Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/April 11 to 17, 2021

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (April 11 to 17, 2021)

Prepared with commentary by Kingsif, Igordebraga

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Death still looms large in this Report, as the big departures of last week (one of whom took the top spot and serves as an excuse for entries regarding them British Royals) have the additions of three more. But there's also life in a celebrity couple's baby. Plus any distraction possible, be it movies, streaming shows, wrestling, sports, or religion.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	2,703,385	While sometimes an insensitive figure (John Oliver joked Philip's death was "a tragedy if you don’t know a single thing about him", and had more words across the week), the Royal consort continues to get views following his death, specially as his military funeral was only held Saturday. And without a person who was already losing his life hanging around and getting more views (#5), this time Philip has the top spot.
2	Helen McCrory	2,566,138	One more British death, a Shakespearean actress who probably earned most mainstream recognition as Draco Malfoy's mother in Harry Potter (but also appeared in films such as Skyfall and Hugo, plus television work like Peaky Blinders), McCrory pulled a Chadwick, keeping her cancer diagnosis a secret to all but few and leaving her husband (#7) to reveal it after her death this week at the age of 52.
3	Elizabeth II	2,257,107	Her Majesty, widow of #1 and who always seems to find a way to return to this Report. In life, Philip was always two steps behind her, while now she fits in two places behind him.
4	WrestleMania 37	1,705,807	Professional wrestling's biggest event happened on 10-11 April in Tampa, this time even with an in-person audience again as 25,675 attended each night at the Raymond James Stadium.
5	DMX (rapper)	1,465,080	The other famous person who died the same day of #1, a rapper who even inspired tributes from the film industry given DMX acted in a few action movies opposite Jet Li and Steven Seagal.
6	Vivek (actor)	1,189,676	Kollywood lost a very prolific actor/comedian, who upon his death at the age of 59 had worked in over 220 movies.
7	Damian Lewis	1,189,217	The husband of #2 and father of her two children, a fellow actor better known for starring in TV shows such as Band of Brothers, Homeland, and Billions.
8	Brenda Song	1,132,820	One of the many actresses who rose to fame through the Disney Channel announced the birth of her son, whose father (#18) is a former child star himself. Her placement on the list suggests her fame isn't waning, despite the fact nobody knew she was pregnant.
9	Charles Sobhraj	1,124,116	Two people with the same name, but very different backgrounds and reputations: one is an Asian serial killer who Netflix viewers are knowing through The Serpent (pictured is Tahar Rahim, his portrayer there), and the other is a European aristocrat who is #1's oldest son (and thus the first in the line to succeed #3).
10	Charles, Prince of Wales	1,105,231
11	Deaths in 2021	974,561	The love that never falters The love that pays the price The love that makes undaunted The final sacrifice
12	Bernie Madoff	967,067	Another death, and one that, with WP:BLP not really applying, warrants the deserved treatment: Bernie Madoff was a despicable human being, enough to be called "Monster" while receiving Joker facepaint for a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that, following its collapse, had many charities among its victims. Being sentenced to 150 years ensured Madoff would die in prison, which he did on April 14 at the age of 82.
13	The Falcon and the Winter Soldier	929,949	Captain America's friends continue to hit Disney+ weekly. This time, there was even the introduction of a potential antagonist.
14	George VI	880,896	British royals everywhere, it's like The Crown, but with even more viewers.
15	Anne, Princess Royal	831,550
16	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex	787,906
17	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	774,840
18	Macaulay Culkin	743,479	One of the best-known child actors ever (as well as one of the saddest post-fame lives), Kevin McAllister has been with #8 since they worked together in Changeland, another thing most people didn't realize, and so last week became a father at the age of 40 - which as Culkin himself put it, is a reminder we're very old. Their son is named Dakota after Macaulay's sister who died after being hit by a car.
19	Ramadan	714,644	The traditional month of fasting in Islam began 12 April.
20	Godzilla vs. Kong	678,417	Readers are still curious about the giant monster fight that has become one of the biggest movie hits during the goddamned pandemic, having already made more money than Tenet with $369 million worldwide.
21	Will Zalatoris	607,099	Golf getting big views! And the unknown golfer who almost won the 2021 Masters Tournament got more views than the winner, who is also the first Japanese golfer with a title in the majors. Zalatoris followed up his surprise Masters streak by doing well in some lesser-known golf tournaments in the week.
22	Hideki Matsuyama	591,963
23	Colton Underwood	579,702	This former American football player came out as gay, after Billy Eichner joked about it when Underwood was the subject of The Bachelor.
24	Dogecoin	579,062	Concerns that the cryptocurrency bubble will burst at some point raised after one of those virtual coins, namely the one named after a memetic dog, saw sales rocketing.
25	B. R. Ambedkar	553,652	Even without a Google Doodle or such, India still came en masse to read the article on the chief architect of their constitution, who had his 130th anniversary on April 14. The Americans may have also been intrigued after Congressman Ro Khanna introduced a resolution in their congress to honor Ambedkar's birthday.

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.