Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/August 31 to September 6, 2025

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (August 31 to September 6, 2025)

Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga, CAWylie and Shuipzv3.

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A new month arrives with the usual combination of death, sports (mostly tennis this week) and entertainment.

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Graham Greene (actor)	1,188,117	A Canadian First Nations actor who died at the age of 73, and had for the last 35 years been one of the go-to actors for Indigenous characters with an Academy Award nominated performance in Dances With Wolves, though a proof of Greene's talent was the times his roles didn't rely on his ethnicity like in Die Hard with a Vengeance.
2	Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra	1,086,983	The first of five planned Indian superhero films, in Dulquer Salmaan's cinematic universe, was released August 28. It has brought in ₹200 crore at the box office, far surpassing its ₹30 crore budget.
3	Giorgio Armani	1,071,678	The Italian founder of Armani, a brand synonymous with luxury fashion, died at 91. Given he had no children, his nephews will probably inherit Armani's massive fortune estimated at $12.1 billion.
4	Naomi Osaka	1,036,373	The US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, rolled on, and surprisingly the most viewed player wasn't in the finals. The Japanese who had won two previous editions has not done well since the 2021 Australian Open title, struggling with both depression and injuries (along with taking a year off to become a mother). Osaka seems to be finally recovering this year, winning her first title in 4 years, returning to a major final at the Canadian Open last month, and getting to the US Open semifinal before being downed by a rising player who is right below the one article that doesn't leave.
5	Deaths in 2025	1,020,558	As much as it's a guaranteed presence on the list, was weird seeing our obituary rise to the top spot last week!
6	Amanda Anisimova	979,859	In a meteoric resurgence after taking a sabbatical year, this American tennis player managed to again get to a Grand Slam final, beating #4 in the semifinal after a quarterfinal that was a successful revenge at Iga Swiatek slaughtering Anisimova with a double bagel (6-0, 6-0) in the Wimbledon final. Yet in spite of being in front of her own crowd at Flushing Meadows, again it wouldn't be Anisimova's time to shine, as the same #1 player who she beat in the Wimbledon semifinal (#10) this time prevailed in the decisive game.
7	ChatGPT	923,737	OpenAI has been sued by two Californians who saw their son kill himself after spending months talking about suicide with the company's chatbot.
8	Katharine, Duchess of Kent	859,040	Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, Katharine was the oldest living member of the British royal family. She was married to #17, a grandson of King George V, for more than 64 years. Katharine and her husband carried out royal engagements on behalf of the Queen, and Katharine became a familiar figure at Wimbledon for 25 years, presenting the Ladies' Single Trophy all but 3 times in those years. She also became known for working with music, teaching the subject at a primary school while maintaining a low profile. She died on September 4, aged 92.
9	Wednesday (TV series)	760,154	Due to Netflix's system of splitting seasons in two parts, only now came the conclusion to the return of Jenna Ortega as the emotionless girl out of The Addams Family. Surprisingly, the season finale handed over much focus to Thing (pun!). And said episode also set up the already confirmed third season with Wednesday going after her runaway manic roommate who also happens to be a werewolf woman, hopefully not taking almost three years before release again.
10	Aryna Sabalenka	712,819	Fourth time was the charm this year for WTA's current leader (who will keep on being mentioned here as not being able to have her Belarusian flag in the records, blame Lukashenko, and above all blame Putin), who after losing two Grand Slam finals and one semifinal to Americans, in their own turf she avenged the Wimbledon loss to #6 in the final to successfully defend the US Open title.
11	Angela Rayner	706,489	The Deputy Prime Minister of the UK resigned from all posts on September 5, following her involvement in the stamp duty scandal.
12	The Conjuring: Last Rites	685,026	Released theatrically on September 5, the latest film in the series is loosely based on the Smurl haunting, an actual supernatural case of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Lorraine pictured). While quickly tripling its budget, the film has mixed reviews, with some audience members not finding it as scary as its predecessors.
13	Clash in Paris	666,246	This Is Radio Clash, can we get that world to listen? OK, as much as I wanted this to be about The Clash in Paris, it's just a WWE event held in the French capital.
14	Donald Trump	638,218	In this week's WDDD (What Did Donald Do?), he had war on his mind, threatening that on Chicago, ordering the Department of Defense to be renamed the Department of War, and announced the Navy had sunk a Venezuelan boat while saying planes from that country could be shot down. And as the government's treatment of universities has not been good, a judge found illegal Trump's efforts to freeze money meant for Harvard.
15	EuroBasket 2025	617,956	Europe's national basketball teams play their continental tournament. Many teams rely on their NBA stars to remain in the tournament, such as Germany (Dennis Schröder), Lithuania (Jonas Valančiūnas), Turkey (Alperen Şengün, and also pictured to the left) and Greece (Giannis Antetokounmpo), and upsets included defending champions Spain surprisingly eliminated in the group stage by Georgia, and the Serbia of Nikola Jokić falling in the playoffs to Finland.
16	Ed Gein	585,159	An infamous serial killer that inspired many fictional murderers like Norman Bates, Leatherface (pictured) and Buffalo Bill, about to be the focal character of the Netflix show Monster: The Ed Gein Story. (so we're four weeks away from Gein appearing a lot on this list, and hopefully with views not revoltingly high as the first season of Monster inspired)
17	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	529,796	With the death of his wife (#8) at age 92, he became the oldest living member of the British royal family (almost 90).
18	KPop Demon Hunters	527,671	On August 26, The Hollywood Reporter stated that Sony Pictures Animation is in talks with Netflix to make a sequel to this animation. On September 3, the movie had reportedly surpassed 266 million views, overtaking the first season of Squid Game to become the most-watched Netflix title in history.
19	Labor Day	527,371	On the first Monday of the month (September 1), the U.S. had its seventh of 11 national holiday, honoring its labor movement. The date also marks the end of meteorological summer in the northern hemisphere.
20	Priya Marathe	526,139	On August 31, this Indian actress and comedian died from cancer at age 38.
21	Coolie (2025 film)	520,933	A dramatic drop in visits since mid-August places this film here. It finally crossed the 500-crore mark, making it the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year, so far.
22	Alexander Isak	499,829	Since August 14, this Swedish footballer was "on strike" from Newcastle United. On September 1, Liverpool F.C. announced the signing of Isak on a long-term contract for a British-record fee, reported to be £125 million, which would also make it the third most-expensive transfer in the history of the sport.
23	Félix Auger-Aliassime	499,661	One year after getting an Olympic bronze in the mixed doubles, this Canadian had his best Grand Slam performance reaching the US Open semifinal, lost to the Italian leader of the ATP rankings who seeks to defend his title, completing the finals for all Grand Slams this season with yet another decision against Carlos Alcaraz. (Auger-Aliassime's Olympic partner also shined at Arthur Ashe Stadium and won the women's doubles tournament)
24	Jannik Sinner	496,882
25	AJ Lee	484,903	Ten years after retiring from professional wrestling, Mrs. CM Punk returned to the "squared circle" to show support for her husband against Becky Lynch, wife of current WWE world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins, who ended CM Punk's second title reign within minutes at SummerSlam last month.