Wikipedia:Top 25 Report

The Top 25 Report

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (May 31 to June 6, 2026)

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Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, CAWylie, Ollieisanerd, Bkissin.

The same two horror films top again, only in reverse order. A horror spoof is also in theaters. And in spite of a few deaths and crime stories, most of the other subjects are lighter, including sports and a celebrity wedding.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Backrooms (film)	1,986,202	Two of the most discussed and profitable movies of the year (one cost $10 million, the other didn't even get a 7 digit budget, yet they're in both the domestic and global top 10 of the year, and this weekend even made more money in theaters than a Star Wars movie) are horror movies made by filmmakers originated from web video. Kane Pixels (#25) adapted his own web series inspired by a famous creepypasta (#12) about a seemingly endless liminal space where weird and misshapen things can be found. Curry Barker, who has a sketch channel online, did his take at The Monkey's Paw (inspired by when The Simpsons did said story!) where a guy (Michael Johnston) wishing to be loved by his friend (Inde Navarette, pictured) leads her to become "freaky" and an overall liability.
2	Obsession (2025 film)	1,879,722
3	Murder of Henry Nowak	1,684,308	On 28 May, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa was convicted of the murder of Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old university student, in Southampton, England; Digwa had fatally stabbed Nowak on 3 December 2025. When officers from Hampshire Police arrived, Digwa, a Sikh, falsely accused Nowak of racial assault, which resulted in police arresting Nowak despite his repeated pleas that he had been stabbed. The polices' response led to accusations of two-tier policing and protests, including disorder at a Southampton protest on 2 June following the release of the police body cam footage at the scene. The murder also started calls to ban the kirpan, a ceremonial knife carried by Sikhs which Digwa was carrying at the time of the stabbing.
4	Anthony Head	1,371,113	This English actor died on 1 June from complications of pneumonia aged 72, with his death announced publicly on Friday. Head was best known for his roles in shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Little Britain and Ted Lasso. His film performances include The Iron Lady and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.
5	2026 FIFA World Cup	1,351,312	Are you ready for some futbol?! This quadrennial competition in soccer begins June 11. With games being held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the games have provided more controversy than seat sales, due in part to dynamic pricing for the tickets, the War in Iran, and American visa policies for national teams.
6	Victor Wembanyama	1,115,578	After being the Western Conference Finals MVP carrying the San Antonio Spurs to its first championship series in 12 years, the Frenchman known as "Alien" continued to play incredibly but couldn't stop two New York Knicks wins - in fact, missing a last second attempt in game 2 made Wemby very disappointed.
7	Deaths in 2026	943,109	Listen to me I took your nice words of advice About how you think I'm gonna die lucky if I turned thirty-three...
8	James Handy	831,419	This American character actor was killed in a domestic disturbance on June 3 at the age of 81. The son of Handy's girlfriend was arrested after calling the police and telling them he had stabbed Handy in the chest.
9	Callum Turner	827,387	This British actor, known for his roles in the Fantastic Beasts movies, now has a new role: husband of #13
10	Euphoria (American TV series)	811,321	May 31 saw the final episode of this HBO series. Based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name, Euphoria won nine of its 25 Emmy nominations, two of which went to the leading lady, Zendaya.
11	Masters of the Universe (2026 film)	734,831	By the power of Grayskull, I HAVE THE POWER! Nearly 40 years after He-Man got an awful live-action adaptation, Prince Adam gets another shot at the movies, being portrayed by Nicholas Galitzine and surrounded by Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin... and the ever-controversial Jared Leto as Skeletor. Critics liked how the movie is funny, earnest and epic-looking, though that last part was done through a big budget that analysts fear won't be recouped given nostalgia doesn't help box office as it used to and most young filmgoers probably barely know Masters of the Universe.
12	The Backrooms	708,790	The inspiration for #1, this fictional location has its roots in a 2002 picture of a vacant furniture store in Oshkosh, Wisconsin which was posted to a 2019 thread on 4chan of "disquieting images that just feel 'off'". #25 would create a web series on the topic in 2022, which later led to him being the director of #1.
13	Dua Lipa	672,964	In-between tours, albums and such the pop star took some time to marry #9.
14	Michael Jackson	644,749	Reminder that when it comes to who played his likeness in the 2026 biopic about his life, the kid is not his son, it is his nephew.
15	Spider-Noir	605,590	8 years after voicing Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Nicolas Cage plays the character himself in a Prime Video show, where he is Ben Reilly, an aging private investigator who moonlights as the superhero "The Spider" in 1930s New York City.
16	Jalen Brunson	597,920	#6's Eastern counterpart in being Conference Finals MVP is the point guard for the New York Knicks (where his father, who also played in the NBA, is an assistant coach), who is showing why he was once given the NBA Clutch Player of the Year award, scoring a lot to erase deficits and win the first two games of the Finals.
17	Spencer Pratt	557,870	The American "reality star" (known for his villainous roles in The Hills and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!) and crystal enthusiast was a front-runner for the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election, running on a platform against homelessness and drug use in the city. Pratt, who attempted to sue California's Governor and incumbent mayor Karen Bass after the Palisades Fire burned down his $2.5 million home, cast himself as a man of the people, living in an Airstream trailer in the lot where his mansion used to be, when in actuality, he and his family were staying at the Hotel Bel-Air. Despite the endorsement of the who's who of the LA Republican scene and the current president, results appear to show Pratt coming in third behind Bass and city-councilor Nithya Raman.
18	Peddi	552,875	Opening June 4, this Indian sports film follows the athletic title character (played by Ram Charan), as he struggles to put his home village on the map and to bring recognition to tribal regions. The film had a successful opening weekend and has already nearly recouped its budget.
19	Maja Chwalińska	552,862	Iga Świątek won 4 French Opens this decade, and while she fell in the fourth round this year Poland still managed to get a player in the final thanks to Iga's partner from the junior days, Maja Chwalińska. She is only the second qualifier finalist at a major after Emma Raducanu, but couldn't get the title as #24 was in the way.
20	Scary Movie (2026 film)	542,490	Wazuuuuup! Continuing what was mentioned at #11 about nostalgia, it's certainly a driving factor in Scary Movie — that following its original target Scream decided to just release a sequel with no number, this being the sixth — as the horror parody series has the return of co-creators Wayans brothers writing, producing and starring, with the cast also including just about everyone from the 2000 original, including leading lady Anna Faris. The crude comedy and thin plotting more interested in referencing most horror movies from the last 10 years led to negative reviews, but even with an R rating it handily beat #1 and #11 to top the weekend, nearly doubling its $30 million budget along the way.
21	Marjane Satrapi	531,728	This Iranian-French comic book author died in early June. Satrapi was most well-known for her autobiographical comic Persepolis, about her life in post-Revolution Iran, the film version of which won the 2008 Academy Award for best animated feature. Satrapi was an accomplished director and outspoken activist against the Iranian government. Her family announced she had "died of sadness" following her husband's death in April.
22	Clash in Italy	530,498	Not a re-release of The Clash in Milan, but a WWE event in Turin.
23	Peabo Bryson	524,703	An R&B singer with quite a soulful voice who died at 75, who out of a long chart run between the 70s and 90s is best known for duet versions of the Oscar-winning Disney songs "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World".
24	Mirra Andreeva	520,700	While the Belarusian leader of the WTA rankings fell in the quarterfinals of the French Open, another flagless player managed to come out on top at Stade Roland Garros. Russian Mirra Andreeva is only 19 and yet had already gotten an Olympic silver medal and 5 titles before her first Grand Slam, beating #19 in straight sets.
25	Kane Parsons	517,825	Ending where we started (and adequately the first article off the list is the leading lady of #2...) is "Kane Pixels", the creator of the Backrooms YouTube series that at just 21 was hired to make the feature-length version taking our top spot.

Exclusions

This list excludes the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as redlinks), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5–6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94–95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the talk page if you wish.