Wikipedia reveals its most searched posts

Wikipedia is a trove of information, so it's no wonder millions of users took to the site in 2024.

The Wikimedia Foundation has released its annual list of the most popular articles on Wikipedia in 2024.

With 44 million views, a page about notable deaths of 2024 topped the list.

"Wikipedia's volunteer editors update this article when they find published obituaries that come out after the deaths of notable individuals," Ed Erhart, communications specialist at the Wikimedia Foundation, said in a statement. "With eight billion people in the world, there are a large number of notable deaths to update the page with each day."

Interest in the U.S. presidential election also drove traffic, with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's pages ranking high.

Sports-related articles, including the 2020 Summer Olympics and UEFA Euro 2024, also featured in the top 25 most-viewed articles.

Overall, 76 billion visits were registered on Wikipedia for the year.

Wikipedia's top 25 pages and their pageviews are:

1. Deaths in 2024 -- 44,440,344 pageviews
2. Kamala Harris -- 28,960,278
3. 2024 United States presidential election -- 27,910,346
4. Lyle and Erik Menendez -- 26,126,811
5. Donald Trump -- 25,293,855
6. Indian Premier League -- 24,560,689
7. JD Vance -- 23,303,160
8. "Deadpool & Wolverine" -- 22,362,102
9. Project 2025 -- 19,741,623
10. 2024 Indian general election -- 18,149,666
11. Taylor Swift -- 17,089,827
12. ChatGPT -- 16,595,350
13. 2020 United States presidential election -- 16,351,730
14. 2024 Summer Olympics -- 16,061,381
15. UEFA Euro 2024 -- 15,680,913
16. United States -- 15,657,243
17. Elon Musk -- 15,535,053
18. "Kalki 2898 AD" -- 14,588,383
19. Joe Biden -- 14,536,522
20. Cristiano Ronaldo -- 13,698,372
21. Griselda Blanco -- 13,491,792
22. Sean Combs -- 13,112,437
23. "Dune: Part Two" -- 12,788,834
24. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- 12,375,410
25. Liam Payne -- 12,087,141

The list was published using data pulled by the Wikimedia Foundation on November 22. The non-profit will issue an update in January that will cover the remainder of the year.

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