Wikipedia:Top 25 Report

The Top 25 Report

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (October 19 to 25, 2025)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, Shuipzv3, GeorgeBailey and CAWylie.

October, and kingdoms rise, and kingdoms fall
But you go on and on...

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Ed Gein	2,605,127	We finish off a whole month with this serial killer at the top spot. The Netflix show about him (#23) shows the true and disgusting parts of this story like grave-robbing and creating objects out of human skin, but makes up a lot of stuff. Even the promotional images have one such thing, with Gein wielding a chainsaw solely because he was an influence in creating Leatherface.
2	Daniel Naroditsky	1,286,094	Naroditsky was an American chess grandmaster who attained the title at the age of 17, and is a specialist in fast chess. He also posted educational chess content on his YouTube channel, was a popular chess streamer on Twitch, and has authored two books. For more than a year, Naroditsky was one of several players accused by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of cheating in online chess, without substantial evidence, a claim that Naroditsky rejected. Naroditsky was found dead in his home on October 19, with police not suspecting foul play. In the aftermath, the International Chess Federation announced it will investigate Kramnik's campaign.
3	ChatGPT	1,134,634	The popular chatbot continues to make headlines, especially as the release of OpenAI's Sora 2 late last month has assisted users in producing a plethora of odd videos featuring notable living and dead celebrities.
4	Diwali	1,079,454	Celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights took place this year from October 18 to 22.
5	6-7 (meme)	1,059,763	This is the fifth week that this meme's page popularized by Skrilla's song has made the report. One can only guess that many people are still trying to figure out its meaning.
6	Deaths in 2025	1,044,156	Life's just a blast, it's moving really fast Better stay on top or life will kick you in the ass
7	Killing of Ajike Owens	977,683	In June 2023 in Ocala, Florida, Owens was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz, while attempting to talk to Lorincz on her front porch. There had been ongoing racial disputes between the respective ladies' children and, at times, themselves. Lorincz was convicted of manslaughter by firearm (according to authorities, Florida's stand-your-ground law did not apply here) and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The case was made into a documentary (#12), now playing on Netflix.
8	Kantara: Chapter 1	936,472	The highest-grossing Indian film of the year, an epic mythological action film revolving around an ancestral conflict in pre-colonial coastal Karnataka, that in the original movie is still raging in the 1970s and 1990s.
9	Virginia Giuffre	879,206	Nobody's Girl, the memoir of this American and Australian advocate of sexual trafficking survivors, who died by suicide in April this year, was published on October 21. In the book, Giuffre described the abuse at the hand of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and also alleged sexual encounters with men including Prince Andrew and a "well-known prime minister". Days before the publication of the book, Prince Andrew announced he will no longer use his titles and honors, with the exception of "prince"; the Metropolitan Police also announced an investigation into claims the prince had instructed one of his taxpayer-funded bodyguards to investigate Giuffre and find compromising material.
10	Sam Rivers (bassist)	785,587	After meeting Fred Durst in Jacksonville, this musician helped form Limp Bizkit, to which he brought his drummer friend John Otto - both were eclipsed by the ever-controversial Durst and peculiar guitarist Wes Borland, but were considered a serviceable rhythm section even if the band's music was derided. Already having a history of alcoholism that led to a liver transplant, Rivers died at 48 of a cardiac arrest.
11	Thamma	781,339	The fifth installment in the MHCU was released theatrically on October 21. The film follows Ayushmann Khurrana as a journalist who is saved from a bear attack by a mysterious woman, only to become involved with an ancient race of vampires. Yes, it's a romantic comedy.
12	The Perfect Neighbor	738,494	The documentary of #7 is now streaming on Netflix after a limited theatrical run. It relies mainly on actual police body camera (example pictured) footage and revisits Florida's stand-your-ground law.
13	2025 Louvre robbery	702,218	A group of thieves dressed as construction workers parked a construction lift in front of the Louvre, and once inside the Galerie d'Apollon used a disc cutter to cut through a glass window that gave access to the French Crown Jewels, running away afterwards with 8 pieces valued at €88 million. Along with shock at how easily it was to steal from the most visited museum in the world, jokes emerged that the cast of the Ocean's or Now You See Me film series were involved.
14	Dude (2025 film)	699,007	Kollywood released this romantic comedy starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju, that is doing well at the box office in spite of negative reviews.
15	East Wing	671,962	During the monologue that got him suspended, Jimmy Kimmel joked that Trump speaking a lot about the planned White House State Ballroom after Charlie Kirk died meant "He's at the fourth stage of grief: construction." Even if Trump said that the already existing White House wouldn't be touched, the entire East Wing started being demolished this week, leading to much criticism and questioning, specially as it went through without review by the National Capital Planning Commission, which oversees federal construction.
16	Shohei Ohtani	647,177	He should be higher on the list (maybe next week?), because the National League Championship MVP helped his Los Angeles Dodgers reach the World Series (he's even on the cover of the program). The defending champion Dodgers are in a much contest best-of-seven game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
17	Zohran Mamdani	604,353	The Democratic Party nominee for the 2025 New York City mayoral election took part in the final televised debate alongside the Republican Party nominee Curtis Sliwa (#25) and former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after being upset by Mamdani in the Democratic Party primary. The three men each outlined their strategy with dealing with crime, public transportation, the economy, the housing shortage, education, ICE, and Donald Trump. The three men also spent a good amount of the debate attacking each other, with Sliwa and Cuomo both arguing the 34-year-old Mamdani lacks qualifications and experience. At one point, Mamdani revealed that one of the women who accused Cuomo of sexual harassment is in the audience, drawing gasps. Polls ahead of the November 4 election date show a comfortable lead for Mamdani.
18	Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat	581,635	Beloved Punjabi actress Sonam Bajwa stars in this romantic drama about obsession. (The literal translation of the title is The Obsession of a Lover.) The film was released theatrically October 21 to mixed reviews from critics, some of whom called it "formulaic".
19	John Wayne Gacy	564,238	Another serial killer on streaming, this time the "Killer Clown" who murdered dozens of young men and boys in 1970s Illinois and is the subject of Peacock show Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, where he's played by Michael Chernus.
20	Asrani	562,145	This Indian actor and film director died on October 20 at the age of 84. His career spanned 50 years and over 350 film appearances. He directed six films from 1974 to 1997.
21	George Springer	532,333	Not too far behind #16, this Toronto Blue Jay hit the game-clinching home run to secure his team's taking the American League Championship and advancement to the World Series to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. He previously played for the Houston Astros (pictured), who beat the Dodgers in 2017.
22	Sanae Takaichi	523,984	On October 21, this Yamatokōriyama native became the first woman to appointed as Prime Minister of Japan. She had been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993.
23	Monster: The Ed Gein Story	509,532	The reason why #1 gets so many views, while offering some meta commentary on the cultural obsession with true crime that us of the Report know so well.
24	Doug Martin (running back)	502,865	This Boise State Broncos standout had a successful NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pictured) and a short stint with the Oakland Raiders. In October 2025, Martin suffered "mental health challenges", according to his family, and illegally entered his neighbor's home in a disoriented state on October 18. Police arrived to detain him, and he became unresponsive after a struggle. He later died in an Oakland, California hospital.
25	Curtis Sliwa	496,803	The Republican Party nominee for the 2025 New York City mayoral election is polling at third place, behind #17 and the independent candidate Andrew Cuomo. Sliwa has rejected calls for him to drop out of the race to give Cuomo a better chance against Mamdani, including from Cuomo himself, Donald Trump, and billionaires who Sliwa said had offered to pay him to drop out.

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.