As 2023 approaches its end, many are curious about what interested people the most this year and forced them to search for it on the Internet. Wikimedia, the organization behind Wikipedia, has shared the most searched and read articles of 2023, and the list includes various topics from India, covering a range of interests. The most read Wikipedia article in 2023 was about ChatGPT, indicating strong interest in this advanced language model.
The top 25 most read Wikipedia articles of 2023 reflect a wide range of interests and trending topics:
- ChatGPT: 49,490,406 page views
- Deaths in 2023: 42,666,860
- 2023 Cricket World Cup: 38,171,653
- Indian Premier League: 32,012,810
- Oppenheimer (movie): 28,348,248
- Cricket World Cup: 25,961,417
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: 25,672,469
- Jawan (movie): 21,791,126
- Indian Premier League 2023: 20,694,974
- Pathan (movie): 19,932,509
- The Last of Us (TV series): 19,791,789
- Taylor Swift: 19,418,385
- Barbie (movie): 18,051,077
- Cristiano Ronaldo: 17,492,537
- Lionel Messi: 16,623,630
- Premier League: 16,604,669
- Matthew Perry: 16,454,666\
- United States: 16,240,461
- Elon Musk: 14,370,395
- Avatar: The Way of Water: 14,303,116
- India: 13,850,178
- Lisa Marie Presley: 13,764,007
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3:13,392,917
- Russian invasion of Ukraine: 12,798,866
- Andrew Tate: 12,728,616
This data was from January 1 to November 28.
Two films starring Shahrukh Khan made it into Wikipedia's top 10 this year, reflecting his popularity. Jawan And Pathan received considerable attention on November 8 and 9. Around the release date, these films collectively collected an impressive 110.7 million views on the platform.
The 2023 Cricket World Cup and the Indian Premier League were among the top five. Impressively, these articles have been viewed a total of 116.8 million times. Cricket World Cup 2023 saw a remarkable 304 percent increase in posts read compared to the previous Cricket World Cup 2019, underscoring the growing interest in the sport.
This year, the English Wikipedia was viewed no less than 8.4 billion times.