Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 10 to 16, 2024

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 10 to 16, 2024)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Vestrian24Bio, Ollieisanerd; ed. BarntToust

Politics remain very present as American readers brace for what's coming in 2025. Another strong topic is the, Eye of the Tiger, it's the thrill of the fight!

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Pete Hegseth	3,946,704	Selected by Donald Trump (#8) to be the United States Secretary of Defense during his second presidency term.
2	Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson	3,849,647	YouTuber-turned-professional boxer #3 defeated the former undisputed heavyweight world champion #4 via unanimous decision in #2. It was streamed globally on Netflix. Boxing fans said it wasn't very good given Tyson showed he was nearly 60 and had no shot against a man more than half his age, but liked the preceding match where Katie Taylor defended her championship belt fighting Amanda Serrano. #3's brother #14 is expected to fight #4 next.
3	Jake Paul	3,518,950
4	Mike Tyson	3,518,013
5	Matt Gaetz	2,713,660	Initially selected by Donald Trump (#8) to be the United States Attorney General during his second presidency term. He withdrew himself from consideration following overwhelmingly negative reactions from Senate Republicans associated with recent ethics investigations regarding his alleged misconduct.
6	2024 United States presidential election	2,240,981	Latest U.S. election, between 45th president Donald Trump (#8) and current vice president Kamala Harris, with the former winning.
7	Tulsi Gabbard	1,966,999	A former Democrat that even tried to be the presidential candidate in the 2020 election, and has since defected to the Republicans. She has been selected by Donald Trump (#8) to serve as the Director of National Intelligence during his second presidency term.
8	Donald Trump	1,478,718	President-elect of the United States, won #6 and will assume office on January 20, 2025. He selected his presumptive cabinet last week which includes #1, #5, #7, #9, #11, #15 and #19 along with his VP #24.
9	Elon Musk	1,454,372	Selected by Donald Trump (#8) to lead the Department of Government Efficiency along with Vivek Ramaswamy (#15) during his second presidency term. This planned presidential advisory commission (not a federal executive department) would help to "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies" and will work with the Office of Management and Budget to address the "massive waste and fraud" in government spending according to #8.
10	2020 United States presidential election	1,411,165	Previous U.S. election, between Trump (#8) and Joe Biden, with the latter winning.
11	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	1,079,479	Selected by #8 to be the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services during his second presidency term.
12	Gladiator II	1,069,199	One of the least requested sequels of all time (specially as one attempt at a script was absolutely insane). Yet the return of director Ridley Scott to Gladiator, no matter if nowhere as compelling as the Oscar-winning original, is very watchable, with impeccable production values, thrilling action scenes, and an amazing cast, highlighted by Denzel Washington (pictured) as the devious Macrinus. Hence Gladiator II, which opened in various markets a week before the United States premiere on November 22 (where it faces an unusual competitor in Wicked), earned positive reviews, and remains to be seen if enough audiences will be drawn in to recoup the massive budget of at least $250 million.
13	Deaths in 2024	1,023,902	So many people have come and gone Their faces fade as the years go by...
14	Logan Paul	991,101	The brother of #3 who is a social media influencer and professional wrestler who likes his cheese drippy is expected to fight #4 next.
15	Vivek Ramaswamy	979,922	Selected by Donald Trump (#8) to lead the Department of Government Efficiency along with Elon Musk (#9) during his second presidency term. This planned presidential advisory commission (not a federal executive department) would help to "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies" and will work with the Office of Management and Budget to address the "massive waste and fraud" in government spending according to #8.
16	Kanguva	948,833	This Indian Tamil-language epic fantasy action film directed by Siva, one of the most anticipated Kollywood film of the year, intended to be the comeback film of actor Suriya (pictured), unfortunately didn't live up to its expectations... This film released last Thursday opened to negative reviews from critics, who praised Suriya's performance, production design and cinematography but criticised the lazy writing, poor screenplay, editing and sound design.
17	4B movement	850,402	He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie. Oh, I hate men.
18	Trojan War (film)	754,489	Reddit's r/TIL remembered a teen comedy about a guy's misadventures pursuing a condom to have sex with Marley Shelton only to notice he could have Jennifer Love Hewitt all along, whose distinguishing feature was box office futility: produced for $15 million, it earned only $309 by playing in two theaters for a week.
19	Tom Homan	744,695	Selected by #8 to be the Border Czar of the United States during his second presidency term.
20	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3	743,833	The third installment of the eponymous franchise, starring Kartik Aaryan (pictured) in a dual role, was released 2 weeks ago along with #23 and has grossed over ₹364 crore (US$44 million) worldwide in two weeks to emerge as the second highest-grossing Hindi film and fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2024.
21	Song Jae-rim	729,492	This South Korean actor and model committed suicide last Tuesday aged 39.
22	2016 United States presidential election	717,498	Previous U.S. election, between Trump (#8) and Hillary Clinton, with the former winning.
23	Singham Again	710,651	The fifth installment in the Cop Universe franchise starring Ajay Devgn (pictured) in the titular role, was released 2 weeks ago along with #20 and has grossed over ₹351 crore (US$42 million) worldwide in two weeks to emerge as the third highest-grossing Hindi film and sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2024.
24	JD Vance	685,438	Vice President-elect of the United States, won #6 along with #8 and will assume office on January 20, 2025.
25	The Penguin (TV series)	682,753	Keeping off more politics in Marco Rubio is a recently finished and quite acclaimed Max show based on DC Comics, following the criminal exploits of Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell, pictured) and Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), that only in the series' final shot gave a reminder that his victory will only last until Batman appears. And to the dismay of all the viewers it will take a while, as a return to this universe in the sequel to The Batman will only come out in 2026.