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From ChatGPT to Barbenheimer, here are 25 most viewed articles on Wikipedia in 2023

English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year

Published: December 06, 2023 09:01 AP and Complied by Lekshmy Pavithran, Assistant Online Editor

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Wikipedia introduces new universal code of conduct — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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shutterstock_2158034833-1669279075503 — And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the AI chatbot that’s seemingly everywhere today). The second most-read article on Wikipedia in 2023 was the annual list of deaths, which sees high traffic year after year — taking the #4 and #1 spots in 2022 and 2021, respectively. “Barbenheimer," Taylor Swift and more also appeared to sway our 2023 internet-reading habits. Here are this year's top 25 articles on English Wikipedia. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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20231023 chatgpt — 1. ChatGPT: 49,490,406 page views Image Credit: AFP

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serbia-1683299531884 — 2. Deaths in 2023: 42,666,860 page views Image Credit: AP

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Virat Kohli — 3. 2023 Cricket World Cup: 38,171,653 page views Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 773729-01-02-1690964754674 — 4. Indian Premier League: 32,012,810 page views Image Credit: AFP

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Oppenheimer-1700737455128 — 5. Oppenheimer (film): 28,348,248 page views Image Credit: AP

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SPO_231122 CUMMINS-1700652210154 — 6. Cricket World Cup: 25,961,417 page views Image Credit: REUTERS

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Oppenheimer photo1-1683182815926 — 7. J. Robert Oppenheimer: 25,672,469 page views Image Credit: AP

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Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan — 8. Jawan (film): 21,791,126 page views Image Credit: IMDB

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Copy of 773667-01-02-1685430588666 — 9. 2023 Indian Premier League: 20,694,974 page views Image Credit: AFP

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Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone — 10. Pathaan (film): 19,932,509 page views Image Credit: IMDB

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A still from 'The Last Of Us' — 11. The Last of Us (TV series): 19,791,789 page views Image Credit: OSN

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Taylor Swift — 12. Taylor Swift, 19,418,385: page views Image Credit: Instagram/taylorswift

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20231128 barbie — 13. Barbie (film): 18,051,077 page views Image Credit: AFP

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20230814 cristiano ronaldo — 14. Cristiano Ronaldo: 17,492,537 page views Image Credit: Instagram / Cristiano Ronaldo

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20230613 messi — 15. Lionel Messi: 16,623,630 pageviews Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 004235-01-02-1701082849497 — 16. Premier League: 16,604,669 page views Image Credit: AFP

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Matthew Perry — 17. Matthew Perry: 16,454,666 page views Image Credit: Instagram/mattyperry4

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house-1672756098117 — 18. United States: 16,240,461 page views Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Tesla, X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk speaks with other delegates on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. The UK Government are hosting the AI Safety Summit bringing together international governments, leading AI companies, civil society groups and experts in research to consider the risks of AI, especially at the frontier of development, and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS — 19. Elon Musk: 14,370,395 page views Image Credit: Reuters

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avatar1-1686728180125 — 20. Avatar: The Way of Water: 14,303,116 page views Image Credit: AP

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India Gate in New Delhi. — 21. India: 13,850,178 page views Image Credit: ANI

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Lisa Marie Presley — 22. Lisa Marie Presley: 13,764,007 page views Image Credit: REUTERS

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TAB POM KLEMENTIEFF 1-1684153544601 — 23. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: 13,392,917 page views Image Credit: AP

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ukraine3-1651590380280 — 24. Russia-Ukraine conflict: 12,798,866 page views Image Credit: REUTERS

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Andrew Tate — 25. Andrew Tate: 12,728,616 page views Image Credit: AP

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Wikipedia1 — According to the Wikimedia Foundation, this top 25 list was created using English Wikipedia data as of Nov. 28. Numbers for the full year are set to be updated by the nonprofit on Jan. 3, 2024. The top countries that accessed English Wikipedia overall to date in 2023 are the United States (33.2 billion) and the United Kingdom (9 billion) — followed by India (8.48 billion), Canada (3.95 billion) and Australia (2.56 billion), according to Wikimedia Foundation data shared with The Associated Press. Image Credit: Reuters

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