Most Viewed Articles in 2023: Cricket World Cup, IPL beat Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi

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In 2023, the English version of Wikipedia received more than 84 billion views, as reported by the Wikimedia Foundation on Tuesday (December 5). The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organisation responsible for the maintenance of the free and publicly edited online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

According to Wikipedia, the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Cricket World Cup, and Indian Premier League were searched for more than Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and the Premier League.

Top Articles of 2023

The most popular article of the year revolved around ChatGPT, the AI chatbot by OpenAI. ChatGPT, with its omnipresence, has become a household name in just over a year since its launch.

It has made significant inroads into various sectors including education, health care, legal, and even religious discourses, thereby gaining colossal public attention.

Following closely, the second most viewed article on Wikipedia in 2023 was the annual list of deaths. This list consistently attracts high traffic and secured the 4th and 1st spots respectively in 2022 and 2021.

Individual Wikipedia pages commemorating famous personalities who passed away in 2023, such as Matthew Perry and Lisa Marie Presley, also attracted an extensive number of views.

Cricket Fever Captures the Audience

The much-awaited 2023 Cricket World Cup clinched the third spot in the most-read articles. Interestingly, three other cricket-related articles also found their place in the top 25 articles, including the Indian Premier League at the fourth spot.

This is the first time a cricket-related article has been included in the list since the Wikimedia Foundation initiated its tracking in 2015. ChatGPT topped the list with 49,490,406 page views.

The annual list of deaths in 2023 came second with 42,666,860 page views. The 2023 Cricket World Cup and the Indian Premier League followed with 38,171,653 and 32,012,810 page views, respectively.

Top 25 articles on English Wikipedia in 2023

1. ChatGPT: 49,490,406 pageviews
2. Deaths in 2023: 42,666,860 pageviews
3. 2023 Cricket World Cup: 38,171,653 pageviews
4. Indian Premier League: 32,012,810 pageviews
5. Oppenheimer (film): 28,348,248 pageviews
6. Cricket World Cup: 25,961,417 pageviews
7. J. Robert Oppenheimer: 25,672,469 pageviews
8. Jawan (film): 21,791,126 pageviews
9. 2023 Indian Premier League: 20,694,974 pageviews
10. Pathaan (film): 19,932,509 pageviews
11. The Last of Us (TV series): 19,791,789 pageviews
12. Taylor Swift, 19,418,385: pageviews
13. Barbie (film): 18,051,077 pageviews
14. Cristiano Ronaldo: 17,492,537 pageviews
15. Lionel Messi: 16,623,630 pageviews
16. Premier League: 16,604,669 pageviews
17. Matthew Perry: 16,454,666 pageviews
18. United States: 16,240,461 pageviews
19. Elon Musk: 14,370,395 pageviews
20. Avatar: The Way of Water: 14,303,116 pageviews
21. India: 13,850,178 pageviews
22. Lisa Marie Presley: 13,764,007 pageviews
23. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: 13,392,917 pageviews
24. Russian invasion of Ukraine: 12,798,866 pageviews
25. Andrew Tate: 12,728,616 pageviews