Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/April 21 to 27, 2024

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (April 21 to 27, 2024)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, CAWylie, Bucket of sulfuric acid, Rahcmander, Shuipzv3 and Vestrian24Bio.

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Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Indian Premier League	3,049,983	The Cricket fever in India continued as this week of #10 had intense pressure on players as it plays a key role in the selection for 2024 T20WC – Indian squad which is to be unveiled next week. We can see that it was intense enough to bring the Article to first place in the list for another week.
2	Richard Gadd	1,841,593	The Scottish writer, actor and comedian created and starred in #5, based on his experiences of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his 20s.
3	2024 NFL draft	1,609,861	In a three-day event starting April 25, 32 NFL teams chose their prospective gridiron players (257 in total). From a 2023 trade, the Chicago Bears had the first pick, taking the 2022 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams (pictured), in a QB-heavy first round. Mr. Irrelevant, the final pick in the draft on April 27, was Jaylen Key, chosen by the New York Jets.
4	2024 Indian general election	1,431,879	A series of elections kicked off on April 19 and will conclude on June 1 to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. With 970 million eligible voters, it will be the largest election ever. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP has a comfortable lead in polls.
5	Baby Reindeer	1,382,236	A black comedy and drama-thriller based on #2's experiences, this miniseries on Netflix received critical acclaim, and topped viewership figures in several countries.
6	Fallout (American TV series)	1,020,486	The famed RPG video games set in a retrofuturistic world ravaged by nuclear war got a Prime Video adaptation, with the story focusing on a Vault Dweller seeking her kidnapped father, a Brotherhood of Steel squire pretending to be a knight, and a Ghoul bounty hunter. Season 1 got big viewership numbers (it's the streamer's second biggest debut after The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) and critical acclaim, and thus a second one has already been greenlit.
7	Deaths in 2024	953,429	We're all of the stars, we're fading away Just try not to worry, you'll see us some day...
8	Shōgun (2024 miniseries)	900,839	April 23 had the tenth and final chapter of this FX on Hulu adaptation of an eponymous 1975 novel by James Clavell, set in 17th century Japan. Shōgun was widely acclaimed and had big streaming viewership numbers (and relatively good ones on cable, given they're not what they used to).
9	Ryan Garcia	860,783	On April 20, the 2021 WBC super lightweight champion went 12 rounds with #17, knocking him down three times and winning in a majority decision. Garcia was ineligible to take the title, due to being three pounds heavy at the weigh-in.
10	2024 Indian Premier League	774,928	The Cricket fever in India continued as this week of #1 had intense pressure on players as it plays a key role in the selection for 2024 T20WC – Indian squad which is to be unveiled next week.
11	Challengers (film)	762,296	After getting its release delayed by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, this flick, directed by Luca Guadagnino (pictured), regarding a love triangle of tennis players finally hit theaters. Reviews were positive (although this here writer found some parts too slow paced), and the star power of leading lady Zendaya (#25) makes it possible to at least lead the box office for a week.
12	The Tortured Poets Department	708,124	#18's anticipated 11th studio album, which she had announced at the Grammys back in February, was released on April 19th. Only a few hours after the release, the album was expanded into a double album with the surprise release of The Anthology, with an entire second volume of songs. The album has broken several streaming and sale records, becoming not only the most streamed album on Spotify in a single day (a record previously held by Swift herself), but also the fastest selling album of the 2020s in several countries, alongside dominating several charts.
13	Fallout (series)	675,652	The basis for #6. This here writer had at most played the first game's demo, but liked the show so much he added all the games to his queue.
14	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	641,843	Asian football fans follow the youth tournament that will determine the continent's representatives at the Olympics.
15	Civil War (film)	626,864	Making its debut on April 21 in theatres in the UK and the US (and worldwide within the week), this British-American dystopian war film follows journalists documenting the next civil war among four factions in the US. A24's most expensive (US$50 million) film to date, it has recouped its budget following favorable reviews for its contemporary political themes and its leading lady, Kirsten Dunst.
16	Arne Slot	613,097	In 2021, this Dutchman became manager of the Feyenoord football club. On April 21, his team only needed to score one goal to win the KNVB Cup, the team's 14th title. He was announced as the new Liverpool manager.
17	Devin Haney	594,933	The WBC super lightweight champion lost a match to #9, but kept his title due to his opponent being 3 pounds too heavy.
18	Taylor Swift	541,537	One week into the release of her latest album (#12), the singer-songwriter's career shows no sign of slowing down, with the album selling more than 1.9 million copies in the U.S., an exceptional feat in the streaming age. Songs from the album claimed the top 14 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, surpassing the previous record of occupying the top 10 set by... Swift herself with Midnights.
19	Abigail (2024 film)	527,980	Melissa Barrera (pictured) continues her scream queen streak playing one of a group of thieves who kidnap a teenager, only to discover the movie they're in is a loose remake of Dracula's Daughter. The bloody thrills of Abigail led to great reviews and opening in second at the box office right behind #15, recouping about of a third of its low $28 million budget in a single weekend.
20	Jessica Gunning	525,971	This English actress had a leading role in #5 as a former lawyer, which she apparently has been good at doing, judging her filmography.
21	Amar Singh Chamkila	446,490	Chamkila was an Indian singer and musician who was assassinated at the height of his fame in 1988. On April 8, a movie about his life starring Diljit Dosanjh (pictured) as Chamkila was released to critical acclaim.
22	Ella Purnell	430,115	This English actress began her career at age 12 in a Drury Lane performance of Oliver!. Six years later, she was the teenaged version of Maleficent in the Disney film. Since then, she has forayed into television, voicing Jinx in Arcane and portraying Lucy MacLean in #6.
23	Deadpool & Wolverine	418,757	A new trailer was released for the sole Marvel Cinematic Universe movie of the year, showing Hugh Jackman back as Logan and the same adult-yet-immature comedy that made the other Deadpool movies so successful. Fans were thrilled, started doing those analyses picking out the trailer's references (such as Cassandra Nova leaving a giant Ant-Man skull) and can't wait for the theatrical release in July.
24	Candidates Tournament 2024	415,004	The chess tournament held to determine the World Chess Championship 2024 ended recently, with Indian chess grandmaster Gukesh D (pictured) winning and becoming the youngest person in history to both win a Candidates Tournament and be a challenger at the WCC. He will be playing against Ding Liren to a best of 14 games later this year.
25	Zendaya	397,870	This year has been good for the American actress. She returned as Chani in Dune: Part Two in a slightly different portrayal than that in the book and sure to return in future films (at least, one more). Zendaya also stars in Challengers (#11), which, as she described, helped shed her younger image to portray a woman closer to her own age (27).