Top Wikipedia Pages Of 2021: This Year's 10 Most Visited Articles
The world＊sfavourite repository of free information 每 Wikipedia has released its list ofmost-viewed pages in 2021. As a free-for-all platform, Wikipedia functions as asource of information on virtually everything. Pages within pages reflect theimmense accumulation of knowledge humans have achieved in the last century.?
Wikipediais driven by its contributors and regulators. Anyone can edit a Wikipedia pageand tweak information (which is of course, verified and taken down ifmisleading). It＊s easily one of the world＊s largest online communities forinformation storage and dissemination.
Each year＊s most read Wikipedia pages reflect the trends of that certain year. Forinstance, this year was big on SpaceX and Tesla＊s Elon Musk, hit Netflix seriesSquid Game and many other trends 每 all of which have found mention in the top10 most visited pages on Wikipedia. No Covid-19-related articles made it to thetop 25 每 signalling a shift to ※normal§. Here are the top 10 most viewed pages on Wikipedia:
1. Deaths in 2021
Wikipedia＊s most visited page is titled ※Deaths in 2021§ and was viewed 42,748,490 times this year. The page listsout notable deaths that occurred in 2021 based on name, age, country of citizenshipand more. 2021 saw a lot of deaths 每 from England＊s Prince Philip to Hollywoodactress Jessica Walter to television veteran Larry King.
2. Elizabeth II
Clocking in 25,290,406page views in 2021, the Queen of United Kingdom and the Commonwealth was the second-mostread article on Wikipedia.?Elizabeth IIis the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch and also thelongest-serving female head of state in history.
3. Elon Musk
SpaceX andTesla＊s founder Elon Musk made headlines almost every week in 2021 每 be it withhis controversial takes on Twitter, to his acceptance of cryptocurrencies rallyingthe market mood. Elon Musk was everywhere, from SpaceX＊s achievements to Tesla＊scars to his separation from Grimes, Musk was the third-most read article onWikipedia 每 with 24,101,538 views.
4. Squid Game
Netflix＊sSquid Game shot to fame from the Korean dystopian underbelly only two monthsago. The record-setting series at the time became Netflix＊s largest seriesever. It follows the adventures of participants in a real-life game where one wrongmove means death.
The Squid Gamepage was viewed 21,887,095 times on Wikipedia.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
Famousfootballer Cristiano Ronaldo took the fifth spot in terms of page views onWikipedia with 18,771,854 views on the free encyclopedia. In 2016 and 2017, Ronaldowas ranked the world＊s highest paid athlete.
CristianoRonaldo is the first footballer and third sportsperson ever to earn $1 billion inhis career.
6. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The UK＊sPrince Philip died on April 9, 2021. The former husband of Queen Elizabeth II,Prince Philip served as the consort of the British monarch from February 6,1952 until his death. Just two months before his 100th birthday,Prince Philip passed away.
Prince Philip＊sWikipedia page was viewed 18,192,061 times in 2021.
7. UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFAEuropean Football Championship, commonly known as UEFA Euro 2020 was the 16thinternational men＊s football championship of its kind, organised by the Unionof European Football Associations.
Italy emergedas the champion of 2020 UEFA, with England following as runners-up. The UEFA2020 page received 17,485,883 views.
8. United States
The world＊s largesteconomy always has reasons to be in the news. In 2021, United States witnesseda lot of changes. From new president Joe Biden to an insurrection attempt at USCapitol to a barrage of regular shootings in the country, the United States isthe only country page to be listed in Wikipedia＊s most viewed pages. The pagewas viewed 17,185,138 times in 2021.
9. Joe Biden
Joe Bidentook over as the 46th president of the United States on January 20,2021. Assisted by Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats took over presidentialduties again after former president and Republican Donald Trump held the jobfor a single term. Biden emerged in a new America 每 ravaged by Covid-19 andracial tensions. Biden＊s Wikipedia page was viewed 16,823,308 times in2021.
10. Donald Trump
Former USpresident and businessman, Donald Trump was at the helm of US governance fromJanuary 20, 2017 to January 20, 2021. After suffering election loss, he was succeededby Joe Biden in 2021. Known for his in-your-face approach, Trump is Americanright-wing＊s darling.
Donald Trump＊sWikipedia page was viewed 16,366,771 times in 2021.
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