English Wikipedia had more than 84 billion views this year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the AI chatbot that seems to be everywhere today).
Since its launch just over a year ago, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has skyrocketed in public awareness as the technology makes its way into schools, healthcare, law and even religious sermons. Chatbot has also contributed to the growing debate about the promise and potential dangers of emerging AI, much of which is documented on its Wikipedia page.
The second most read article on Wikipedia in 2023 was the annual list of deaths, which saw more traffic year over year – taking the #4 and #1 spots in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Individual entries for notable figures who have passed away also attracted significant interest this year, including pages for Matthew Perry and Lisa Marie Presley.
Meanwhile, the much-anticipated 2023 Cricket World Cup took third place – three other cricket-related entries in Wikipedia’s top 25 articles this year, including the Indian Premier League at #4, marking the first time cricket content has made the list from Wikipedia. . The foundation started tracking in 2015.
“Barb Hammer,” Taylor Swift and more also appear to change our internet reading habits in 2023. Here are this year’s top 25 articles on English Wikipedia.
1. Chat JPT: 49,490,406 Page
2. Deaths in 2023: 42,666,860 Page
3. 2023 Cricket World Cup: 38,171,653 page views
4. Indian Premier League: 32,012,810 pages
5. Oppenheimer (film): 28,348,248 pages
6. Cricket World Cup: 25,961,417 page views
7. J. Robert Oppenheimer: 25,672,469 pages
8. Jawan (film): 21,791,126 pages
9. 2023 Indian Premier League: 20,694,974 pages
10. Pathan (film): 19,932,509 pages
11. The Last of Us (TV series): 19,791,789 pages
12. Taylor Swift, 19,418,385: Page
13. Barbie (film): 18,051,077 pages
14. Cristiano Ronaldo: 17,492,537 pages
15. Lionel Messi: 16,623,630 pages
16. Premier League: 16,604,669 page views
17. Matthew Perry: 16,454,666 pages
18. United States: 16,240,461 page views
19. Elon Musk: 14,370,395 pages
20. Avatar: The Path of Water: 14,303,116 pages
21. India: 13,850,178 pages
22. Lisa Marie Presley: 13,764,007 pages
23. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: 13,392,917 page views
24. Russian invasion of Ukraine: 12,798,866 pages
25. Andrew Tate: 12,728,616 pages
According to the Wikimedia Foundation, this top 25 list was created using English Wikipedia data as of November 28. Full year numbers will be updated on January 3, 2024 by the non-profit organization.
The top countries with total access to English Wikipedia in 2023 are the United States (33.2 billion) and the United Kingdom (9 billion) – followed by India (8.48 billion), Canada (3.95 billion) and Australia (2.56 billion). According to Wikimedia Foundation data shared with the Associated Press.