The most viewed Wikipedia articles of 2024 reflect the key figures, events, and cultural moments that defined the year. While ChatGPT was the most visited article last year, Deaths in 2024 topped this years list, a trend seen frequently over the past decade. Moreover, political topics took center stage, driven by a historic number of people going to the polls.
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows the most viewed Wikipedia pages in 2024, based on data from the Wikimedia Foundation.
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As we can see, U.S. vice president JD Vance was the most viewed page in July, after being announced as Trumps running mate.
Later, in November, the U.S. presidential election was the most popular page as over 155 million Americans went to the polls. In a highly polarized election, it marked the second-biggest voter turnout in U.S. history.