Charlie Kirk tops Wikipedia’s list of most-read articles in 2025

Zohran Mamdani, Ozzy Osbourne and Sinners also feature in encyclopedia’s top 20 most-read English-language pagesWikipedia’s article on Charlie Kirk was the most read on the online encyclopedia this year, as users sought out information on the conservative activist.People viewed the entry on Kirk nearly 45m times, many after he was shot at a university campus debate on 10 September.Charlie Kirk, 44.9m page viewsDeaths in 2025, 42.5mEd Gein, 31.2mDonald Trump, 25.1mPope Leo XIV, 22.1mElon Musk, 20.2mZohran Mamdani, 20.1mSinners (2025 film), 18.2mOzzy Osbourne, 17.8mSuperman (2025 film), 17mPope Francis, 15.3mSeverance (TV series), 13.9mUnited States, 13mThunderbolts*, 12.9mWeapons (2025 film), 11.8mJD Vance, 11.6mAdolescence (TV series), 11.6mMrBeast, 11.5mCristiano Ronaldo, 10.8mThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, 10.8m Continue reading…Technology | The GuardianRead More