! These words capture the whole meaning of our existence, for we were not made for death but for life. (...) How much violence we see, often even within families, directed at women and children! How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants! On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands, bringing unfamiliar customs, ways of life and ideas!"
7 Pope Francis 870,473 The world is still mourning the death of a pontiff who, unbridled by precedent, did things his own way. Instead of living at the Apostolic Palace, he decided to reside in the modest Domus Sanctae Marthae apartment instead, which is usually reserved for Cardinals during conclaves like the one beginning May 7. He took a non-composed regnal name that had never been chosen by any pontiff before, the name of a priest dedicated to the poor and helpless, signaling how he would govern. He even became the first pope to release an (progressive rock) album and a memoir and chose to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore instead of the Sistine Chapel. Now, one question remains: will the Cardinals elect a Pope Francis II?
8 Mark Kerr (fighter) 849,585 This retired American mixed martial artist, who has won two UFC heavyweight titles and numerous wrestling medals, gets a second biopic made about him. The first was a 2002 HBO documentary and the second is a feature film to be released in October, starring Dwayne Johnson (pictured) in prosthetic makeup as Kerr.
9 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 680,753 This French turn-based role-playing game, rendered on the Unreal Engine 5, was released April 24. Within 12 days of its release, the dark fantasy Belle Époque has received critical acclaim and has sold two million units.
10 2025 Australian federal election 647,057 Happening in the same week as #2, this election also saw the red party triumphing over the blue party. The incumbent government formed by the Australian Labor Party, led by prime minister Anthony Albanese, was re-elected in a landslide victory. Of the oppositional Coalition, the Liberal Party of Australia (which despite its name is conservative) lost a quarter of their seats, including of its leader Peter Dutton, mirroring Pierre Poilievre. Commentators have attributed the result to voters rejecting Dutton's Trumpism-like views and rhetoric in the election campaign, not helped by the fact that many domestic commentators believe that the Coalition ran a pretty poor campaign with several backflips and a lack of solid policy.

From the houses of the holy, we can watch the white doves go (May 4 to 10)

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Rank Article Class Views Image Notes/about
1 Pope Leo XIV 17,326,227 Habemus papam! #11 ended with a welcome surprise: the first #7 from the United States (he's also been a Peruvian citizen since 2015), who also is the first Augustinian pontiff to follow how his predecessor was the first Jesuit pontiff. Robert Francis Prevost was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, a Villanova University graduate, Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Cardinal Bishop of Albano, and a lifelong fan of the Chicago White Sox.
2 Thunderbolts* 2,422,210 The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering, featuring a bunch of misfits trying to evade their former contractor who decided to kill them off, had positive responses from both critics and audiences, and quickly became the fifth highest-grossing movie of 2025, racking up $272 million. Yes, the asterisk is there for a reason, even if Marvel somehow decided to spoil it by changing some publicity and websites to a new title that only appears in the closing scene.
3 Pope Francis 2,158,492 The late Argentine #7 would be happy to have found out his successor (#1) has pledged to continue his groundbreaking church reforms and emphasis on serving the poor and marginalized. And as an aside concerning this list, in the early days of the Top 25 Report in 2013, redirects or renamed pages weren't counted together. Hence, unlike how this week all the views for "Robert Francis Prevost" were counted as part of "Pope Leo XIV", back in the last conclave result instead "Pope Francis" and "Jorge Mario Bergoglio" had separate entries that were #2 and #3 to a Google Doodle-boosted Douglas Adams.
4 List of popes 1,516,409 #1 is the 267th leader of the Catholic Church, and this page lists all his predecessors. Some interesting names come up, such as Hilarius, Simplicius, and even Lando! (If you enjoy this article, then I suggest you check out other interesting pope lists such as the list of lists of popes and who could forget the classic list of sexually active popes)
5 Pope Leo XIII 1,489,575 The previous #7 to have a leonine papal name was the first of the 20th century, reigning from 1878 to 1903, and #1 chose to homage him because he developed Catholic social teaching. Leo XIII was also known for his social justice concerns, particularly regarding worker rights.
6 Sinners (2025 film) 1,376,677 A brief break from all the holiness and saint-related stuff on this Report by returning to the movies, with the one that #2 surpassed at the box office. The film features twin brothers Michael B. Jordan and "Michael C. Jordan" — before you ask, his (or "their"?) father is A. Jordan, and that Michael Jordan is J. Jordan – returning to their Mississippi hometown and being confronted by a supernatural evil.
7 Pope 1,294,299 #1 was chosen to be the Bishop of Rome, chief of state of the Vatican, and leader of the Catholic Church.
8 2025 India–Pakistan conflict 1,242,909 For four days, the South Asian neighbors with a history of armed disputes escalated a standoff started by a terrorist attack into launching missiles and drones at each other. There was even a fighter jet battle, but no mobilization of ground troops by the time the two Director Generals of Military Operations talked to each other and eventually agreed on a ceasefire. In spite of accusations of breaking the truce (just like during the conflict both sides said the other started aiming at civilian targets), things thankfully haven't flared up again.
9 Pope Benedict XVI 1,205,310 The other two #7's of the 21st century, the Pole who was one of the longest lasting from 1978 until his death in 2005, and his German successor who resigned for health concerns in 2013, opening up for #3's emergence and remaining as pope emeritus until dying in 2022.
10 Pope John Paul II 1,201,970

The Truth of the Lion (May 11 to 17)

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Rank Article Class Views Image Notes/about
1 Pope Leo XIV 1,792,195 The new American pope is social-media savvy, fond of rapid-fire tweeting on his new @Pontifex Twitter (X) account and had his inauguration mass on May 18.
2 Cassie Ventura 1,532,907 On May 12, this popular American singer, dancer, actress, and model began testifying in court against the abuse of #9.
3 Eurovision Song Contest 2025 1,479,059 Switzerland received the annual showcase of new songs by the countries of Europe (plus Australia and to the chagrin of politicized people, Israel), often with extravagant musical numbers like a wiggling Estonian comparing his lover to coffee. Austria won with the song "Wasted Love", which was performed by countertenor JJ.
4 Thunderbolts* 1,099,885 The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering, where a bunch of misfits who mostly only know how to punch and shoot, such as former Russian agents Yelena Belova and Alexei Shostakov (whose portrayers Florence Pugh and David Harbour are to left), go after the director of the FBI who is trying to erase evidence of her former shady businesses. Critics and audiences alike praised the film's grounded and character-driven take, that has an unusual climax that doesn't involve beating up the bad guy, and having just broken $325 million to surpass #6 at the global box office, remains to be seen how much Thunderbolts* makes by the time The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives.
5 Final Destination Bloodlines 1,047,191 The trailer for this movie has the description "Death is a relentless son of a *****.", given that 14 years after the fifth and seemingly final of all destinations, again we see the Grim Reaper making people who survived a disaster die in even more painful and elaborate ways. The plot has an extra level this time around: a woman prevented a tower explosion in 1968, and everyone who would've perished, along with their descendants, was targeted in the following decades, and now it's time for her grandkids to meet grisly fates. Reviewers and audiences approved Final Destination Bloodlines trying to add emotion and depth with the gallons of blood, including a send-off to the one recurring actor, Tony Todd (who plays coroner William Bludworth and died last year), and it not only took the top of the box office from the above movie, but already paid itself with $100 million worldwide costing half of that.
6 Sinners (2025 film) 958,864 Completing the current top 3 of the North American box office is the Michael B. Jordan-starring acclaimed combination of period piece, blues musical, and supernatural horror that between this unusual mixture and not being an adaptation of any sorts has done respectful numbers.
7 Deaths in 2025 943,421 Let me tell you now
I never felt like this before
Something's Got a Hold on Me that won't let go
I believe I'd die if I only could...
8 Andor (TV series) 881,335 The end came for the Disney+ series that told the story of one of the protagonists of Rogue One in a way that was surprisingly very grounded for Star Wars, as one could find rebellious/criminal activities, politics and even a Bollywoodian wedding but no Jedi. Andor was widely considered one of the best things to come out of the franchise.
9 2025 India–Pakistan conflict 716,668 While the Middle East has that awful war that doesn't end, South Asia had two countries that frequently go at odds with each other only battling for four days with drones and missiles before deciding to call a ceasefire.
10 Sean Combs 702,035 The trial for the rapper who was charged for decades of unruly sexual behavior, usually in his Diddy parties, has begun. One of the witnesses giving a testimony was the first of the lawsuits that led to his imprisonment: his ex #2, who was downright filmed being being beaten by Combs in a hotel hallway.

Exclusions

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  • 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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For the April 19 – May 19 period, per this database report.

Title Revisions Notes
Pope Leo XIV 3199 The new Pontifex, that like John Paul II became pope right as his country suffered through government turmoil.
2025 papal conclave 2725 Like the two previous cardinal elections that chose Benedict XVI and Francis, this only lasted for two days. And thankfully without outside violence interfering like in Conclave and Angels & Demons.
Deaths in 2025 1916 Along with Pope Francis, the period had the departures of Sabu and Joe Don Baker.
2025 Pahalgam attack 1747 A terrorist attack in India, which Pakistani armed group The Resistance Front claimed responsibility for, led to a diplomatic crisis and armed skirmishes along the Line of Control, along with drone and missile strikes. A ceasefire was called before it escalated to full-on war.
2025 India–Pakistan strikes 1296
Herzgewächse 1295 One user decided to improve the page on a 1911 Austrian Lied (i.e. a poem to which music is added).
2025 Canadian federal election 1294 The Conservative Party of Canada was initially projected to comfortably win, but the resignation of Justin Trudeau and replacement by Mark Carney, combined with tariffs, a trade war and threats of annexation of Canada from the United States swayed the outcome. Still, the Conservative Party picked up seats and finished in second place, though its leader Pierre Poilievre lost his seat of Carleton in Ontario. To return Poilievre to parliament, Damien Kurek, the Conservative MP elected to Battle River—Crowfoot in Alberta (which is halfway across the country and ultra-safe at more than 80% of the vote), announced his intention to resign, which will trigger a by-election where Poilievre can be parachuted in.
Death and funeral of Pope Francis 1214 The expected follow-up to His Holiness dying. Francis became the first pope since the 17th century to be buried at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of the Basilica of Saint Peter.
2025 Australian federal election 1178 The incumbent Labor Party led by prime minister Anthony Albanese took a comfortable 94 out of 150 seats. The Coalition had 43 seats, and one of its partners, the Liberal Party of Australia, will have to elect a new leader from its depleted ranks. The Greens is reduced to one seat, down from four, and will also have to elect a new leader. Eleven seats are won by smaller parties and independents, and four seats remain too close to call. In the Australian Senate, Labor is set to pick up seats from the Coalition, and will be able to pass legislation with support from the Greens, without having to rely on the Coalition or other parties and independents.
2025 World Snooker Championship 1126 The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield received this tournament, and the first Asian snooker world champion emerged in Zhao Xintong of China.
List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope Francis 1101 Representatives from 142 out of 193 UN member states, along with Taiwan, Kosovo, and Palestine, went to pay homages to the Pontifex.
Department of Government Efficiency 1095 The controversial company headed by Elon Musk, set up to cut down expenses of the U.S. government. DOGE has claimed to have saved $160 billion, while independent analysis estimated these savings cost taxpayers $135 billion.
2025 NBA playoffs 1040 Basketball's best started playing the postseason, and going against the NBA's usual lack of parity the eventual final four ensured that all years of the 2020s so far will have a different champion. And 2025's will either be the first title for the New York Knicks since 1973, the first for the Oklahoma City Thunder if the one from the Seattle SuperSonics doesn't count, and the first altogether if it's the Indiana Pacers or Minnesota Timberwolves.
Pope Francis 1032 The pope is pop, the pope is pop, pop doesn't spare anyone!
2025 Romanian presidential election 1030 Last year's election was annulled citing alleged Russian meddling. Nicușor Dan was chosen and will take office on May 26.
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