Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/March 22 to 28, 2026
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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (March 22 to 28, 2026)
Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, ValeskaTheLame and Bkissin.
People seek all sorts of topics to not focus only in the war in West Asia, including how the top slot went to a movie from South Asia.
| Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | Notes/about |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhurandhar: The Revenge |  |
3,994,921 |  |
The sequel to #8 ended its first week in cinemas making $115 million USD globally and breaking box office records in Bollywood, though some, like Dia Mirza criticize the film as part of a trend of jingoism in Bollywood. |
| 2 | Project Hail Mary (film) |  |
1,421,416 |  |
From Bollywood to Hollywood, a science fiction film starring Ryan Gosling as a scientist trapped in another star system trying to save our Sun, which was released to overwhelmingly positive critic reviews and managed to top the box office for two straight weeks (both weeks had Pixar's Hoppers as runner-up, and the top 5 also featuring our #1, the drama Reminders of Him, and one of two movies about a woman being hunted by a Satanic cult) to surpass $300 million at the global box office. |
| 3 | List of highest-grossing Indian films |  |
1,298,055 |  |
The success of #1 has put it (at the time of writing) at sixth on the list of highest grossing Indian films, third among Hindi language films, and when including #8, the second highest grossing film franchise behind the YRF Spy Universe of movies like Pathaan. |
| 4 | 2026 Iran war |  |
1,253,603 | .webp) |
Still raging, leading to rockets and drones flying all over the Middle East (doesn't help that along with this Israel also started a conflict with Hezbollah), and the impact on the commerce of petroleum and gas led to a disruption comparable to the 1970s energy crisis. |
| 5 | Chuck Norris | |
1,062,322 |  |
The famed action star left this world, leading to a new batch of Chuck Norris facts like "When Chuck Norris arrived in Heaven, St. Peter had to show him his ID". |
| 6 | Deaths in 2026 | |
963,824 |  |
Looking back over my shoulder Oh with an aching feeling inside Cutting me up, deeper and deeper Fills me with a sadness that I can't hide... |
| 7 | Leonid Radvinsky | |
946,605 |  |
This Ukrainian-American businessman, known for being the majority owner of OnlyFans, died on March 20 at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was worth $4.7 billion. In 2024 alone, Radvinsky received $701 million in dividends from his ownership of OnlyFans. So we know where you are actually giving your WMF donation money, don't play coy with us! |
| 8 | Dhurandhar | |
903,462 |  |
Part 1 of #1, released last December to astounding box office success even if with mixed reviews. The new one is having similar reception. |
| 9 | Robert Mueller | |
799,545 |  |
The former head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation died on March 20 at the age of 81. A Marine who served in the Vietnam War, Mueller became FBI director days before the September 11th attacks and led the agency into a new generation of work. Mueller served as FBI director under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama before retiring in 2013. In 2017, Mueller was called out of retirement to serve as the Special counsel for the Department of Justice as they investigated Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election. |
| 10 | Project Hail Mary | |
731,340 |  |
The science-fiction book by author Andy Weir upon which #2 is adapted/based. First published in 2021, the book has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 41 weeks as well as a finalist for a Hugo Award for Best Novel. |
| 11 | Dawood Ibrahim | |
720,806 |  |
This Indian mob boss is the leader of the group D-Company and purported mastermind of the 1993 Bombay bombings. One of the world's most wanted fugitives, Ibrahim is believed to be living in Pakistan. In #1, he is played by Danish Iqbal. |
| 12 | Aditya Dhar | |
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The director of #1 and #8 made his directorial debut with 2019's Uri: The Surgical Strike. |
| 13 | Rick Pitino | |
535,403 |  |
For our non-American readers, it is the middle of March Madness in College basketball! Pitino, a longtime basketball coach, has led several teams to what is affectionately known as "The Big Dance", and is currently coaching the Red Storm of St. John's University to the "Sweet 16" round before they were beaten by the Duke University Blue Devils on March 27. |
| 14 | Send Help | |
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The latest by Sam Raimi, a modest box office hit featuring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as former co-workers in a belligerant relationship upon crashing on a deserted island (but make no mistake, this is a darkly comedic thriller, not a romance!), hit video-on-demand, with a Hulu/Disney+ release to follow sometime. |
| 15 | The Madison (TV series) | |
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Paramount+ released the second half of the 1st season of this neo-Western series starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell on March 21st. |
| 16 | Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man | |
511,867 |  |
Netflix released the sequel movie to Peaky Blinders, still featuring Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby. |
| 17 | Nicholas Brendon | |
459,805 |  |
Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer died at the age of 54, leading to mourning and tributes. |
| 18 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | |
444,728 |  |
Three months before the opening game, the final six spots of the 48 qualified teams are being determined. Across Europe eight games determined the decisive matches for UEFA's four remaining squads, which are to be held Tuesday: Italy-Bosnia (the former trying to avoid the shame of missing three straight World Cups in spite of four past titles!), Poland-Sweden, Czech Republic-Denmark, and Kosovo-Turkey - and amusingly, the intercontinental qualifiers are held in one of the countries that doesn't recognize the former, one of the Cup's three hosts Mexico! In Zapopan, Jamaica beat New Caledonia and will play DR Congo for a possible spot. In Guadalupe, Bolivia had a comeback against Suriname, and will qualify if they win the decisive game against Iraq (that struggled to get to the game given #4 closed the Middle East's airspace, only getting to Mexico after a bus ride of 550km to Jordan and an intervening flight to Portugal). |
| 19 | Anna's Archive |  |
443,385 |  |
Ever since terabytes of Spotify data were added to this shadow library depository, the streaming service and the rest of the music industry launched a lawsuit, and even if Anna's Archive removed its Spotify section to avoid further problem the website keeps being taken down and forced to move into mirrors (the website currently takes refuge in Greenland with a .gl...). |
| 20 | John F. Kennedy Jr. | |
435,449 |  |
People continue to read about the late son of former United States president John F. Kennedy, who was portrayed by Paul Anthony Kelly in the TV series Love Story, about "John-John's" relationship with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (the first article off the list at #26), with the season finale airing this week which featured the couple's fatal plane crash. |
| 21 | Donald Trump | |
414,473 |  |
He insisted we are using the wrong word for #4: "I won’t use the word war because they say if you use the word war, that’s maybe not a good thing to do. They don’t like the word war because you are supposed to get approval. So I will use the word military operation." Mockery ensued. |
| 22 | Tiger Woods | |
411,186 |  |
In deja-vu news, Tiger has crashed his SUV again. Early in the morning on March 27, the celebrated golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after rolling his SUV in Florida. This is the third incident involving Woods and vehicles or alcohol. In 2009 he was involved in an infamous crash that revealed his marital infidelity, followed by a 2017 DUI arrest and a 2021 vehicle crash. |
| 23 | Alan Ritchson | |
407,567 |  |
The star of War Machine and Reacher was in the news this week following a physical altercation he had with a neighbor. At 6 foot, 3 inches tall and 235 pounds, our thoughts and prayers go out to the other guy involved. |
| 24 | Ilyas Kashmiri | |
399,173 | Kashmiri was a Pakistani terrorist who was seen by some US officials as being a possible successor to Osama bin Laden. However, Kashmiri was killed in a US drone strike in 2011. He is said to be the inspiration for the character of Major Iqbal in #1 and #8. | |
| 25 | The Pitt | |
390,379 |  |
This HBO medical drama, based on a 24-hour shift at a Pittsburgh hospital, returned for its second season this week. |