Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 12 to 18, 2017

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 12 to 18, 2017)

Prepared with commentary by Stormy clouds

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Unite the League

This week's list is heavily dominated by superheroes, courtesy of Justice League, which is responsible for four spots on the list, Thor: Ragnarok, the ultra-violent vengeance of Frank Castle in The Punisher and the telekinetic shenanigans of Stranger Things. Having seen all four, I can understand the hooplah - it is a good time to be a geek. On a more sombre note, death and sexual harassment also creep in to disrupt the conversation, as they are wont to do. Google played its usual roles in elevating articles to the list, while a coup in Zimbabwe attracted the interest of many readers.

For the week of November 12 to 18, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the WP:5000 report were:

Rank	Article	Views	Notes
1	Justice League (film)	2,295,725	Another DC Extended Universe release, another stark division in film criticism circles. It seems even Joss Whedon (pictured) could not rewrite Bats, Wonder Woman and co. to unanimous glory.
2	Lil Peep	2,079,370	The hip hop artist died aged 21, prompting an outpour of sympathy from the music industry. Cause of death is unknown, but his vivid Instagram posts indicate an overdose.
3	Stranger Things	1,058,262	Finally knocked from its perch, it is in third that we find Netflix's sci-fi-horror extravaganza. Evidently, people are still binge-watching the second series in a large volume. I chalk it down to the Eggos.
4	Deaths in 2017	722,052	Propelled upwards by Lil Peep (#2), the list of the fallen remains popular among the morbid Wikipedians.
5	Thor: Ragnarok	742,455	Thor may have lost Mjolnir, but he still captures the public's imagination. The film took a hit in the face of the Justice League, but with $700 million in the bank, I doubt Marvel is worried.
6	2018 FIFA World Cup	742,011	In association football news, the final play-offs were concluded in the qualification campaign for the World Cup in Russia next year. But, with neither Irish team going, does anyone really care?
7	Jason Momoa	735,871	The hulking actor, recently in hot water over some comments made at Comic-Con several years ago, portrayed Aquaman in Justice League (#1).
8	Roy Moore	706,300	The GOP candidate for the vacant Senate seat in Alabama continues to be in the news as a result of his alleged sexual misdemeanours. First politician on the list for these reasons, not the last.
9	2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	706,298	See #6
10	Charles Manson	680,990	The man behind the infamous murders of, among others, Sharon Tate in 1969 was rushed to hospital from his prison after falling ill. He is also set to be the subject of the next Quentin Tarantino movie, apparently.
11	Leeann Tweeden	655,691	The model alleged that Al Franken (#13, both are pictured), an SNL alum cum United States senator, sexually assaulted her during a USO tour in 2006.
12	Robert Mugabe	643,939	After nearly four decades in power, the president of Zimbabwe was dramatically ousted in a coup. Rumour has it that a spat had broken out between his wife and his former vice-president over succession.
13	Al Franken	598,197	Another powerful man who recklessly abused that power and sexually harassed women, Franken has lost all respect as a politician and comedian. This is not partisan. This is reprehensible.
14	Cornelia Sorabji	534,760	We have the fine folk at Google to thank for this entry - Sorabji was the subject of a Google Doodle, propelling interest in the pioneering lawyer.
15	Malcolm Young	528,181	The co-founding member of AC/DC died during the week. I, for one, hope that he is not currently on the Highway to Hell.
16	Manushi Chhillar	512,475	The 20-year-old Indian revolutionised the world and brought peace and prosperity through intense human endeavour, leading to comparisons between her and Malala ... only joking. She was proclaimed victor of an lavish and antiquated contest (#20), the first Indian to do since a current Bollywood star.
17	Millie Bobby Brown	494,727	Despite dubious detours to Chicago, Wikipedia's users are still captivated by the English actress portraying Eleven in Stranger Things (#3).
18	Survivor Series (2017)	466,099	Sadly not related to the ever-popular TV show with which it bears its name, this is a wrestling competition. Hype building up to its airing propelled these views. Who will win? Only the writers know.
19	Lisa Bonet	458,897	The actress was gaining attention due to the announcement of her marriage to Justice League (#1) star Jason Momoa (#7).
20	Miss World 2017	413,305	At a time in which brave women are coming forward to share their tales of hardship and abuse, the annual contest's 2017 iteration was held to remind us all of women's importance to the world. Manushi Chhillar (#16) won.
21	Zimbabwe	408,918	A dramatic political overhaul occurred in the African nation this week as Robert Mugabe (#12) lost his stranglehold on power following a coup d'état. This was enough to place the country just below a wrestling competition and a beauty pageant. Sigh
22	Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)	383,235	Kenneth Branagh (pictured) sports an impressive 'tasche as he returns Poirot to the big screen. So who was behind the murder? I guess anyone who has avoided all of the other numerous adaptations will have to watch to find out.
23	Shyla Stylez	381,086	The porn star (who I swear I only just learned about, mother), saw heavy traffic to her article in the wake of her death last week.
24	Gal Gadot	375,989	The Israeli actress returns as Diana Prince in Justice League (#1).
25	The Punisher (TV series)	372,065	We opened with DC, and close with Marvel, as Netflix debuts the solo series starring vigilante Frank Castle, played by Jon Bernthal (pictured).

Exclusions

This list excludes 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 talk page if you wish.
Per agreed consensus, XXX (franchise) is excluded.

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