United Kingdom — Weekly Trend Report
2026-05-11 to 2026-05-17 (2026-W20)
United Kingdom Week in Review
During the week of 2026-05-11 to 2026-05-17, 50 articles appeared in United Kingdom's Wikipedia trending rankings. Of these, 50 articles sustained interest across multiple days, indicating topics that captured sustained public attention rather than fleeting curiosity. 19 articles trended every single day of the week: "2026 FIFA World Cup", "Andy Burnham", "Apex (2026 film)" and 16 more.
The dominant Wikipedia language edition for United Kingdom's trending articles was en.wikipedia, accounting for 45 of the 50 tracked articles. Other language editions represented include es.wikipedia (1), zh.wikipedia (1), ja.wikipedia (1). This multilingual spread reflects United Kingdom's diverse reading patterns across Wikipedia's language versions.
The most persistent article of the week was "2026 FIFA World Cup", appearing in the trending rankings on 7 of 7 days. It was followed by "Andy Burnham" (7 days) and "Apex (2026 film)" (7 days).
Trending Articles
50 articles| # | Article | Days Trending | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 2 | Andy Burnham | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 3 | Apex (2026 film) | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 4 | David Attenborough | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 5 | Deaths in 2026 | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 6 | Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 7 | Jaafar Jackson | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 8 | John Worboys | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 9 | Keir Starmer | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 10 | Legends (2026 TV series) | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 11 | Michael (2026 film) | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 12 | Michael Jackson | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 13 | Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 14 | Tom Burke (actor) | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 15 | Wes Streeting | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 16 | Wikipedia:Featured pictures | 7/7 days | en.wiki |
| 17 | Wikipedia:Portada | 7/7 days | es.wiki |
| 18 | Wikipedia:首页 | 7/7 days | zh.wiki |
| 19 | メインページ | 7/7 days | ja.wiki |
| 20 | Believe Me (TV series) | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 21 | Carrie Johnson | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 22 | Hayley Squires | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 23 | Jamie Vardy | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 24 | Project Hail Mary (film) | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 25 | Taron Egerton | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 26 | The Boys season 5 | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 27 | Tom Hughes (actor) | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 28 | Wade Wilson (criminal) | 6/7 days | en.wiki |
| 29 | Wikipedia:Hauptseite | 6/7 days | de.wiki |
| 30 | Wikipédia:Accueil principal | 6/7 days | fr.wiki |
| 31 | Angela Rayner | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 32 | Ella Bright | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 33 | Eurovision Song Contest | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 34 | Half Man (TV series) | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 35 | Lucy Punch | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 36 | Nigel Farage | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 37 | Obsession (2025 film) | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 38 | Off Campus | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 39 | Remarkably Bright Creatures (film) | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 40 | The Odyssey (2026 film) | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 41 | Zack Polanski | 5/7 days | en.wiki |
| 42 | 2024 United Kingdom general election | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 43 | 2026 Makerfield by-election | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 44 | 2026 United Kingdom local elections | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 45 | Al Carns | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 46 | Delta Goodrem | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 47 | Josh Simons | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 48 | Kemi Badenoch | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 49 | List of Scottish football champions | 4/7 days | en.wiki |
| 50 | Look Mum No Computer | 4/7 days | en.wiki |