Wikipedia’s most-popular articles of 2018 show that pop culture rules over us all
People visited Wikipedia over 190 billion times in 2018 alone, many motivated by the encyclopedia’s wealth of in-depth articles about topics you didn’t know enough about. But in looking at the English Wikipedia’s most-popular articles of 2018, it’s clear that one motivation reigned supreme. People wanted to keep up with the popular culture moments happening….
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Stephen Hawking leads Wikipedia’s most popular articles of March
A list of the ten most popular articles on the English Wikipedia in March 2018, with some notes on why they were popular.
Have you ever read Wikipedia’s article on Lady Gaga?
Meet Wikipedia user "FrB.TG," also known as Frankie.
On Wikipedia, Black Panther won the Olympic gold
Black Panther was far and away the most-viewed article on Wikipedia last month.
Oscars predictions made easy with Wikipedia
On how to use Wikipedia's pageview data to inform your Oscars predictions.
What’s your second screen? Film, television, and the British monarchy fill Wikipedia’s most-viewed articles of 2017
Or: "The enduring power of Anglophilia."
Media, politics, and the most-viewed YouTube videos: 2017 as seen through the lens of Wikipedia
A good number of Wikipedia's English-language editors in the last year were drawn to news (especially politics), media, and miscellanea.
From Sesame Street to Maya Angelou, this Wikipedian digs deeper
Christine Meyer, better known to Wikipedians as FigureSkatingFan, has worked on many of the English Wikipedia's articles about Sesame Street. We asked why.
Raising awareness for Wikipedia in Nigeria
With an estimated 190 million residents, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa. A remarkable 60% of Nigerians are school-aged, creating one of the largest student bodies in the world. With internet access in Nigeria quickly growing, local Wikimedians are working together to raise awareness for the platform and how Nigeria’s many students can both use….