Wikipedia Trending Streaks
Articles that maintained top-50 trending status across multiple days — sustained global attention that stands out from one-day spikes.
Streak Analysis
The current trending streaks leaderboard tracks 50 articles that have maintained a position in Wikipedia's top 50 most-viewed articles for two or more consecutive days. The average streak length is 48.0 days, reflecting the typical duration that a topic sustains widespread public attention before fading from peak interest.
Leading the leaderboard is "Wikipedia:Featured pictures", which held a trending position for 150 days straight, averaging 391,456 views per day and peaking at rank #3. Rounding out the top three are "Deaths in 2026" (150 days) and "Neatsville, Kentucky" (141 days).
21 streaks are currently active (last seen within the past 7 days): "Wikipedia:Featured pictures", "Deaths in 2026", "Neatsville, Kentucky", ".xxx", "ChatGPT" and 16 more. These represent topics that continue to command sustained global attention rather than one-day curiosity spikes.
By topic, Sports dominates the streaks with 7 articles, followed by Entertainment with 7. This distribution reveals which domains of knowledge sustain public interest beyond initial headlines.
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Streak Leaderboard
50 articles| # | Article | Streak | Avg Views/Day | Best Rank | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wikipedia:Featured pictures | 150 days | 391,456 | #3 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-07-16 |
| 2 | Deaths in 2026 | 150 days | 134,281 | #7 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-07-16 |
| 3 | Neatsville, Kentucky | 141 days | 95,159 | #9 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-07-16 |
| 4 | .xxx | 132 days | 255,204 | #3 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-07-14 |
| 5 | ChatGPT | 117 days | 86,083 | #12 | 2026-02-18 → 2026-07-15 |
| 6 | Portal:Current events | 87 days | 63,786 | #22 | 2026-02-24 → 2026-06-25 |
| 7 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | 83 days | 376,430 | #2 | 2026-03-11 → 2026-07-16 |
| 8 | Limonene | 69 days | 72,715 | #9 | 2026-02-26 → 2026-07-15 |
| 9 | Project Hail Mary (film) | 66 days | 107,315 | #6 | 2026-03-17 → 2026-07-13 |
| 10 | Anna's Archive | 66 days | 62,833 | #23 | 2026-03-02 → 2026-06-04 |
| 11 | Obsession (2025 film) | 65 days | 186,559 | #4 | 2026-05-13 → 2026-07-16 |
| 12 | 2026 Iran war | 63 days | 171,611 | #3 | 2026-03-04 → 2026-06-21 |
| 13 | Michael Jackson | 61 days | 137,901 | #4 | 2026-04-21 → 2026-06-27 |
| 14 | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 56 days | 250,613 | #3 | 2026-03-18 → 2026-06-05 |
| 15 | .xyz | 54 days | 170,939 | #5 | 2026-03-28 → 2026-07-16 |
| 16 | Michael (2026 film) | 54 days | 120,769 | #3 | 2026-04-21 → 2026-06-28 |
| 17 | Donald Trump | 54 days | 73,236 | #14 | 2026-02-25 → 2026-06-15 |
| 18 | List of highest-grossing Indian films | 46 days | 155,632 | #5 | 2026-03-20 → 2026-05-07 |
| 19 | FIFA World Cup | 45 days | 178,327 | #7 | 2026-04-01 → 2026-07-16 |
| 20 | Euphoria (American TV series) | 39 days | 99,654 | #4 | 2026-04-08 → 2026-06-04 |
| 21 | List of FIFA World Cup finals | 38 days | 138,976 | #6 | 2026-06-09 → 2026-07-16 |
| 22 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 37 days | 165,769 | #6 | 2026-05-21 → 2026-07-16 |
| 23 | FIFA Men's World Ranking | 37 days | 121,033 | #14 | 2026-06-05 → 2026-07-16 |
| 24 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | 35 days | 92,767 | #22 | 2026-06-10 → 2026-07-16 |
| 25 | Lionel Messi | 33 days | 206,895 | #4 | 2026-06-10 → 2026-07-16 |
| 26 | John F. Kennedy Jr. | 33 days | 93,811 | #11 | 2026-02-18 → 2026-03-31 |
| 27 | 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election | 32 days | 155,539 | #2 | 2026-03-15 → 2026-05-08 |
| 28 | Backrooms (film) | 31 days | 169,461 | #3 | 2026-03-31 → 2026-07-16 |
| 29 | 2030 FIFA World Cup | 31 days | 91,214 | #23 | 2026-06-10 → 2026-07-16 |
| 30 | Carolyn Bessette Kennedy | 30 days | 91,263 | #12 | 2026-02-18 → 2026-03-31 |
| 31 | Erling Haaland | 28 days | 319,937 | #2 | 2026-06-16 → 2026-07-16 |
| 32 | Off Campus | 28 days | 88,638 | #10 | 2026-05-13 → 2026-06-10 |
| 33 | The Odyssey (2026 film) | 27 days | 147,948 | #4 | 2026-05-05 → 2026-07-16 |
| 34 | The Boys season 5 | 27 days | 104,524 | #3 | 2026-04-08 → 2026-05-23 |
| 35 | Kylian Mbappé | 26 days | 196,166 | #6 | 2026-06-16 → 2026-07-16 |
| 36 | Jeffrey Epstein | 26 days | 149,309 | #3 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-03-14 |
| 37 | Inde Navarrette | 26 days | 70,683 | #18 | 2026-05-15 → 2026-07-08 |
| 38 | 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | 25 days | 173,387 | #3 | 2026-03-15 → 2026-05-11 |
| 39 | Strait of Hormuz | 25 days | 78,735 | #9 | 2026-03-01 → 2026-04-18 |
| 40 | Jaafar Jackson | 24 days | 119,915 | #6 | 2026-04-21 → 2026-05-16 |
| 41 | Epstein files | 22 days | 119,072 | #4 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-03-13 |
| 42 | The Pitt | 22 days | 68,473 | #18 | 2026-03-06 → 2026-04-20 |
| 43 | Project Hail Mary | 21 days | 87,066 | #14 | 2026-03-19 → 2026-04-10 |
| 44 | The Boys (TV series) | 21 days | 80,774 | #9 | 2026-04-08 → 2026-05-25 |
| 45 | 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage | 20 days | 136,528 | #5 | 2026-06-19 → 2026-07-08 |
| 46 | Disclosure Day | 20 days | 132,970 | #7 | 2026-05-27 → 2026-06-22 |
| 47 | Nahui Ollin | 19 days | 675,880 | #2 | 2026-04-09 → 2026-05-16 |
| 48 | Victor Wembanyama | 19 days | 150,910 | #3 | 2026-04-20 → 2026-06-14 |
| 49 | Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan | 19 days | 140,136 | #4 | 2026-05-15 → 2026-06-02 |
| 50 | Dhurandhar | 19 days | 107,620 | #9 | 2026-02-07 → 2026-04-06 |