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Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes
1	Steven Avery		2,074,561		Up from #4. Avery is an American prisoner who is the subject of the popular new Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer which was released on December 18. ( Episode 1 is available free on YouTube.) Avery served 18 years in prison, from 1985–2003, after being framed by the local police for a sexual assault he plainly did not commit. During his subsequent civil lawsuit for compensation, during a period of explosive depositions, he was charged with the murder of a local photographer, and later convicted. I am in the midst of watching this show and highly recommend it, as does a large swath of the internet. Interestingly, his Wikipedia article was created on November 11, 2005, a few days after his arrest for the murder charge.
2	Star Wars: The Force Awakens		1,981,073		After three weeks as #1, Episode VII bows down a bit. Still, it remains atop the box office, even competing with the wide release of our #4.
3	Making a Murderer		1,877,617		See #1. Then go watch it.
4	The Revenant (2015 film)		1,123,217		This "cold western" where Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured) suffers profusely, from bear maulings to being dragged in frozen wastelands, had its wide release and subsequently grossed a respectable $39,6 million across the weekend, though it wasn't enough to remove our #2 from the top of the box office. Given The Revenant is also a major awards contender, expect it to remain on the list until the Oscars in March.
5	Star Wars		947,088		See #1
6	María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar		778,650		Reddit learned about this Mexican physician turned politician whose opposition against organized crime led to several assassination attempts before she got murdered in 2012.
7	Jenna Dewan		750,932		The season opener of Lip Sync Battle saw Channing Tatum against his wife Jenna Dewan, who clearly won in garnering viewer attention.
8	List of highest-grossing films		738,206		With #2 rising on this all-time list (without considering inflation), and lots of news coverage about it, its no surprise that this was a popular article.
9	Bikini		697,959		This week was so slow that r/todayilearned is dominating, with entries owing to topics about bikini lengths, tomato-and-strawberry pincushions and Steve Jobs being a cheapskate regarding child support.
10	Pincushion		750,932
11	Lisa Brennan-Jobs		664,466
12	The Hateful Eight		616,558		The latest Quentin Tarantino (picture) thriller was released on Christmas Day.
13	Deaths in 2016		515,338		The annual list of deaths is a consistent part of the Top 25 Report, even as the year has just begun.
14	Dilwale (2015 film)		512,049		This Indian film, including Kajol (pictured) among its starring actors, debuted on December 18. Dilwale grossed around ₹1.5 billion (US$22 million) worldwide in its opening weekend, the third highest of the year for an Indian film.
14	The Shannara Chronicles		511,983		From the creators of Smallville and Into the Badlands comes this fantasy series adapting a book trilogy by Terry Brooks, which debuted on MTV on January 5.
15	Daisy Ridley		484,312		The English actress stars in #1 in the role of Rey.
16	Hailey Baldwin		457,252		Along with modeling for Ralph Lauren and Vogue, this model (daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin) has been on the news for her split with Justin Bieber.
17	Aokigahara		447,171		The so-called "suicide forest" located at the base of Mount Fuji, probably propelled here by those who watched the recently released horror film The Forest (which opened at #4 in the box office, behind #4, #2 and Daddy's Home).
18	Corrupted Blood incident		444,321		Look, Reddit again. This time, about an epidemic that happened on World of Warcraft but whose control turned out to be a good research material for real scientists.
19	Channing Tatum		442,812		The former stripper/dancer turned Hollywood star appeared with his missus (#7) on TV.
20	Sian Blake		441,925		Reported as missing since mid-December, this English actress, best known for her role on EastEnders, turned out to have a really tragic ending: the police dug Blake's body, along with her two children, from her own garden, apparently having been killed by her husband (who has since escaped to Ghana).
21	Hugh Glass		429,382		The 18th century American outlaw whose story of survival and revenge became the basis for The Revenant (see #4) and the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
22	Sherlock (TV series)		415,941		The contemporary-set revamp of the Sherlock Holmes mythos had a special episode aired on New Year's Day.
23	Donald Trump		415,237		The Donald is attempting to become president, and released his first ad of the year.
24	List of Steven Universe episodes		411,732		It's not often that kids' cartoons get on this list; My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic hasn't managed it in 5 years. But then, Steven Universe isn't exactly a kids' cartoon. In fact I'm not entirely sure I can explain what it is, but if you can imagine a magical girl anime remade in English with a gender-swapped lead, you can get some idea. The final episodes of the season were released daily last week.
25	UFC 195		409,222		The latest mixed martial arts event was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.