Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/February 26 to March 4, 2023

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (February 26 to March 4, 2023)[edit]

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Max BuddyRoo

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Rank Article Class Views Image Notes/about
1 Murdaugh family 1,880,917 True crime Netflix show brings its subject to this list, and to the top, no less. Some things don't change. Namely, the family of South Carolina attorneys chronicled in Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, who have been the subject of multiple investigations involving wrongful death, murder, corruption, and other alleged crimes, and the show gives most focus to one Murdaugh causing the death of a woman in a boating accident and his eventual murder, along with his mother, for which his father was found guilty (#10).
2 Tom Sizemore 1,448,687 This actor with many roles as a soldier (Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down), policeman (Point Break, Hawaii Five-0) and criminal (Heat, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City), while also having a well-chronicled fight with drug addiction, suffered an aneurysm on February 18, and after nearly two weeks in intensive care died on March 3 at the age of 61.
3 The Last of Us (TV series) 1,355,138 Wonder how many tuned into this hyped HBO series and gave up when it turned out to have zombies.
4 ChatGPT 1,156,469 A chatbot that can even give its attempts at a knock-knock joke - "Who's there?" "ChatGPT" "ChatGPT who?" "ChatGPT careful, you might not know how it works!"
5 Tommy Fury 1,201,461 Professional boxer and lover (plus brother of champion Tyson Fury) boxed #9 in #15 at the beginning of this week in Saudi Arabia and won by split decision.
6 Deaths in 2023 1,021,697 I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive...
7 Cocaine Bear 891,244 Elizabeth Banks directed this lurid comedy-horror in which a bear eats nose candy and goes on rampage, inspired by the true story of Pablo Eskobear.
8 Pedro Pascal 753,506 Most of the attention might be because he's Joel in #3, but let's not forget that this week Pascal returned to the armor of The Mandalorian, trying to redeem himself before his race with the help of his adorable adopted child, while having a scene straight out of The Terminator during the attempt at reviving TaikaWaititiBot.
9 Jake Paul 752,957 Professional YouTuber known for too much to count boxed #5 and lost.
10 Trial of Alex Murdaugh 684,165 In June, this member of #1 called the police warning his wife and son were found dead. All the investigations pointed to him being the culprit, and on Thursday he was found guilty of murder, receiving two life sentences.
11 Pathaan (film) 658,276 India can't get enough of this Bollywood blockbuster, it seems.
12 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 650,170 Jonathan Majors is pulling double duty in theaters, first as villain Kang the Conqueror in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe flick, and then a troublemaking boxer in the latest Rocky movie, which is the first without Rocky Balboa himself (while serving as the directorial debut of Adonis Creed himself, Michael B. Jordan - who was also an MCU villain!).
13 Creed III 613,632
14 Bella Ramsey 604,676 Ellie from #3. And later this year she'll be in the Chicken Run sequel!
15 Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury 601,840 Fight with reality star and boxer #5 and YouTuber douchebag #9 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia ended in #5 winning by split decision.
16 2023 Nigerian presidential election 541,024 Africa's most populous country (and thus one of largest English-speaking populations) elected Bola Tinubu to be their leader.
17 Jon Jones 472,995 File:Jon Jones mugshot 2021.jpeg From boxing to MMA, as this victorious fighter went from UFC light heavyweight champion to heavyweight champion after a victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.
18 Cristiano Ronaldo 432,335 Along with continuing to put Al-Nassr and the Saudi championship in the limelight, CR7 denied the accusations of an affair by a Venezuelan influencer. And for once he could thank not being in Manchester United once the team took a 7-0 thumping from Liverpool...
19 The Whale (2022 film) 410,668 In the movie categories of 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Brendan Fraser won Best Actor for his portrayal of a morbidly obese man in The Whale, while all the other prizes (aside from one for stuntmen given to Top Gun: Maverick), including Best Performance by a Cast, went to the multiverse of madness that is Everything Everywhere All at Once.
20 Everything Everywhere All at Once 408,939
21 Hailey Bieber 407,149 Justin Bieber's wife apparently got in a spat with his ex Selena Gomez, with eyebrows somehow being involved.
22 Lionel Messi 404,249 After finally winning the one title he lacked in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Leo was chosen by FIFA as the best footballer of 2022. Yet somehow his rival (#18), who received no votes for the award for the first time since 2003, got more views here.
23 Daisy Jones & The Six 401,827 A new Prime Video show based on a book that released its first episodes, telling the story of a fictional band that breaks out in 1970s Los Angeles, with the help of a singer played by the granddaughter of the King of Rock n' Roll himself.
24 Riley Keough 391,477
25 The Last of Us 379,067 #3's source material, the second most famous game involving people getting changed through mushrooms.