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Summary: You know a week has been active when it comprises mostly new entries, and it makes sense that it would be dominated by the slightly problematic transition between Popes, taking up 10 slots. And yes, many said viewers were probably Catholic, but in truth, anyone with an interest in current affairs should take notice of the election of a man who claims absolute moral authority over a seventh of the world's population. However, I must say, there is a certain irony in a Google Doodle resulting in a list overwhelmed by religious entries being topped by a dedicated atheist.
For the week of March 10 to March 16, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:
Rank | Last | Wks | Article | Views | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | - | Douglas Adams | 2,405,520 | ![]() |
2 | - | - | Jorge Bergoglio | 2,117,836 | ![]() |
3 | - | - | Pope Francis | 2,014,994 | ![]() |
4 | - | - | Society of Jesus | 1,528,166 | ![]() |
5 | - | - | Saint Patrick's Day | 1,176,556 | ![]() |
6 | - | - | List of Popes | 879,529 | A new Pope is obviously going to spark interest in the old ones. |
7 | - | - | Pope | 856,143 | And of course, interest in the basic concept will be up as well |
8 | - | - | Pope Benedict XVI | 740,560 | ![]() |
9 | - | - | Pope John Paul II | 683,511 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 2 | Oz the Great and Powerful | 651,760 | Remained the most popular film at the box office this week, reaching $100 million in 6 days. |
11 | 5 | 10 | 644,080 | A perennially favorite article. | |
12 | 6 | 5 | The Walking Dead (TV series) | 559,994 | The American television series, currently airing in third season, is enjoying increasing popularity. |
13 | 3 | 4 | Harlem Shake (meme) | 496,143 | The latest internet craze continues to rank, though now down to just one entry |
14 | 11 | 5 | The Walking Dead (season 3) | 445,348 | See #12 above. |
15 | - | - | Justin Timberlake | 443,063 | ![]() |
16 | - | - | Ides of March | 420,777 | Otherwise known as March 15, this date in the Roman calendar is mainly famous as the date of Caesar's assassination and as a chancy gambit for desperate Scrabble players, though its appearance on the Main Page gave a large number of people the chance to finally find out what it means. |
17 | 14 | 4 | Deaths in 2013 | 418,164 | The lists of deaths in the current year is always a quite popular article. |
18 | - | - | Francis of Assisi | 415,568 | ![]() |
19 | 16 | 4 | World War II | 411,921 | Another perennially popular article. (The 16th most popular article from 2010-12, in fact, see Table 2 here.) |
20 | - | - | Lil Wayne | 380,060 | ![]() |
21 | - | - | Duck Dynasty | 379,158 | This reality television show about a family of hunting-accessories magnates is currently in its third season. |
22 | - | - | Pope John Paul I | 379,117 | ![]() |
23 | - | - | Prophecy of the Popes | 376,334 | Just to be clear, this was probably a 16th-century forgery, which explains why so many of the prophecies up to that time are so mysteriously accurate. That said, the Shroud of Turin shows that reality can't get in the way of a cool concept, and, assuming it's correct, the new Pope will be the last before Armageddon, which should inspire those disappointed by the failure of the 2012 apocalypse. |
24 | - | - | Daylight saving time | 363,063 | What the Ides of March were to the Romans, Daylight Savings Time is for us. I suppose. |
25 | 23 | 2 | Game of Thrones (TV series) | 358,386 | Popular television series whose third season begins on March 31 |
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Summary: You know a week has been active when it comprises mostly new entries, and it makes sense that it would be dominated by the slightly problematic transition between Popes, taking up 10 slots. And yes, many said viewers were probably Catholic, but in truth, anyone with an interest in current affairs should take notice of the election of a man who claims absolute moral authority over a seventh of the world's population. However, I must say, there is a certain irony in a Google Doodle resulting in a list overwhelmed by religious entries being topped by a dedicated atheist.
For the week of March 10 to March 16, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:
Rank | Last | Wks | Article | Views | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | - | Douglas Adams | 2,405,520 | ![]() |
2 | - | - | Jorge Bergoglio | 2,117,836 | ![]() |
3 | - | - | Pope Francis | 2,014,994 | ![]() |
4 | - | - | Society of Jesus | 1,528,166 | ![]() |
5 | - | - | Saint Patrick's Day | 1,176,556 | ![]() |
6 | - | - | List of Popes | 879,529 | A new Pope is obviously going to spark interest in the old ones. |
7 | - | - | Pope | 856,143 | And of course, interest in the basic concept will be up as well |
8 | - | - | Pope Benedict XVI | 740,560 | ![]() |
9 | - | - | Pope John Paul II | 683,511 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 2 | Oz the Great and Powerful | 651,760 | Remained the most popular film at the box office this week, reaching $100 million in 6 days. |
11 | 5 | 10 | 644,080 | A perennially favorite article. | |
12 | 6 | 5 | The Walking Dead (TV series) | 559,994 | The American television series, currently airing in third season, is enjoying increasing popularity. |
13 | 3 | 4 | Harlem Shake (meme) | 496,143 | The latest internet craze continues to rank, though now down to just one entry |
14 | 11 | 5 | The Walking Dead (season 3) | 445,348 | See #12 above. |
15 | - | - | Justin Timberlake | 443,063 | ![]() |
16 | - | - | Ides of March | 420,777 | Otherwise known as March 15, this date in the Roman calendar is mainly famous as the date of Caesar's assassination and as a chancy gambit for desperate Scrabble players, though its appearance on the Main Page gave a large number of people the chance to finally find out what it means. |
17 | 14 | 4 | Deaths in 2013 | 418,164 | The lists of deaths in the current year is always a quite popular article. |
18 | - | - | Francis of Assisi | 415,568 | ![]() |
19 | 16 | 4 | World War II | 411,921 | Another perennially popular article. (The 16th most popular article from 2010-12, in fact, see Table 2 here.) |
20 | - | - | Lil Wayne | 380,060 | ![]() |
21 | - | - | Duck Dynasty | 379,158 | This reality television show about a family of hunting-accessories magnates is currently in its third season. |
22 | - | - | Pope John Paul I | 379,117 | ![]() |
23 | - | - | Prophecy of the Popes | 376,334 | Just to be clear, this was probably a 16th-century forgery, which explains why so many of the prophecies up to that time are so mysteriously accurate. That said, the Shroud of Turin shows that reality can't get in the way of a cool concept, and, assuming it's correct, the new Pope will be the last before Armageddon, which should inspire those disappointed by the failure of the 2012 apocalypse. |
24 | - | - | Daylight saving time | 363,063 | What the Ides of March were to the Romans, Daylight Savings Time is for us. I suppose. |
25 | 23 | 2 | Game of Thrones (TV series) | 358,386 | Popular television series whose third season begins on March 31 |