top 25 Report/Records

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This page includes these various records for the Top 25 Report:

• An all-time Top 25 list, cumulating the 25 highest page view instances in a single week by an article in the history of the Report. Ranking during the week of the report is irrelevant on this list, although most of the Top 25 did rank #1 in their respective week.
• A listing of all articles with multiple appearances at the #1 spot on the Top 25 Report, in order of most appearances to least (2), and then in order from oldest to newest in regards to an article's first appearance at the #1 spot.
• Listings of articles with the highest and lowest page views at the #1 spot in a single year.
• The record progression for the highest page views for a #1 article on the Top 25 Report, as well as the lowest.

The article for American basketball player Kobe Bryant holds the record for most pageviews in a week with over 22.8 million views during the January 26–February 1, 2020 period. Kobe Bryant and Elizabeth II are the only articles to break the 20 million pageview threshold in a single 7-day period, both during the weeks on their deaths (albeit Bryant died on Sunday and Elizabeth on Thursday, and thus the latter didn't make 20 million during the Sunday-Saturday period covered by the Report).

Only nine articles have surpassed 10 million pageviews in a weekly Report, with English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie first accomplishing this feat with over 11.7 million pageviews during January 10–16, 2016. As the articles for former U.S. president Donald Trump and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer have both surpassed 10 million pageviews during two separate weeks, there have been 11 total instances of articles surpassing 10 million pageviews in a weekly Report. The Jeffrey Dahmer article is the only article to surpass the benchmark in consecutive weeks.

There have been 83 instances of articles surpassing 5 million pageviews. With over 9.1 million pageviews from November 3–9, 2013, the article for Indian mental calculator and writer Shakuntala Devi became the first to accomplish this. The Donald Trump article holds the Report records for most weeks with 5 million+ pageviews (5) and most weekly #1 appearances (15), and is also the only article to achieve Weekly #1 appearances and 5 million+ pageviews in consecutive weeks on multiple occasions.

The article for the COVID-19 pandemic holds the record for most consecutive Weekly #1 appearances (8). The COVID-19 and Jeffrey Dahmer articles hold the joint record for most consecutive weeks with 5 million+ pageviews (4).

All-time highest weekly viewership

Rank	Week	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes
1	January 26–February 1, 2020	Kobe Bryant		22,840,307		Died on January 26.
2	September 25–October 1, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		17,531,816		Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21.
3	September 4–10, 2022	Elizabeth II		16,073,459		Died on September 8.
4	November 8–14, 2020	Donald Trump		15,162,676		Refused to concede defeat in the 2020 United States presidential election on November 3.
5	October 29–November 4, 2023	Matthew Perry		13,203,826		Died on October 28.
6	April 17–23, 2016	Prince (musician)		13,064,933		Died on April 21.
7	November 6–12, 2016	Donald Trump		12,331,880		Elected as U.S. president on November 8.
8	August 9–15, 2020	Kamala Harris		11,843,595		Chosen by Joe Biden to be his running mate in the presidential race on August 11.
9	January 10–16, 2016	David Bowie		11,772,266		Died on January 10.
10	June 14–20, 2020	Sushant Singh Rajput		11,538,094		Died on June 14.
11	November 27–December 3, 2022	2022 FIFA World Cup		11,004,144		Started on November 20.
12	October 2–8, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		10,667,069		Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21.
13	March 11–17, 2018	Stephen Hawking		10,205,628		Died on March 14.
14	August 23–29, 2020	Chadwick Boseman		9,945,698		Died on August 28.
15	November 8–14, 2020	Kamala Harris		9,602,086		Ranked #2 during the week; record for a #2 article. Elected vice-president on November 7
16	December 8–14, 2013	Grace Hopper		9,412,775		Google doodle on December 9.
17	November 20–26, 2022	2022 FIFA World Cup		9,405,304		Started on November 20.
18	September 4–10, 2022	Charles III		9,376,455		Ranked #2 during the week. Became King of the United Kingdom on September 8.
19	May 13–19, 2018	Meghan, Duchess of Sussex		9,262,265		Royal wedding held on May 19.
20	December 25–31, 2016	Carrie Fisher		9,202,699		Died on December 27.
21	August 10–16, 2014	Robin Williams		9,164,280		Died on August 11.
22	November 1–7, 2020	2016 United States presidential election		9,142,304		Week of 2020 United States presidential election and subsequent vote count
23	November 3–9, 2013	Shakuntala Devi		9,135,919		Google doodle on November 4.
24	November 26–December 2, 2017	Meghan Markle		8,747,196		Royal engagement to Prince Harry announced on November 27.
25	November 1–7, 2020	Joe Biden		8,426,305		Ranked #2 during the week Elected as U.S. president on November 7.

Additional 5M+ articles

Weekly viewership of over 5 million outside of Top 25

Rank	Week	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes
26	September 18–24, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		8,365,786		Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21.
27	November 1–7, 2020	United States Electoral College		8,336,683		Ranked #3 during the week; record for a #3 article Week of 2020 United States presidential election and subsequent vote count
28	October 12–18, 2014	Ebola virus disease		8,267,784		Epidemic outbreak reaches the US, with first fatality on October 8.
29	March 6–12, 2016	Donald Trump		8,257,174		Following "Super Tuesday", Trump emerged as a clear favorite of U.S. Republican primary elections.
30	February 28–March 5, 2016	Donald Trump		8,238,809		U.S. Republican primary elections peak with "Super Tuesday".
31	July 23–29, 2023	Sinéad O'Connor		8,096,961		Found dead on July 26.
32	October 23–29, 2022	Rishi Sunak		7,898,149		Named Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on October 25.
33	March 22–28, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		7,865,205		Virus pandemic continued to spread during the week. Global cases surpassed 600,000 on March 28.
34	December 25–31, 2016	George Michael		7,744,516		Ranked #2 during week Died on December 25.
35	February 27–March 5, 2022	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine		7,647,610		Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
36	March 15–21, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		7,645,103		Virus pandemic continued to spread during the week. Global cases surpassed 300,000 on March 21.
37	April 21–27, 2019	Avengers: Endgame		7,473,463		Released in most markets worldwide on April 26
38	December 1–7, 2013	Paul Walker		7,406,813		Died on November 30.
39	December 25–31, 2016	Debbie Reynolds		7,331,227		Ranked #3 during week Died on December 28.
40	June 17–23, 2018	XXXTentacion		7,306,664		Died on June 18.
41	November 1–7, 2020	2020 United States presidential election		7,181,141		Ranked #4 during the week; record for a #4 article Held on November 3, counted until the 7th
42	April 28–May 4, 2019	Avengers: Endgame		7,096,505		Released in most markets worldwide on April 26 Record box office opening weekend of April 26–28.
43	December 18–24, 2022	Lionel Messi		7,000,827		Won 2022 FIFA World Cup final on December 18.
44	February 20–26, 2022	Ukraine		6,741,179		Invaded by Russia on February 24
45	August 7–13, 2022	Anne Heche		6,740,122		Died on August 11.
46	April 14–20, 2019	Notre-Dame de Paris		6,716,199		Notre-Dame de Paris fire happened on April 15.
47	February 25–March 3, 2018	Sridevi		6,704,872		Died on February 24.
48	July 7–13, 2019	Cameron Boyce		6,641,458		Died on July 6.
49	May 31–June 6, 2020	Killing of George Floyd		6,589,437		Happened on May 25, protests followed
50	June 18–24, 2023	The Idol (TV series)		6,517,575		Premiered on June 4, third episode aired on June 18.
51	November 8–14, 2020	Joe Biden		6,496,836		Ranked #3 during the week Elected as U.S. president on November 7.
52	May 21–27, 2023	Tina Turner		6,432,226		Died on May 24.
53	March 8–14, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		6,408,766		Continued to spread during the week. Officially recategorized as a pandemic on March 11.
54	November 15–21, 2020	Donald Trump		6,387,834		Refused to acknowledge defeat at the presidential election, started lawsuits claiming fraud
55	April 26–May 2, 2020	Irrfan Khan		6,304,066		Died on April 29.
56	Dec. 26, 2021–Jan. 1, 2022	Betty White		6,250,441		Died on December 31.
57	September 11–17, 2022	Elizabeth II		6,224,957		Died on 8 September, and funeral on 19 September
58	August 15–21, 2021	Taliban		6,195,799		Took control of Afghanistan on August 15.
59	April 4–10, 2021	DMX		6,191,810		Died on April 9
60	August 26–September 1, 2018	John McCain		6,187,238		Died on August 25.
61	February 22–28, 2015	87th Academy Awards		6,123,378		Ceremony held on February 22.
62	June 3–9, 2018	Anthony Bourdain		6,094,775		Died on June 8.
63	July 23–29, 2023	J. Robert Oppenheimer		6,073,436		Ranked #2 for the week. Subject of Oppenheimer, released on July 21.
64	March 31–April 6, 2019	Nipsey Hussle		6,013,415		Died on March 31.
65	January 8–14, 2023	Lisa Marie Presley		5,999,702		Died on January 12.
66	February 20–26, 2022	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine		5,939,016		Ranked #2 during the week Started on February 24.
67	June 25–July 1, 2023	The Idol (TV series)		5,907,348		Episode 4 aired on June 25.
68	November 11–17, 2018	Stan Lee		5,841,113		Died on November 12.
69	October 8–15, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		5,835,008		Subject of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on Netflix on September 21.
70	July 23–29, 2023	Oppenheimer (film)		5,767,988		Ranked #3 for the week. Released on July 21.
71	January 9–15, 2022	Bob Saget		5,723,931		Died on January 9.
72	April 4–10, 2021	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh		5,683,996		Ranked #2 during the week Died on April 9
73	April 29–May 5, 2018	Avengers: Infinity War		5,683,306		Released in most markets worldwide on April 27 Record box office opening weekend of April 27–29.
74	May 31–June 6, 2020	Antifa (United States)		5,682,388		Ranked #2 for the week Proeminent during George Floyd protests
75	March 29–April 4, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		5,593,988		Virus pandemic continued to spread during the week. Global cases surpassed a million on April 2.
76	November 1–7, 2020	Kamala Harris		5,636,406		Ranked #5; record for a #5 article Elected vice-president on November 7
77	December 3–9, 2023	Animal (2023 film)		5,560,820		Released on December 1.
78	July 16–22, 2017	Chester Bennington		5,524,961		Died on July 20.
79	October 1–7, 2017	Tom Petty		5,495,706		Died on October 2.
80	May 20–26, 2018	Meghan, Duchess of Sussex		5,464,369		Royal wedding held on May 19.
81	November 5–11, 2023	2023 Cricket World Cup		5,430,721		Final games of group stage, which finished on November 12.
82	August 7–13, 2016	Michael Phelps		5,428,201		After a successful 2016 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement from competitive swimming on August 12.
83	November 6–12, 2016	United States presidential election, 2016		5,414,267		Held on November 8. Ranked #2 during week
84	October 3–9, 2021	Squid Game		5,400,927		Released on Netflix on September 17.
85	March 3–9, 2019	Luke Perry		5,363,473		Died on March 4.
86	November 22–28, 2020	Diego Maradona		5,362,266		Died on November 25.
87	April 15–21, 2018	Avicii		5,355,249		Died on April 20.
88	October 8–14, 2023	Gaza Strip		5,344,460		Origin of attacks on Israel that started on October 7.
89	June 5–11, 2016	Muhammad Ali		5,313,604		Died on June 3.
90	April 22–28, 2018	Avengers: Infinity War		5,294,829		Released in most markets worldwide on April 27.
91	January 17–23, 2021	Joe Biden		5,277,181		Inaugurated as president on January 20.
92	January 18–24, 2015	Chris Kyle		5,275,697		Subject of American Sniper, which was widely released in the U.S. on January 16.
93	January 26–February 1, 2020	Coronavirus		5,230,882		Ranked #2 during week; 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak affected various countries from January 26–February 1.
94	October 8–14, 2023	Hamas		5,213,111		Ranked #2 during week; Started the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on October 7.
95	November 29–December 5, 2020	Elliot Page		5,205,375		Came out as a transgender man on December 1.
96	February 9–15, 2020	Parasite (2019 film)		5,196,541		Won four Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 92nd Academy Awards
97	February 3–9, 2019	Ted Bundy		5,179,244		Subject of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.
98	December 13–19, 2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens		5,164,168		Released in the U.S. on December 18.
99	February 20–26, 2022	Vladimir Putin		5,150,084		Ranked #3 for the week. Launched the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
100	February 27–March 5, 2022	Vladimir Putin		5,065,066		Ranked #2 for the week. Launched the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
101	August 7–13, 2022	Olivia Newton-John		5,004,161		Died on August 8. Ranked #2 for the week.

Weekly viewership of over 5 million outside of Top 25

Order	Peak	Week	Article	Class	Views	Notes
1	1	November 3–9, 2013	Shakuntala Devi		9,135,919	First instance of an article receiving 5M+ pageviews in a single week
2	2	December 1–7, 2013	Paul Walker		7,406,813
3	1	December 8–14, 2013	Grace Hopper		9,412,775	Counting Paul Walker's #1 week, this is the first instance of 2 consecutive Reports with a 5M+ article (at #1 and in general)
4	2	August 10–16, 2014	Robin Williams		9,164,280
5	4	October 12–18, 2014	Ebola virus disease		8,267,784
6	6	January 18–24, 2015	Chris Kyle		5,275,697
7	6	February 22–28, 2015	87th Academy Awards		6,123,378
8	8	December 13–19, 2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens		5,164,168
9	1	January 10–16, 2016	David Bowie		11,772,266	First instance of an article receiving 10M+ pageviews in a single week
10	6	February 28–March 5, 2016	Donald Trump		8,238,809
11	6	March 6–12, 2016	Donald Trump		8,257,174	First instance of an article receiving 5M+ pageviews in consecutive weeks
12	1	April 17–23, 2016	Prince (musician)		13,064,933
13	11	June 5–11, 2016	Muhammad Ali		5,313,604
14	11	August 7–13, 2016	Michael Phelps		5,428,201
15	2	November 6–12, 2016	Donald Trump		12,331,880
16	13	November 6–12, 2016	United States presidential election, 2016		5,414,267	Ranked #2 during week. First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.
17	5	December 25–31, 2016	Carrie Fisher		9,202,699
18	11	December 25–31, 2016	George Michael		7,744,516	Ranked #2 during week. Second instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.
19	13	December 25–31, 2016	Debbie Reynolds		7,331,227	Ranked #3 during week. First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #3 most visited article.
20	15	July 16–22, 2017	Chester Bennington		5,524,961
21	17	October 1–7, 2017	Tom Petty		5,495,706
22	8	November 26–December 2, 2017	Meghan Markle		8,747,196
23	15	February 25–March 3, 2018	Sridevi		6,704,872
24	4	March 11–17, 2018	Stephen Hawking		10,205,628
25	22	April 15–21, 2018	Avicii		5,355,249
26	24	April 22–28, 2018	Avengers: Infinity War		5,294,829
27	18	April 29–May 5, 2018	Avengers: Infinity War		5,683,306	Second instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks Counting Avicii's #1 week, and Avengers: Infinity War's first #1 week, this is the first instance of 3 consecutive Reports with a 5M+ article (at #1 and in general)
28	6	May 13–19, 2018	Meghan, Duchess of Sussex		9,262,265
—	—	May 13–19, 2018	Meghan Markle		7,166,455
29	22	May 20–26, 2018	Meghan, Duchess of Sussex		5,464,369	Third instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks
30	19	June 3–9, 2018	Anthony Bourdain		6,094,775
31	17	June 17–23, 2018	XXXTentacion		7,306,664
32	19	August 26–September 1, 2018	John McCain		6,187,238
33	22	November 11–17, 2018	Stan Lee		5,841,113
34	33	February 3–9, 2019	Ted Bundy		5,179,244	First article to break 5M without cracking the all-time Top 25
35	29	March 3–9, 2019	Luke Perry		5,363,473
36	22	March 31–April 6, 2019	Nipsey Hussle		6,013,415
37	18	April 14–20, 2019	Notre-Dame de Paris		6,716,199
38	15	April 21–27, 2019	Avengers: Endgame		7,473,463
39	19	April 28–May 4, 2019	Avengers: Endgame		7,096,505	Fourth instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks
40	22	July 7–13, 2019	Cameron Boyce		6,641,458
41	1	January 26–February 1, 2020	Kobe Bryant		22,840,307	First instance of an article receiving 20M+ pageviews in a single week. Highest 7-day period of all time, regardless if counted as Sunday–Saturday or not.
42	40	January 26–February 1, 2020	Coronavirus		5,230,882	Ranked #2 during week. Third instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.
43	41	February 9–15, 2020	Parasite (2019 film)		5,196,541
44	24	March 8–14, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		6,408,766
45	16	March 15–21, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		7,645,103	Fifth instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 2 consecutive weeks
46	15	March 22–28, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		7,865,205	First instance of an article receiving 5M+ page views in 3 consecutive weeks Second instance of 3 consecutive Reports with a 5M+ article at #1 (first in which the same article is #1 with 5M+ article views for the three consecutive weeks)
47	33	March 29–April 4, 2020	2019–20 coronavirus pandemic		5,593,988	First article to receive 5M+ page views in 4 consecutive weeks
48	27	April 26–May 2, 2020	Irrfan Khan		6,304,066
49	26	May 31–June 6, 2020	Killing of George Floyd		6,589,437
50	35	May 31–June 6, 2020	Antifa (United States)		5,682,388	Ranked #2 for the week
51	5	June 14–20, 2020	Sushant Singh Rajput		11,538,094
52	4	August 9–15, 2020	Kamala Harris		11,843,595
53	8	August 23–29, 2020	Chadwick Boseman		9,945,698
54	13	November 1–7, 2020	2016 United States presidential election		8,988,117
55	16	November 1–7, 2020	Joe Biden		8,426,305	Ranked #2 during week. First instance of an article receiving 8+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.
56	20	November 1–7, 2020	United States Electoral College		8,336,683	Ranked #3 during week. Second instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #3 most visited article.
57	29	November 1–7, 2020	2020 United States presidential election		7,181,141	Ranked #4 during week. First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #4 most visited article.
58	47	November 1–7, 2020	Kamala Harris		5,636,406	Ranked #5 during week. First instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #5 most visited article.
59	2	November 8–14, 2020	Donald Trump		15,162,676
60	10	November 8–14, 2020	Kamala Harris		9,602,086	Ranked #2 for the week First instance of an article receiving 9+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.
61	36	November 8–14, 2020	Joe Biden		6,496,836	Ranked #3 for the week Third instance of an article receiving 5+ million page views in a week as the week's #3 most visited article.
62	38	November 15–21, 2020	Donald Trump		6,387,834
63	55	November 22–28, 2020	Diego Maradona		5,362,266
64	61	November 29–December 5, 2020	Elliot Page		5,205,375
65	59	January 17–23, 2021	Joe Biden		5,277,181
66	40	April 4–10, 2021	DMX (rapper)		6,191,810
67	46	April 4–10, 2021	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh		5,683,996	Ranked #2 for the week
68	40	August 15–21, 2021	Taliban		6,195,799
69	57	October 3–9, 2021	Squid Game		5,400,927
70	40	December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022	Betty White		6,250,441
71	48	January 9–15, 2022	Bob Saget		5,723,931
72	32	February 20–26, 2022	Ukraine		6,741,179
73	48	February 20–26, 2022	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine		5,939,016	Ranked #2 for the week.
74	74	February 20–26, 2022	Vladimir Putin		5,150,084	Ranked #3 for the week.
75	25	February 27–March 5, 2022	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine		7,647,610
76	76	February 27–March 5, 2022	Vladimir Putin		5,065,066	Ranked #2 for the week
77	34	August 7–13, 2022	Anne Heche		6,740,122
78	78	August 7–13, 2022	Olivia Newton-John		5,004,161	Ranked #2 for the week.
79	2	September 4–10, 2022	Elizabeth II		16,073,459
80	13	September 4–10, 2022	Charles III		9,376,455	Ranked #2 during the week. Second instance of an article receiving 9+ million page views in a week as the week's #2 most visited article.
81	46	September 11–17, 2022	Elizabeth II		6,224,957
82	21	September 18–24, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		8,365,786
83	2	September 25–October 1, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		17,531,816
84	10	October 2–8, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		10,667,069	First instance of an article receiving 10+ million pageviews in consecutive weeks.
85	58	October 9–15, 2022	Jeffrey Dahmer		5,835,008
86	28	October 23–29, 2022	Rishi Sunak		7,898,149
87	15	November 20–26, 2022	2022 FIFA World Cup		9,405,304
88	10	November 27–December 3, 2022	2022 FIFA World Cup		11,004,144
89	41	December 18–24, 2022	Lionel Messi		7,000,827
90	60	January 8–14, 2023	Lisa Marie Presley		5,999,702
91	49	May 21–27, 2023	Tina Turner		6,432,226
92	48	June 18–24, 2023	The Idol (TV series)		6,517,575
93	64	June 25–July 1, 2023	The Idol (TV series)		5,907,348
94	30	July 23–29, 2023	Sinéad O'Connor		8,096,961
95	62	July 23–29, 2023	J. Robert Oppenheimer		6,073,436	Ranked #2 for the week.
96	69	July 23–29, 2023	Oppenheimer (film)		5,767,988	Ranked #3 for the week.
97	85	October 8–14, 2023	Gaza Strip		5,344,460
98	91	October 8–14, 2023	Hamas		5,213,111	Ranked #2 for the week.
99	5	October 29–November 4, 2023	Matthew Perry		13,203,826
100	80	November 5–11, 2023	2023 Cricket World Cup		5,430,721
101	77	December 3–9, 2023	Animal (2023 film)		5,560,820

Closest to 5 million

• Aretha Franklin, 4,997,992 on August 12–18, 2018 (#1, week of her death)
• J. Robert Oppenheimer, 4,921,587 on July 16–22, 2023 (#1, theatrical release of Oppenheimer)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 4,905,073 on December 20–26, 2015 (#1, second week in theaters)
• 2018 FIFA World Cup, 4,855,112 on June 24–30 2018 (#1, third week of tournament)
• Alan Rickman, 4,863,327 on January 10–16, 2016 (#2, week of his death)
• Bill Paxton, 4,823,745 on February 26–March 4, 2017 (#1, week of his death)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home, 4,812,556 on December 12–18, 2021 (#1, theatrical release)

Firsts

‡ Number-one article milestones and records

• First Top 25 Report #1 article: Ray Lewis (January 6–12, 2013)
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 1M+ page views: Jodie Foster (January 13–19, 2013)
  • Colin Kaepernick (#2), Aaron Swartz (#3), and Lance Armstrong (#4) also attained 1M+ page views during the same weekly Report
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 2M+ page views: Mary Leakey (February 3–9, 2013)
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 3M+ page views: Valentine's Day (February 10–16, 2013)
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 4–9M+ page views: Shakuntala Devi (November 3–9, 2013)
  • Hermann Rorschach (#2) also attained 4M+ page views during the same weekly Report
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 10–11M+ page views: David Bowie (January 10–16, 2016)
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 12–13M+ page views: Prince (musician) (April 17–23, 2016)
• First Top 25 Report #1 article with 14–22M+ page views: Kobe Bryant (January 26–February 1, 2020)

‡ Non-number-one article milestones and records

• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 1M+ page views: Colin Kaepernick (January 13–19, 2013)
• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 2M+ page views: Harlem Shake (meme) (February 17–23, 2013)
• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 3-4M+ page views: Hermann Rorschach (November 3–9, 2013)
• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 5M+ page views: United States presidential election, 2016 (November 6–12, 2016)
• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 6-7M+ page views: George Michael (December 25–31, 2016)
  • Debbie Reynolds (#3) also attained 6-7M+ during the same weekly Report
• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 8M+ page views: Joe Biden (November 1–7, 2020)
  • United States Electoral College (#3) also attained 8M+ during the same weekly Report
• First Top 25 Report non-#1 article with 9M+ page views: Kamala Harris (November 8–14, 2020)

Consecutives

Weeks at number-one

‡ Articles with 8 consecutive weeks as number-one

1. 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic (February 23–29, 2020 • April 12–18, 2020)

‡ Articles with 5 consecutive weeks as number-one

1. Chernobyl disaster (May 19–25, 2019 • June 16–22, 2019)
2. Jeffrey Dahmer (September 18–24, 2022 • October 16–22, 2022)
3. 2022 FIFA World Cup (November 13–19, 2022 • December 11–17, 2022)

‡ Articles with 4 consecutive weeks as number-one

1. 2014 FIFA World Cup (June 8–14, 2014 • June 29–July 5, 2014)
2. Ebola virus disease (Sep 28–Oct 4, 2014 • October 19–25, 2014)
3. Donald Trump (February 21–27, 2016 • March 13–19, 2016)
4. 2018 FIFA World Cup (June 24–30, 2018 • July 15–21, 2018)
5. Avengers: Endgame (April 21–27, 2019 • May 12–18, 2019)
6. Joker (2019 film) (September 29–October 5, 2019 • October 20–26, 2019)
7. Squid Game (September 19–25, 2021 • October 10–16, 2021)
8. The Idol (TV series) (June 11–17, 2023 • July 2–8, 2023)

‡ Articles with 3 consecutive weeks as number-one

1. Yahoo! (June 23–29, 2013 • July 7–13, 2013)
2. Interstellar (film) (November 2–8, 2014 • November 16–22, 2014)
3. Chris Kyle (January 11–17, 2015 • January 25–31, 2015)
4. Pablo Escobar (Aug 30–Sep 5, 2015 • September 13–19, 2015)
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (December 13–19, 2015 • Dec 27, 2015–Jan 2, 2016)
6. Captain America: Civil War (May 1–7, 2016 • May 15–21, 2016)
7. UEFA Euro 2016 (June 12–18, 2016 • June 26–July 2, 2016)
8. It (2017 film) (September 3–9, 2017 • September 17–23, 2017)
9. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 10–16, 2017 • December 24–30, 2017)
10. Avengers: Infinity War (April 22–28, 2018 • May 6–12, 2018)
11. Pathaan (film) (January 22–28, 2023 • February 5–11, 2023)
12. Jawan (film) (September 3–9, 2023 • September 17–23, 2023)
13. Saltburn (film) (December 30, 2023–January 6, 2024 • January 14–20, 2023)

‡ Articles with 2 consecutive weeks as number-one

1. Breaking Bad (September 22–28, 2013 • September 29–October 5, 2013)
2. Climatic Research Unit email controversy (November 10–16, 2013 • November 17–23, 2013)
3. Ice Bucket Challenge (August 17–23, 2014 • August 24–30, 2014)
4. Death of Eric Garner (November 30–December 6, 2014 • December 7–13, 2014)
5. The Interview (2014 film) (December 14–20, 2014 • December 21–27, 2014)
6. Kanye West (March 1–7, 2015 • March 8–14, 2015)
7. Furious 7 (March 29–April 4, 2015 • April 5–11, 2015)
8. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 20–26, 2016 • March 27–April 2, 2016)
9. Prince (musician) (April 17–23, 2016 • April 24–30, 2016)
10. Muhammad Ali (May 29–June 4, 2016 • June 5–11, 2016)
11. Pokémon Go (July 3–9, 2016 • July 10–16, 2016)
12. Donald Trump (1) (November 6–12, 2016 • November 13–19, 2016)
13. Fidel Castro (November 20–26, 2016 • November 27–December 3, 2016)
14. WrestleMania 33 (March 26–April 1, 2017 • April 2–8, 2017)
15. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (April 30–May 6, 2017 • May 7–13, 2017)
16. Gal Gadot (June 4–10, 2017 • June 11–17, 2017)
17. Harvey Weinstein (October 8–14, 2017 • October 15–21, 2017)
18. Stephen Hawking (March 11–17, 2018 • March 18–24, 2018)
19. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (May 13–19, 2018 • May 20–26, 2018)
20. Freddie Mercury (October 28–November 3, 2018 • November 4–10, 2018)
21. George H. W. Bush (October 25–December 1, 2018 • December 2–8, 2018)
22. Bird Box (film) (December 23–29, 2018 • December 30, 2018–January 5, 2019)
23. Ted Bundy (January 20–26, 2019 • January 27–February 2, 2019)
24. The Mandalorian (November 10–16, 2019 • November 17–23, 2019)
25. Jimmy Hoffa (November 24–30, 2019 • December 1–7, 2019)
26. Qasem Soleimani (Dec. 29, 2019–Jan. 4, 2020 • January 5–11, 2020)
27. Michael Jordan (May 10–16, 2020 • May 17–23, 2020 )
28. Killing of George Floyd (May 24–30, 2020 • May 31–June 6, 2020)
29. Naya Rivera (July 5–11, 2020 • July 12–18, 2020)
30. Kamala Harris (August 9–15, 2020 • August 16–22, 2020)
31. Chadwick Boseman (August 23–29, 2020 • August 30–September 5, 2020)
32. Donald Trump (2) (November 8–14, 2020 • November 15–21, 2020)
33. UEFA Euro 2020 (June 20–26, 2021 • June 27–July 3, 2021)
34. 2020 Summer Olympics (July 25–31, 2021 • August 1–7, 2021)
35. Eternals (film) (October 31–November 6, 2021 • November 7–13, 2021)
36. Betty White (December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022 • January 2–8, 2022)
37. K.G.F: Chapter 2 (April 10–16, 2022 • April 17–23, 2022)
38. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 1–7, 2022 • May 8–14, 2022)
39. Roe v. Wade (June 19–25, 2022 • June 26–July 2, 2022)
40. Elizabeth II (September 4–10, 2022 • September 11–17, 2022)
41. ChatGPT (twice; March 19–25, 2023 • March 26-April 1, 2023 and April 9–15, 2023 • April 16–22, 2023)
42. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (May 28–June 3, 2023 • June 4–10, 2023)
43. 2023 Cricket World Cup (twice; October 15–21, 2023 • October 22–28, 2023; November 12–18, 2023 • November 19–25, 2023)
44. Animal (2023 film) (December 3–9, 2023 • December 10–16, 2023)
45. Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (December 17–23, 2023 • December 24–30, 2023)
46. Griselda Blanco (January 21–27, 2024 • January 28–February 3, 2024)
47. Dune: Part Two ( February 25–March 2, 2024 • March 3–9, 2024)

Weeks with 5M+ page views

‡ Articles with 4 consecutive weeks of 5M+ page views

1. 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic (March 8–14, 2020 • March 29–April 4, 2020)
2. Jeffrey Dahmer (September 18–24, 2022 • October 8–15, 2022)

‡ Articles with 2 consecutive weeks of 5M+ page views

1. Donald Trump (1) (February 28–March 5, 2016 • March 6–12, 2016)
2. Avengers: Infinity War (April 22–28, 2018 • April 29–May 5, 2018)
3. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (May 13–19, 2018 • May 20–26, 2018)
4. Avengers: Endgame (April 21–27, 2019 • April 28–May 4, 2019)
5. Kamala Harris (November 1–7, 2020 • November 8–14, 2020)
6. Joe Biden (November 1–7, 2020 • November 8–14, 2020)
7. Donald Trump (2) (November 8–14, 2020 • November 15–21, 2020)
8. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (February 20–26, 2022 • February 27–March 5, 2022)
9. Vladimir Putin (February 20–26, 2022 • February 27–March 5, 2022)
10. Elizabeth II (September 4–10, 2022 • September 11–17, 2022)
11. 2022 FIFA World Cup (November 20–26, 2022 • November 27–December 3, 2022)
12. The Idol (TV series) (June 11–17, 2023 • June 25–July 1, 2023)

Weeks on the list

1. Facebook (62 — March 16–22, 2014 • May 17–23, 2015)
2. Facebook (61 — January 6–12, 2013 • March 2–8, 2014)
3. Deaths in 2014 (52 — January 5–11, 2014 • Dec. 28, 2014–Jan. 3, 2015)
4. Deaths in 2017 (52 — January 1–7, 2017 • December 24–30, 2017)
5. Deaths in 2018 (52 — Dec. 31, 2017–Jan. 6, 2018 • December 23–29, 2018)
6. Deaths in 2021 (52 — January 3 to 9, 2021 • December 26, 2021–January 1, 2022)
7. Deaths in 2023 (52 — January 1–7, 2023 • December 24–30, 2023)
8. Deaths in 2013 (46 — February 17–23, 2013 • December 22–28, 2013)
9. Deaths in 2016 (45 — January 3–9, 2016 • October 30–November 5, 2016)
10. Deaths in 2020 (43 — January 5–11, 2020 • October 25–31, 2020)
11. Deaths in 2015 (43 — February 22–28, 2015 • December 13–19, 2015)
12. Google (42 — February 17–23, 2013 • December 8–14, 2013)
13. World War II (42 — February 17–23, 2013 • December 8–14, 2013)
14. Deaths in 2022 (35 — January 2–8, 2022 • August 28–September 3, 2022)
15. Deaths in 2019 (32 — May 26–June 1, 2019 • Dec. 29, 2019–Jan. 4, 2020)
16. List of Bollywood films of 2013 (32 — May 26–June 1, 2013 • December 22–28, 2013)
17. COVID-19 pandemic (29 — January 19–25, 2020 • August 2–8, 2020)
18. ChatGPT (29 — January 1–7, 2023 • July 16–22, 2023 )
19. Freddie Mercury (25 — October 7–13, 2018 • March 24–30, 2019)
20. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (23 - February 20–26, 2022 • July 24–30, 2022)
21. Stephen Hawking (22 — November 2–8, 2014 • March 29–April 4, 2015)
22. Avengers: Endgame (22 — March 10–16, 2019 • August 11–17, 2019)
23. Donald Trump (21 — January 17–23, 2016 • June 12–18, 2016)
24. Game of Thrones (20 — March 31–April 6, 2013 • July 28–August 3, 2013)
25. Deaths in 2019 (19, December 30, 2018–January 5, 2019 • May 12–18, 2019)